1896 Washington Senators season
The 1896 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 58–73 record, tied for ninth place in the National League.
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 | 108 | 389 | 125 | .321 | 2 | 70 | |
| 1B | 133 | 499 | 138 | .277 | 1 | 62 | |
| 2B | 73 | 270 | 72 | .267 | 4 | 33 | |
| SS | Gene DeMontreville | 133 | 533 | 183 | .343 | 8 | 77 |
| 3B | 81 | 310 | 97 | .313 | 8 | 51 | |
| OF | Kip Selbach | 127 | 487 | 148 | .304 | 5 | 100 |
| OF | Billy Lush | 97 | 352 | 87 | .247 | 4 | 45 |
| OF | 116 | 435 | 128 | .294 | 2 | 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 |
| 79 | 301 | 79 | .262 | 1 | 49 | |
| 38 | 154 | 43 | .279 | 1 | 30 | |
| 36 | 131 | 36 | .275 | 0 | 17 | |
| 37 | 130 | 39 | .300 | 1 | 30 | |
| Jack Crooks | 25 | 84 | 24 | .286 | 3 | 20 |
| Pat McCauley | 26 | 84 | 21 | .250 | 3 | 11 |
| Zeke Wrigley | 5 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
| Win Mercer | 46 | 366.1 | 25 | 18 | 4.13 | 94 |
| 37 | 280.1 | 12 | 20 | 4.27 | 103 | |
| 28 | 166.2 | 2 | 20 | 6.32 | 20 | |
| 22 | 145.1 | 10 | 7 | 4.09 | 35 | |
| 8 | 62.0 | 5 | 2 | 3.63 | 18 | |
| 4 | 32.0 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 | 6 | |
| 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 13.00 | 0 | |
| 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 | 0 |
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 |
| 8 | 44.0 | 3 | 1 | 3.07 | 13 | |
| 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.55 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |