TEAM NEWS
Tuesday, 10/24/1896
Tuesday 1/31/1896 :
King Kelly retires ...
Amos Cross becomes a free agent.
Jim Sullivan gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Joe Gormley gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Hercules Burnett gets a new one-year contract worth $4,478,571 through salary arbitration.
Jocko Halligan gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration.
Jud Smith gets a new one-year contract worth $580,000 through salary arbitration.
Charlie Dewald gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration.
Frank Dwyer gets a new one-year contract worth $1,662,857 through salary arbitration.
Charlie Bartson becomes a free agent.
Fred Roat becomes a free agent.
Herman Pitz becomes a free agent.
George Keefe gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Al Sauters becomes a free agent.
Mike Jordan becomes a free agent.
John Mcbride becomes a free agent.
Dan Cotter becomes a free agent.
Thursday 4/13/1896 :
Hercules Burnett has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Saturday 4/15/1896 :
Parson Nicholson has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Tuesday 4/18/1896 :
Otto Schomberg has 4 hits against Washington.
Friday 4/21/1896 :
Bill Johnson has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Saturday 4/22/1896 :
P George Keefe has been released.
Wednesday 5/3/1896 :
John Henry pitches a 2-hit shutout against Columbus!!
Bobby Wheelock has 4 hits against Columbus.
Sunday 5/7/1896 :
Bobby Wheelock has 4 hits against Washington.
John Henry has 4 hits against Washington.
Bill Johnson has 5 RBI against Washington.
Monday 5/8/1896 :
Bobby Wheelock was named Player of the Week!
He batted .520 in 25 AB, with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Tuesday 5/9/1896 :
Ben Sanders pitches a 5-hit shutout against Washington!!
Tuesday 5/16/1896 :
Bill Johnson has 4 hits against Indianapolis.
Sunday 5/28/1896 :
Jocko Halligan has 5 hits against Columbus.
Thursday 6/1/1896 :
Bill Johnson was named American League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .397 in 78 AB, with 2 homers and 18 RBI.
Thursday 6/1/1896 :
Bill Everitt has 4 hits against Washington.
Monday 6/5/1896 :
Charlie Sweeney was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.50, fanning 13.
Monday 6/5/1896 :
Jocko Halligan has 5 hits against Cleveland.
Jocko Halligan hits for the cycle against Cleveland!
Jocko Halligan scores 4 runs against Cleveland.
Monday 7/3/1896 :
3B Bill Everitt will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Otto Schomberg will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Sunday 7/9/1896 :
Hercules Burnett has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Wednesday 7/19/1896 :
Charlie Dewald pitches a 5-hit shutout against Columbus!!
Friday 7/21/1896 :
Bill Everitt has 4 hits against Columbus.
Saturday 7/22/1896 :
Bill Everitt has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Thursday 7/27/1896 :
Wilbert Robinson has 4 hits against Washington.
Monday 8/14/1896 :
Hercules Burnett crushes 2 homers against Cleveland.
Friday 8/18/1896 :
Harry Keener pitches a 4-hit shutout against Baltimore!!
Monday 8/21/1896 :
Hercules Burnett was named Player of the Week!
He batted .500 in 24 AB, with 5 HR and 12 RBI.
Friday 8/25/1896 :
John Henry pitches a 4-hit shutout against Columbus!!
Monday 8/28/1896 :
Charlie Sweeney fans 12 batters against Indianapolis.
Wednesday 8/30/1896 :
Charlie Dewald pitches a 6-hit shutout against Louisville!!
Saturday 9/2/1896 :
John Henry pitches a 3-hit shutout against Philadelphia (A)!!
Thursday 9/7/1896 :
Charlie Dewald pitches a 4-hit shutout against Washington!!
Saturday 9/16/1896 :
Bill Everitt has 4 hits against Columbus.
Bobby Wheelock has 4 hits against Columbus.
Sunday 9/24/1896 :
Bobby Wheelock has 4 hits against Louisville.
Wednesday 10/4/1896 :
Hercules Burnett sets a new season Team-Record for Bases on Balls with 106!
Bill Everitt has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Bobby Wheelock has 5 hits against Baltimore.
Bobby Wheelock has 5 RBI against Baltimore.
Bobby Wheelock scores 4 runs against Baltimore.

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