1896 Pittsburgh Pirates
66 - 63
1895 / 1897 (Organization)
6th place in the NL (24 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		35 - 31 (.530)
31 - 32 (.492)		 -4.7 wins
+5.9 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 787 / 764 ( +23 )
Allowed/Expected: 741 / 765 ( +24 )
Pyth Record: 68 - 61 (-2)
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Attendance: 197,000 Avg Att: 2,985 (0.80)
Att Rank: 10 / 12 Lg Avg: 3,729
       
Park Factor: 0.95    
HR Factor: 0.72 R/L HR: 0.70 / 0.74
Notes:


Fielding


Left Field
Elmer Smith
28.3
1058
0.9
Harry Davis
23.0
101
-0.1
2
27.8
1159
0.9

Center Field
Jake Stenzel 29.0
989
-0.6
Joe Wright 27.6
108
-0.1
Joe Sugden 25.9
36
-0.0
Jake Beckley 28.9
27
-0.0
4
28.8
1159
-0.8


Right Field
Patsy Donovan 31.3
1136
0.3
Harry Davis 23.0
23
-0.0
2
31.1
1159
0.3
Shortstop
Bones Ely 33.1
1110
-0.1
Bill Merritt 25.9
21
0.0
Harry Davis 23.0
15
0.0
Tom Delahanty 24.3
13
0.0
4
32.7
1159
-0.1
Second Base
Lou Bierbauer 30.8
538
0.3
Dick Padden 25.8
534
-0.5
Harry Truby 26.1
63
-0.0
Bill Merritt 25.9
21
-0.0
Jake Beckley 28.9
3
0.0
5
28.1
1159
-0.1
Third Base
Denny Lyons 30.3
1006
-1.8
Jud Smith 27.5
106
-0.1
Bill Merritt 25.9
43
-0.0
Joe Wright 27.6
5
0.0
4
29.9
1159
-1.9
First Base
Jake Beckley 28.9
504
-0.0
Harry Davis 23.0
298
0.0
Connie Mack 33.5
228
0.1
Abel Lizotte 26.2
51
0.0
Joe Sugden 25.9
46
0.0
Bill Merritt 25.9
29
-0.0
Jake Stenzel 29.0
4
-0.0
7
28.0
1159
0.1
 
Catcher
Joe Sugden 25.9
601
0.4
Bill Merritt 25.9
516
-0.2
Connie Mack 33.5
32
0.0
Eddie Boyle 22.1
10
0.0
4
26.1
1159
0.2
 
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James