1896 Galveston Sand Crabs Roster
Team Record: 69-61
Finished 2nd in the TA
Manager: Pete Weckbecker (0-0), Frank Belt (0-0), Jack Huston (0-0)
Location: Galveston, Texas
Playoffs - Houston Buffaloes 5 games, Galveston Sand Crabs 2
The Galveston Sand Crabs of the Texas Association ended the 1896 season with a record of 69 wins and 61 losses, finishing second in the TA.
Pete Weckbecker, Frank Belt and Jack Huston served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Badger | September 12, 1871 | 5'11" | 190 | Oshkosh, WI US | ||
| Joseph Bammert | December 19, 1872 | 187 | Cincinnati, OH US | |||
| Frank Belt | November 15, 1870 | Platte City, MO US | ||||
| Fred Brott | February 28, 1869 | |||||
| Ad Burris | ||||||
| Charles Cole | September 10, 1870 | |||||
| Dan Crotty | ||||||
| Charlie Douglass | L | February 22, 1870 | ||||
| George Gates | September 30, 1868 | 5'7" | 170 | |||
| Johnny Gonding | , KY US | |||||
| Claude Hardy | June 11, 1870 | 5'10" | 154 | Galveston, TX US | ||
| Edwin Hoover | June 11, 1875 | 5'10" | 168 | Wichita, KS US | ||
| Hubber | ||||||
| Jack Huston | L | R | 5'10" | 165 | ||
| Bill Kemmer | R | R | November 15, 1873 | 6'2" | 195 | Turbot, PA US |
| Curley Maloney | February 25, 1874 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Jack McCoy | March 0, 1872 | , KY US | ||||
| William Nance | R | R | August 2, 1876 | 5'7" | 165 | Fort Worth, TX US |
| George Page | R | 5'8" | 150 | , TX US | ||
| Harry Steinfeldt | R | R | September 29, 1875 | 5'9" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Russ Steinhoff | ||||||
| Harry Swearingen | ||||||
| Charley Watkins | January 22, 1872 | |||||
| Pete Weckbecker | August 30, 1864 | 5'7" | 150 | Butler, PA US | ||
| William Work | L | January 0, 1864 | 5'11" | 180 | ||
| Billy York |
