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selflink">1897</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_baseball" title="1898 in baseball">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_baseball" title="1899 in baseball">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_baseball" title="1900 in baseball">1900</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Baseball_by_year" title="Category:Baseball by year">→</a></li></ul> </div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading" style="font-size:larger; line-height:1.8em;"> <hr /><a href="/wiki/1897_in_sports" title="1897 in sports">1897 in sports</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_air_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 in air sports (page does not exist)">Air sports</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_American_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 in American football (page does not exist)">American football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_aquatic_sports&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 in aquatic sports (page does not exist)">Aquatic sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_association_football" title="1897 in association football">Association football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_the_sport_of_athletics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 in the sport of athletics (page does not exist)">Athletics</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_Australian_rules_football&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 in Australian rules football (page does not exist)">Australian rules football</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_badminton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 in badminton (page does not exist)">Badminton</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_basketball" title="1897 in basketball">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Canadian_football" title="1897 in Canadian football">Canadian football</a></li> <li><a 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<td>77 </td> <td>.417 </td> <td>38 </td> <td>32‍–‍34 </td> <td>23‍–‍43 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1897_Louisville_Colonels_season" title="1897 Louisville Colonels season">Louisville Colonels</a> </td> <td>52</td> <td>78 </td> <td>.400 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>34‍–‍31 </td> <td>18‍–‍47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1897_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1897 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a> </td> <td>29</td> <td>102 </td> <td>.221 </td> <td>63½ </td> <td>18‍–‍41 </td> <td>11‍–‍61 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_League_statistical_leaders">National League statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: National League statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Charles_Augustus_%22Kid%22_Nichols%2C_Pitcher%2C_Omaha_Omahogs-_Lambs%2C_from_the_Old_Judge_series_%28N172%29_for_Old_Judge_Cigarettes_MET_DP846351.jpg/440px-Charles_Augustus_%22Kid%22_Nichols%2C_Pitcher%2C_Omaha_Omahogs-_Lambs%2C_from_the_Old_Judge_series_%28N172%29_for_Old_Judge_Cigarettes_MET_DP846351.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1581" data-file-height="2862" /></a><figcaption>Kid Nichols</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Batting average: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a> – .424</li> <li>Home runs: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Duffy" title="Hugh Duffy">Hugh Duffy</a> – 11</li> <li>Runs batted in: <a href="/wiki/George_Davis_(baseball)" title="George Davis (baseball)">George Davis</a> – 135</li> <li>Wins: <a href="/wiki/Kid_Nichols" title="Kid Nichols">Kid Nichols</a> – 31</li> <li>Earned run average: <a href="/wiki/Amos_Rusie" title="Amos Rusie">Amos Rusie</a> – 2.54</li> <li>Strikeouts: <a href="/wiki/Doc_McJames" title="Doc McJames">Doc McJames</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cy_Seymour" title="Cy Seymour">Cy Seymour</a> – 156</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_seasons">Notable seasons</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notable seasons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Baltimore Orioles right fielder <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a> led the NL in batting average (.424) and hits (239). He was second in the NL in total bases (304), slugging percentage (.539), adjusted OPS+ (164), and runs scored (145). He was third in the NL in on-base percentage (.464).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Boston Beaneaters pitcher <a href="/wiki/Kid_Nichols" title="Kid Nichols">Kid Nichols</a> had a win–loss record of 31–11 and led the NL in innings pitched (368), wins (31), and adjusted ERA+ (168). He was second in the NL in earned run average (2.64). He was fifth in the NL in strikeouts (127).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 28 - The <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns" title="St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a> acquired <a href="/wiki/Duke_Esper" title="Duke Esper">Duke Esper</a> off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.