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{{Infobox baseball team season
{{MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
| name = Pittsburg Pirates
| name = Pittsburgh Pirates
| season = 1897
| season = 1897
| misc =
| misc =
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| league = National League
| logo =
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| current league = National League
| y1 = 1887
| Uniform logo =
| ballpark = [[Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park]]
| ballpark = [[Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park]]
| y4 = 1891
| city = [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]]
| city = [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]]
| y5 = 1882
| owners = [[William Kerr (baseball)|William Kerr]] and [[Phil Auten]]
| owners = [[William Kerr (baseball)|William Kerr]] and [[Phil Auten]]
| managers = [[Patsy Donovan]]
| managers = [[Patsy Donovan]]
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| radio =
| radio =
|}}
|}}
The '''1897 Pittsburg Pirates season''' was the 16th season of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]<ref>In 1891 the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] forced the city of Pittsburgh to undergo a [[Etymology of Pittsburgh|controversial name change]] by having them drop the "h" at the end of the name, making the team's official name the "Pittsburg Pirates" from the adoption of the Pirates nickname until Pittsburgh was able to get the "h" restored to its name in 1911.</ref> franchise; their 11th in the [[National League]]. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 60–71.
The '''1897 Pittsburgh{{efn|Until early in the 20th century, the [[name of Pittsburgh]] was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.}} Pirates season''' was the 16th season of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] franchise; their 11th in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 60–71.


== Regular season ==
== Regular season ==


=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1897 National League standings|highlight=Pittsburg Pirates}}
{{1897 National League standings|highlight=Pittsburgh Pirates}}

=== Record vs. opponents ===
=== Record vs. opponents ===
{{1897 NL Record vs. opponents|team=PIT}}
{{1897 NL Record vs. opponents|team=PIT}}
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|-
|-
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #023465; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |
! colspan="10" style="background-color: #023465; color: #FFFFFF; text-align: center;" |
1897 Pittsburg Pirates
1897 Pittsburgh Pirates
|-
|-
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #ba313c; color: white; text-align: center;" | '''Roster'''
|-
|-
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Pitchers'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jim Gardner (baseball)|Jim Gardner]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jim Gardner (baseball)|Jim Gardner]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Hastings]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Hastings]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Pink Hawley]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Pink Hawley]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jim Hughey]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jim Hughey]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Frank Killen]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Frank Killen]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
| valign="top" | '''Catchers'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Bill Merritt (baseball)|Bill Merritt]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bill Merritt (catcher)|Bill Merritt]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Joe Sugden (baseball)|Joe Sugden]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Joe Sugden (baseball)|Joe Sugden]]}}
'''Infielders'''
'''Infielders'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)|Harry Davis]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)|Harry Davis]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jim Donnelly (baseball)|Jim Donnelly]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jim Donnelly (baseball)|Jim Donnelly]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Bones Ely]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Bones Ely]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Hoffmeister]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Hoffmeister]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Kuhns]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Charlie Kuhns]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Denny Lyons]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Denny Lyons]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Dick Padden]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Dick Padden]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jack Rothfuss]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jack Rothfuss]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
| valign="top" | '''Outfielders'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Steve Brodie (baseball)|Steve Brodie]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Steve Brodie (baseball)|Steve Brodie]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Donovan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Donovan]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Tom Leahy (baseball)|Tom Leahy]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Tom Leahy (baseball)|Tom Leahy]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)|Mike Smith]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)|Mike Smith]]}}
* {{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Tannehill]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Jesse Tannehill]]}}
| width="25px" |
| width="25px" |
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
| valign="top" | '''Manager'''
* {{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Donovan]]}}
{{MLBplayer||[[Patsy Donovan]]}}
|}
|}


