1896 EASTERN LEAGUE
Teams:
Buffalo Bisons
Providence Grays
Rochester Blackbirds
Scranton Miners
Springfield Ponies
Syracuse Stars
Toronto Canadians
Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons
(Toronto dropped out mid-season and was replaced by the Albany Senators)
Schedule Characteristics:
SCHEDULE type="ILN_BGY_G112_T8_C_" inter_league="0" balanced_games="1" games_per_team="112" start_month="5" start_day="1" start_day_of_week="6"
Each team plays 112 games. Teams play each other 16 times during the season.
Season starts on May 1 and ends on September 15. Weekday games start at 3:00. Saturday and holiday (Queen's Birthday (5/25), Dominion Day (7/1)) games start at 1:00. Double-header games start at noon and 3:00, except for split home-and-home double-headers (Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Buffalo/Rochester, Rochester/Syracuse), which start at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00.
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