</li> <li>May 22 - The New York Giants released <a href="/wiki/Jake_Beckley" title="Jake Beckley">Jake Beckley</a>.</li> <li>June 1 - The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> traded <a href="/wiki/Kid_Carsey" title="Kid Carsey">Kid Carsey</a> and Mike Grady to the St. Louis Browns for <a href="/wiki/Ed_McFarland" title="Ed McFarland">Ed McFarland</a>.</li> <li>June 3 - The Washington Senators purchased the contract of Tommy Tucker from Boston.</li> <li>June 11 - <a href="/wiki/Chippy_McGarr" title="Chippy McGarr">Chippy McGarr</a> is released by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Spiders</a>.</li> <li>June 24 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Harley" title="Dick Harley">Dick Harley</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Browns (NL)">St. Louis Browns</a> collects six hits in one game against the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.</li> <li>June 29 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Colts" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Colts">Chicago Colts</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Colonels" title="Louisville Colonels">Louisville Colonels</a> 36-7 - still the record for the most runs by one team in a game.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>July 18 – <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Colts" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago Colts">Chicago Colts</a> collects his 3,000th career hit with a single off of <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(19th_century)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Orioles (19th century)">Baltimore Orioles</a> pitcher George Blackburn.</li> <li>September 18 – <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Cy Young</a> pitches the first <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> of his career as the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Spiders</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>, 6-0, in the first game of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January">January</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: January"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1 – <a href="/wiki/Monty_Swartz" title="Monty Swartz">Monty Swartz</a></li> <li>January 3 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Turgeon" title="Pete Turgeon">Pete Turgeon</a></li> <li>January 5 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Delaney" title="Art Delaney">Art Delaney</a></li> <li>January 6 – <a href="/wiki/Buck_Crouse" title="Buck Crouse">Buck Crouse</a></li> <li>January 6 – <a href="/wiki/By_Speece" title="By Speece">By Speece</a></li> <li>January 7 – <a href="/wiki/Topper_Rigney" title="Topper Rigney">Topper Rigney</a></li> <li>January 9 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Keefe" title="Dave Keefe">Dave Keefe</a></li> <li>January 15 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Genewich" title="Joe Genewich">Joe Genewich</a></li> <li>January 24 – <a href="/wiki/George_Ellison_(baseball)" title="George Ellison (baseball)">George Ellison</a></li> <li>January 29 – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Patterson_(baseball,_born_1897)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pat Patterson (baseball, born 1897)">Pat Patterson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="February">February</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: February"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 9 – <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Lynch" title="Adrian Lynch">Adrian Lynch</a></li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Miller_(baseball)" title="Red Miller (baseball)">Red Miller</a></li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Shannon_(baseball)" title="Joe Shannon (baseball)">Joe Shannon</a></li> <li>February 11 – <a href="/wiki/Red_Shannon" title="Red Shannon">Red Shannon</a></li> <li>February 14 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Smith_(catcher)" title="Earl Smith (catcher)">Earl Smith</a></li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/Art_Johnson_(1920s_pitcher)" title="Art Johnson (1920s pitcher)">Art Johnson</a></li> <li>February 15 – <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Wolfe_(baseball)" title="Chuck Wolfe (baseball)">Chuck Wolfe</a></li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Castner" title="Paul Castner">Paul Castner</a></li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Ferguson_(baseball)" title="Alex Ferguson (baseball)">Alex Ferguson</a></li> <li>February 17 – <a href="/wiki/Ike_Boone" title="Ike Boone">Ike Boone</a></li> <li>February 18 – <a href="/wiki/Huck_Betts" title="Huck Betts">Huck Betts</a></li> <li>February 25 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Vines" title="Bob Vines">Bob Vines</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="March">March</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: