| Tuesday, August 11th , 1896 | | Activated SS Frank Atkinson from the injured list. | | Tuesday, July 21st , 1896 | | Activated LF John Pritchard from the injured list. | | Tuesday, July 14th , 1896 | | Placed LF John Pritchard on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/13/1896. | | Saturday, June 6th , 1896 | | Placed LF Charles Culpepper on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/05/1896. | | Monday, May 25th , 1896 | | Placed SS Frank Atkinson on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/23/1896. | | Saturday, April 4th , 1896 | | Signed General Manager Johnny Ash. | | Friday, April 3rd , 1896 | | Drafted C Nathan Schroepfer in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Jacob Ray in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 13th overall pick). | | Drafted CF John Batt in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Jeremy Keller in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). | | Drafted RP Dave Good in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 37th overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Wayne Haulk in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 45th overall pick). | | Drafted 3B Eddie Dinsmore in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Tom Ferrell in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Charles Culpepper in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 13th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Clifford Truby in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). | | Drafted 1B Joe Cunningham in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). | | Thursday, January 2nd , 1896 | | Signed General Manager Billy Ryba. | | Wednesday, January 1st , 1896 | | Signed Manager Devin Clay. | | Signed Pitching Coach Sterling Allen. | | Signed Hitting Coach Ian Norwood. | | Signed General Manager Fernando Arriaga. | | Signed Manager Sean Peterson. | | Signed Bench Coach Manny Zuniga. | | Signed Pitching Coach Jesse Pheil. | | Signed Hitting Coach Juan Salcido. | | Signed Scouting Director Scott Tweedie. | | Signed Team Trainer Dave Maurer. | | Signed 1B Coach Adrian Metcalfe. | | Signed 3B Coach Eli Perrotta. | | Drafted 3B Alonzo Grider in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick). | | Drafted SS Ernest Reinhart in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 12th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Lester Swail in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 5, 21st overall pick). | | Drafted SP Albert Rittenhose in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Clarence Green in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 5, 37th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Mort Tewksbury in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 44th overall pick). | | Drafted C Alton Sutter in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick). | | Drafted SP Amos Braddock in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 4, 60th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Abel Rosenthal in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 5, 69th overall pick). | | Drafted 2B Ellis Biddle in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 4, 76th overall pick). | | Drafted LF Grover Briggs in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 5, 85th overall pick). | | Drafted SP Ambrose Kirkland in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 4, 92nd overall pick). | | Drafted RP Elwood Korn in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 5, 101st overall pick). | | Drafted CF Newton Ashby in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 4, 108th overall pick). | | Drafted RF Edgar Dobbins in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 5, 117th overall pick). | |
