1897 Washington Senators

61-71 • .462 Win% • 6th in NL

📊 Season Record

61 Wins
71 Losses
.462 Win %
6th Rank
781 R 793 RA
Diff -12

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⚡ Quick Stats

781 Runs Scored
793 Runs Allowed
-12 Run Diff
153K Attendance

📈 vs. 1897 NL Average

Batting Avg .296 2% above the 1897 league average (.291)
OBP .356 1% above the 1897 league average (.354)
SLG .395 2% above the 1897 league average (.386)
Team ERA 4.01 7% better than the 1897 league average (4.30)
Runs Scored 781 2% below the 1897 league average (795 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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Home Games 68
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Total Attendance 153,922
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Avg per Game 2,263

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1897

Batting Avg

1 Tom Leahy 0.385 2 Deacon McGuire 0.343 3 Gene DeMontreville 0.341 4 Tommy Tucker 0.338 5 Duke Farrell 0.322

Home Runs

1 Tom Brown 5 2 Kip Selbach 5 3 Tommy Tucker 5 4 Deacon McGuire 4 5 Charlie Abbey 3

RBI

1 Gene DeMontreville 93 2 Zeke Wrigley 64 3 Tommy Tucker 61 4 Charlie Reilly 60 5 Kip Selbach 59
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gene DeMontreville 133 566 92 193 27 8 3 93 21 35 30 0.341
Kip Selbach 124 486 113 152 25 16 5 59 80 32 46 0.313
Tom Brown 116 469 91 137 17 2 5 45 52 63 25 0.292
Zeke Wrigley 104 388 65 110 14 8 3 64 21 24 5 0.284
Tommy Tucker 93 352 52 119 18 5 5 61 27 27 18 0.338
Charlie Reilly 101 351 64 97 18 3 2 60 34 26 18 0.276
Deacon McGuire 93 327 51 112 17 7 4 53 21 12 9 0.343
John O'Brien 86 320 37 78 12 2 3 45 19 10 6 0.244
Charlie Abbey 80 300 52 78 14 8 3 34 27 15 9 0.260
Duke Farrell 78 261 41 84 9 6 0 53 17 4 8 0.322
Jake Gettman 36 143 28 45 7 3 3 29 7 19 8 0.315
Win Mercer 50 139 23 44 2 5 0 19 6 13 7 0.317
Ed Cartwright 33 124 19 29 4 0 0 15 8 8 9 0.234
James McJames 44 124 12 21 1 2 0 13 5 19 1 0.169
Cy Swaim 26 71 7 16 1 0 0 9 1 10 3 0.225
Silver King 24 57 8 11 2 0 0 7 12 11 0 0.193
Tom Leahy 19 52 12 20 2 1 0 7 9 7 6 0.385
Les German 19 44 8 15 2 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.341
Effie Norton 7 18 0 5 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0.278
Roger Bresnahan 6 16 1 6 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0.375
Bill Fox 4 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.286
Billy Lush 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.000
Al Maul 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Stanley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1897

ERA

1 Win Mercer 3.18 2 James McJames 3.61 3 Roger Bresnahan 3.95 4 Cy Swaim 4.60 5 Silver King 4.79

Wins

1 Win Mercer 21 2 James McJames 15 3 Cy Swaim 9 4 Silver King 6 5 Roger Bresnahan 4

Strikeouts

1 James McJames 156 2 Win Mercer 91 3 Cy Swaim 52 4 Silver King 32 5 Roger Bresnahan 12
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Win Mercer 21 20 3.18 47 43 3 342.0 403 121 104 91
James McJames 15 23 3.61 44 39 2 323.2 361 130 137 156
Cy Swaim 9 11 4.60 26 19 0 184.0 219 94 59 52
Silver King 6 9 4.79 23 19 1 154.0 196 82 45 32
Les German 3 5 5.59 15 5 0 83.2 117 52 33 2
Roger Bresnahan 4 0 3.95 6 5 0 41.0 52 18 10 12
Effie Norton 2 1 6.88 4 2 0 17.0 31 13 11 3
Al Maul 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 2.0 4 2 1 0
Joe Stanley 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0

👥 Roster (24)

Charlie Abbey Roger Bresnahan Tom Brown Ed Cartwright Gene DeMontreville Duke Farrell Bill Fox Les German Jake Gettman Silver King Tom Leahy Billy Lush +12 more

24 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1897 Washington Senators

What was the 1897 Washington Senators record?
The 1897 Washington Senators finished 61-71 (.462 win pct).
Who led the 1897 Washington Senators in home runs?
Tom Brown led the 1897 Washington Senators with 5 home runs.
What was the 1897 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1897 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.01.
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