March"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>March 1 – <a href="/wiki/Howie_Jones" title="Howie Jones">Howie Jones</a></li> <li>March 4 – <a href="/wiki/Neal_Brady" title="Neal Brady">Neal Brady</a></li> <li>March 4 – <a href="/wiki/Lefty_O%27Doul" title="Lefty O'Doul">Lefty O'Doul</a></li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Barnes" title="Virgil Barnes">Virgil Barnes</a></li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Lu_Blue" title="Lu Blue">Lu Blue</a></li> <li>March 6 – <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Brady" title="Cliff Brady">Cliff Brady</a></li> <li>March 9 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dawson_(baseball)" title="Joe Dawson (baseball)">Joe Dawson</a></li> <li>March 10 – <a href="/wiki/Russ_Ennis" title="Russ Ennis">Russ Ennis</a></li> <li>March 13 – <a href="/wiki/Lew_Malone" title="Lew Malone">Lew Malone</a></li> <li>March 14 – <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Hitt" title="Bruce Hitt">Bruce Hitt</a></li> <li>March 19 – <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Bowman" title="Elmer Bowman">Elmer Bowman</a></li> <li>March 21 – <a href="/wiki/Gus_Ketchum" title="Gus Ketchum">Gus Ketchum</a></li> <li>March 21 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lamar" title="Bill Lamar">Bill Lamar</a></li> <li>March 27 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Lucey" title="Joe Lucey">Joe Lucey</a></li> <li>March 27 – <a href="/wiki/Effa_Manley" title="Effa Manley">Effa Manley</a></li> <li>March 30 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sicking" title="Ed Sicking">Ed Sicking</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>April 4 – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Miner" title="Ray Miner">Ray Miner</a></li> <li>April 8 – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Attreau" title="Dick Attreau">Dick Attreau</a></li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Price_(outfielder)" title="Joe Price (outfielder)">Joe Price</a></li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/Ross_Youngs" title="Ross Youngs">Ross Youngs</a></li> <li>April 15 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Lynch" title="Walt Lynch">Walt Lynch</a></li> <li>April 20 – <a href="/wiki/Lou_Vedder" title="Lou Vedder">Lou Vedder</a></li> <li>April 26 – <a href="/wiki/Epp_Sell" title="Epp Sell">Epp Sell</a></li> <li>April 30 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Walsh" title="Walt Walsh">Walt Walsh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 3 – <a href="/wiki/Ray_Shepardson" title="Ray Shepardson">Ray Shepardson</a></li> <li>May 12 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dugan" title="Joe Dugan">Joe Dugan</a></li> <li>May 13 – <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Canavan" title="Hugh Canavan">Hugh Canavan</a></li> <li>May 17 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Riconda" title="Harry Riconda">Harry Riconda</a></li> <li>May 20 – <a href="/wiki/Wilcy_Moore" title="Wilcy Moore">Wilcy Moore</a></li> <li>May 30 – <a href="/wiki/Wally_Kimmick" title="Wally Kimmick">Wally Kimmick</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="June">June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Sherling</a></li> <li>July 22 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Gerner" title="Ed Gerner">Ed Gerner</a></li> <li>July 23 – <a href="/wiki/Hod_Ford" title="Hod Ford">Hod Ford</a></li> <li>July 23 – <a href="/wiki/Cy_Fried" title="Cy Fried">Cy Fried</a></li> <li>July 26 – <a href="/wiki/Chick_Bowen" title="Chick Bowen">Chick Bowen</a></li> <li>July 27 – <a href="/wiki/Biz_Mackey" title="Biz Mackey">Biz Mackey</a></li> <li>July 29 – <a href="/wiki/Jim_Hamby" title="Jim Hamby">Jim Hamby</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="August">August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>August 8 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Eckert" title="Charlie Eckert">Charlie Eckert</a></li> <li>August 8 – <a href="/wiki/Ken_Holloway" title="Ken Holloway">Ken Holloway</a></li> <li>August 10 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Welch_(baseball)" title="Frank Welch (baseball)">Frank Welch</a></li> <li>August 16 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Fothergill" title="Bob Fothergill">Bob Fothergill</a></li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Bradshaw_(baseball)" title="Joe Bradshaw (baseball)">Joe Bradshaw</a></li> <li>August 17 – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Lennon" title="Ed Lennon">Ed Lennon</a></li> <li>August 18 – <a href="/wiki/Mandy_Brooks" title="Mandy Brooks">Mandy Brooks</a></li> <li>August 22 – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Clark_(pitcher)" title="Bob Clark (pitcher)">Bob Clark</a></li> <li>August 24 – <a href="/wiki/Al_Bool" title="Al Bool">Al Bool</a></li> <li>August 24 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Pratt_(baseball)" title="Frank Pratt (baseball)">Frank Pratt</a></li> <li>August 29 – <a href="/wiki/John_Quinn_(umpire)" title="John Quinn (umpire)">John Quinn</a></li> <li>August 31 – <a href="/wiki/William_Bell_(baseball)" title="William