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1897 Chicago Colts

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898

59-73, Finished 9th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Cap Anson (59-73)
Scored 832 runs, Allowed 894 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-70

Ballparks: West Side Grounds · Attendance: 327,160 (4th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101


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1896 / 1898 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Malachi Kittridge 27 79 291 262 25 53 5 5 1 30 9 22 11 .202 .264 .271 .535 39 71 0 7
2 1B Cap Anson 45 114 497 424 67 121 17 3 3 75 11 60 27 .285 .379 .361 .740 93 153 4 9
3 2B Jim Connor 34 77 318 285 40 83 10 5 3 38 10 24 20 .291 .355 .393 .748 94 112 4 5
4 SS Bill Dahlen 27 75 339 276 67 80 18 8 6 40 15 43 25 .290 .399 .478 .877 127 132 7 13
5 3B Bill Everitt* 28 92 426 379 63 119 14 7 5 39 26 36 37 .314 .373 .427 .801 108 162 0 11
6 OF George Decker* 31 111 465 428 72 124 12 7 5 63 11 24 14 .290 .333 .386 .719 86 165 4 9
7 OF Jimmy Ryan 34 136 587 520 103 156 33 17 5 85 27 50 27 .300 .369 .458 .827 114 238 7 10
8 OF Bill Lange 26 118 541 479 119 163 24 14 5 83 73 48 12 .340 .406 .480 .886 130 230 5 9
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 IF Barry McCormick 22 101 458 419 87 112 8 10 2 55 44 33 51 .267 .324 .348 .672 74 146 2 4
10 UT Jimmy Callahan 23 94 383 360 60 105 18 6 3 47 12 10 25 .292 .320 .400 .720 86 144 5 8
11 OF Walter Thornton* 22 75 305 265 39 85 9 6 0 55 13 30 16 .321 .402 .400 .802 109 106 6 4
12 C Tim Donahue* 27 58 203 188 28 45 7 3 0 21 3 9 9 .239 .281 .309 .590 53 58 2 4
13 2B Fred Pfeffer 37 32 131 114 10 26 0 1 0 11 5 12 5 .228 .318 .246 .563 47 28 3 2
14 OF Tom Hernon 30 4 17 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -68 1 0 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
15 P Clark Griffith 27 46 183 162 27 38 8 4 0 21 2 18 8 .235 .311 .333 .644 67 54 0 3
16 P Danny Friend* 24 25 94 88 12 25 5 0 0 9 1 5 5 .284 .323 .341 .663 72 30 0 1
17 P Buttons Briggs 21 22 86 81 5 13 0 1 0 5 1 3 15 .160 .190 .185 .376 -2 15 0 2
18 P Roger Denzer* 25 12 40 39 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 10 .154 .175 .179 .354 -8 7 0 0
19 P Jim Korwan 23 5 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .077 .000 .077 -79 0 0 0
20 P Dave Wright 21 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 119 1 0 0
21 P Adonis Terry 32 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 1
Team Totals 29.2 138 5385 4803 832 1356 189 97 38 681 264 430 327 .282 .347 .386 .733 90 1853 49 103
Rank in 12 NL teams 5 4 7 8 2 4 3 1 3 6 8 8 7 8 5 9 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Cap Anson 45 497 3 -3 0 0 -5 1 15 11 1.1 16 1.5 -0.4 $ Free Agency *32
Buttons Briggs 21 86 -13 0 0 0 0 2 3 -8 -0.7 -8 -0.7 0.0 $ 1
Jimmy Callahan 23 383 -6 1 0 0 -1 3 12 9 1.0 10 0.9 0.1 $ Rule 5 Draft 41O6/5
Jim Connor 34 318 0 -1 0 0 5 1 10 15 1.5 10 0.9 0.6 $ 4
Bill Dahlen 27 339 16 1 0 0 3 5 10 35 3.2 32 2.9 0.3 $ 6
George Decker* 31 465 -6 0 0 0 -7 -5 14 -4 -0.3 3 0.3 -0.6 $ O3/4
Roger Denzer* 25 40 -6 0 0 0 0 1 1 -4 -0.3 -4 -0.4 0.1 $ 1
Tim Donahue* 27 203 -13 0 0 0 -2 4 6 -5 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 2/63
Bill Everitt* 28 426 9 0 0 0 -7 2 12 16 1.5 23 2.1 -0.6 $ 5/O
Danny Friend* 24 94 -3 -1 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ 1/O
Clark Griffith 27 183 -7 0 0 0 -1 3 6 1 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ Free Agency 1/O635
Tom Hernon 30 17 -4 0 0 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ /O
Malachi Kittridge 27 291 -23 -1 0 0 1 5 9 -9 -0.6 -10 -0.9 0.3 $ 2
Jim Korwan 23 13 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.2 -3 -0.3 0.1 $ /1
