1896 Chicago Colts Roster

The 1896 Chicago Colts team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1896 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1896 Chicago Colts Opening Day starters list, a 1896 Chicago Colts salary list, a 1896 Chicago Colts uniform number breakdown and a 1896 Chicago Colts primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1896 Chicago Colts

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Buttons Briggs 6-01 180 Right Right 1875-07-08
n/a Danny Friend 5-09 175 Left Left 1873-04-18
n/a Clark Griffith 5-06½ 156 Right Right 1869-11-20
n/a Monte McFarland 5-10 175 Unknown Unknown 1872-11-07
n/a Doc Parker 6-02 200 Right Right 1872-06-14
n/a Adonis Terry 5-11½ 168 Right Right 1864-08-07
n/a Walter Thornton 6-01 180 Left Left 1875-02-18
n/a Con Daily 6-00 192 Unknown Left 1864-09-11
n/a Tim Donahue 5-11 180 Right Left 1870-06-08
n/a Malachi Kittridge 5-07 170 Right Right 1869-10-12
n/a Cap Anson 6-00 227 Right Right 1852-04-17
n/a Bill Dahlen 5-09 180 Right Right 1870-01-05
n/a Bill Everitt 6-00½ 185 Right Left 1868-12-13
n/a Barry McCormick 5-09 Unknown Right Right 1874-12-25
n/a Fred Pfeffer 5-10½ 184 Right Right 1860-03-17
n/a Josh Reilly 5-08 160 Right Right 0000-00-00
n/a Harry Truby 5-11 185 Right Unknown 1868-05-12
n/a George Decker 6-01 180 Left Left 1866-06-01
n/a George Flynn 5-09 150 Unknown Unknown 1871-05-24
n/a Bill Lange 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1871-06-06
n/a Algie McBride 5-09 152 Left Left 1869-05-23
n/a Jimmy Ryan 5-09 162 Left Right 1863-02-11


The 1896 Chicago Colts played 128 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 57 games, and finished in fifth position. They played their home games at West Side Grounds (Park Factors: 104/104) where 317,500 fans witnessed their 1896 Colts finish the season with a .555 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1896 Chicago Colts Opening Day starters list, a 1896 Chicago Colts salary list, a 1896 Chicago Colts uniform number breakdown and a 1896 Chicago Colts primary starters list:

1896 Chicago Colts
Opening Day Starters


Bill Dahlen
George Decker
Bill Everitt
George Flynn
Danny Friend
Malachi Kittridge
Bill Lange
Jimmy Ryan
Harry Truby

1896 Chicago Colts
Most Games by Position

C Malachi Kittridge (64)
1B Cap Anson (98)
2B Fred Pfeffer (94)
3B Bill Everitt (97)
SS Bill Dahlen (125)
LF George Decker (67)
CF Bill Lange (121)
RF Jimmy Ryan (128)
  
SP Danny Friend
SP Clark Griffith
SP Adonis Terry
  
CL Buttons Briggs


1896 Chicago Colts
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1896 Chicago Colts
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1896 Chicago Colts Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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