1897 Chicago Colts season

1897 Chicago Colts
LeagueNational League
BallparkWest Side Park
CityChicago
Record59–73 (.447)
League place9th
OwnerAlbert Spalding
ManagersCap Anson

The 1897 Chicago Colts season was the 26th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 22nd in the National League and the fifth at West Side Park. The Colts finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–73.

While on the surface the season seemed to be uneventful, on June 29, the Colts beat the Louisville Colonels 36–7, the most runs ever scored by a team in a single game.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
Boston Beaneaters9339.705—54‍–‍1239‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles9040.692251‍–‍1539‍–‍25
New York Giants8348.6349½51‍–‍1932‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds7656.5761749‍–‍1827‍–‍38
Cleveland Spiders6962.52723½49‍–‍1620‍–‍46
Washington Senators6171.4623240‍–‍2621‍–‍45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms6171.4623238‍–‍2923‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates6071.45832½38‍–‍2722‍–‍44
Chicago Colts5973.4473436‍–‍3023‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies5577.4173832‍–‍3423‍–‍43
Louisville Colonels5278.4004034‍–‍3118‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns29102.22163½18‍–‍4111‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1897 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
TeamBALBSNBROCHICINCLELOUNYGPHIPITSTLWAS
Baltimore—6–69–3–29–3–36–67–410–15–710–2–19–310–29–3
Boston6–6—9–38–4–19–37–59–38–410–2–110–210–27–5–1
Brooklyn3–9–23–9—6–67–57–55–73–9–26–67–57–57–5
Chicago3–9–34–8–16–6—5–74–86–6–15–7–15–76–68–47–5
Cincinnati6–63–95–77–5—7–59–37–5–18–45–7–111–18–4
Cleveland4–75–75–78–45–7—5–73–99–36–611–1–18–4
Louisville1–103–97–56–6–13–97–5—6–6–13–94–8–28–3–14–8–1
New York7–54–89–3–27–5–15–7–19–36–6–1—7–58–3–112–09–3–1
Philadelphia2–10–12–10–16–67–54–83–99–35–7—5–78–44–8
Pittsburgh3–92–105–76–67–5–16–68–4–23–8–17–5—8–45–7
St. Louis2–102–105–74–81–111–11–13–8–10–124–84–8—3–9
Washington3–95–7–15–75–74–84–88–4–13–9–18–47–59–3—


Roster

1897 Chicago Colts
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CMalachi Kittridge7926253.202130
1BCap Anson114424121.285375
2BJim Connor7728583.291338
SSBill Dahlen7527680.290640
3BBill Everitt92379119.314539
OFGeorge Decker111428124.290563
OFJimmy Ryan136520156.300585
OFBill Lange118479163.340583

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Barry McCormick101419112.267255
Nixey Callahan94360105.292347
Walter Thornton7526585.321055
Tim Donahue5818845.239021
Fred Pfeffer3211426.228011
Tom Hernon4161.06302

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Clark Griffith41343.221183.72102
Danny Friend24203.012114.5258
Nixey Callahan23189.11294.0352
Buttons Briggs22186.24175.2660
Walter Thornton16130.1674.7055
Roger Denzer1294.2285.1317
Jim Korwan534.0125.8212
Adonis Terry18.00110.131
Dave Wright17.01015.434

References

  • 1897 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference


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