1897 Pittsburgh Pirates season explained

Pittsburgh Pirates
Season:	1897
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Exposition Park
City:	Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Owners:	William Kerr and Phil Auten
Managers:	Patsy Donovan

The 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 16th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 11th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 60–71.

Regular season

Roster

1897 Pittsburgh Pirates
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		84	288	64	.222	0	38
1B		111	429	131	.305	2	63
2B		134	517	146	.282	2	58
SS		133	516	146	.283	2	74
3B		48	188	58	.309	3	36
OF		100	370	108	.292	2	53
OF		123	467	145	.310	6	54
OF		120	479	154	.322	0	57

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
	62	209	55	.263	1	26
	56	184	49	.266	0	22
	44	161	31	.193	0	14
	37	131	27	.206	2	17
	35	115	36	.313	2	18
	24	92	24	.261	0	12
	27	76	12	.158	1	8
	1	3	0	.000	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
	42	337.1	17	23	4.46	99
	40	311.1	18	18	4.80	88
	25	149.1	6	10	5.06	38
	21	142.0	9	9	4.25	40
	14	95.1	5	5	5.19	35

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Uniforms

The team wore white and brown uniforms at home and gray and brown on the road.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. News: Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. 26 Jan 1897. 6. Uniforms Selected.
2. News: The Pittsburg Press. 14 Dec 1897. 5. Baseball Brevities.