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1896 MLB Debuts
1896 MLB Debuts
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Buttons Briggs
1896-04-23
boxscore
20.295
P
6-1
180
R
R
1875-07-08
Poughkeepsie,NY
MLB
1896-1905
1896-1905
premium
premium
premium
Lou Criger
1896-09-21
boxscore
24.237
C
5-10
165
R
R
1872-02-03
Elkhart,IN
MLB
1896-1912
1896-1912
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Dexter
1896-04-17
boxscore
19.311
OF
5-7
155
R
R
1876-06-15
Evansville,IN
MLB
1896-1903
1896-1903
premium
premium
premium
Klondike Douglass
1896-04-23
boxscore
23.354
1B
6-0
200
L
R
1872-05-10
Boston,PA
MLB
1896-1904
1896-1904
premium
premium
premium
Ned Garvin
1896-07-13
boxscore
22.199
P
6-4
160
R
R
1874-01-01
Navasota,TX
MLB
1896-1904
1896-1904
premium
premium
premium
Phil Geier
1896-08-17
boxscore
19.292
OF
5-7
145
L
R
1876-11-03
Washington,DC
MLB
1896-1904
1896-1904
premium
premium
premium
Fielder Jones
1896-04-18
boxscore
24.255
OF
5-11
180
L
R
1871-08-13
Shinglehouse,PA
MLB
1896-1908
1896-1908
premium
premium
premium
Nap Lajoie
1896-08-12
boxscore
21.347
2B
6-1
195
R
R
1874-09-05
Woonsocket,RI
MLB
1896-1916
1896-1916
premium
premium
premium
Sport McAllister
1896-08-07
boxscore
22.021
SS-C
5-11
180
B
R
1874-07-23
Austin,MS
MLB
1896-1903
1896-1903
premium
premium
premium
Herm McFarland
1896-04-21
boxscore
26.048
OF
5-6
150
L
R
1870-03-11
Des Moines,IA
MLB
1896-1903
1896-1903
premium
premium
premium
Dan McGann
1896-08-08
boxscore
25.031
1B
6-0
190
B
R
1871-07-15
Shelbyville,KY
MLB
1896-1908
1896-1908
premium
premium
premium
Sam Mertes
1896-06-30
boxscore
23.334
OF
5-10
185
R
R
1872-08-06
San Francisco,CA
MLB
1896-1906
1896-1906
premium
premium
premium
Dick Padden
1896-07-15
boxscore
25.308
2B
5-10
165
R
R
1870-09-17
Wheeling,WV
MLB
1896-1905
1896-1905
premium
premium
premium
Ollie Pickering
1896-08-09
boxscore
26.129
OF
5-10
175
L
R
1870-04-09
Olney,IL
MLB
1896-1908
1896-1908
premium
premium
premium
Bill Reidy
1896-07-21
boxscore
22.291
P
5-10
175
R
R
1873-10-09
Cleveland,OH
MLB
1896-1904
1896-1904
premium
premium
premium
Cy Seymour
1896-04-22
boxscore
23.140
OF
6-0
200
L
L
1872-12-09
Albany,NY
MLB
1896-1913
1896-1913
premium
premium
premium
Dave Zearfoss
1896-04-17
boxscore
28.114
C
5-9
0
R
R
1868-01-01
Schenectady,NY
MLB
1896-1905
1896-1905
premium
premium
premium
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