1897 Washington Senators season
1897 Washington Senators | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Boundary Field |
City | Washington, D.C. |
Owners | J. Earl Wagner |
Managers | Gus Schmelz, Tom Brown |
The 1897 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 61–71 record, tied for sixth place in the National League. The Senators (also known as the Nationals) finished in the first division in the only time in the franchise's nine-year run in the National League. After getting off to a dismal 31–55 start, Washington won 30 of its last 46 games. Their overall winning percentage (.462) would be the high-water mark for this franchise before it folded in contraction at the conclusion of the 1899 season.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
[edit]Roster
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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 | Deacon McGuire | 93 | 327 | 112 | .343 | 4 | 53 |
1B | Tommy Tucker | 93 | 352 | 119 | .338 | 5 | 61 |
2B | John O'Brien | 86 | 320 | 78 | .244 | 3 | 45 |
SS | Gene DeMontreville | 133 | 566 | 193 | .341 | 3 | 93 |
3B | Charlie Reilly | 101 | 351 | 97 | .276 | 2 | 60 |
OF | Kip Selbach | 124 | 486 | 152 | .313 | 5 | 59 |
OF | Tom Brown | 116 | 469 | 137 | .292 | 5 | 45 |
OF | Charlie Abbey | 80 | 300 | 78 | .260 | 3 | 34 |
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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Zeke Wrigley | 104 | 388 | 110 | .284 | 3 | 64 |
Duke Farrell | 78 | 261 | 84 | .322 | 0 | 53 |
Jake Gettman | 36 | 143 | 45 | .315 | 3 | 29 |
Ed Cartwright | 33 | 124 | 29 | .234 | 0 | 15 |
Tom Leahy | 19 | 52 | 20 | .385 | 0 | 7 |
Effie Norton | 7 | 18 | 5 | .278 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Fox | 4 | 14 | 4 | .286 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Lush | 3 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 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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Win Mercer | 47 | 342.0 | 21 | 20 | 3.18 | 91 |
Doc McJames | 44 | 323.2 | 15 | 23 | 3.61 | 156 |
Cy Swaim | 26 | 184.0 | 9 | 11 | 4.60 | 52 |
Silver King | 23 | 154.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.79 | 32 |
Roger Bresnahan | 6 | 41.0 | 4 | 0 | 3.95 | 12 |
Al Maul | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 |
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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Les German | 15 | 83.2 | 3 | 5 | 5.59 | 2 |
Effie Norton | 4 | 17.0 | 2 | 1 | 6.88 | 3 |
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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Joe Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
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