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1897 Philadelphia Athletics

1897 > Class B > 1897 Atlantic League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: Philadelphia Phillies-NL-de facto
Manager: Bill Sharsig
Represented: Philadelphia, PA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1896

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Edward Ames? 26 57 186 19 38 2 2 0 1 .204 .237 44 0
2 Larry Battam? 21 87 322 44 71 9 4 0 17 .220 .273 88 9 Stats for 2 teams
3 Paddy Boyle? -- 30 122 15 29 5 3 0 5 .238 .328 40 2 Stats for 3 teams
4 Willie Brandt? 20 8 20 4 3 0 0 0 0 .150 .150 3 Stats for 3 teams
5 George Cain? 31 33 104 9 19 2 0 0 2 .183 .202 21 1 Stats for 5 teams
6 George Cain? 31 33 104 9 19 2 0 0 2 .183 .202 21 1 Stats for 5 teams
7 George Cain? 31 33 104 9 19 2 0 0 2 .183 .202 21 1 Stats for 5 teams
8 Scoops Carey 26 131 551 89 195 40 10 5 7 .354 .490 270 4 Stats for 2 teams
9 Pete Childs? 25 132 491 66 110 20 6 0 9 .224 .289 142 14
10 John Coleman* 34 32 128 12 31 4 3 0 1 .242 .320 41 0
11 Bert Conn? 17 7 29 1 8 1 1 0 0 .276 .379 11
12 James Corbett 30 12 44 3 9 0 1 0 0 .205 .250 11 Stats for 6 teams
13 James Corbett 30 12 44 3 9 0 1 0 0 .205 .250 11 Stats for 6 teams
14 Ira Davis? 26 30 105 12 18 3 2 1 2 .171 .267 28 1
15 Cozy Dolan* 24 6 17 2 3 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 3 Stats for 2 teams
16 Alex Ferson 30 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2
17 George Fox? 28 119 451 53 109 25 3 6 13 .242 .350 158 1
18 Ned Garvin 23 56 197 14 35 1 1 0 2 .178 .193 38 2 Stats for 2 teams
19 Goodwin? -- 9 33 5 7 1 0 0 1 .212 .242 8
20 Mike Grady 27 4 15 3 3 0 1 0 1 .200 .333 5
21 Charlie Hamburg 30 126 510 65 147 23 4 0 11 .288 .349 178 4 Stats for 2 teams
22 Dick Harley* 24 23 89 15 19 7 0 0 4 .213 .292 26
23 Fred Jacklitsch 21 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 2
24 Thomas Johnson? 24 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1
25 Charlie Jordan? 25 21 67 6 13 0 1 0 1 .194 .224 15 1
26 John Lever? -- 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
27 Carl McVey? 28 134 610 100 174 22 7 1 26 .285 .349 213 4
28 Augie Moran? 28 121 497 90 113 8 4 1 37 .227 .266 132 6 Stats for 3 teams
29 Billy Osborne? -- 33 127 13 30 4 5 2 1 .236 .394 50 0
30 Jack Rafter 22 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 2
31 Fred Schaub? 28 98 374 49 100 17 5 3 7 .267 .364 136 3
32 Robert Schaub 27 142 558 84 153 37 12 3 13 .274 .400 223 6
33 Clinton Seavers? -- 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1
34 Smith? -- 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 2
35 Farmer Steelman? 22 42 155 13 34 3 2 0 1 .219 .265 41 2 Stats for 2 teams
36 Cub Stricker 38 3 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 2
37 George Ulrich? 28 84 342 51 87 16 1 0 13 .254 .307 105 6 Stats for 3 teams
38 Pete Woodruff 23 4 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .214 3 Stats for 2 teams
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Edward Ames? 26 11 29 .275 2.98 43 41 38 1 356.0 442 295 118 111 74 15 6 1.553 11.2 2.8 1.9 0.67
2 Willie Brandt? 20 1 5 .167 2.70 8 7 4 0 53.1 65 43 16 26 16 9 0 1.706 11.0 4.4 2.7 0.62 Stats for 3 teams
3 George Cain? 31 4 9 .308 3.28 15 13 12 1 115.1 154 114 42 35 26 11 1 1.639 12.0 2.7 2.0 0.74 Stats for 5 teams
4 George Cain? 31 4 9 .308 3.28 15 13 12 1 115.1 154 114 42 35 26 11 1 1.639 12.0 2.7 2.0 0.74 Stats for 5 teams
5 George Cain? 31 4 9 .308 3.28 15 13 12 1 115.1 154 114 42 35 26 11 1 1.639 12.0 2.7 2.0 0.74 Stats for 5 teams
6 Pete Childs 25 0 0 5.40 1 0 0 0 5.0 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 1.600 14.4 0.0 0.0
7 John Coleman 34 0 3 .000 5.40 3 3 2 0 15.0 19 21 9 11 0 4 0 2.000 11.4 6.6 0.0 0.00
8 Bert Conn 17 2 3 .400 2.49 7 7 7 0 65.0 68 50 18 30 18 7 1 1.508 9.4 4.2 2.5 0.60
9 Ira Davis 26 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 5 2 1 0 0 0 2.000 13.5 4.5 0.0 0.00
10 Cozy Dolan* 24 2 3 .400 1.46 5 5 3 0 37.0 39 34 6 17 15 2 2 1.514 9.5 4.1 3.6 0.88 Stats for 2 teams
11 Alex Ferson 30 1 0 1.000 0.00 1 1 1 0 9.0 7 2 0 6 1 0 0 1.444 7.0 6.0 1.0 0.17
12 Ned Garvin 23 18 26 .409 1.82 49 45 42 2 406.1 428 255 82 137 159 35 15 1.390 9.5 3.0 3.5 1.16 Stats for 2 teams
13 Goodwin? -- 0 3 .000 5.19 3 3 3 0 26.0 42 32 15 10 3 2 1 2.000 14.5 3.5 1.0 0.30
14 Thomas Johnson? 24 0 1 .000 3.60 2 2 0 0 5.0 9 6 2 4 1 1 0 2.600 16.2 7.2 1.8 0.25
15 Charlie Jordan? 25 10 6 .625 1.42 17 16 16 0 146.0 137 86 23 41 44 7 4 1.219 8.4 2.5 2.7 1.07
16 Billy Osborne? -- 6 15 .286 3.02 22 21 21 0 182.0 215 172 61 99 70 20 11 1.725 10.6 4.9 3.5 0.71
17 Smith? -- 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 1 0 9.0 5 2 1 5 4 0 0 1.111 5.0 5.0 4.0 0.80
18 Pete Woodruff 23 1 1 .500 1.69 2 2 2 0 16.0 10 9 3 6 2 3 0 1.000 5.6 3.4 1.1 0.33 Stats for 2 teams

