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1897 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1896 / 1898

60-71, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Patsy Donovan (60-71)
Scored 676 runs, Allowed 835 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 53-78

Ballparks: Exposition Park III · Attendance: 165,950 (8th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 100


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1896 / 1898 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR
Steve Brodie 28 L R 5' 11" 180 Sep 11, 1868 8 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 100 0.2
Harry Davis 23 R R 5' 10" 180 Jul 19, 1873 3 111 111 0 0 64 0 32 1 0 7 9 14 1.4
Jim Donnelly 31 R R 5' 10" 155 Jul 19, 1865 10 44 44 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Patsy Donovan 32 L L 5' 11" 175 Mar 16, 1865 8 120 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120 120 0.4
Bones Ely 34 R R 6' 1" 155 Jun 7, 1863 9 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 1.2
Jim Gardner 22 R Oct 4, 1874 2 27 27 14 0 0 1 6 0 3 0 3 6 -0.4
Charlie Hastings 26 5' 11" 179 Nov 11, 1870 3 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6
Pink Hawley 24 L R 5' 10" 185 Dec 5, 1872 6 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8
Jesse Hoffmeister 25 R Jun, 1872 1st 48 48 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0.5
Jim Hughey 28 R 6' 0" Mar 8, 1869 4 25 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7
Frank Killen 26 L L 6' 1" 200 Nov 30, 1870 7 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Charlie Kuhns 20 5' 9" 160 Oct 27, 1876 1st 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Tom Leahy 28 R R 5' 7" 168 Jun 2, 1869 1st 24 24 0 6 0 0 6 0 7 4 2 13 -0.2
Denny Lyons 31 R R 5' 10" 185 Mar 12, 1866 13 37 37 0 0 35 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
Bill Merritt 26 R R 5' 7" 160 Jul 30, 1870 7 62 62 0 53 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1
Dick Padden 26 R R 5' 10" 165 Sep 17, 1870 2 134 134 0 0 0 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9
Jack Rothfuss 25 R R 5' 11" 195 Apr 18, 1872 1st 35 35 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4
Mike Smith 29 L L 5' 11" 178 Mar 23, 1868 10 123 123 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 0 123 2.8
Joe Sugden 26 B R 5' 10" 180 Jul 31, 1870 5 84 84 0 81 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.8
Jesse Tannehill 22 B L 5' 8" 150 Jul 14, 1874 2 56 56 21 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 2 33 0.9
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR

1896 / 1898 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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