1897 Louisville Colonels

52-78 • .400 Win% • 11th in NL

The 1897 Louisville Colonels went 52-78 (.400) finishing 11th in the NL. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 869, and played home games at Eclipse Park II. Team leaders included James Stafford (7 HR, 54 RBI) and Chick Fraser (15-19, 4.04 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

52 Wins
78 Losses
.400 Win %
11th Rank
675 R 869 RA
Diff -194

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⚡ Quick Stats

675 Runs Scored
869 Runs Allowed
-194 Run Diff
145K Attendance

📈 vs. 1897 NL Average

Batting Avg .263 10% below the 1897 league average (.291)
OBP .328 7% below the 1897 league average (.354)
SLG .355 8% below the 1897 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.41 2% worse than the 1897 league average (4.30)
Runs Scored 675 15% below the 1897 league average (795 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumEclipse Park II
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Home Games 68
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Total Attendance 145,210
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Avg per Game 2,135

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1897

Batting Avg

1 Fred Clarke 0.390 2 Honus Wagner 0.335 3 Perry Werden 0.301 4 Charlie Dexter 0.280 5 Tom McCreery 0.279

Home Runs

1 James Stafford 7 2 Fred Clarke 6 3 Perry Werden 5 4 Tom McCreery 4 5 William Nance 3

RBI

1 Perry Werden 83 2 Fred Clarke 67 3 James Stafford 54 4 Billy Clingman 47 5 Charlie Dexter 46
1897 Louisville Colonels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Fred Clarke 130 526 122 205 30 13 6 67 45 26 59 0.390
Perry Werden 133 512 76 154 21 14 5 83 41 21 15 0.301
James Stafford 113 441 68 122 16 5 7 54 31 35 15 0.277
Billy Clingman 115 403 61 92 14 7 2 47 37 52 14 0.228
Bill Wilson 107 389 44 83 12 4 1 41 18 39 9 0.213
Tom McCreery 91 344 55 96 5 6 4 40 40 45 13 0.279
Charlie Dexter 76 257 43 72 12 5 2 46 21 30 12 0.280
Ollie Pickering 64 249 34 62 5 2 1 21 26 23 20 0.249
Honus Wagner 62 242 38 81 18 4 2 39 15 14 20 0.335
Abbie Johnson 49 165 16 40 6 1 0 23 13 12 2 0.242
Jim Rogers 42 153 22 22 3 2 2 22 23 12 4 0.144
Joe Dolan 36 133 10 28 2 2 0 7 8 17 6 0.211
William Nance 35 120 25 29 5 3 3 17 20 15 3 0.242
Chick Fraser 37 115 10 18 1 0 2 11 10 19 2 0.157
Bert Cunningham 32 97 13 22 0 1 2 10 1 13 1 0.227
George Smith 21 76 7 20 3 0 1 7 3 9 1 0.263
Bill Hill 27 74 5 7 0 1 0 4 4 16 1 0.095
Bill Magee 23 62 4 13 1 0 0 9 4 14 0 0.210
Irv Hach 16 51 5 11 2 0 0 3 5 5 1 0.216
Dick Butler 10 38 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0.184
George Hemming 10 28 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.179
Roy Evans 9 23 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.130
Dad Clarke 7 22 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.227
Win Clark 4 16 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 1 0.188
Pete Dowling 4 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Frank Martin 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Art Herman 3 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.333
Bert Miller 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.167
Rube Waddell 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Tom Delahanty 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Ducky Holmes 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Jim Jones 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Ossee Schrecongost 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1897

ERA

1 Bill Hill 3.62 2 Dad Clarke 3.95 3 Chick Fraser 4.04 4 Roy Evans 4.10 5 Bert Cunningham 4.15

Wins

1 Chick Fraser 15 2 Bert Cunningham 14 3 Bill Hill 7 4 Roy Evans 5 5 Bill Magee 4

Strikeouts

1 Chick Fraser 70 2 Bill Hill 55 3 Bert Cunningham 49 4 Bill Magee 44 5 Roy Evans 20
1897 Louisville Colonels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Chick Fraser 15 19 4.04 36 34 0 294.1 334 132 139 70
Bert Cunningham 14 13 4.15 30 28 0 242.2 294 112 72 49
Bill Hill 7 17 3.62 27 26 0 199.0 209 80 69 55
Bill Magee 4 12 5.41 23 17 0 156.1 187 94 101 44
George Hemming 3 4 5.10 9 8 0 67.0 80 38 25 7
Roy Evans 5 4 4.10 9 8 0 59.1 66 27 24 20
Dad Clarke 2 4 3.95 7 6 0 54.2 74 24 10 7
Pete Dowling 1 2 5.88 4 4 0 26.0 39 17 8 3
Art Herman 0 1 4.00 3 2 0 18.0 23 8 5 4
Bert Miller 0 1 7.94 4 1 0 17.0 32 15 3 3
Rube Waddell 0 1 3.21 2 1 0 14.0 17 5 6 5
Jim Jones 0 0 18.90 1 0 0 6.2 19 14 5 0

👥 Roster (33)

Dick Butler Win Clark Dad Clarke Fred Clarke Billy Clingman Bert Cunningham Tom Delahanty Charlie Dexter Joe Dolan Pete Dowling Roy Evans Chick Fraser +21 more

33 players

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The 1897 Louisville Colonels in brief

A 52-78 record (.400) put the 1897 Louisville Colonels 11th in the NL. The Louisville Colonels scored 675 runs and allowed 869, a run differential of -194. Against a league average of .291, the 1897 Louisville Colonels batted .263. The staff ERA of 4.41 was 2% worse than the league average of 4.30. The 1897 Louisville Colonels scored 15% fewer runs than the average club (675 against 795).

Home games were played at Eclipse Park II, where 145,210 fans came through the gates. James Stafford topped the Louisville Colonels with 7 home runs. The RBI leader was Perry Werden, with 83. Fred Clarke collected the most hits, 205. On the mound, Chick Fraser won 15 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1897 Louisville Colonels

What was the 1897 Louisville Colonels record?
The 1897 Louisville Colonels finished 52-78 (.400 win pct).
Who led the 1897 Louisville Colonels in home runs?
James Stafford led the 1897 Louisville Colonels with 7 home runs.
What was the 1897 Louisville Colonels team ERA?
The 1897 Louisville Colonels posted a team ERA of 4.41.
Did the 1897 Louisville Colonels win the World Series?
No. The 1897 Louisville Colonels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1897 Louisville Colonels play?
The 1897 Louisville Colonels played home games at Eclipse Park II.
Who led the 1897 Louisville Colonels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were James Stafford (7 HR, 54 RBI) and Chick Fraser (15-19, 4.04 ERA).
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