1896 Toledo Swamp Angels/Mud Hens Roster

Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: C
Team Record: 86-46
Finished 1st in the ISL
Manager: Frank Torreyson (0-0), Charles Strobel (0-0)
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Ballpark: Bay View Park
Attendance: 45,000, Avg. 682
1896 Toledo Swamp Angels/Mud Hens Statistics

Playoffs - Toledo Swamp Angels/Mud Hens 4 games, Fort Wayne Farmers 0 - Won by forfeit since Ft. Wayne had already disbanded.

The Toledo Swamp Angels/Mud Hens of the Inter-State League ended the 1896 season with a record of 86 wins and 46 losses, finishing first in the ISL.

Frank Torreyson and Charles Strobel served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Ed ArthurRRFebruary 15, 1873Highland County, OH US
Charlie BabbSRFebruary 20, 18735'10"165Milwaukie, OR US
Charley BarrettJune 14, 1871St. Louis, MO US
Erve BeckRRJuly 19, 18785'10"168Toledo, OH US
Thomas Clifford
Fred CookeOctober 0, 18735'10"164, IL US
William Covert
Bill CoyleRSeptember 20, 1871, KY US
Clarence Donnell
Bert Eltom
Charlie FergusonRMay 10, 18755'11"Meridian, MI US
William HartmanMarch 18, 18746'0"140Fort Wayne, IN US
Jesse HoffmeisterRMarch 17, 1877Toledo, OH US
Maurice HordJanuary 21, 1874
Harry KeenanR130Louisville, KY US
George KelbLLJuly 17, 1870Toledo, OH US
George KihmAugust 2, 1873New Washington, OH US
James Martin
Edward McGinnis
Edward McGowan
Eddie MilesJune 0, 1873, PA US
Billy O'BrienRRMarch 14, 18606'0"185Albany, NY US
Ben PollardRMcKeesport, PA US
Harry Pritchard
Cap SchroederNovember 0, 1871, KY US
Billy SmithR5'8"170
Thayer TorreysonRSeptember 14, 18665'9"170
Colbert Van GiesenLOctober 27, 1870
Arthur Van Winkler
Samuel VettersAugust 0, 1869, PA US

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.



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