1897 St. Louis Browns season

1897 St. Louis Browns
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1897 Information
Owner(s) Chris von der Ahe
Manager(s) Tommy Dowd (6-22)
Hugh Nicol (8-32)
Bill Hallman (13-36)
Chris von der Ahe (2-12)
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The 1897 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 16th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 6th season in the National League. The Browns went 29-102 during the season and finished 12th in the National League.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L GB Pct.
Boston Beaneaters 93 39 -- .705
Baltimore Orioles 90 40 2 .692
New York Giants 83 48 9.5 .634
Cincinnati Reds 76 56 17 .576
Cleveland Spiders 69 62 23.5 .527
Washington Senators 61 71 32 .462
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 61 71 32 .462
Pittsburgh Pirates 60 71 32.5 .458
Chicago Colts 59 73 34 .447
Philadelphia Phillies 55 77 38 .417
Louisville Colonels 52 78 40 .400
St. Louis Browns 29 102 63.5 .221

Roster

1897 St. Louis Browns
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
1B Grady, MikeMike Grady 84 326 91 .279 8 57
2B Hallman, BillBill Hallman 79 298 66 .221 0 26

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
Murphy, MorganMorgan Murphy 63 211 36 .171 0 12
Dowd, TommyTommy Dowd 35 145 38 .262 0 9
Kissinger, BillBill Kissinger 14 39 13 .333 0 6

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
Carsey, KidKid Carsey 12 99 3 8 6.00 14
McDermott, MikeMike McDermott 4 21.1 1 2 9.28 3

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
Coleman, PercyPercy Coleman 13 66.1 1 2 7.19 10
Kissinger, BillBill Kissinger 7 31.1 0 4 11.49 5

Relief pitchers

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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