1897 Chicago Colts season explained

Chicago Colts
Season:	1897
League:	National League
Ballpark:	West Side Park
City:	Chicago
Managers:	Cap Anson
Next Season:	1898 Chicago Orphans season

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

Roster

1897 Chicago Colts
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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
C		79	262	53	.202	1	30
1B		114	424	121	.285	3	75
2B		77	285	83	.291	3	38
SS		75	276	80	.290	6	40
3B		92	379	119	.314	5	39
OF		111	428	124	.290	5	63
OF		136	520	156	.300	5	85
OF		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
	101	419	112	.267	2	55
	94	360	105	.292	3	47
	75	265	85	.321	0	55
	58	188	45	.239	0	21
	32	114	26	.228	0	11
	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
	41	343.2	21	18	3.72	102
	24	203.0	12	11	4.52	58
	23	189.1	12	9	4.03	52
	22	186.2	4	17	5.26	60
	16	130.1	6	7	4.70	55
	12	94.2	2	8	5.13	17
	5	34.0	1	2	5.82	12
	1	8.0	0	1	10.13	1
	1	7.0	1	0	15.43	4

References

• 1897 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference