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1897 Chicago Colts Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(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 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Cap Anson HOF 45 R R 6' 0" 227 Apr 17, 1852 27 114 114 114 0 11 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buttons Briggs 21 R R 6' 1" 180 Jul 8, 1875 2 22 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nixey Callahan 23 R R 180 Mar 18, 1874 2 94 94 94 23 0 0 30 2 18 12 9 0 21
Jim Connor 34 R R May 11, 1863 2 77 77 77 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Dahlen 27 R R 5' 9" 180 Jan 5, 1870 7 75 75 75 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0 0
George Decker 28 L L 6' 1" 180 Jun 1, 1869 6 111 111 111 0 0 38 1 0 0 74 0 1 75
Roger Denzer 25 L R 6' 0" 180 Oct 5, 1871 1st 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Donahue 27 L R 5' 11" 180 Jun 8, 1870 4 58 58 58 0 55 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Bill Everitt 28 L R 6' 0" 185 Dec 13, 1868 3 92 92 92 0 0 0 0 83 0 4 4 0 8
Danny Friend 24 L 5' 9" 175 Apr 18, 1873 3 25 25 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Clark Griffith HOF 27 R R 156 Nov 20, 1869 6 46 46 46 41 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2
Tom Hernon 30 R R Nov 4, 1866 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4
Malachi Kittridge 27 R R 5' 7" 170 Oct 12, 1869 8 79 79 79 0 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Korwan 23 R L 6' 1" 181 Mar 4, 1874 2 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Lange 26 R R 190 Jun 6, 1871 5 118 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 0 118
Barry McCormick 22 R R 5' 9" Dec 25, 1874 3 101 101 101 0 0 0 1 56 46 0 0 0 0
Fred Pfeffer 37 R R 184 Mar 17, 1860 16 32 32 32 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Ryan 34 R L 5' 9" 162 Feb 11, 1863 13 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 136
Adonis Terry 32 R R 168 Aug 7, 1864 14 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walter Thornton 22 L L 6' 1" 180 Feb 18, 1875 3 75 75 75 16 0 0 0 0 0 48 8 3 59
Dave Wright 21 R R 6' 0" 185 Aug 27, 1875 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1896 / 1898 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played