1897 Chicago Colts season
1897 Chicago Colts | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | West Side Park |
City | Chicago |
Managers | Cap Anson |
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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 | 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
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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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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 |
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C | Malachi Kittridge | 79 | 262 | 53 | .202 | 1 | 30 |
1B | Cap Anson | 114 | 424 | 121 | .285 | 3 | 75 |
2B | Jim Connor | 77 | 285 | 83 | .291 | 3 | 38 |
SS | Bill Dahlen | 75 | 276 | 80 | .290 | 6 | 40 |
3B | Bill Everitt | 92 | 379 | 119 | .314 | 5 | 39 |
OF | George Decker | 111 | 428 | 124 | .290 | 5 | 63 |
OF | Jimmy Ryan | 136 | 520 | 156 | .300 | 5 | 85 |
OF | Bill Lange | 118 | 479 | 163 | .340 | 5 | 83 |
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 |
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Barry McCormick | 101 | 419 | 112 | .267 | 2 | 55 |
Nixey Callahan | 94 | 360 | 105 | .292 | 3 | 47 |
Walter Thornton | 75 | 265 | 85 | .321 | 0 | 55 |
Tim Donahue | 58 | 188 | 45 | .239 | 0 | 21 |
Fred Pfeffer | 32 | 114 | 26 | .228 | 0 | 11 |
Tom Hernon | 4 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
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Clark Griffith | 41 | 343.2 | 21 | 18 | 3.72 | 102 |
Danny Friend | 24 | 203.0 | 12 | 11 | 4.52 | 58 |
Nixey Callahan | 23 | 189.1 | 12 | 9 | 4.03 | 52 |
Buttons Briggs | 22 | 186.2 | 4 | 17 | 5.26 | 60 |
Walter Thornton | 16 | 130.1 | 6 | 7 | 4.70 | 55 |
Roger Denzer | 12 | 94.2 | 2 | 8 | 5.13 | 17 |
Jim Korwan | 5 | 34.0 | 1 | 2 | 5.82 | 12 |
Adonis Terry | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 10.13 | 1 |
Dave Wright | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 15.43 | 4 |
References