Wednesday, September 16th , 1896 | Activated 3B Ed Ogletree from the injured list. | Wednesday, September 2nd , 1896 | Placed 3B Ed Ogletree on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/31/1896. | Tuesday, September 1st , 1896 | Placed RF Walter Benson on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/31/1896. | Placed SS Ernest Bledsoe on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/31/1896. | Sunday, August 23rd , 1896 | Placed 2B Charles Dodge on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/20/1896. | Monday, July 6th , 1896 | Placed 2B Jack Spaulding on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/05/1896. | Monday, June 22nd , 1896 | Activated 2B Charles Dodge from the injured list. | Thursday, June 4th , 1896 | Placed 2B Charles Dodge on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 06/02/1896. | Saturday, April 4th , 1896 | Signed General Manager Danny Ruiz. | Friday, April 3rd , 1896 | Drafted 2B Jason Bailey in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | Drafted RP Bill Henderson in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 10th overall pick). | Drafted SP Jonathon Cromer in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | Drafted LF Aaron Scott in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). | Drafted SS Jeff Gillogly in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Matt Hewitt in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 6, Pick 2, 42nd overall pick). | Drafted C David Davison in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | Drafted 1B David Brunner in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 8, Pick 2, 58th overall pick). | Drafted SP Tommy Giles in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | Drafted RP Tommy Lloyd in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 10th overall pick). | Drafted SS James Abbott in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | Drafted CF Al Jenkins in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 4, Pick 2, 26th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Jimmy Long in the 1896 free agent draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | Thursday, January 2nd , 1896 | Signed General Manager Ray Gorgone. | Wednesday, January 1st , 1896 | Signed Manager Greg McLean. | Signed Pitching Coach Dustin Rooney. | Signed Hitting Coach Brian McAleese. | Drafted SP Harry Morrison in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). | Drafted RP Will Fairfax in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 15th overall pick). | Drafted C Sylvan Booker in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 18th overall pick). | Drafted RP Charlie Grover in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 31st overall pick). | Drafted CF William Ziegler in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 34th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Charles Yoder in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 7, 47th overall pick). | Drafted SP Sam Oakley in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 2, 50th overall pick). | Drafted RP Sam Grover in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 8, Pick 7, 63rd overall pick). | Drafted RP Frank Underhill in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 9, Pick 2, 66th overall pick). | Drafted RP Jesse Goddard in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 7, 79th overall pick). | Drafted C Edgar Heller in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 11, Pick 2, 82nd overall pick). | Drafted RF Harry Grover in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 7, 95th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Ambrose Ashcroft in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 13, Pick 2, 98th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Will Orr in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 14, Pick 7, 111st overall pick). | Drafted C Al Quade in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 15, Pick 2, 114th overall pick). | Drafted 2B Jack Finch in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 16, Pick 7, 127th overall pick). | Drafted LF Jack Redmond in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 17, Pick 2, 130th overall pick). | Drafted LF Freddie Powers in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 18, Pick 7, 143rd overall pick). | Drafted CF Freddie Caldwell in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 19, Pick 2, 146th overall pick). | Drafted 3B Ernest Hollis in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 20, Pick 7, 159th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Joseph Lansing in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 21, Pick 2, 162nd overall pick). | Drafted RF Sam Dodge in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 22, Pick 7, 175th overall pick). | Drafted 1B Ed Overton in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 23, Pick 2, 178th overall pick). | Drafted LF Jim Orr in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 24, Pick 7, 191st overall pick). | Drafted C Joe Tolliver in the 1896 inaugural draft (Round 25, Pick 2, 194th overall pick). | |