1896 Temple Cup
| 1896 Temple Cup | ||||||||||
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| Dates | October 2–8 | |||||||||
| Venue(s) | Union Park (Baltimore) League Park (Cleveland) | |||||||||
| Umpires | Bob Emslie, Jack Sheridan | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Orioles: Ned Hanlon (manager) Hughie Jennings Willie Keeler Joe Kelley John McGraw† Wilbert Robinson† Spiders: Jesse Burkett Bobby Wallace Cy Young † elected as a manager. | |||||||||
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The 1896 Temple Cup was an end-of-the-year best-of-seven playoff between the National League champion Baltimore Orioles and runner-up Cleveland Spiders. The rematch of the previous year's Temple Cup began on October 2 and ended on October 8 with the Orioles sweeping in four games.
In this third iteration of the Temple Cup, the Baltimore Orioles, who were also in their third Temple Cup, became the only team in the four-season Temple Cup to both win the National League pennant and win the Cup. Each winning player received $200, equal to $7,559 in 2024 dollars.