1897 Washington Senators season

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The 1897 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 61–71 record, tied for sixth place in the National League. The Senators (also known as the Nationals) finished in the first division in the only time in the franchise's nine-year run in the National League. After getting off to a dismal 31–55 start, Washington won 30 of its last 46 games. Their overall winning percentage (.462) would be the high-water mark for this franchise before it folded in contraction at the conclusion of the 1899 season.

LeagueNational League
BallparkBoundary Field
Record61–71 (.462)
OwnersJ. Earl Wagner
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1897 Washington Senators
LeagueNational League
BallparkBoundary Field
CityWashington, D.C.
Record61–71 (.462)
League placeT–6th
OwnersJ. Earl Wagner
ManagersGus Schmelz, Tom Brown
← 1896
1898 â†’
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Regular season

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 9339 .705 — 54‍–‍12 39‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles 9040 .692 2 51‍–‍15 39‍–‍25
New York Giants 8348 .634 9½ 51‍–‍19 32‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 7656 .576 17 49‍–‍18 27‍–‍38
Cleveland Spiders 6962 .527 23½ 49‍–‍16 20‍–‍46
Washington Senators 6171 .462 32 40‍–‍26 21‍–‍45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6171 .462 32 38‍–‍29 23‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates 6071 .458 32½ 38‍–‍27 22‍–‍44
Chicago Colts 5973 .447 34 36‍–‍30 23‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 5577 .417 38 32‍–‍34 23‍–‍43
Louisville Colonels 5278 .400 40 34‍–‍31 18‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 29102 .221 63½ 18‍–‍41 11‍–‍61
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Record vs. opponents

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1897 National League record

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Team BAL BSN BRO CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WAS
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—
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Opening Day lineup

Roster

1897 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 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

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Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
CDeacon McGuire93327112.343453
1BTommy Tucker93352119.338561
2BJohn O'Brien8632078.244345
SSGene DeMontreville133566193.341393
3BCharlie Reilly10135197.276260
OFKip Selbach124486152.313559
OFTom Brown116469137.292545
OFCharlie Abbey8030078.260334
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Other batters

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

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Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Zeke Wrigley104388110.284364
Duke Farrell7826184.322053
Jake Gettman3614345.315329
Ed Cartwright3312429.234015
Tom Leahy195220.38507
Effie Norton7185.27802
Bill Fox4144.28600
Billy Lush3120.00000
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Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

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Player G IP W L ERA SO
Win Mercer47342.021203.1891
Doc McJames44323.215233.61156
Cy Swaim26184.09114.6052
Silver King23154.0694.7932
Roger Bresnahan641.0403.9512
Al Maul12.0019.000
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Other pitchers

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

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Player G IP W L ERA SO
Les German1583.2355.592
Effie Norton417.0216.883
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Relief pitchers

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

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Player G W L SV ERA SO
Joe Stanley10000.000
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