Thursday, September 3rd , 1896 | Activated 1B Jesse Nielsen from the injured list. | Thursday, August 20th , 1896 | Placed 1B Jesse Nielsen on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/19/1896. | Sunday, July 19th , 1896 | Activated SS Jesse Rutledge from the injured list. | Saturday, July 18th , 1896 | Activated 1B Jesse Nielsen from the injured list. | Sunday, July 12th , 1896 | Placed SS Jesse Rutledge on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/11/1896. | Activated LF John Decker from the injured list. | Sunday, July 5th , 1896 | Placed LF John Decker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/04/1896. | Sunday, June 28th , 1896 | Activated CF Ben Snyder from the injured list. | Saturday, June 20th , 1896 | Placed 1B Jesse Nielsen on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/19/1896. | Saturday, June 13th , 1896 | Activated 3B Clarence Gill from the injured list. | Saturday, June 6th , 1896 | Placed 3B Clarence Gill on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/05/1896. | Sunday, May 17th , 1896 | Placed CF Ben Snyder on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 05/16/1896. | Saturday, April 4th , 1896 | Signed General Manager Cody Wilson. | Friday, April 3rd , 1896 | Drafted SP Jim Leavitt in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | Drafted SP Travis Robinson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 12th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Tim Steder in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 20th overall pick). | Drafted SS Ralph Garner in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). | Drafted C Danny Pogorzelski in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 36th overall pick). | Drafted LF Chris Bertsch in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 4, 44th overall pick). | Drafted RP Terry Turner in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). | Drafted C Ernest Alders in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | Drafted SS Jesse Rutledge in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 12th overall pick). | Drafted CF John Pascale in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 20th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Joseph Pickard in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 4, 28th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Fred Cuthbert in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 36th overall pick). | Wednesday, January 1st , 1896 | Signed Manager Adam Ammon. | Signed Pitching Coach Stephen Fuentes. | Signed Hitting Coach Steven Parrish. | Drafted SP Henry Oakes in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick). | Drafted RP Benny Ziegler in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 13th overall pick). | Drafted C Sam Hadley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 20th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Al Yoder in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 5, 29th overall pick). | Drafted RP Henry Jefferson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 36th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Al Jefferson in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 5, 45th overall pick). | Drafted RP James Nash in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 4, 52nd overall pick). | Drafted RP Samuel Hadley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 5, 61st overall pick). | Drafted RP Joe Rutherford in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 4, 68th overall pick). | Drafted RP Isaiah Pullman in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 5, 77th overall pick). | Drafted RP Tommy Blackstone in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 4, 84th overall pick). | Drafted RP Al Wharton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 5, 93rd overall pick). | Drafted RP Jesse Ursin in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 4, 100th overall pick). | Drafted CF Walter Kendrick in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 5, 109th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Clifton Meeker in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 4, 116th overall pick). | Drafted C Benny Farley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 5, 125th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Jimmy Vernon in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 4, 132nd overall pick). | Drafted SS Walter Yeager in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 18, Pick 5, 141st overall pick). | Drafted RF Albert Wickham in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 19, Pick 4, 148th overall pick). | Drafted LF Luther Bixler in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 20, Pick 5, 157th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Sam Hilliard in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 21, Pick 4, 164th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Gideon Spence in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 22, Pick 5, 173rd overall pick). | Drafted 1B Al Merton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 23, Pick 4, 180th overall pick). | Drafted LF James Atkins in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 5, 189th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Jack Samuels in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 25, Pick 4, 196th overall pick). | |