1897 Louisville Colonels
[edit] Summary
The 1897 Louisville Colonels finished with a record of 51-78. They scored 669 runs and belted 40 home runs to go along with a .265 batting average. General Stafford provided the power for the team with 7 homers. Perry Werden knocked in 83 runs. Fred Clarke led the team with 202 hits for a .390 average. Fred Clarke had a great year on the basepaths with 57 stolen bases.
The team allowed 859 runs and had a team ERA of 4.42. Chick Fraser led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 70 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Win Clark | 2B | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 | .188 | .423 | .188 |
| Billy Clingman | 3B | 113 | 395 | 59 | 90 | 2 | 47 | 14 | .302 | .314 | .616 | .228 |
| Tom Delahanty | 2B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .500 | .750 | .250 |
| Joe Dolan | 2B | 36 | 133 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .271 | .256 | .527 | .211 |
| Irv Hach | 2B | 16 | 51 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .322 | .255 | .577 | .216 |
| Ducky Holmes | SS | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Abbie Johnson | 2B | 48 | 161 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 23 | 2 | .303 | .292 | .595 | .242 |
| Frank Martin | 2B | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Jim Rogers | 2B | 41 | 150 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 4 | .260 | .233 | .493 | .147 |
| Heinie Smith | 2B | 21 | 76 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .300 | .342 | .642 | .263 |
| General Stafford | SS | 111 | 432 | 68 | 120 | 7 | 53 | 14 | .330 | .387 | .717 | .278 |
| Perry Werden | 1B | 131 | 506 | 76 | 153 | 5 | 83 | 14 | .366 | .429 | .795 | .302 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Clarke | OF | 128 | 518 | 120 | 202 | 6 | 67 | 57 | .462 | .533 | .995 | .390 |
| Charlie Dexter | OF | 76 | 257 | 43 | 72 | 2 | 46 | 12 | .342 | .389 | .731 | .280 |
| Tom McCreery | OF | 89 | 338 | 55 | 96 | 4 | 40 | 13 | .356 | .370 | .726 | .284 |
| Doc Nance | OF | 35 | 120 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 3 | .355 | .408 | .763 | .242 |
| Ollie Pickering | OF | 63 | 246 | 34 | 62 | 1 | 20 | 20 | .326 | .301 | .627 | .252 |
| Honus Wagner | OF | 61 | 237 | 37 | 80 | 2 | 39 | 19 | .379 | .468 | .847 | .338 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Dick Butler | C | 10 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .184 | .184 | .368 | .184 |
| Ossee Schreckengost | C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bill Wilson | C | 105 | 381 | 43 | 81 | 1 | 41 | 9 | .257 | .273 | .530 | .213 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4520 | 669 | 1197 | 40 | 563 | 195 | .323 | .358 | .681 | .265 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dad Clarke | 7 | 6 | 54.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3.95 | 1.536 | |||
| Bert Cunningham | 29 | 27 | 234.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 49 | 72 | 4.14 | 1.525 | |||
| Pete Dowling | 4 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5.88 | 1.808 | |||
| Roy Evans | 9 | 8 | 59.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 4.10 | 1.518 | |||
| Chick Fraser | 35 | 34 | 286.3 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 0 | 70 | 133 | 4.09 | 1.624 | |||
| George Hemming | 9 | 8 | 67 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 5.10 | 1.567 | |||
| Art Herman | 3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Bill Hill | 27 | 26 | 199 | 7 | 17 | .292 | 0 | 55 | 69 | 3.62 | 1.397 | |||
| Jim Jones | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18.90 | 3.582 | |||
| Bill Magee | 22 | 16 | 155.3 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 44 | 99 | 5.39 | 1.835 | |||
| Bert Miller | 4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.94 | 2.059 | |||
| Rube Waddell | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3.21 | 1.643 | |||
| Team Totals | 152 | 133 | 1138 | 51 | 78 | .395 | 0 | 267 | 459 | 4.42 | 1.601 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Perry Werden | 131 |
| At Bats | Fred Clarke | 518 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Fred Clarke | 590 |
| Batting Average | Fred Clarke | .390 |
| On-Base % | Fred Clarke | .462 |
| Slugging % | Fred Clarke | .533 |
| OPS | Fred Clarke | .995 |
| Runs | Fred Clarke | 120 |
| Hits | Fred Clarke | 202 |
| Total Bases | Fred Clarke | 276 |
| Doubles | Fred Clarke | 30 |
| Triples | Perry Werden | 14 |
| Home Runs | General Stafford | 7 |
| RBI | Perry Werden | 83 |
| Walks | Fred Clarke | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | Fred Clarke | 57 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom McCreery | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Chick Fraser | 15 |
| Losses | Chick Fraser | 19 |
| Won-Loss % | Bert Cunningham | .519 |
| ERA | Bill Hill | 3.62 |
| WHIP | Bill Hill | 1.397 |
| Innings Pitched | Chick Fraser | 286.3 |
| Games | Chick Fraser | 35 |
| Games Started | Chick Fraser | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Chick Fraser | 70 |
| Complete Games | Chick Fraser | 32 |
| Shutouts | Bill Hill and Bill Magee | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bill Magee | 754 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chick Fraser | 130 |
| Hits Allowed | Chick Fraser | 332 |
| Walks Allowed | Chick Fraser | 133 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chick Fraser | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Chick Fraser | 22 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chick Fraser | 24 |
