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1897 Chicago Colts Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898)
59-73, Finished 9th in National League
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Scored 832 runs, Allowed 894 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 62-70
Manager: Cap Anson (59-73)
Ballpark: West Side Park II (ballparks.com)
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 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Cap Anson 45 114 1071 969 75 27 69 .975 9.16 6 1B-C
Buttons Briggs 21 22 44 8 35 1 0 .977 1.95 P
Nixey Callahan 23 94 12 9 0 390 147 201 42 25 .892 3.70 2B-P-OF-SS-3B
Jim Connor 34 76 501 176 293 32 40 .936 6.17 2B
Bill Dahlen 27 75 544 215 291 38 48 .930 6.75 SS
George Decker 28 114 74 0 1 558 507 35 16 23 .971 4.75 OF-1B-2B
Roger Denzer 25 12 25 8 17 0 0 1.000 2.08 P
Tim Donahue 27 58 312 223 71 18 2 .942 5.07 13 C-SS-1B
Bill Everitt 28 91 4 4 0 327 137 147 43 9 .869 3.12 3B-OF
Danny Friend 24 25 0 0 1 58 19 32 7 6 .879 2.04 P-OF
Clark Griffith 27 47 1 1 0 139 31 96 12 4 .914 2.70 P-SS-OF-3B-1B
Tom Hernon 30 4 4 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.50 OF
Malachi Kittridge 27 79 419 324 75 20 5 .952 5.05 10 C
Jim Korwan 23 5 20 5 14 1 0 .950 3.80 P
Bill Lange 26 118 0 118 0 297 264 17 16 4 .946 2.38 OF
Barry McCormick 22 103 499 171 269 59 26 .882 4.27 3B-SS-2B
Fred Pfeffer 37 32 188 73 93 22 12 .883 5.19 2B
Jimmy Ryan 34 136 0 0 136 253 211 28 14 7 .945 1.76 OF
Adonis Terry 32 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 3.00 P
Walter Thornton 22 75 48 8 3 142 85 33 24 1 .831 1.57 OF-P
Dave Wright 21 1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.00 P
Team Totals 28.9 138 5804 3583 1827 394 281 .932 4.22 29
Rank in 12 NL teams 3 10
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Malachi Kittridge 27 79 419 324 75 20 5 .952 5.05
Tim Donahue 27 55 302 219 67 16 2 .947 5.20
Cap Anson 45 11 51 36 13 2 2 .961 4.45
League Average .949 4.53
Team Total 138 772 579 155 38 9 .951 5.06

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Cap Anson 45 103 1020 933 62 25 67 .975 9.66
George Decker 28 38 422 394 23 5 22 .988 10.97
Tim Donahue 27 1 4 3 0 1 0 .750 3.00
Clark Griffith 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .980 9.93
Team Total 138 1446 1330 85 31 89 .979 9.90

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jim Connor 34 76 501 176 293 32 40 .936 6.17
Fred Pfeffer 37 32 188 73 93 22 12 .883 5.19
Nixey Callahan 23 30 171 65 92 14 10 .918 5.23
George Decker 28 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00
Barry McCormick 22 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .936 5.52
Team Total 138 863 315 479 69 62 .920 5.67

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bill Everitt 28 83 308 119 147 42 9 .864 3.20
Barry McCormick 22 56 208 62 115 31 10 .851 3.16
Nixey Callahan 23 2 6 2 3 1 1 .833 2.50
Clark Griffith 27 1 9 3 3 3 0 .667 6.00
League Average .892 3.27
Team Total 138 531 186 268 77 20 .855 3.20

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bill Dahlen 27 75 544 215 291 38 48 .930 6.75
Barry McCormick 22 46 290 109 153 28 16 .903 5.70
Nixey Callahan 23 18 93 26 53 14 9 .849 4.39
Tim Donahue 27 2 6 1 4 1 0 .833 2.50
Clark Griffith 27 2 14 5 8 1 1 .929 6.50
League Average .906 5.65
Team Total 138 947 356 509 82 74 .913 6.05

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jimmy Ryan 34 136 0 0 136 253 211 28 14 7 .945 1.76
Bill Lange 26 118 0 118 0 297 264 17 16 4 .946 2.38
George Decker 28 75 74 0 1 134 112 12 10 1 .925 1.65
Walter Thornton 22 59 48 8 3 105 74 8 23 0 .781 1.39
Nixey Callahan 23 21 12 9 0 54 40 8 6 1 .889 2.29
Bill Everitt 28 8 4 4 0 19 18 0 1 0 .947 2.25
Tom Hernon 30 4 4 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 2.50
Clark Griffith 27 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00
Danny Friend 24 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .934 2.04
Team Total 138 875 730 73 72 13 .918 1.89

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Clark Griffith 27 41 114 23 85 6 3 .947 2.63
Danny Friend 24 24 57 18 32 7 6 .877 2.08
Nixey Callahan 23 23 66 14 45 7 4 .894 2.57
Buttons Briggs 21 22 44 8 35 1 0 .977 1.95
Walter Thornton 22 16 37 11 25 1 1 .973 2.25
Roger Denzer 25 12 25 8 17 0 0 1.000 2.08
Jim Korwan 23 5 20 5 14 1 0 .950 3.80
Adonis Terry 32 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 3.00
Dave Wright 21 1 3 0 2 1 0 .667 2.00
League Average .920 2.10
Team Total 138 370 87 258 25 14 .932 2.38

1896 / 1898 Fielding Statistics