1896 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 15th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their tenth in the National League. The Pirates finished sixth in the National League with a record of 66–63.
Regular season
[Image:1896 Pittsburgh Pirates.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates]Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Joe Sugden | 80 | 301 | 89 | .296 | 0 | 36 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 59 | 217 | 55 | .253 | 3 | 32 |
| 2B | Dick Padden | 61 | 219 | 53 | .242 | 2 | 24 |
| SS | Bones Ely | 128 | 537 | 153 | .285 | 3 | 77 |
| 3B | Denny Lyons | 118 | 436 | 134 | .307 | 4 | 71 |
| OF | 122 | 484 | 175 | .362 | 6 | 94 | |
| OF | Jake Stenzel | 114 | 479 | 173 | .361 | 2 | 82 |
| OF | Patsy Donovan | 131 | 573 | 183 | .319 | 3 | 59 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 77 | 282 | 82 | .291 | 1 | 42 | |
| Lou Bierbauer | 59 | 258 | 74 | .287 | 0 | 39 |
| 44 | 168 | 32 | .190 | 0 | 23 | |
| 33 | 120 | 26 | .217 | 0 | 16 | |
| Joe Wright | 15 | 52 | 16 | .308 | 0 | 6 |
| Jud Smith | 10 | 35 | 12 | .343 | 0 | 4 |
| Harry Truby | 8 | 32 | 5 | .156 | 0 | 3 |
| Abel Lizotte | 7 | 29 | 3 | .103 | 0 | 3 |
| Eddie Boyle | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Delahanty | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Frank Killen | 52 | 432.1 | 30 | 18 | 3.41 | 134 |
| Pink Hawley | 49 | 378.0 | 22 | 21 | 3.57 | 137 |
| 17 | 104.0 | 5 | 10 | 5.88 | 19 | |
| 9 | 61.2 | 3 | 3 | 6.57 | 18 | |
| Elmer Horton | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 9.60 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Jim Hughey | 25 | 155.0 | 6 | 8 | 4.99 | 48 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.88 | 3 |