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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898)
55-77, Finished 10th in National League
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Scored 752 runs, Allowed 792 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-69
Manager: George Stallings (55-77)
Ballpark: Baker Bowl (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 290,027 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97; one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
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1896 / 1898 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
June 1, 1897 (Standings)
Traded Bill Hallman, Dick Harley and $300 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Tommy Dowd.
Traded Kid Carsey and Mike Grady to the St. Louis Browns. Received Ed McFarland.
September 8, 1897 (Standings)
Purchased Kid Elberfeld from Richmond (Atlantic).
October, 1897 (Standings)
Drafted Elmer Flick from Dayton (Interstate) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.
Drafted Wiley Piatt from Dayton (Interstate) in the 1897 rule 5 draft.
November 10, 1897
Traded Jack Clements, Lave Cross, Tommy Dowd, Jack Taylor and $1,000 to the St. Louis Browns. Received Monte Cross, Red Donahue and Klondike Douglass.
