1897 Louisville Colonels season

The 1897 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 52–87 record and eleventh place in the National League.

1897 Louisville Colonels
LeagueNational League
BallparkEclipse Park II
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersJim Rogers, Fred Clarke
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Regular season

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1897 Louisville Colonels

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 93 39 .705 54‍–‍12 39‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles 90 40 .692 2 51‍–‍15 39‍–‍25
New York Giants 83 48 .634 51‍–‍19 32‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 76 56 .576 17 49‍–‍18 27‍–‍38
Cleveland Spiders 69 62 .527 23½ 49‍–‍16 20‍–‍46
Washington Senators 61 71 .462 32 40‍–‍26 21‍–‍45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 61 71 .462 32 38‍–‍29 23‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates 60 71 .458 32½ 38‍–‍27 22‍–‍44
Chicago Colts 59 73 .447 34 36‍–‍30 23‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 55 77 .417 38 32‍–‍34 23‍–‍43
Louisville Colonels 52 78 .400 40 34‍–‍31 18‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 29 102 .221 63½ 18‍–‍41 11‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

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Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore 6–6 9–3–2 9–3–3 6–6 7–4 10–1 5–7 10–2–1 9–3 10–2 9–3
Boston 6–6 9–3 8–4–1 9–3 7–5 9–3 8–4 10–2–1 10–2 10–2 7–5–1
Brooklyn 3–9–2 3–9 6–6 7–5 7–5 5–7 3–9–2 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5
Chicago 3–9–3 4–8–1 6–6 5–7 4–8 6–6–1 5–7–1 5–7 6–6 8–4 7–5
Cincinnati 6–6 3–9 5–7 7–5 7–5 9–3 7–5–1 8–4 5–7–1 11–1 8–4
Cleveland 4–7 5–7 5–7 8–4 5–7 5–7 3–9 9–3 6–6 11–1–1 8–4
Louisville 1–10 3–9 7–5 6–6–1 3–9 7–5 6–6–1 3–9 4–8–2 8–3–1 4–8–1
New York 7–5 4–8 9–3–2 7–5–1 5–7–1 9–3 6–6–1 7–5 8–3–1 12–0 9–3–1
Philadelphia 2–10–1 2–10–1 6–6 7–5 4–8 3–9 9–3 5–7 5–7 8–4 4–8
Pittsburgh 3–9 2–10 5–7 6–6 7–5–1 6–6 8–4–2 3–8–1 7–5 8–4 5–7
St. Louis 2–10 2–10 5–7 4–8 1–11 1–11–1 3–8–1 0–12 4–8 4–8 3–9
Washington 3–9 5–7–1 5–7 5–7 4–8 4–8 8–4–1 3–9–1 8–4 7–5 9–3


Roster

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1897 Louisville Colonels
Roster
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Bill Wilson 105 381 81 .213 1 41
1B Perry Werden 133 512 154 .301 5 83
2B Jim Rogers 41 150 22 .147 2 22
SS General Stafford 113 441 122 .277 7 54
3B Billy Clingman 115 403 92 .228 2 47
OF Tom McCreery 91 344 96 .279 4 40
OF Fred Clarke 128 518 202 .390 6 67
OF Ollie Pickering 64 249 62 .249 1 21

Other batters

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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Charlie Dexter 76 257 72 .280 2 46
Honus Wagner 62 242 81 .335 2 39
Abbie Johnson 49 165 40 .242 0 23
Joe Dolan 36 133 28 .211 0 7
Kid Nance 35 120 29 .242 3 17
Heinie Smith 21 76 20 .263 1 7
Irv Hach 16 51 11 .216 0 3
Dick Butler 10 38 7 .184 0 2
Win Clark 4 16 3 .188 0 2
Frank Martin 2 8 2 .250 0 0
Ducky Holmes 2 4 0 .000 0 0
Tom Delahanty 1 4 1 .250 0 2
Ossee Schrecongost 1 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Chick Fraser 36 294.1 15 19 4.04 70
Bert Cunningham 30 242.2 14 13 4.15 49
Bill Hill 27 199.0 7 17 3.62 55
Bill Magee 23 156.1 4 12 5.41 44
George Hemming 9 67.0 3 4 5.10 7
Roy Evans 9 59.1 5 4 4.10 20
Dad Clarke 7 54.2 2 4 3.95 7
Pete Dowling 4 26.0 1 2 5.88 3

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Art Herman 3 18.0 0 1 4.00 4
Bert Miller 4 17.0 0 1 7.94 3
Rube Waddell 2 14.0 0 1 3.21 5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Jim Jones 1 0 0 0 18.90 0

References

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