TEAM NEWS
Tuesday, 10/24/1896
Tuesday 1/31/1896 :
Tim O'rourke gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration.
Bert Abbey gets a new one-year contract worth $585,714 through salary arbitration.
Herman Long gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration.
Al Atkinson becomes a free agent.
Jerry Sweeney becomes a free agent.
Will Calihan gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
George Davies gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration.
John Grady becomes a free agent.
Joe Daly gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Bill Price becomes a free agent.
Tommy Dowd gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration.
Bill Duzen becomes a free agent.
Friday 4/7/1896 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Monday 4/17/1896 :
John Healy pitches a 7-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
Thursday 4/20/1896 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Farmer Weaver has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Saturday 4/22/1896 :
Charlie Duffee has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Charlie Duffee scores 4 runs against Pittsburgh.
P Sumner Bowman has been released.
Monday 4/24/1896 :
John Grim scores 4 runs against Philadelphia (N).
Thursday 4/27/1896 :
Tommy Tucker has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Sunday 4/30/1896 :
C Ed Swartwood has been released.
Monday 5/1/1896 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Thursday 5/11/1896 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Monday 5/15/1896 :
John Grim was named Player of the Week!
He batted .476 in 21 AB, with 1 HR and 8 RBI.
Tuesday 5/16/1896 :
C Chief Zimmer refused assignment to the minors.
C Chief Zimmer has been released.
Monday 5/29/1896 :
Hugh Duffy was named Player of the Week!
He batted .378 in 37 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Thursday 6/1/1896 :
Hugh Duffy was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .398 in 83 AB, with 3 homers and 20 RBI.
Friday 6/9/1896 :
Tim O'rourke sets a new single game NL-Record for Triples with 3!
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Sunday 6/11/1896 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Monday 7/3/1896 :
P Pete Meegan will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Hugh Duffy will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
LF John Grim will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
2B Tim O'rourke will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Tuesday 7/11/1896 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Monday 7/17/1896 :
Hugh Duffy was named Player of the Week!
He batted .524 in 21 AB, with 2 HR and 10 RBI.
Saturday 8/5/1896 :
Pete Meegan pitches a 7-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Monday 8/7/1896 :
Pete Meegan was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 17.2 innings
with an ERA of 1.02, fanning 15.
Wednesday 8/9/1896 :
Farmer Weaver has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Thursday 8/10/1896 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Thursday 8/17/1896 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 5-hit shutout against Brooklyn!!
Tuesday 8/22/1896 :
Billy Shindle scores 4 runs against St. Louis (N).
Jack Boyle has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Jack Boyle has 5 RBI against St. Louis (N).
Saturday 8/26/1896 :
George Davies pitches a 4-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Sunday 8/27/1896 :
Tommy Tucker has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Wednesday 8/30/1896 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Friday 9/1/1896 :
Toad Ramsey was named National League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 5-0 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 1.52 and 2 shutouts.
Friday 9/1/1896 :
Hugh Duffy was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .337 in 98 AB, with 4 homers and 16 RBI.
Sunday 9/3/1896 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Sunday 10/1/1896 :
Hugh Duffy was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .408 in 98 AB, with 4 homers and 22 RBI.
Wednesday 10/4/1896 :
John Grim has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Tuesday 10/24/1896 :
Hugh Duffy was named National League-Batter of the Year!
He batted .337 in 582 AB, with 18 homers and 101 RBI.
Tuesday 10/24/1896 :
First Base Gold Glove Award Winner: Hugh Duffy!
Tuesday 10/24/1896 :
Leftfield Gold Glove Award Winner: John Grim!

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