1897 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

Philadelphia Phillies
Season:	1897
League:	National League
Ballpark:	National League Park
City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owners:	Al Reach, John Rogers
Managers:	George Stallings

Preseason

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

Roster

1897 Philadelphia Phillies
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		75	288	73	.253	2	36
1B		127	545	197	.361	9	127
2B		92	316	88	.278	1	35
SS		75	270	70	.259	0	27
3B		104	337	87	.258	0	39
OF		129	530	200	.377	5	96
OF		133	566	186	.329	4	40
OF		91	391	114	.292	0	43

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
	88	344	89	.259	3	51
	55	185	44	.238	6	36
	40	163	41	.252	5	25
	38	130	29	.223	1	16
	31	126	33	.262	0	15
	4	13	2	.154	0	0
	3	13	3	.231	0	3
	3	11	2	.182	0	1
	3	10	3	.300	0	0
	2	9	2	.222	0	0

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
	40	317.1	16	20	4.23	88
	36	282.1	14	19	4.62	64
	27	210.2	5	18	5.51	38
	26	191.0	11	10	3.96	35
	7	62.0	5	2	3.48	9
	4	28.0	2	1	5.14	1
	1	8.0	0	1	10.13	0
	1	3.0	0	1	15.00	1

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
	5	29.0	1	2	4.66	7
	5	24.0	0	2	5.62	10

References

• 1897 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. News: . April 2, 1897. Wet All Fools' Day For The Phillies. Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4.