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1897 Paterson Silk Weavers

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

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Jim Gilman and Heinie Smith
Represented: Paterson, NJ
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1896 / 1898

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 Paddy Boyle? -- 30 122 15 29 5 3 0 5 .238 .328 40 2 Stats for 3 teams
2 George Cain? 31 33 104 9 19 2 0 0 2 .183 .202 21 1 Stats for 5 teams
3 Wid Conroy 20 36 118 13 27 3 2 0 2 .229 .288 34 1
4 James Corbett 30 12 44 3 9 0 1 0 0 .205 .250 11 Stats for 6 teams
5 Patsy Flaherty* 21 44 137 22 30 4 4 0 2 .219 .307 42 2
6 Shorty Gallagher? 25 16 65 6 16 1 0 0 6 .246 .262 17 1
7 Jim Gilman? 27 84 325 40 63 11 5 1 11 .194 .268 87 12 Stats for 2 teams
8 James Grove* -- 71 287 33 59 10 6 2 8 .206 .303 87 1
9 Irv Hach 24 8 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 .172 .172 5
10 Frank Haller? -- 34 133 27 38 6 4 1 7 .286 .414 55 3
11 Charlie Hamburg 30 126 510 65 147 23 4 0 11 .288 .349 178 4 Stats for 2 teams
12 Scott Hardesty? 27 120 474 76 124 17 10 3 19 .262 .359 170 10
13 Emmet Heidrick* 20 118 464 96 155 20 22 7 50 .334 .517 240 12
14 Abbie Johnson? 26 23 96 15 22 4 0 1 4 .229 .302 29 0
15 Alex Jones* 27 40 130 17 31 6 1 0 2 .238 .300 39 3
16 Bill Keister* 25 132 557 117 186 33 16 5 34 .334 .478 266 2
17 John Newell 29 70 291 48 75 15 10 0 11 .258 .378 110 4 Stats for 3 teams
18 W. Robinson? -- 27 104 14 31 5 2 0 2 .298 .385 40 2
19 Charlie Shaffer 27 71 302 43 68 13 5 0 21 .225 .301 91 4 Stats for 2 teams
20 William Smink? 29 78 260 44 74 11 3 4 19 .285 .396 103 3 Stats for 3 teams
21 Heinie Smith 25 92 360 54 78 12 6 4 12 .217 .317 114 5
22 Lee Smith? -- 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
23 Oliver Sprogell? -- 35 116 12 21 1 1 0 1 .181 .207 24 3 Stats for 2 teams
24 John Stafford 27 11 43 2 7 1 0 0 0 .163 .186 8
25 W. Touhey? -- 84 321 36 66 11 1 1 6 .206 .255 82 13
26 Lee Viau 30 39 130 17 31 5 1 1 3 .238 .315 41 0
27 Honus Wagner 23 75 304 63 114 18 14 10 21 .375 .625 190 0
28 George Weeks? -- 12 44 4 7 1 1 0 0 .159 .227 10
29 Bob Westlake? 31 94 331 53 66 9 4 0 8 .199 .251 83 4
30 Harry Wilson? 21 5 27 0 2 1 0 0 1 .074 .111 3
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 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
2 Patsy Flaherty* 21 19 20 .487 1.89 42 40 39 0 343.2 365 203 72 69 70 22 2 1.263 9.6 1.8 1.8 1.01
3 Alex Jones* 27 22 15 .595 1.51 40 38 37 0 327.1 303 183 55 89 138 21 6 1.198 8.3 2.4 3.8 1.55
4 Heinie Smith 25 1 4 .200 2.51 5 5 5 0 43.0 47 37 12 11 13 1 1 1.349 9.8 2.3 2.7 1.18
5 Lee Smith? -- 0 1 .000 1.50 1 1 1 0 6.0 14 11 1 3 0 0 0 2.833 21.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
6 Oliver Sprogell? -- 20 13 .606 2.05 35 33 30 2 302.2 341 185 69 79 63 9 4 1.388 10.1 2.3 1.9 0.80 Stats for 2 teams
7 Lee Viau 30 17 20 .459 1.27 39 38 37 1 333.0 329 192 47 114 122 31 6 1.330 8.9 3.1 3.3 1.07
8 George Weeks? -- 5 6 .455 2.74 12 12 11 0 102.0 105 68 31 42 31 8 3 1.441 9.3 3.7 2.7 0.74

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
Bob Westlake 89 0.00
W. Touhey 30 0.00
Harry Wilson 2 0.00

