1897 Chicago Colts

59-73 • .447 Win% • 9th in NL

📊 Season Record

59 Wins
73 Losses
.447 Win %
9th Rank
832 R 894 RA
Diff -62

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832 Runs Scored
894 Runs Allowed
-62 Run Diff
334K Attendance

📈 vs. 1897 NL Average

Batting Avg .282 3% below the 1897 league average (.291)
OBP .347 2% below the 1897 league average (.354)
SLG .385 equal to the 1897 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.53 5% worse than the 1897 league average (4.30)
Runs Scored 832 5% above the 1897 league average (795 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 67
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Total Attendance 334,860
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Avg per Game 4,997

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1897

Batting Avg

1 Bill Lange 0.340 2 Walter Thornton 0.321 3 Bill Everitt 0.314 4 Jimmy Ryan 0.300 5 Jimmy Callahan 0.292

Home Runs

1 Bill Dahlen 6 2 George Decker 5 3 Bill Everitt 5 4 Bill Lange 5 5 Jimmy Ryan 5

RBI

1 Jimmy Ryan 85 2 Bill Lange 83 3 Cap Anson 75 4 George Decker 63 5 Barry McCormick 55
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Ryan 136 520 103 156 33 17 5 85 50 27 27 0.300
Bill Lange 118 479 119 163 24 14 5 83 48 12 73 0.340
George Decker 111 428 72 124 12 7 5 63 24 14 11 0.290
Cap Anson 114 424 67 121 17 3 3 75 60 27 11 0.285
Barry McCormick 101 419 87 112 8 10 2 55 33 51 44 0.267
Bill Everitt 92 379 63 119 14 7 5 39 36 37 26 0.314
Jimmy Callahan 94 360 60 105 18 6 3 47 10 25 12 0.292
Jim Connor 77 285 40 83 10 5 3 38 24 20 10 0.291
Bill Dahlen 75 276 67 80 18 8 6 40 43 25 15 0.290
Walter Thornton 75 265 39 85 9 6 0 55 30 16 13 0.321
Malachi Kittridge 79 262 25 53 5 5 1 30 22 11 9 0.202
Tim Donahue 58 188 28 45 7 3 0 21 9 9 3 0.239
Clark Griffith 46 162 27 38 8 4 0 21 18 8 2 0.235
Fred Pfeffer 32 114 10 26 0 1 0 11 12 5 5 0.228
Danny Friend 25 88 12 25 5 0 0 9 5 5 1 0.284
Buttons Briggs 22 81 5 13 0 1 0 5 3 15 1 0.160
Roger Denzer 12 39 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.154
Tom Hernon 4 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0.062
Jim Korwan 5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Adonis Terry 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Wright 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1897

ERA

1 Clark Griffith 3.72 2 Jimmy Callahan 4.03 3 Danny Friend 4.52 4 Walter Thornton 4.70 5 Roger Denzer 5.13

Wins

1 Clark Griffith 21 2 Jimmy Callahan 12 3 Danny Friend 12 4 Walter Thornton 6 5 Buttons Briggs 4

Strikeouts

1 Clark Griffith 102 2 Buttons Briggs 60 3 Danny Friend 58 4 Walter Thornton 55 5 Jimmy Callahan 52
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Clark Griffith 21 18 3.72 41 38 1 343.2 410 142 86 102
Danny Friend 12 11 4.52 24 24 0 203.0 244 102 86 58
Jimmy Callahan 12 9 4.03 23 22 0 189.2 221 85 55 52
Buttons Briggs 4 17 5.26 22 22 0 186.2 246 109 85 60
Walter Thornton 6 7 4.70 16 16 0 130.1 164 68 51 55
Roger Denzer 2 8 5.13 12 10 0 94.2 125 54 34 17
Jim Korwan 1 2 5.82 5 4 0 34.0 47 22 28 12
Adonis Terry 0 1 10.13 1 1 0 8.0 11 9 6 1
Dave Wright 1 0 15.43 1 1 0 7.0 17 12 2 4

👥 Roster (21)

Cap Anson Buttons Briggs Jimmy Callahan Jim Connor Bill Dahlen George Decker Roger Denzer Tim Donahue Bill Everitt Danny Friend Clark Griffith Tom Hernon +9 more

21 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1897 Chicago Colts

What was the 1897 Chicago Colts record?
The 1897 Chicago Colts finished 59-73 (.447 win pct).
Who led the 1897 Chicago Colts in home runs?
Bill Dahlen led the 1897 Chicago Colts with 6 home runs.
What was the 1897 Chicago Colts team ERA?
The 1897 Chicago Colts posted a team ERA of 4.53.
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