1897 Boston Beaneaters season

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1897  Boston Beaneaters
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark South End Grounds
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record93–39 (.705)
League place1st
Owners Arthur Soden
Managers Frank Selee
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The 1897 Boston Beaneaters season was the 27th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won the National League pennant, their fourth of the decade and their seventh overall. After the season, the Beaneaters played in the Temple Cup for the first time. They lost the series to the second-place Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 1.

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Regular season

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1897 Boston Beaneaters

This team has been cited (along with the 1880s St. Louis Browns and the 1890s Baltimore Orioles) as one of the greatest of the 19th century.[ citation needed ] It featured five Hall of Famers: manager Frank Selee, pitcher Kid Nichols, third baseman Jimmy Collins, and outfielders Billy Hamilton and Hugh Duffy.

In just 132 games, the Beaneaters scored 1025 runs to lead the league (Hamilton had 152 of them to win individual honors). They also allowed the fewest, on the way to a .705 winning percentage. Nichols was one of the premier pitchers in the league, leading the NL with 31 wins. His 2.64 ERA ranked second.

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 9339.705—54‍–‍1239‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles 9040.692251‍–‍1539‍–‍25
New York Giants 8348.6349½51‍–‍1932‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 7656.5761749‍–‍1827‍–‍38
Cleveland Spiders 6962.52723½49‍–‍1620‍–‍46
Washington Senators 6171.4623240‍–‍2621‍–‍45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6171.4623238‍–‍2923‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates 6071.45832½38‍–‍2722‍–‍44
Chicago Colts 5973.4473436‍–‍3023‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 5577.4173832‍–‍3423‍–‍43
Louisville Colonels 5278.4004034‍–‍3118‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 29102.22163½18‍–‍4111‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

1897 National League record

Sources:
TeamBALBOSBRCHICINCLELOUNYGPHIPITSTLWSH
Baltimore —6–69–3–29–3–36–67–410–15–710–2–19–310–29–3
Boston 6–6—9–38–4–19–37–59–38–410–2–110–210–27–5–1
Brooklyn 3–9–23–9—6–67–57–55–73–9–26–67–57–57–5
Chicago 3–9–34–8–16–6—5–74–86–6–15–7–15–76–68–47–5
Cincinnati 6–63–95–77–5—7–59–37–5–18–45–7–111–18–4
Cleveland 4–75–75–78–45–7—5–73–99–36–611–1–18–4
Louisville 1–103–97–56–6–13–97–5—6–6–13–94–8–28–3–14–8–1
New York 7–54–89–3–27–5–15–7–19–36–6–1—7–58–3–112–09–3–1
Philadelphia 2–10–12–10–16–67–54–83–99–35–7—5–78–44–8
Pittsburgh 3–92–105–76–67–5–16–68–4–23–8–17–5—8–45–7
St. Louis 2–102–105–74–81–111–11–13–8–10–124–84–8—3–9
Washington 3–95–7–15–75–74–84–88–4–13–9–18–47–59–3—

Roster

1897 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Marty Bergen 8732781.248245
1B Fred Tenney 132566180.318185
2B Bobby Lowe 123499154.3095106
3B Jimmy Collins 134529183.3466132
SS Herman Long 107450145.322369
OF Hugh Duffy 134550187.34011129
OF Billy Hamilton 127507174.343361
OF Chick Stahl 114469166.354497

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Jack Stivetts 6119973.367237
Bob Allen 3411938.319124
Charlie Ganzel 3010528.267014
George Yeager 309523.242215
Fred Lake 196215.24205
Tommy Tucker 4143.21404
Mike Mahoney 221.50001

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Kid Nichols 46368.031112.64127
Fred Klobedanz 38309.12674.6092
Ted Lewis 38290.021123.8565
Jack Stivetts 18129.11143.4127

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jim Sullivan 1389.0453.9417

Relief pitchers

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Charlie Hickman 20015.870
Mike Mahoney 100018.001

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Jimmy Collins

Hugh Duffy

Sliding Billy Hamilton

Fred Klobedanz

Kid Nichols

References


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