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==== Starters by position ====
==== Starters by position ====
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''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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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="5%" | Pos
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="5%" | Pos
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! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | RBI
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| C || [[Joe Sugden (baseball)|Joe Sugden]] || 84 || 288 || 64 || .222 || 0 || 38
|- align=center
| 1B || {{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} || 111 || 429 || 131 || .305 || 2 || 63
| 1B || {{sortname|Harry|Davis|Harry Davis (1900s first baseman)}} || 111 || 429 || 131 || .305 || 2 || 63
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2B || [[Dick Padden]] || 134 || 517 || 146 || .282 || 2 || 58
|- align=center
| SS || [[Bones Ely]] || 133 || 516 || 146 || .283 || 2 || 74
|- align=center
| 3B || [[Jesse Hoffmeister]] || 48 || 188 || 58 || .309 || 3 || 36
|- align=center
| OF || [[Steve Brodie (baseball)|Steve Brodie]] || 100 || 370 || 108 || .292 || 2 || 53
|- align=center
| OF || {{sortname|Mike|Smith|Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)}} || 123 || 467 || 145 || .310 || 6 || 54
| OF || {{sortname|Mike|Smith|Mike Smith (1890s outfielder)}} || 123 || 467 || 145 || .310 || 6 || 54
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
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==== Other batters ====
==== Other batters ====
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
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! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | RBI
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | RBI
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Merritt|Bill Merritt (baseball)}} || 62 || 209 || 55 || .263 || 1 || 26
| {{sortname|Bill|Merritt|Bill Merritt (catcher)}} || 62 || 209 || 55 || .263 || 1 || 26
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jesse|Tannehill}} || 56 || 184 || 49 || .266 || 0 || 22
| {{sortname|Jesse|Tannehill}} || 56 || 184 || 49 || .266 || 0 || 22
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Jim Donnelly (baseball)|Jim Donnelly]] || 44 || 161 || 31 || .193 || 0 || 14
|- align=center
| [[Denny Lyons]] || 37 || 131 || 27 || .206 || 2 || 17
|- align=center
| [[Jack Rothfuss]] || 35 || 115 || 36 || .313 || 2 || 18
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Tom|Leahy|Tom Leahy (baseball)}} || 24 || 92 || 24 || .261 || 0 || 12
| {{sortname|Tom|Leahy|Tom Leahy (baseball)}} || 24 || 92 || 24 || .261 || 0 || 12
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Jim Gardner (baseball)|Jim Gardner]] || 27 || 76 || 12 || .158 || 1 || 8
|- align=center
| [[Charlie Kuhns]] || 1 || 3 || 0 || .000 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


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==== Starting pitchers ====
==== Starting pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
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! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[Frank Killen]] || 42 || 337.1 || 17 || 23 || 4.46 || 99
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Pink|Hawley}} || 40 || 311.1 || 18 || 18 || 4.80 || 88
| {{sortname|Pink|Hawley}} || 40 || 311.1 || 18 || 18 || 4.80 || 88
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jesse|Tannehill}} || 21 || 142 || 9 || 9 || 4.25 || 40
| [[Jim Hughey]] || 25 || 149.1 || 6 || 10 || 5.06 || 38
|- align=center
| {{sortname|Jesse|Tannehill}} || 21 || 142.0 || 9 || 9 || 4.25 || 40
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Gardner|Jim Gardner (baseball)}} || 14 || 95.1 || 5 || 5 || 5.19 || 35
| {{sortname|Jim|Gardner|Jim Gardner (baseball)}} || 14 || 95.1 || 5 || 5 || 5.19 || 35
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==== Other pitchers ====
==== Other pitchers ====
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
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! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#023465 5px solid; border-bottom:#ba313c 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hastings}} || 16 || 118 || 5 || 4 || 4.58 || 42
| {{sortname|Charlie|Hastings}} || 16 || 118.0 || 5 || 4 || 4.58 || 42
|}
|}


== References ==
== Uniforms ==
The team wore white and brown uniforms at home and gray and brown on the road.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette|date=26 Jan 1897|page=6|title=Uniforms Selected|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5021283/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburg Press|date=14 Dec 1897|page=5|title=Baseball Brevities}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1897.shtml 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference]
==External links==
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* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1897.shtml 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1897&t=PIT 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1897&t=PIT 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac]


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Latest revision as of 23:55, 10 November 2023

1897 Pittsburgh Pirates
LeagueNational League
BallparkExposition Park
CityAllegheny, Pennsylvania
OwnersWilliam Kerr and Phil Auten
ManagersPatsy Donovan
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The 1897 Pittsburgh[a] 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

