1897 NL
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| 1897 in baseball |
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| 1897 National League |
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| << 1896 1898 >> |
The 1897 season of the National League was the twenty-second season of the league.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates league champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Beaneaters | 135 | 93 | 39 | 3 | .689 | -.- | 1025 (7.59) | 665 (4.93) | 0.319 | 0.373 | 0.426 | 3.65 | 0.951 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 136 | 90 | 40 | 6 | .662 | 2.0 | 964 (7.09) | 674 (4.96) | 0.325 | 0.381 | 0.414 | 3.55 | 0.951 |
| 3 | New York Giants | 137 | 83 | 48 | 6 | .606 | 9.5 | 895 (6.53) | 695 (5.07) | 0.299 | 0.353 | 0.392 | 3.47 | 0.930 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Reds | 134 | 76 | 56 | 2 | .567 | 17.0 | 763 (5.69) | 705 (5.26) | 0.290 | 0.345 | 0.383 | 4.09 | 0.948 |
| 5 | Cleveland Spiders | 132 | 69 | 62 | 1 | .523 | 23.5 | 773 (5.86) | 680 (5.15) | 0.298 | 0.359 | 0.389 | 3.95 | 0.950 |
| 6 | Washington Senators | 135 | 61 | 71 | 3 | .452 | 32.0 | 781 (5.79) | 793 (5.87) | 0.297 | 0.349 | 0.395 | 4.01 | 0.933 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 136 | 61 | 71 | 4 | .449 | 32.0 | 802 (5.90) | 845 (6.21) | 0.279 | 0.328 | 0.366 | 4.60 | 0.936 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 135 | 60 | 71 | 4 | .444 | 32.5 | 676 (5.01) | 835 (6.19) | 0.276 | 0.328 | 0.370 | 4.67 | 0.936 |
| 9 | Chicago Colts | 138 | 59 | 73 | 6 | .428 | 34.0 | 832 (6.03) | 894 (6.48) | 0.282 | 0.341 | 0.386 | 4.53 | 0.932 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Phillies | 134 | 55 | 77 | 2 | .410 | 38.0 | 752 (5.61) | 792 (5.91) | 0.293 | 0.347 | 0.398 | 4.60 | 0.944 |
| 11 | Louisville Colonels | 134 | 52 | 78 | 4 | .388 | 40.0 | 669 (4.99) | 859 (6.41) | 0.265 | 0.320 | 0.358 | 4.42 | 0.929 |
| 12 | St. Louis Browns | 132 | 29 | 102 | 1 | .220 | 63.5 | 588 (4.45) | 1083 (8.20) | 0.275 | 0.326 | 0.356 | 6.21 | 0.933 |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Postseason
The Temple Cup featured a match-up between two National League teams, the first place Boston Beaneaters against the second place Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore club won the series four games to one.
[edit] Notable events
[edit] Further Reading
- Bill Felber: A Game of Brawl: The Orioles, the Beaneaters, and the Battle for the 1897 Pennant, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2007.
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