Bill Lange 26 541 28 9 0 0 0 -6 15 46 4.1 46 4.2 -0.1 $ *O
Barry McCormick 22 458 -13 6 0 0 -2 5 13 9 1.0 11 1.0 0.0 $ 56/4
Fred Pfeffer 37 131 -7 -1 0 0 -4 1 4 -7 -0.6 -3 -0.3 -0.3 $ 4
Jimmy Ryan 34 587 16 2 0 0 2 -9 17 28 2.6 26 2.4 0.2 $ *O
Adonis Terry 32 4 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Walter Thornton* 22 305 9 -2 0 0 -11 -3 10 3 0.2 14 1.3 -1.1 $ O1
Dave Wright 21 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Team Total 29.2 5385 -24 10 0 0 -29 12 161 130 13.2 159 14.5 -1.3 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Cap Anson 45 497 312 57 4.7 111 .299 .285 .303 .379 .368 .361 .403 .740 .771 93 .495 -2.2 -0.2 .752 .243 .075 4.7 *32
Buttons Briggs 21 86 70 3 1.1 111 .197 .160 .303 .190 .368 .185 .403 .376 .771 -2 .065 -12.7 -1.2 .279 .074 .025 .0 1
Jimmy Callahan 23 383 263 45 4.4 111 .307 .292 .303 .320 .368 .400 .403 .720 .771 86 .465 -9.3 -0.9 .671 .169 .108 4.8 41O6/5
Jim Connor 34 318 207 39 4.9 111 .305 .291 .303 .355 .368 .393 .403 .748 .771 94 .509 -3.1 -0.3 .743 .221 .102 4.6 4
Bill Dahlen 27 339 209 51 6.3 111 .302 .290 .303 .399 .368 .478 .403 .877 .771 127 .625 11.9 1.1 1.005 .399 .188 8.6 6
George Decker* 31 465 313 54 4.5 111 .291 .290 .303 .333 .368 .386 .403 .719 .771 86 .469 -10.7 -1.0 .671 .178 .096 6.9 O3/4
Roger Denzer* 25 40 33 1 0.8 111 .207 .154 .303 .175 .368 .179 .403 .354 .771 -8 .035 -6.3 -0.6 .242 .051 .026 1
Tim Donahue* 27 203 147 16 2.8 111 .251 .239 .303 .281 .368 .309 .403 .590 .771 53 .276 -13.8 -1.3 .503 .133 .069 .0 2/63
Bill Everitt* 28 426 271 61 5.8 111 .338 .314 .303 .373 .368 .427 .403 .801 .771 108 .590 3.5 0.3 .862 .277 .113 8.4 5/O
Danny Friend* 24 94 64 10 4.0 111 .301 .284 .303 .323 .368 .341 .403 .663 .771 72 .425 -3.6 -0.3 .571 .125 .057 .0 1/O
Clark Griffith 27 183 127 17 3.5 111 .247 .235 .303 .311 .368 .333 .403 .644 .771 67 .358 -8.2 -0.8 .597 .222 .099 .0 1/O635
Tom Hernon 30 17 16 0 0.0 111 .083 .063 .303 .063 .368 .063 .403 .125 .771 -68 .000 -4.0 -0.4 .133 .063 .000 .0 /O
Malachi Kittridge 27 291 216 19 2.3 111 .208 .202 .303 .264 .368 .271 .403 .535 .771 39 .205 -24.8 -2.4 .488 .187 .069 1.8 2
Jim Korwan 23 13 12 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .303 .077 .368 .000 .403 .077 .771 -79 .000 -3.2 -0.3 .083 .083 .000 /1
Bill Lange 26 541 325 92 7.3 111 .342 .340 .303 .406 .368 .480 .403 .886 .771 130 .686 20.5 1.9 1.127 .392 .140 9.4 *O
Barry McCormick 22 458 311 47 3.9 111 .301 .267 .303 .324 .368 .348 .403 .672 .771 74 .409 -17.5 -1.7 .733 .265 .081 3.8 56/4
Fred Pfeffer 37 131 90 8 2.3 111 .239 .228 .303 .318 .368 .246 .403 .563 .771 47 .208 -8.7 -0.8 .545 .167 .018 .0 4
Jimmy Ryan 34 587 374 86 6.0 111 .309 .300 .303 .369 .368 .458 .403 .827 .771 114 .600 9.3 0.9 .885 .306 .158 8.4 *O
Adonis Terry 32 4 4 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .303 .000 .368 .000 .403 .000 .771 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
Walter Thornton* 22 305 184 41 5.8 111 .341 .321 .303 .402 .368 .400 .403 .802 .771 109 .585 4.4 0.4 .861 .242 .079 .0 O1
Dave Wright 21 4 2 1 13.0 111 .333 .333 .303 .500 .368 .333 .403 .833 .771 119 .861 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .000 /1
League Average 4.8 107 .306 .291 .298 .353 .363 .384 .397 .737 .759 94 .503 .746 .225 .094
Team Total 29.2 5385 3550 648 4.7 111 .297 .282 .303 .347 .368 .386 .403 .733 .771 90 .495 -79.2 -7.7 .753 .248 .103 66.4
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Cap Anson 45 137 546 483 58 119 17 3 3 64 11 59 32 .246 .333 .313 .646 49 114 114
Buttons Briggs 21 26 98 95 4 13 0 1 0 4 1 3 18 .137 .163 .158 .321 2 22 22
Jimmy Callahan 23 113 425 410 51 104 18 6 3 40 12 10 30 .254 .280 .349 .629 38 94 94