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Charlie Shaffer 70 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
W. Touhey 49 0.00
Charlie Hamburg 39 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Frank Haller 34 0.00
William Smink 24 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
James Corbett 3 0.00 Stats for 6 teams
Honus Wagner 2 0.00
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jim Gilman 84 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Heinie Smith 61 0.00
Scott Hardesty 5 0.00
W. Touhey 4 0.00
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
Abbie Johnson 1 0.00

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Honus Wagner 61 0.00
Wid Conroy 21 0.00
Irv Hach 8 0.00
Heinie Smith 3 0.00
George Cain 2 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
W. Touhey 1 0.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Keister 132 0.00
Abbie Johnson 23 0.00
Wid Conroy 14 0.00
George Cain 1 0.00 Stats for 5 teams

OF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Scott Hardesty 120 0.00
Emmet Heidrick 117 0.00
Charlie Hamburg 87 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
James Grove 71 0.00
W. Robinson 26 0.00
Heinie Smith 22 0.00
Shorty Gallagher 16 0.00
George Cain 14 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
Honus Wagner 12 0.00
John Stafford 11 0.00
Harry Wilson 3 0.00
Bob Westlake 2 0.00

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Patsy Flaherty 42 0.00
Alex Jones 40 0.00
Lee Viau 39 0.00
Oliver Sprogell 35 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
George Cain 15 0.00 Stats for 5 teams
George Weeks 12 0.00
Heinie Smith 5 0.00
Lee Smith 1 0.00

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Paddy Boyle -- Unknown Cleveland, OH, US 1897-05-31 1897-06-19
George Cain 31 5' 8.0" 180 1866 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-06-27 1897-07-01
Wid Conroy 20 R R 5' 9.0" 158 Apr 5, 1877 Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-07-22 1897-09-05
James Corbett 30 R R 6' 1.0" Sep 1, 1866 San Francisco, CA, US 1897-09-15 1897-09-15
Patsy Flaherty 21 L L 5' 8.0" 165 Jun 29, 1876 Mansfield, PA, US 1897-04-30 1897-09-18
Shorty Gallagher 25 Apr 30, 1872 Detroit, MI, US 1897-05-17 1897-06-03
Jim Gilman 27 R Jun 14, 1870 Cleveland, OH, US 1897-06-04 1897-08-01
James Grove -- L Unknown Pittsburgh, PA, US 1897-05-04 1897-08-15
Irv Hach 24 R R Jun 5, 1873 Louisville, KY, US 1897-07-25 1897-07-31
Frank Haller -- Unknown Pittsburgh, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-06-03
Charlie Hamburg 30 R 6' 0.0" 175 Nov 22, 1866 Louisville, KY, US 1897-07-16 1897-09-19
Scott Hardesty 27 L Jan 26, 1870 Bellville, OH, US 1897-05-10 1897-09-19
Emmet Heidrick 20 L R 6' 0.0" 185 Jul 29, 1876 Queenstown, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-09-19
Abbie Johnson 26 5' 9.0" 165 Jan 19, 1871 Portland, ON, CA 1897-09-01 1897-09-19
Alex Jones 27 L L 5' 9.0" 170 Dec 25, 1869 Bradford, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-09-19
Bill Keister 25 L R 5' 5.0" 168 Aug 17, 1871 Baltimore, MD, US 1897-04-26 1897-09-19
John Newell 29 R L 5' 9.0" 170 Jan 14, 1868 Wilmington, DE, US 1897-08-19 1897-09-19
W. Robinson -- Unknown 1897-04-26 1897-05-30
Charlie Shaffer 27 R 170 Jan 27, 1870 Bloomsburg, PA, US 1897-08-19 1897-09-09
William Smink 29 1868 Pittsburgh, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-07-16
Heinie Smith 25 R R 5' 9.0" 160 Oct 24, 1871 Pittsburgh, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-08-30
Lee Smith -- Unknown 1897-07-03 1897-07-03
Oliver Sprogell -- Unknown Philadelphia, PA, US 1897-04-29 1897-06-14
John Stafford 27 R R 5' 10.0" 170 Apr 8, 1870 Dudley, MA, US 1897-04-26 1897-05-10
W. Touhey -- Unknown 1897-05-30 1897-09-19
Lee Viau 30 R R 5' 4.0" 160 Jul 5, 1866 Corinth, VT, US 1897-04-28 1897-09-19
Honus Wagner 23 R R 5' 11.0" 200 Feb 24, 1874 Chartiers, PA, US 1897-04-26 1897-07-16
George Weeks -- Unknown 1897-08-09 1897-09-18
Bob Westlake 31 R 5' 6.0" 145 Mar 24, 1866 Bellaire, OH, US 1897-04-28 1897-09-18
Harry Wilson 21 Jan 1, 1876 Baltimore, MD, US 1897-06-11 1897-06-18

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