Bell (baseball)">William Bell</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September">September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 13 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rommel" title="Eddie Rommel">Eddie Rommel</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Green_(baseball,_born_1897)" title="Joe Green (baseball, born 1897)">Joe Green</a></li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/Earl_Webb" title="Earl Webb">Earl Webb</a></li> <li>September 19 – <a href="/wiki/Astyanax_Douglass" title="Astyanax Douglass">Astyanax Douglass</a></li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Irwin" title="Walt Irwin">Walt Irwin</a></li> <li>September 25 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Walter Anderson (baseball)">Walter Anderson</a></li> <li>September 27 – <a href="/wiki/Chick_Gagnon" title="Chick Gagnon">Chick Gagnon</a></li> <li>September 30 – <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Kenna" title="Eddie Kenna">Eddie Kenna</a></li> <li>September 30 – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Kircher" title="Mike Kircher">Mike Kircher</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October">October</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: October"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>October 7 – <a href="/wiki/Bill_Jackman" title="Bill Jackman">Bill Jackman</a></li> <li>October 9 – <a href="/wiki/Harry_Biemiller" title="Harry Biemiller">Harry Biemiller</a></li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/Elliot_Bigelow" title="Elliot Bigelow">Elliot Bigelow</a></li> <li>October 14 – <a href="/wiki/Vance_McIlree" title="Vance McIlree">Vance McIlree</a></li> <li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Dinty_Gearin" title="Dinty Gearin">Dinty Gearin</a></li> <li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Sam_Gray_(baseball)" title="Sam Gray (baseball)">Sam Gray</a></li> <li>October 16 – <a href="/wiki/Garland_Buckeye" title="Garland Buckeye">Garland Buckeye</a></li> <li>October 18 – <a href="/wiki/Sumpter_Clarke" title="Sumpter Clarke">Sumpter Clarke</a></li> <li>October 19 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Lovelace" title="Tom Lovelace">Tom Lovelace</a></li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/Tom_Connelly" title="Tom Connelly">Tom Connelly</a></li> <li>October 20 – <a href="/wiki/Jigger_Statz" title="Jigger Statz">Jigger Statz</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>October 22 – <a href="/wiki/Myles_Thomas" title="Myles Thomas">Myles Thomas</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/Skipper_Friday" title="Skipper Friday">Skipper Friday</a></li> <li>October 26 – <a href="/wiki/George_Winn" title="George Winn">George Winn</a></li> <li>October 29 – <a href="/wiki/Ty_Pickup" 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Herrera</a></li> <li>December 20 – <a href="/wiki/Snooks_Dowd" title="Snooks Dowd">Snooks Dowd</a></li> <li>December 21 – <a href="/wiki/Hal_Haid" title="Hal Haid">Hal Haid</a></li> <li>December 21 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Scott" title="Pete Scott">Pete Scott</a></li> <li>December 22 – <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Freeman_(baseball)" title="Harvey Freeman (baseball)">Harvey Freeman</a></li> <li>December 23 – <a href="/wiki/Nemo_Gaines" title="Nemo Gaines">Nemo Gaines</a></li> <li>December 25 – <a href="/wiki/Allen_Elliott" title="Allen Elliott">Allen Elliott</a></li> <li>December 27 – <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Tavener" title="Jackie Tavener">Jackie Tavener</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 5 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Radbourn" title="Charles Radbourn">Old Hoss Radbourn</a>, 42, Hall of Fame pitcher who won over 300 games including a record 60 for the 1884 Providence Grays, leading the National League in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage and games twice each and in shutouts, innings and ERA once each; completing 489 out of 503 starts, pitching three shutouts in the 1884 World Championship Series, while holding single-season records for games pitched with 76 in 1883, going 27–12 for the 1890 Players' League champions.</li> <li>February 8 – <a href="/wiki/Fleury_Sullivan" title="Fleury Sullivan">Fleury Sullivan</a>, 35, pitcher.</li> <li>March 5 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Foutz" title="Dave Foutz">Dave Foutz</a>, 40, first baseman/outfielder/pitcher who played from 1884 through 1896 for the St. Louis Browns and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms, a three-time .300 hitter and manager for the Brooklyn teams between 1893 and 1896 for a .690 career winning percentage, while pitching 41 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P. Caylor">O. P. Caylor</a>, 47, one of the founders of the American Association.</li> <li>November 2 – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sullivan_(shortstop)" title="Joe Sullivan (shortstop)">Joe Sullivan</a>, 27, shortstop.