1897 Philadelphia Phillies season
National League season
Major League Baseball team season
| 1897 Philadelphia Phillies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | National League Park | |||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Owners | Al Reach, John Rogers | |||
| Managers | George Stallings | |||
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Preseason
The Phillies held spring training in 1897 in Augusta, Georgia where the team roomed and boarded at the Arlington Hotel.[1] It was the lone season the Phillies trained in Augusta.
Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
1897 National League record
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 1897 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
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 | Jack Boyle | 75 | 288 | 73 | .253 | 2 | 36 |
| 1B | Nap Lajoie | 127 | 545 | 197 | .361 | 9 | 127 |
| 2B | Phil Geier | 92 | 316 | 88 | .278 | 1 | 35 |
| SS | Sam Gillen | 75 | 270 | 70 | .259 | 0 | 27 |
| 3B | Billy Nash | 104 | 337 | 87 | .258 | 0 | 39 |
| OF | Ed Delahanty | 129 | 530 | 200 | .377 | 5 | 96 |
| OF | Duff Cooley | 133 | 566 | 186 | .329 | 4 | 40 |
| OF | Tommy Dowd | 91 | 391 | 114 | .292 | 0 | 43 |
Other batters
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lave Cross | 88 | 344 | 89 | .259 | 3 | 51 |
| Jack Clements | 55 | 185 | 44 | .238 | 6 | 36 |
| Frank Shugart | 40 | 163 | 41 | .252 | 5 | 25 |
| Ed McFarland | 38 | 130 | 29 | .223 | 1 | 16 |
| Bill Hallman | 31 | 126 | 33 | .262 | 0 | 15 |
| Mike Grady | 4 | 13 | 2 | .154 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Thompson | 3 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 | 3 |
| Kohly Miller | 3 | 11 | 2 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Abbaticchio | 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 0 |
| George Stallings | 2 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 40 | 317.1 | 16 | 20 | 4.23 | 88 |
| Al Orth | 36 | 282.1 | 14 | 19 | 4.62 | 64 |
| Jack Fifield | 27 | 210.2 | 5 | 18 | 5.51 | 38 |
| George Wheeler | 26 | 191.0 | 11 | 10 | 3.96 | 35 |
| Davey Dunkle | 7 | 62.0 | 5 | 2 | 3.48 | 9 |
| Kid Carsey | 4 | 28.0 | 2 | 1 | 5.14 | 1 |
| Tully Sparks | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 0 |
| Tom Lipp | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngy Johnson | 5 | 29.0 | 1 | 2 | 4.66 | 7 |
| Bob Becker | 5 | 24.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.62 | 10 |
References
- ^ "Wet All Fools' Day For The Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 1897. p. 4.
- 1897 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
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