Jim Connor 34 92 352 324 35 82 10 5 3 33 10 24 24 .253 .313 .343 .655 34 77 77
Bill Dahlen 27 90 363 314 58 79 18 8 6 35 15 42 30 .252 .353 .417 .770 44 75 75
George Decker* 31 133 516 488 62 123 12 7 5 55 11 24 17 .252 .293 .336 .629 47 111 111
Roger Denzer* 25 14 47 46 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 12 .130 .149 .152 .301 1 12 12
Tim Donahue* 27 70 227 216 23 44 7 3 0 17 3 9 11 .204 .242 .264 .506 13 58 58
Bill Everitt* 28 110 466 430 55 118 14 7 5 34 26 36 44 .274 .330 .374 .705 53 92 92
Danny Friend* 24 30 106 101 10 25 5 0 0 8 1 5 6 .248 .283 .297 .580 8 25 25
Clark Griffith 27 55 204 186 23 37 8 4 0 18 2 18 10 .199 .270 .285 .555 14 46 46
Tom Hernon 30 5 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4 4
Malachi Kittridge 27 95 327 305 22 54 5 5 1 27 9 22 13 .177 .232 .236 .468 17 79 79
Jim Korwan 23 6 15 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 5 5
Bill Lange 26 142 592 540 104 161 24 14 5 72 72 47 14 .298 .360 .422 .782 80 118 118
Barry McCormick 22 121 514 479 76 111 8 10 2 48 44 33 61 .232 .284 .303 .587 41 101 101
Fred Pfeffer 37 38 147 132 9 26 0 1 0 9 5 12 6 .197 .279 .212 .491 7 32 32
Jimmy Ryan 34 163 647 591 89 154 33 17 5 74 27 49 32 .261 .325 .399 .724 74 136 136
Adonis Terry 32 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Walter Thornton* 22 90 336 300 34 84 9 6 0 48 13 30 19 .280 .357 .350 .707 36 75 75
Dave Wright 21 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 1 1
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Cap Anson 45 27 11331 2524 11331 10281 1999 3435 582 142 97 2075 277 16 984 330 .334 .394 .447 .841 142 4592 6 32 34
Buttons Briggs 21 2 171 48 171 159 10 23 0 3 0 11 1 10 29 .145 .195 .182 .378 -2 29 0 2
Jimmy Callahan 23 2 404 103 404 381 64 110 18 6 3 47 12 10 32 .289 .316 .391 .707 82 149 5 8
Jim Connor 34 2 354 86 354 319 40 85 10 5 3 38 10 25 27 .266 .330 .357 .687 81 114 5 5
Bill Dahlen 27 7 3902 845 3902 3388 801 1019 168 98 56 482 259 414 291 .301 .384 .458 .842 123 1551 45 55
George Decker* 31 6 2327 543 2327 2158 356 601 76 47 23 334 96 132 141 .278 .325 .389 .714 85 840 15 22
Roger Denzer* 25 1 40 12 40 39 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 10 .154 .175 .179 .354 -8 7 0 0
Tim Donahue* 27 4 662 182 662 602 84 145 26 5 2 77 19 40 54 .241 .298 .311 .609 56 187 9 11
Bill Everitt* 28 3 1647 357 1647 1504 322 500 46 30 10 173 119 110 122 .332 .380 .423 .803 106 636 6 27
Danny Friend* 24 3 246 67 246 231 28 59 8 3 1 20 3 9 11 .255 .283 .329 .612 58 76 0 6
Clark Griffith 27 6 785 214 785 694 114 171 23 11 4 92 16 80 54 .246 .328 .329 .656 67 228 4 7
Tom Hernon 30 1 17 4 17 16 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -68 1 0 1
Malachi Kittridge 27 8 2158 569 2158 1970 231 431 53 24 12 203 39 162 177 .219 .279 .288 .567 53 568 3 23
Jim Korwan 23 2 16 6 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .125 .000 .125 -66 0 1 0
Bill Lange 26 5 2667 593 2667 2344 531 780 97 62 33 452 337 276 98 .333 .407 .469 .877 122 1100 19 28
Barry McCormick 22 3 656 149 656 599 111 152 11 12 3 78 54 47 81 .254 .310 .327 .637 66 196 2 8
Fred Pfeffer 37 16 7128 1671 7128 6560 1096 1680 231 120 94 1021 383 527 503 .256 .313 .371 .684 93 2433 21 20
Jimmy Ryan 34 13 6428 1406 6428 5739 1230 1791 317 120 93 797 343 599 389 .312 .383 .458 .840 126 2627 57 33
Adonis Terry 32 14 2555 667 2555 2389 314 594 76 54 15 287 106 146 140 .249 .295 .344 .639 85 823 11 9
Walter Thornton* 22 3 357 92 357 309 49 100 10 7 1 63 15 38 19 .324 .408 .411 .819 112 127 6 4
Dave Wright 21 2 5 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 71 1 0 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1896 / 1898 Batting Statistics

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