1897 Washington Senators
[edit] Summary
The 1897 Washington Senators finished with a record of 60-70. They scored 781 runs and belted 36 home runs to go along with a .297 batting average. Tom Brown, Kip Selbach, and Tommy Tucker were tied for the team lead in home runs with 5. The offense was powered by Gene DeMontreville, who led the team with 93 RBI and 193 hits. Kip Selbach had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 793 runs and had a team ERA of 4.01. Win Mercer led the team with 21 wins. Doc McJames struck out 156 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Infielders
|
| Ed Cartwright
| 1B
| 33
| 124
| 19
| 29
| 0
| 15
| 9
| .286
| .266
| .552
| .234
|
| Gene DeMontreville
| SS
| 133
| 566
| 92
| 193
| 3
| 93
| 30
| .366
| .433
| .799
| .341
|
| Bill Fox
| 2B
| 4
| 14
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .286
| .619
| .286
|
| John O'Brien
| 2B
| 86
| 320
| 37
| 78
| 3
| 45
| 6
| .309
| .322
| .631
| .244
|
| Charlie Reilly
| 3B
| 101
| 351
| 64
| 97
| 2
| 60
| 18
| .359
| .362
| .721
| .276
|
| Tommy Tucker
| 1B
| 93
| 352
| 52
| 119
| 5
| 61
| 18
| .403
| .460
| .863
| .338
|
| Outfielders
|
| Charlie Abbey
| OF
| 80
| 300
| 52
| 78
| 3
| 34
| 9
| .329
| .390
| .719
| .260
|
| Tom Brown
| OF
| 116
| 469
| 91
| 137
| 5
| 45
| 25
| .364
| .369
| .733
| .292
|
| Jake Gettman
| OF
| 36
| 143
| 28
| 45
| 3
| 29
| 8
| .359
| .469
| .828
| .315
|
| Tom Leahy
| OF
| 19
| 52
| 12
| 20
| 0
| 7
| 6
| .529
| .462
| .991
| .385
|
| Billy Lush
| OF
| 3
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .000
| .143
| .000
|
| Kip Selbach
| OF
| 124
| 486
| 113
| 152
| 5
| 59
| 46
| .414
| .461
| .875
| .313
|
| Zeke Wrigley
| OF
| 104
| 388
| 65
| 110
| 3
| 64
| 5
| .320
| .384
| .704
| .284
|
| Catchers
|
| Duke Farrell
| C
| 78
| 261
| 41
| 84
| 0
| 53
| 8
| .366
| .402
| .768
| .322
|
| Deacon McGuire
| C
| 93
| 327
| 51
| 112
| 4
| 53
| 9
| .386
| .474
| .860
| .343
|
| Team Totals
| -
| -
| 4636
| 781
| 1376
| 36
| 674
| 208
| .352
| .395
| .747
| .297
|
| Pitchers
|
| Roger Bresnahan
| 6
| 5
| 41
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 3.95
| 1.512
|
| Les German
| 15
| 5
| 83.7
| 3
| 5
| .375
| 0
| 2
| 33
| 5.59
| 1.792
|
| Silver King
| 23
| 19
| 154
| 6
| 9
| .400
| 1
| 32
| 45
| 4.79
| 1.565
|
| Al Maul
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9.00
| 2.500
|
| Doc McJames
| 44
| 39
| 323.7
| 15
| 23
| .395
| 2
| 156
| 137
| 3.61
| 1.538
|
| Win Mercer
| 47
| 43
| 342
| 21
| 20
| .512
| 3
| 91
| 104
| 3.18
| 1.482
|
| Effie Norton
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 2
| 1
| .667
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 6.88
| 2.471
|
| Joe Stanley
| 1
| 0
| 0.7
| 0
| 0
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 0.000
|
| Cy Swaim
| 26
| 19
| 184
| 9
| 11
| .450
| 0
| 52
| 59
| 4.60
| 1.511
|
| Team Totals
| 167
| 133
| 1148.1
| 60
| 70
| .462
| 6
| 348
| 400
| 4.01
| 1.553
|
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[edit] Pitching Leaders