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
George Fox 103 0.00
Fred Schaub 44 0.00
Farmer Steelman 30 0.00 Stats for 2 teams

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Scoops Carey 128 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Charlie Hamburg 39 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
John Coleman 22 0.00
Ira Davis 15 0.00
George Fox 5 0.00
Mike Grady 4 0.00
James Corbett 3 0.00 Stats for 6 teams
James Corbett 3 0.00 Stats for 6 teams
Edward Ames 1 0.00
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Pete Childs 124 0.00
George Ulrich 10 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
George Fox 8 0.00
Ira Davis 3 0.00
Fred Schaub 3 0.00
Cub Stricker 3 0.00
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Robert Schaub 142 0.00
George Cain 2 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 2 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 2 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
Billy Osborne 1 0.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Larry Battam 87 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Pete Childs 6 0.00
Ira Davis 3 0.00
Jack Rafter 3 0.00
George Fox 2 0.00
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
Robert Schaub 1 0.00

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Carl McVey 134 0.00
Augie Moran 121 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
Charlie Hamburg 87 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Fred Schaub 52 0.00
Dick Harley 23 0.00
Edward Ames 15 0.00
George Cain 14 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 14 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 14 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
Ira Davis 10 0.00
Billy Osborne 10 0.00
John Coleman 7 0.00
Goodwin 6 0.00
Pete Childs 3 0.00
Robert Schaub 3 0.00
John Lever 2 0.00
George Fox 1 0.00
Fred Jacklitsch 1 0.00
Charlie Jordan 1 0.00
Clinton Seavers 1 0.00

