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1897 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1897 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkNational League Park
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagersGeorge Stallings
← 1896 Seasons 1898 →

Preseason

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The Phillies held spring training in 1897 in Augusta, Georgia where the team roomed and boarded at the Arlington Hotel.[1] It was the lone season the Phillies trained in Augusta.

Regular season

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Season standings

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National League
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 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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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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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1897 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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

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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

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Starting pitchers

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Wet All Fools' Day For The Phillies". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 2, 1897. p. 4.