The 1897 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 16th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its sixth season in the National League. The Browns went 29–102 during the season and finished in 12th place in the National League.
1897 St. Louis Browns | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | New Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 29–102 (.221) | |
League place | 12th | |
Owners | Chris von der Ahe | |
Managers | Tommy Dowd (6–22) Hugh Nicol (8–32) Bill Hallman (13–36) Chris von der Ahe (2–12) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 93 | 39 | 0.705 | — | 54–12 | 39–27 |
Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 40 | 0.692 | 2 | 51–15 | 39–25 |
New York Giants | 83 | 48 | 0.634 | 9½ | 51–19 | 32–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 56 | 0.576 | 17 | 49–18 | 27–38 |
Cleveland Spiders | 69 | 62 | 0.527 | 23½ | 49–16 | 20–46 |
Washington Senators | 61 | 71 | 0.462 | 32 | 40–26 | 21–45 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 61 | 71 | 0.462 | 32 | 38–29 | 23–42 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 71 | 0.458 | 32½ | 38–27 | 22–44 |
Chicago Colts | 59 | 73 | 0.447 | 34 | 36–30 | 23–43 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 77 | 0.417 | 38 | 32–34 | 23–43 |
Louisville Colonels | 52 | 78 | 0.400 | 40 | 34–31 | 18–47 |
St. Louis Browns | 29 | 102 | 0.221 | 63½ | 18–41 | 11–61 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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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 edit
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Klondike Douglass | 126 | 519 | 170 | .328 | 6 | 50 |
1B | Mike Grady | 84 | 326 | 91 | .279 | 8 | 57 |
2B | Bill Hallman | 79 | 298 | 66 | .221 | 0 | 26 |
SS | Monte Cross | 132 | 465 | 133 | .286 | 4 | 55 |
3B | Fred Hartman | 125 | 519 | 158 | .304 | 2 | 67 |
OF | Tuck Turner | 103 | 416 | 121 | .291 | 2 | 41 |
OF | Dick Harley | 90 | 333 | 96 | .288 | 3 | 35 |
OF | Dan Lally | 88 | 359 | 102 | .284 | 2 | 42 |
Other batters edit
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 |
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John Houseman | 80 | 278 | 68 | .245 | 0 | 21 |
Morgan Murphy | 63 | 211 | 36 | .171 | 0 | 12 |
Tommy Dowd | 35 | 145 | 38 | .262 | 0 | 9 |
Ed McFarland | 31 | 107 | 35 | .327 | 1 | 17 |
Roger Connor | 22 | 83 | 19 | .229 | 1 | 12 |
Lou Bierbauer | 12 | 46 | 10 | .217 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Kissinger | 14 | 39 | 13 | .333 | 0 | 6 |
Ed Biecher | 3 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Huelsman | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Red Donahue | 46 | 348.0 | 10 | 35 | 6.13 | 64 |
Bill Hart | 39 | 294.2 | 9 | 27 | 6.26 | 67 |
Kid Carsey | 12 | 99.0 | 3 | 8 | 6.00 | 14 |
Willie Sudhoff | 11 | 92.2 | 2 | 7 | 4.47 | 19 |
Duke Esper | 8 | 61.1 | 1 | 6 | 5.28 | 8 |
Con Lucid | 6 | 49.0 | 1 | 5 | 3.67 | 4 |
Bill Hutchison | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 6.08 | 5 |
Mike McDermott | 4 | 21.1 | 1 | 2 | 9.28 | 3 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Percy Coleman | 13 | 66.1 | 1 | 2 | 7.19 | 10 |
Bill Kissinger | 7 | 31.1 | 0 | 4 | 11.49 | 5 |
John Grimes | 3 | 19.2 | 0 | 2 | 5.95 | 4 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Roy Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.69 | 4 |
References edit
- 1897 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1897 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com