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 | |||
| ||||
Preseason
The Phillies held spring training in 1897 in Augusta, Georgia where the team roomed and boarded at the Arlington Hotel. It was the lone season the Phillies trained in Augusta.
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 | 9½ | 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
| 1897 National League record Sources: | |||||||||||||||||
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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
| 1897 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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