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Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 93 39 .705 — 54‍–‍12 39‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles 90 40 .692 2 51‍–‍15 39‍–‍25
New York Giants 83 48 .634 9½ 51‍–‍19 32‍–‍29
Cincinnati Reds 76 56 .576 17 49‍–‍18 27‍–‍38
Cleveland Spiders 69 62 .527 23½ 49‍–‍16 20‍–‍46
Washington Senators 61 71 .462 32 40‍–‍26 21‍–‍45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 61 71 .462 32 38‍–‍29 23‍–‍42
Pittsburgh Pirates 60 71 .458 32½ 38‍–‍27 22‍–‍44
Chicago Colts 59 73 .447 34 36‍–‍30 23‍–‍43
Philadelphia Phillies 55 77 .417 38 32‍–‍34 23‍–‍43
Louisville Colonels 52 78 .400 40 34‍–‍31 18‍–‍47
St. Louis Browns 29 102 .221 63½ 18‍–‍41 11‍–‍61

Record vs. opponents

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1897 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore — 6–6 9–3–2 9–3–3 6–6 7–4 10–1 5–7 10–2–1 9–3 10–2 9–3
Boston 6–6 — 9–3 8–4–1 9–3 7–5 9–3 8–4 10–2–1 10–2 10–2 7–5–1
Brooklyn 3–9–2 3–9 — 6–6 7–5 7–5 5–7 3–9–2 6–6 7–5 7–5 7–5
Chicago 3–9–3 4–8–1 6–6 — 5–7 4–8 6–6–1 5–7–1 5–7 6–6 8–4 7–5
Cincinnati 6–6 3–9 5–7 7–5 — 7–5 9–3 7–5–1 8–4 5–7–1 11–1 8–4
Cleveland 4–7 5–7 5–7 8–4 5–7 — 5–7 3–9 9–3 6–6 11–1–1 8–4
Louisville 1–10 3–9 7–5 6–6–1 3–9 7–5 — 6–6–1 3–9 4–8–2 8–3–1 4–8–1
New York 7–5 4–8 9–3–2 7–5–1 5–7–1 9–3 6–6–1 — 7–5 8–3–1 12–0 9–3–1
Philadelphia 2–10–1 2–10–1 6–6 7–5 4–8 3–9 9–3 5–7 — 5–7 8–4 4–8
Pittsburgh 3–9 2–10 5–7 6–6 7–5–1 6–6 8–4–2 3–8–1 7–5 — 8–4 5–7
St. Louis 2–10 2–10 5–7 4–8 1–11 1–11–1 3–8–1 0–12 4–8 4–8 — 3–9
Washington 3–9 5–7–1 5–7 5–7 4–8 4–8 8–4–1 3–9–1 8–4 7–5 9–3 —


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1897 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Joe Sugden 84 288 64 .222 0 38
1B Harry Davis 111 429 131 .305 2 63
2B Dick Padden 134 517 146 .282 2 58
SS Bones Ely 133 516 146 .283 2 74
3B Jesse Hoffmeister 48 188 58 .309 3 36
OF Steve Brodie 100 370 108 .292 2 53
OF Mike Smith 123 467 145 .310 6 54
OF Patsy Donovan 120 479 154 .322 0 57

Other batters

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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
Bill Merritt 62 209 55 .263 1 26
Jesse Tannehill 56 184 49 .266 0 22
Jim Donnelly 44 161 31 .193 0 14
Denny Lyons 37 131 27 .206 2 17
Jack Rothfuss 35 115 36 .313 2 18
Tom Leahy 24 92 24 .261 0 12
Jim Gardner 27 76 12 .158 1 8
Charlie Kuhns 1 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Frank Killen 42 337.1 17 23 4.46 99
Pink Hawley 40 311.1 18 18 4.80 88
Jim Hughey 25 149.1 6 10 5.06 38
Jesse Tannehill 21 142.0 9 9 4.25 40
Jim Gardner 14 95.1 5 5 5.19 35

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Charlie Hastings 16 118.0 5 4 4.58 42

Uniforms

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Until early in the 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.

References

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  1. ^ "Uniforms Selected". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. January 26, 1897. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Baseball Brevities". The Pittsburg Press. December 14, 1897. p. 5.
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