</li> <li>November 15 – <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Smith_(infielder)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Smith (infielder)">Charlie Smith</a>, 56, infielder who appeared in 14 games for the 1871 New York Mutuals.</li> <li>November 19 – <a href="/wiki/Frank_McGinn_(baseball)" title="Frank McGinn (baseball)">Frank McGinn</a>, 28, infielder.</li> <li>December 20 – <a href="/wiki/William_Brown_(baseball)" title="William Brown (baseball)">William Brown</a>, 31, catcher.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_in_baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keelewi01.shtml">"Willie Keeler Stats"</a>. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1897-batting-leaders.shtml">"1897 National League Batting Leaders"</a>. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nichoki01.shtml">"Kid Nichols Stats"</a>. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1897-pitching-leaders.shtml">"1897 National League Pitching Leaders"</a>. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFFelber" class="citation web cs1">Felber, Bill. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-29-1897-the-chicago-colts-record-romp-for-36-runs/">"June 29, 1897: The Chicago Colts' record romp for 36 runs"</a>. <i>sabr.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Jefferson: McFarland. p. 231. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-0045-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7864-0045-4"><bdi>978-0-7864-0045-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Pacific+Coast+League%3A+A+Statistical+History%2C+1903-1957&rft.place=Jefferson&rft.pages=231&rft.pub=McFarland&rft.date=1995-01-01&rft.isbn=978-0-7864-0045-4&rft.aulast=Snelling&rft.aufirst=Dennis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D4ApM-wmc0BIC%26pg%3DPA231&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1897+in+baseball" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1897.shtml">1897 National League team stats at Baseball Reference</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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title="1907 in baseball">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_baseball" title="1908 in baseball">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_baseball" title="1909 in baseball">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_baseball" title="1910 in baseball">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_baseball" title="1911 in baseball">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_baseball" title="1912 in baseball">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_baseball" title="1913 in baseball">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_baseball" title="1914 in baseball">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_baseball" title="1915 in baseball">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_baseball" title="1916 in baseball">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_baseball" title="1917 in baseball">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_baseball" title="1918 in baseball">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_baseball" title="1919 in baseball">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_baseball" title="1920 in baseball">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_baseball" title="1921 in baseball">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_baseball" title="1922 in baseball">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_baseball" title="1923 in baseball">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_baseball" title="1924 in baseball">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_baseball" title="1925 in baseball">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_baseball" title="1926 in baseball">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_baseball" title="1927 in baseball">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_baseball" title="1928 in baseball">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_baseball" title="1929 in baseball">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> 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href="/wiki/1943_in_baseball" title="1943 in baseball">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_baseball" title="1944 in baseball">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_baseball" title="1945 in baseball">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_baseball" title="1946 in baseball">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_baseball" title="1947 in baseball">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_baseball" title="1948 in baseball">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_baseball" title="1949 in baseball">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_baseball" title="1950 in baseball">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_baseball" title="1951 in baseball">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_baseball" title="1952 in baseball">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_baseball" title="1953 in baseball">1953</a></li> <li><a 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