1897 St. Louis Browns

29-102 • .221 Win% • 12th in NL

The 1897 St. Louis Browns went 29-102 (.221) finishing 12th in the NL. The club scored 592 runs, allowed 1,088, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Mike Grady (8 HR, 57 RBI) and Red Donahue (10-35, 6.13 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

29 Wins
102 Losses
.221 Win %
12th Rank
592 R 1088 RA
Diff -496

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592 Runs Scored
1088 Runs Allowed
-496 Run Diff
133K Attendance

📈 vs. 1897 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 6% below the 1897 league average (.291)
OBP .335 5% below the 1897 league average (.354)
SLG .356 8% below the 1897 league average (.386)
Team ERA 6.17 43% worse than the 1897 league average (4.30)
Runs Scored 592 26% below the 1897 league average (795 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 61
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Total Attendance 133,900
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Avg per Game 2,195

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1897

Batting Avg

1 Klondike Douglass 0.328 2 Ed McFarland 0.327 3 Fred Hartman 0.304 4 Tuck Turner 0.291 5 Dick Harley 0.288

Home Runs

1 Mike Grady 8 2 Klondike Douglass 6 3 Monte Cross 4 4 Dick Harley 3 5 Bill Hart 2

RBI

1 Fred Hartman 67 2 Mike Grady 57 3 Monte Cross 55 4 Klondike Douglass 50 5 Dan Lally 42
1897 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Klondike Douglass 126 519 77 170 15 3 6 50 52 20 12 0.328
Fred Hartman 125 519 67 158 21 8 2 67 26 24 18 0.304
Monte Cross 132 465 60 133 17 11 4 55 62 44 38 0.286
Tuck Turner 103 416 58 121 17 12 2 41 35 18 8 0.291
Dan Lally 88 359 57 102 16 5 2 42 9 23 12 0.284
Dick Harley 90 333 43 96 6 4 3 35 36 23 23 0.288
Mike Grady 84 326 49 91 11 3 8 57 26 15 7 0.279
Bill Hallman 80 302 32 67 7 2 0 26 24 15 12 0.222
John Houseman 80 278 34 68 6 6 0 21 28 24 16 0.245
Morgan Murphy 63 211 13 36 2 0 0 12 6 8 1 0.171
Bill Hart 46 156 14 39 1 2 2 14 1 13 4 0.250
Red Donahue 49 155 11 33 7 2 1 14 4 36 1 0.213
Tommy Dowd 35 145 25 38 9 1 0 9 6 6 11 0.262
Ed McFarland 31 107 14 35 5 2 1 17 8 2 2 0.327
Roger Connor 22 83 13 19 3 1 1 12 13 6 3 0.229
Lou Bierbauer 12 46 1 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.217
Kid Carsey 13 43 2 13 2 2 0 5 1 6 1 0.302
Willie Sudhoff 11 42 7 10 1 0 0 3 1 4 0 0.238
Bill Kissinger 14 39 7 13 3 2 0 6 3 5 0 0.333
Percy Coleman 13 31 2 7 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.226
Duke Esper 8 25 2 8 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.320
Bill Hutchison 6 18 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0.278
Con Lucid 6 17 2 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.176
Ed Biecher 3 12 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.333
Mike McDermott 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.222
John Grimes 3 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.286
Frank Huelsman 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Roy Evans 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1897

ERA

1 Con Lucid 3.67 2 Willie Sudhoff 4.47 3 Duke Esper 5.28 4 Kid Carsey 6.00 5 Bill Hutchison 6.08

Wins

1 Red Donahue 10 2 Bill Hart 9 3 Kid Carsey 3 4 Willie Sudhoff 2 5 Percy Coleman 1

Strikeouts

1 Bill Hart 67 2 Red Donahue 64 3 Willie Sudhoff 19 4 Kid Carsey 14 5 Percy Coleman 10
1897 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Red Donahue 10 35 6.13 46 42 1 348.0 485 237 106 64
Bill Hart 9 27 6.26 39 38 0 294.2 395 205 148 67
Kid Carsey 3 8 6.00 12 11 0 99.0 133 66 31 14
Willie Sudhoff 2 7 4.47 11 9 0 92.2 126 46 21 19
Percy Coleman 1 2 7.19 13 5 0 66.1 108 53 33 10
Duke Esper 1 6 5.28 8 8 0 61.1 95 36 12 8
Con Lucid 1 5 3.67 6 6 0 49.0 66 20 26 4
Bill Hutchison 1 4 6.08 6 5 0 40.0 55 27 22 5
Bill Kissinger 0 4 11.49 7 4 0 31.1 51 40 15 5
Mike McDermott 1 2 9.28 4 4 0 21.1 23 22 19 3
John Grimes 0 2 5.95 3 1 0 19.2 24 13 8 4
Roy Evans 0 0 9.69 3 0 0 13.0 33 14 13 4

👥 Roster (28)

Ed Biecher Lou Bierbauer Kid Carsey Percy Coleman Roger Connor Monte Cross Red Donahue Klondike Douglass Tommy Dowd Duke Esper Roy Evans Mike Grady +16 more

28 players

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The 1897 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1897 St. Louis Browns won 29 games and lost 102, ending up 12th in the NL. The run column shows 592 for and 1088 against. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .274, 6% worse than the league's .291. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 6.17 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.30. Measured against the 795-run league average, the offense was 26% behind.

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 133,900 for the year. For power, Mike Grady led the way with 8 homers. Fred Hartman drove in a team-high 67 runs. Klondike Douglass collected the most hits, 170. On the mound, Red Donahue won 10 games to lead the staff. Bill Hart struck out 67, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1897 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1897 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1897 St. Louis Browns finished 29-102 (.221 win pct).
Who led the 1897 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Mike Grady led the 1897 St. Louis Browns with 8 home runs.
What was the 1897 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1897 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 6.17.
Did the 1897 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1897 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1897 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1897 St. Louis Browns played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1897 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Grady (8 HR, 57 RBI) and Red Donahue (10-35, 6.13 ERA).
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