1897 Pittsburgh Pirates

60-71 • .458 Win% • 8th in NL

📊 Season Record

60 Wins
71 Losses
.458 Win %
8th Rank
676 R 835 RA
Diff -159

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676 Runs Scored
835 Runs Allowed
-159 Run Diff
166K Attendance

📈 vs. 1897 NL Average

Batting Avg .275 5% below the 1897 league average (.291)
OBP .337 5% below the 1897 league average (.354)
SLG .369 4% below the 1897 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.67 8% worse than the 1897 league average (4.30)
Runs Scored 676 15% below the 1897 league average (795 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 65
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Total Attendance 166,050
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Avg per Game 2,554

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1897

Batting Avg

1 Patsy Donovan 0.322 2 Jack Rothfuss 0.313 3 Elmer Smith 0.310 4 Jesse Hoffmeister 0.309 5 Harry Davis 0.305

Home Runs

1 Elmer Smith 6 2 Jesse Hoffmeister 3 3 Steve Brodie 2 4 Harry Davis 2 5 Bones Ely 2

RBI

1 Bones Ely 74 2 Harry Davis 63 3 Dick Padden 58 4 Patsy Donovan 57 5 Elmer Smith 54
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Padden 134 517 84 146 16 10 2 58 38 24 18 0.282
Bones Ely 133 516 63 146 20 8 2 74 25 24 10 0.283
Patsy Donovan 120 479 82 154 16 7 0 57 25 23 34 0.322
Elmer Smith 123 467 99 145 19 17 6 54 70 32 25 0.310
Harry Davis 111 429 70 131 10 28 2 63 26 40 21 0.305
Steve Brodie 100 370 47 108 7 12 2 53 25 13 11 0.292
Joe Sugden 84 288 31 64 6 4 0 38 18 13 9 0.222
Bill Merritt 62 209 21 55 6 1 1 26 9 11 2 0.263
Jesse Hoffmeister 48 188 33 58 6 9 3 36 8 25 6 0.309
Jesse Tannehill 56 184 22 49 8 2 0 22 18 23 4 0.266
Jim Donnelly 44 161 22 31 4 0 0 14 16 5 14 0.193
Denny Lyons 37 131 22 27 6 4 2 17 22 5 5 0.206
Pink Hawley 40 130 10 30 3 1 0 9 4 16 0 0.231
Frank Killen 42 129 16 32 4 0 1 7 17 29 2 0.248
Jack Rothfuss 35 115 20 36 3 1 2 18 5 10 3 0.313
Tom Leahy 24 92 10 24 3 3 0 12 7 10 3 0.261
Jim Gardner 27 76 13 12 2 1 1 8 9 11 3 0.158
Jim Hughey 25 63 4 8 1 0 0 3 5 9 0 0.127
Charlie Hastings 16 43 7 10 0 0 1 6 11 9 0 0.233
Charlie Kuhns 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1897

ERA

1 Jesse Tannehill 4.25 2 Frank Killen 4.46 3 Charlie Hastings 4.58 4 Pink Hawley 4.80 5 Jim Hughey 5.06

Wins

1 Pink Hawley 18 2 Frank Killen 17 3 Jesse Tannehill 9 4 Jim Hughey 6 5 Jim Gardner 5

Strikeouts

1 Frank Killen 99 2 Pink Hawley 88 3 Charlie Hastings 42 4 Jesse Tannehill 40 5 Jim Hughey 38
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Killen 17 23 4.46 42 41 0 337.1 417 167 76 99
Pink Hawley 18 18 4.80 40 39 0 311.1 362 166 94 88
Jim Hughey 6 10 5.06 25 17 1 149.1 193 84 45 38
Jesse Tannehill 9 9 4.25 21 16 1 142.0 172 67 24 40
Charlie Hastings 5 4 4.58 16 10 0 118.0 138 60 47 42
Jim Gardner 5 5 5.19 14 11 0 95.1 115 55 32 35

👥 Roster (20)

Steve Brodie Harry Davis Jim Donnelly Patsy Donovan Bones Ely Jim Gardner Charlie Hastings Pink Hawley Jesse Hoffmeister Jim Hughey Frank Killen Charlie Kuhns +8 more

20 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 60-71 (.458 win pct).
Who led the 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Elmer Smith led the 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 home runs.
What was the 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 4.67.
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