1897 Philadelphia Phillies
[edit] Summary
The 1897 Philadelphia Phillies finished with a record of 54-76. They scored 752 runs and belted 40 home runs to go along with a .293 batting average. The offense was powered by Nap Lajoie, who led the team with 9 home runs and 127 RBI. Ed Delahanty led the team with 200 hits for a .377 average. Duff Cooley had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 792 runs and had a team ERA of 4.60. Jack Taylor led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 88 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Ed Abbaticchio
| 2B
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .364
| .300
| .664
| .300
|
| Lave Cross
| 3B
| 88
| 344
| 37
| 89
| 3
| 51
| 10
| .282
| .363
| .645
| .259
|
| Sam Gillen
| SS
| 75
| 270
| 32
| 70
| 0
| 27
| 2
| .353
| .319
| .672
| .259
|
| Bill Hallman
| 2B
| 31
| 126
| 16
| 33
| 0
| 15
| 1
| .326
| .286
| .612
| .262
|
| Nap Lajoie
| 1B
| 127
| 545
| 107
| 197
| 9
| 127
| 20
| .392
| .569
| .961
| .361
|
| Kohly Miller
| 2B
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .308
| .182
| .490
| .182
|
| Billy Nash
| 3B
| 104
| 337
| 45
| 87
| 0
| 39
| 4
| .373
| .329
| .702
| .258
|
| Frank Shugart
| SS
| 40
| 163
| 20
| 41
| 5
| 25
| 5
| .287
| .417
| .704
| .252
|
| Outfielders
|
| Duff Cooley
| OF
| 133
| 566
| 124
| 186
| 4
| 40
| 31
| .386
| .420
| .806
| .329
|
| Ed Delahanty
| OF
| 129
| 530
| 109
| 200
| 5
| 96
| 26
| .444
| .538
| .982
| .377
|
| Tommy Dowd
| OF
| 91
| 391
| 68
| 114
| 0
| 43
| 30
| .324
| .348
| .672
| .292
|
| Phil Geier
| OF
| 92
| 316
| 51
| 88
| 1
| 35
| 19
| .392
| .320
| .712
| .278
|
| George Stallings
| OF
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .333
| .555
| .222
|
| Sam Thompson
| OF
| 3
| 13
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .286
| .385
| .671
| .231
|
| Catchers
|
| Jack Boyle
| C
| 75
| 288
| 37
| 73
| 2
| 36
| 3
| .306
| .313
| .619
| .253
|
| Jack Clements
| C
| 55
| 185
| 18
| 44
| 6
| 36
| 3
| .305
| .378
| .683
| .238
|
| Mike Grady
| C
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .214
| .154
| .368
| .154
|
| Ed McFarland
| C
| 38
| 130
| 18
| 29
| 1
| 16
| 2
| .308
| .346
| .654
| .223
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 4756
| 752
| 1392
| 40
| 633
| 163
| .346
| .398
| .744
| .293
|
| Pitchers
|
| Bob Becker
| 5
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 2
| .000
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 5.62
| 1.625
|
| Kid Carsey
| 4
| 4
| 28
| 2
| 1
| .667
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 5.14
| 1.821
|
| Davey Dunkle
| 7
| 7
| 62
| 5
| 2
| .714
| 0
| 9
| 23
| 3.48
| 1.532
|
| Jack Fifield
| 27
| 26
| 210.7
| 5
| 18
| .217
| 0
| 38
| 80
| 5.51
| 1.628
|
| Youngy Johnson
| 5
| 2
| 29
| 1
| 2
| .333
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 4.66
| 1.759
|
| Tom Lipp
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 15.00
| 3.333
|
| Al Orth
| 36
| 34
| 282.3
| 14
| 19
| .424
| 0
| 64
| 82
| 4.62
| 1.527
|
| Tully Sparks
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1.12
| 2.000
|
| Jack Taylor
| 40
| 37
| 317.3
| 16
| 20
| .444
| 2
| 88
| 76
| 4.23
| 1.425
|
| George Wheeler
| 26
| 19
| 191
| 11
| 10
| .524
| 0
| 35
| 62
| 3.96
| 1.524
|
| Team Totals
| 152
| 133
| 1155.3
| 54
| 76
| .415
| 2
| 253
| 364
| 4.60
| 1.540
|
[edit] Batting Leaders
[edit] Pitching Leaders
