The 1897 Pittsburg Pirates season was the 16th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates [ 1] National League . The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 60–71.
Regular season [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1897 National League Records
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
Pittsburg 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
—
Record vs. opponents [ edit ]
1897 National League Records
Sources:
[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
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
Pittsburg 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 [ edit ]
1897 Pittsburg Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] Starters by position [ edit ] 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
1B
Davis, Harry Harry Davis 111
429
131
.305
2
63
OF
Smith, Mike Mike Smith 123
467
145
.310
6
54
OF
Donovan, Patsy Patsy Donovan 120
479
154
.322
0
57
Other batters [ edit ] Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching [ edit ] Starting pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers [ edit ] Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References [ edit ]
^ In 1891 the United States Board on Geographic Names forced the city of Pittsburgh to undergo a 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.
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