1897 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world.

1 Champions
2 Statistical Leaders
3 National League final standings
4 Events
5 Births
6 Deaths

[edit] Champions

National League: Boston Beaneaters

[edit] Statistical Leaders

Batting: Willie Keeler .424
Home Runs: Hugh Duffy 11
Wins: Kid Nichols 31
ERA: Amos Rusie 2.54

[edit] National League final standings


Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Boston Beaneaters	93	39	.705	--
2nd	Baltimore Orioles	90	40	.692	2.0
3rd	New York Giants	83	48	.634	9.5
4th	Cincinnati Reds	76	56	.576	17.0
5th	Cleveland Spiders	69	62	.527	23.5
6th	Washington Senators	61	71	.462	32.0
6th	Brooklyn Grooms	61	71	.462	32.0
8th	Pittsburgh Pirates	60	71	.458	32.5
9th	Chicago Cubs	59	73	.447	34.0
10th	Philadelphia Phillies	55	77	.417	38.0
11th	Louisville Colonels	52	78	.400	40.0
12th	St. Louis Browns	29	102	.221	63.5

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

February 5 - Charles "Hoss" Radbourn, 42, pitcher who won over 300 games including a record 60 for the 1884 Providence Grays; led NL in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage and games twice each and in shutouts, innings and ERA once each; completed 489 out of 503 starts, pitched three shutouts in 1884 world championship series; held single-season records for games pitched with 76 in 1883, was 27-12 for 1890 Players League champions
March 5 - Dave Foutz, 40, pitcher for St. Louis and Brooklyn, and manager of Brooklyn since 1893, who compiled .690 career winning percentage, with 41 wins for 1886 champion Browns; also a first baseman and outfielder, batting .300 three times

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1897 in baseball

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