1897 Chicago Colts season

The 1897 Chicago Colts season was the 26th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 22nd in the National League and the 5th at West Side Park. The Colts finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–73.

1897 Chicago Colts
Major League affiliations
Location
Other information
Manager(s)Cap Anson
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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

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 9339 0.705 54–12 39–27
Baltimore Orioles 9040 0.692 2 51–15 39–25
New York Giants 8348 0.634 51–19 32–29
Cincinnati Reds 7656 0.576 17 49–18 27–38
Cleveland Spiders 6962 0.527 23½ 49–16 20–46
Washington Senators 6171 0.462 32 40–26 21–45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6171 0.462 32 38–29 23–42
Pittsburgh Pirates 6071 0.458 32½ 38–27 22–44
Chicago Colts 5973 0.447 34 36–30 23–43
Philadelphia Phillies 5577 0.417 38 32–34 23–43
Louisville Colonels 5278 0.400 40 34–31 18–47
St. Louis Browns 29102 0.221 63½ 18–41 11–61

Record vs. opponents

1897 National League Records

Sources:
Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore 6–69–3–29–3–36–67–410–15–710–2–19–310–29–3
Boston 6–69–38–4–19–37–59–38–410–2–110–210–27–5–1
Brooklyn 3–9–23–96–67–57–55–73–9–26–67–57–57–5
Chicago 3–9–34–8–16–65–74–86–6–15–7–15–76–68–47–5
Cincinnati 6–63–95–77–57–59–37–5–18–45–7–111–18–4
Cleveland 4–75–75–78–45–75–73–99–36–611–1–18–4
Louisville 1–103–97–56–6–13–97–56–6–13–94–8–28–3–14–8–1
New York 7–54–89–3–27–5–15–7–19–36–6–17–58–3–112–09–3–1
Philadelphia 2–10–12–10–16–67–54–83–99–35–75–78–44–8
Pittsburgh 3–92–105–76–67–5–16–68–4–23–8–17–58–45–7
St. Louis 2–102–105–74–81–111–11–13–8–10–124–84–83–9
Washington 3–95–7–15–75–74–84–88–4–13–9–18–47–59–3

Roster

1897 Chicago Colts
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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
1BCap Anson114424121.285375

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
Nixey Callahan94360105.292347

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
Nixey Callahan23189.11294.0352
Buttons Briggs22186.24175.2660
Roger Denzer1294.2285.1317

References


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