Tags: Baseball Season.
The Baltimore Orioles won their third straight National League pennant in 1896. After the season they faced Cleveland Spiders in the Temple Cup for the second year in a row. After losing 4 games to 1 in 1895 the Orioles swept the Spiders in four straight. The Orioles had now played in the Cup in each of its first three seasons with this one being their first win.
