1897 St. Louis Perfectos
[edit] Summary
The 1897 St. Louis Perfectos finished with a record of 29-102. They scored 588 runs and belted 31 home runs to go along with a .275 batting average. Mike Grady led the team in home runs with 7. Fred Hartman was the best run producer with 67 RBI. Klondike Douglass led the team with 170 hits for a .329 average. Monte Cross had a great year on the basepaths with 38 stolen bases.
The team allowed 1083 runs and had a team ERA of 6.21. Red Donahue was the winningest pitcher, with 10 games won. Bill Hart struck out 67 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Bierbauer | 2B | 12 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 | .217 | .434 | .217 |
| Roger Connor | 1B | 22 | 83 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .333 | .325 | .658 | .229 |
| Monte Cross | SS | 131 | 462 | 59 | 132 | 4 | 55 | 38 | .379 | .396 | .775 | .286 |
| Mike Grady | 1B | 83 | 322 | 48 | 90 | 7 | 45 | 7 | .352 | .398 | .750 | .280 |
| Bill Hallman | 2B | 79 | 298 | 31 | 66 | 0 | 26 | 12 | .288 | .255 | .543 | .221 |
| Fred Hartman | 3B | 124 | 516 | 67 | 158 | 2 | 67 | 18 | .350 | .390 | .740 | .306 |
| John Houseman | 2B | 80 | 278 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 21 | 16 | .329 | .309 | .638 | .245 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ed Biecher | OF | 3 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Tommy Dowd | OF | 35 | 145 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 11 | .291 | .338 | .629 | .262 |
| Dick Harley | OF | 89 | 330 | 43 | 96 | 3 | 35 | 23 | .379 | .361 | .740 | .291 |
| Frank Huelsman | OF | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .429 | .715 | .286 |
| Bill Kissinger | OF | 14 | 39 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .381 | .513 | .894 | .333 |
| Dan Lally | OF | 87 | 355 | 56 | 99 | 2 | 42 | 12 | .310 | .366 | .676 | .279 |
| Tuck Turner | OF | 103 | 416 | 58 | 121 | 2 | 41 | 8 | .350 | .404 | .754 | .291 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Klondike Douglass | C | 125 | 516 | 77 | 170 | 6 | 50 | 12 | .403 | .405 | .808 | .329 |
| Ed McFarland | C | 31 | 107 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 17 | 2 | .374 | .439 | .813 | .327 |
| Morgan Murphy | C | 62 | 207 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .196 | .179 | .375 | .169 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4642 | 588 | 1277 | 31 | 484 | 172 | .331 | .356 | .687 | .275 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Kid Carsey | 12 | 11 | 99 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 6.00 | 1.657 | |||
| Percy Coleman | 12 | 4 | 57.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 10 | 32 | 8.16 | 2.286 | |||
| Red Donahue | 46 | 42 | 348 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 1 | 64 | 106 | 6.13 | 1.695 | |||
| Duke Esper | 8 | 8 | 61.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 5.28 | 1.746 | |||
| Roy Evans | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9.69 | 3.538 | |||
| John Grimes | 3 | 1 | 19.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5.95 | 1.624 | |||
| Bill Hart | 39 | 38 | 294.7 | 9 | 27 | .250 | 0 | 67 | 148 | 6.26 | 1.843 | |||
| Bill Hutchison | 6 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 6.07 | 1.925 | |||
| Bill Kissinger | 7 | 4 | 31.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 11.49 | 2.109 | |||
| Con Lucid | 6 | 6 | 49 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 3.67 | 1.878 | |||
| Mike McDermott | 4 | 4 | 21.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 9.28 | 1.972 | |||
| Willie Sudhoff | 11 | 9 | 92.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 4.47 | 1.586 | |||
| Team Totals | 157 | 132 | 1127.3 | 29 | 102 | .221 | 1 | 207 | 453 | 6.21 | 1.807 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Monte Cross | 131 |
| At Bats | Klondike Douglass and Fred Hartman | 516 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Klondike Douglass | 583 |
| Batting Average | Klondike Douglass | .329 |
| On-Base % | Klondike Douglass | .403 |
| Slugging % | Klondike Douglass | .405 |
| OPS | Klondike Douglass | .808 |
| Runs | Klondike Douglass | 77 |
| Hits | Klondike Douglass | 170 |
| Total Bases | Klondike Douglass | 209 |
| Doubles | Fred Hartman | 21 |
| Triples | Tuck Turner | 12 |
| Home Runs | Mike Grady | 7 |
| RBI | Fred Hartman | 67 |
| Walks | Monte Cross | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Monte Cross | 38 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Monte Cross | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Red Donahue | 10 |
| Losses | Red Donahue | 35 |
| Saves | Red Donahue | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Hart | .250 |
| ERA | Red Donahue | 6.13 |
| WHIP | Red Donahue | 1.695 |
| Innings Pitched | Red Donahue | 348 |
| Games | Red Donahue | 46 |
| Games Started | Red Donahue | 42 |
| Strikeouts | Bill Hart | 67 |
| Complete Games | Red Donahue | 38 |
| Shutouts | Red Donahue | 1 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Red Donahue | 237 |
| Hits Allowed | Red Donahue | 484 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Hart | 148 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Red Donahue | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Hart | 15 |
| Hit Batsmen | Red Donahue | 22 |



