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1897 Boston Beaneaters

Pitching Statistics

93-39, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Frank Selee (93-39)
Scored 1025 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 91-41

Ballparks: South End Grounds III · Attendance: 334,800 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 104

National League Champs

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1896 / 1898 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

· League Register

Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	SP	Kid Nichols	27	31	11	.738	2.64	46	40	6	37	2	3	368.0	362	152	108	9	68		127	3	0	6	1490	168	1.168	8.9	0.2	1.7	3.1	1.87
2	SP	Fred Klobedanz*	26	26	7	.788	4.60	38	37	1	30	2	0	309.1	344	198	158	13	125		92	23	1	7	1380	96	1.516	10.0	0.4	3.6	2.7	0.74
3	SP	Ted Lewis	24	21	12	.636	3.85	38	34	4	30	2	1	290.0	316	177	124	11	125		65	10	1	8	1284	115	1.521	9.8	0.3	3.9	2.0	0.52
4	SP	Jack Stivetts	29	11	4	.733	3.41	18	15	2	10	0	0	129.1	147	75	49	5	43		27	5	0	2	566	130	1.469	10.2	0.3	3.0	1.9	0.63
5	SP	Jim Sullivan	30	4	5	.444	3.94	13	9	4	8	1	2	89.0	91	56	39	1	26		17	2	0	2	375	113	1.315	9.2	0.1	2.6	1.7	0.65
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
6		Charlie Hickman	21	0	0		5.87	2	0	2	0	0	1	7.2	10	5	5	0	5		0	0	0	0	37	79	1.957	11.7	0.0	5.9	0.0	0.00
7		Mike Mahoney?	23	0	0		18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	1		1	0	0	0	7	33	4.000	27.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
		Team Totals	26.4	93	39	.705	3.65	135	135	20	115	7	7	1194.1	1273	665	485	39	393		329	43	2	25	5139	121	1.395	9.6	0.3	3.0	2.5	0.84
		Rank in 12 NL teams		1	12		3				4	1	1	5	2	1	3	10	6		6
Rk	Pos		Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB

* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

· League Register

	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact
Charlie Hickman	21	0	1	.000	5.00	9.0	11	6	5	0	6	0	0	1.889	11.0	6.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	2	2
Fred Klobedanz*	26	25	17	.595	3.23	384.0	352	153	138	13	128	114	24	1.250	8.3	3.0	2.7	0.89	0.3	38	38
Ted Lewis	24	27	12	.692	2.70	360.0	324	120	108	11	128	81	10	1.256	8.1	3.2	2.0	0.63	0.3	38	38
Mike Mahoney?	23	0	0		18.00	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	4.000	27.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	0.0	1	1
Kid Nichols	27	40	9	.816	1.89	448.0	370	104	94	9	70	155	3	0.982	7.4	1.4	3.1	2.21	0.2	46	46
Jack Stivetts	29	12	5	.706	2.42	160.0	151	48	43	5	44	33	5	1.219	8.5	2.5	1.9	0.75	0.3	18	18
Jim Sullivan	30	8	4	.667	2.81	109.0	93	38	34	1	27	21	2	1.101	7.7	2.2	1.7	0.78	0.1	13	13
	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact	Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

· League Register

	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
Charlie Hickman	21	1	0	0		5.87	2	0	2	0	0	1	7.2	10	5	5	0	5		0	0	0	0	37	79	1.957	11.7	0.0	5.9	0.0	0.00	79
Fred Klobedanz*	26	2	32	11	.744	4.27	48	46	2	39	2	0	390.0	413	239	185	18	156		118	30	1	9	1719	104	1.459	9.5	0.4	3.6	2.7	0.76	104
Ted Lewis	24	2	22	16	.579	3.77	44	39	5	34	2	1	331.2	353	209	139	13	152		77	10	1	14	1468	118	1.523	9.6	0.4	4.1	2.1	0.51	118
Mike Mahoney?	23	1	0	0		18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	1		1	0	0	0	7	33	4.000	27.0	0.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	33
Kid Nichols	27	8	245	120	.671	3.07	398	362	34	341	27	11	3265.1	3288	1720	1115	114	834		1238	77	1	119	13775	144	1.262	9.1	0.3	2.3	3.4	1.48	144
Jack Stivetts	29	9	203	127	.615	3.69	379	328	50	274	14	5	2837.2	2840	1785	1164	128	1123		1217	97	0	117	12395	121	1.397	9.0	0.4	3.6	3.9	1.08	121
Jim Sullivan	30	4	26	27	.491	4.32	67	55	11	46	2	3	502.0	602	350	241	25	162		96	25	0	9	2237	108	1.522	10.8	0.4	2.9	1.7	0.59	108
	Age	Yrs	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+

1896 / 1898 Pitching Statistics

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