1896 Major League Team Starting Lineups

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1896 Most Common Starters

Players listed have the most games at that position
(WAR)

1896 Most Common Starters
Rk	Tm	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
1	Baltimore Orioles	W.Clarke (0.87)	J.Doyle (2.84)	H.Reitz (1.26)	J.Donnelly (2.72)	H.Jennings (8.30)	J.Kelley (7.02)	S.Brodie (1.60)	W.Keeler (5.33)
2	Brooklyn Grooms	J.Grim (0.81)	G.LaChance (1.51)	T.Daly (1.06)	B.Shindle (1.15)	T.Corcoran (2.15)	T.McCarthy (-0.74)	M.Griffin (3.08)	F.Jones (2.98)
3	Boston	M.Bergen (0.36)	T.Tucker (1.63)	B.Lowe (2.10)	J.Collins (2.02)	H.Long (3.98)	H.Duffy (1.64)	B.Hamilton (5.75)	J.Bannon (-0.57)
4	Chicago Colts	M.Kittridge (-0.84)	C.Anson (2.24)	F.Pfeffer (0.20)	B.Everitt (1.26)	B.Dahlen (7.11)	G.Decker (0.07)	B.Lange (4.18)	J.Ryan (1.35)
5	Cincinnati Reds	H.Peitz (1.33)	B.Ewing (1.12)	B.McPhee (3.31)	C.Irwin (1.23)	G.Smith (1.92)	E.Burke (2.64)	B.Hoy (2.91)	D.Miller (2.22)
6	Cleveland Spiders	C.Zimmer (1.63)	P.Tebeau (-0.22)	C.Childs (6.22)	C.McGarr (-0.26)	E.McKean (3.73)	J.Burkett (5.32)	J.McAleer (0.59)	H.Blake (-0.92)
7	Louisville Colonels	C.Dexter (0.07)	J.Rogers (-0.42)	J.O'Brien (0.85)	B.Clingman (0.78)	J.Dolan (-0.24)	F.Clarke (3.14)	O.Pickering (0.45)	T.McCreery (3.25)
8	New York Giants	P.Wilson (-1.33)	W.Clark (0.54)	K.Gleason (2.24)	G.Davis (4.55)	F.Connaughton (0.29)	J.Stafford (-0.36)	G.Van Haltren (4.38)	M.Tiernan (5.53)
9	Philadelphia Phillies	M.Grady (2.12)	D.Brouthers (1.95)	B.Hallman (1.55)	B.Nash (0.80)	B.Hulen (0.33)	E.Delahanty (7.31)	D.Cooley (-0.19)	S.Thompson (2.05)
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	J.Sugden (1.00)	J.Beckley (0.58)	D.Padden (-0.49)	D.Lyons (2.80)	B.Ely (1.72)	E.Smith (5.66)	J.Stenzel (3.75)	P.Donovan (2.30)
11	St. Louis Browns	E.McFarland (1.23)	R.Connor (2.83)	T.Dowd (0.12)	B.Myers (-0.50)	M.Cross (0.47)	J.Sullivan (0.12)	T.Parrott (0.55)	T.Turner (-0.59)
12	Washington Senators	D.McGuire (1.69)	E.Cartwright (0.19)	J.O'Brien (0.47)	B.Joyce (3.40)	G.DeMontreville (3.47)	K.Selbach (3.23)	T.Brown (1.02)	B.Lush (0.28)