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Ned Garvin 49 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Edward Ames 43 0.00
Billy Osborne 22 0.00
Charlie Jordan 17 0.00
George Cain 15 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 15 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Cain 15 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
Willie Brandt 8 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
Bert Conn 7 0.00
Cozy Dolan 5 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
John Coleman 3 0.00
Goodwin 3 0.00
Thomas Johnson 2 0.00
Pete Woodruff 2 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Pete Childs 1 0.00
Ira Davis 1 0.00
Alex Ferson 1 0.00
Smith 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Edward Ames 26 Jun 15, 1871 PA, US 1897-04-28 1897-09-19
Larry Battam 21 5' 11.0" 166 May 1, 1876 Brooklyn, NY, US 1897-04-29 1897-07-18
Paddy Boyle -- Unknown Cleveland, OH, US 1897-08-20 1897-08-22
Willie Brandt 20 Oct 10, 1876 Chambersburg, PA, US 1897-05-06 1897-05-26
George Cain 31 5' 8.0" 180 1866 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-08-17 1897-09-19
George Cain 31 5' 8.0" 180 1866 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-04-28 1897-04-28
George Cain 31 5' 8.0" 180 1866 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-06-23 1897-06-23
Scoops Carey 26 R R 5' 11.0" 175 Dec 4, 1870 Pittsburgh, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-08-01
Pete Childs 25 R 5' 7.0" 175 Nov 15, 1871 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-09-19
John Coleman 34 L R 5' 9.0" 170 Mar 6, 1863 Saratoga Springs, NY, US 1897-07-17 1897-09-07
Bert Conn 17 R 6' 0.0" 178 Sep 22, 1879 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-06-25 1897-07-14
James Corbett 30 R R 6' 1.0" Sep 1, 1866 San Francisco, CA, US 1897-08-06 1897-08-13
James Corbett 30 R R 6' 1.0" Sep 1, 1866 San Francisco, CA, US 1897-07-14 1897-07-14
Ira Davis 26 R 162 Jul 8, 1870 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-08-15 1897-09-19
Cozy Dolan 24 L L 5' 10.0" 160 Dec 3, 1872 Cambridge, MA, US 1897-07-16 1897-07-16
Alex Ferson 30 R R 5' 9.0" 165 Jul 14, 1866 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-07-24 1897-07-24
George Fox 28 5' 9.0" 185 Dec 1, 1868 Pottstown, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-09-19
Ned Garvin 23 R R 6' 3.0" 160 Jan 1, 1874 Navasota, TX, US 1897-04-26 1897-08-11
Goodwin -- Unknown 1897-07-29 1897-08-11
Mike Grady 27 R R 5' 11.0" 190 Dec 23, 1869 Kennett Square, PA, US 1897-05-18 1897-05-22
Charlie Hamburg 30 R 6' 0.0" 175 Nov 22, 1866 Louisville, KY, US 1897-04-28 1897-07-15
Dick Harley 24 L R 5' 10.0" 165 Sep 25, 1872 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-04-30 1897-05-29
Fred Jacklitsch 21 R R 5' 9.0" 180 May 24, 1876 Brooklyn, NY, US 1897-07-11 1897-07-11
Thomas Johnson 24 1873 San Francisco, CA, US 1897-06-24 1897-07-17
Charlie Jordan 25 Oct 4, 1871 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-04-27 1897-06-23
John Lever -- Unknown 1897-04-26 1897-04-27
Carl McVey 28 5' 9.0" 155 Dec 6, 1868 McConnellsville, OH, US 1897-04-26 1897-09-19
Augie Moran 28 5' 5.0" 145 Dec 22, 1868 New York, NY, US 1897-04-26 1897-07-26
Billy Osborne -- Unknown 1897-07-22 1897-09-19
Jack Rafter 22 R R 5' 8.0" 165 Feb 20, 1875 Troy, NY, US 1897-04-26 1897-04-28
Fred Schaub 28 5' 10.0" 173 1869 Indianapolis, IN, US 1897-04-27 1897-09-19
Robert Schaub 27 R R 5' 7.0" 168 Oct, 1869 Indianapolis, IN, US 1897-04-27 1897-09-19
Clinton Seavers -- Unknown Pottstown, PA, US 1897-07-18 1897-07-18
Smith -- Unknown 1897-06-18 1897-06-18
Farmer Steelman 22 R 5' 11.0" Jun 29, 1875 Millville, NJ, US 1897-08-02 1897-08-14
Cub Stricker 38 R R 5' 3.0" 138 Jun 8, 1859 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-07-22 1897-07-25
George Ulrich 28 Jun 5, 1869 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-07-24 1897-09-19
Pete Woodruff 23 R R 5' 10.0" Apr 2, 1874 Baltimore, MD, US 1897-08-31 1897-08-31

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