1897 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
- Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston Beaneaters, 4 games to 1
- National League: Boston Beaneaters
[edit] Statistical Leaders
- Batting: Willie Keeler .424
- Home Runs: Hugh Duffy 11
- Wins: Kid Nichols 31
- ERA: Amos Rusie 2.54
[edit] National League final standings
Rank | Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
1st | Boston Beaneaters | 93 | 39 | .705 | -- |
2nd | Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 40 | .692 | 2.0 |
3rd | New York Giants | 83 | 48 | .634 | 9.5 |
4th | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 56 | .576 | 17.0 |
5th | Cleveland Spiders | 69 | 62 | .527 | 23.5 |
6th | Washington Senators | 61 | 71 | .462 | 32.0 |
6th | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 61 | 71 | .462 | 32.0 |
8th | Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 71 | .458 | 32.5 |
9th | Chicago Cubs | 59 | 73 | .447 | 34.0 |
10th | Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 77 | .417 | 38.0 |
11th | Louisville Colonels | 52 | 78 | .400 | 40.0 |
12th | St. Louis Browns | 29 | 102 | .221 | 63.5 |
[edit] Events
- June 24 - Dick Harley of the St. Louis Browns collects six hits in one game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- June 29 - The Chicago Cubs defeat the Louisville Colonels 36-7, the most lopsided victory in MLB history.
- July 18 - Cap Anson of the Chicago Colts collects his 3,000th career hit with a single off of Baltimore Orioles pitcher George Blackburn.
[edit] Births
- February 16 - Alex Ferguson
- February 17 - Ike Boone
- March 4 - Lefty O'Doul
- March 5 - Lu Blue
- March 6 - Cliff Brady
- March 21 - Bill Lamar
- March 27 - Joe Lucey
- March 27 - Effa Manley
- April 10 - Ross Youngs
- April 15 - Walt Lynch
- May 12 - Joe Dugan
- June 25 - Camp Skinner
- July 20 - Happy Foreman
- July 27 - Biz Mackey
- August 8 - Ken Holloway
- August 10 - Frank Welch
- August 31 - William Bell
- September 13 - Eddie Rommel
- October 20 - Jigger Statz
- October 26 - George Winn
- November 9 - Johnny Gooch
- November 21 - Andy High
- November 23 - Beans Reardon
- December 19 - Mike Herrera
[edit] Deaths
- February 5 - Charles "Hoss" Radbourn, 42, pitcher who won over 300 games including a record 60 for the 1884 Providence Grays; led NL in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage and games twice each and in shutouts, innings and ERA once each; completed 489 out of 503 starts, pitched three shutouts in 1884 world championship series; held single-season records for games pitched with 76 in 1883, was 27-12 for 1890 Players League champions
- March 5 - Dave Foutz, 40, pitcher for St. Louis and Brooklyn, and manager of Brooklyn since 1893, who compiled .690 career winning percentage, with 41 wins for 1886 champion Browns; also a first baseman and outfielder, batting .300 three times
- October 19 - O. P. Caylor, 47, one of the founders of the American Association