1896 Toledo Swamp Angels/Mud Hens Roster
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
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 Arthur | R | R | February 15, 1873 | Highland County, OH US | ||
| Charlie Babb | S | R | February 20, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Milwaukie, OR US |
| Charley Barrett | June 14, 1871 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Erve Beck | R | R | July 19, 1878 | 5'10" | 168 | Toledo, OH US |
| Thomas Clifford | ||||||
| Fred Cooke | October 0, 1873 | 5'10" | 164 | , IL US | ||
| William Covert | ||||||
| Bill Coyle | R | September 20, 1871 | , KY US | |||
| Clarence Donnell | ||||||
| Bert Eltom | ||||||
| Charlie Ferguson | R | May 10, 1875 | 5'11" | Meridian, MI US | ||
| William Hartman | March 18, 1874 | 6'0" | 140 | Fort Wayne, IN US | ||
| Jesse Hoffmeister | R | March 17, 1877 | Toledo, OH US | |||
| Maurice Hord | January 21, 1874 | |||||
| Harry Keenan | R | 130 | Louisville, KY US | |||
| George Kelb | L | L | July 17, 1870 | Toledo, OH US | ||
| George Kihm | August 2, 1873 | New Washington, OH US | ||||
| James Martin | ||||||
| Edward McGinnis | ||||||
| Edward McGowan | ||||||
| Eddie Miles | June 0, 1873 | , PA US | ||||
| Billy O'Brien | R | R | March 14, 1860 | 6'0" | 185 | Albany, NY US |
| Ben Pollard | R | McKeesport, PA US | ||||
| Harry Pritchard | ||||||
| Cap Schroeder | November 0, 1871 | , KY US | ||||
| Billy Smith | R | 5'8" | 170 | |||
| Thayer Torreyson | R | September 14, 1866 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Colbert Van Giesen | L | October 27, 1870 | ||||
| Arthur Van Winkler | ||||||
| Samuel Vetters | August 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.
