1897 in baseball

The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world.

List of years in baseball

Champions

Statistical leaders

National League final standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 9339 0.705 — 54–12 39–27
Baltimore Orioles 9040 0.692 2 51–15 39–25
New York Giants 8348 0.634 9½ 51–19 32–29
Cincinnati Reds 7656 0.576 17 49–18 27–38
Cleveland Spiders 6962 0.527 23½ 49–16 20–46
Washington Senators 6171 0.462 32 40–26 21–45
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 6171 0.462 32 38–29 23–42
Pittsburgh Pirates 6071 0.458 32½ 38–27 22–44
Chicago Colts 5973 0.447 34 36–30 23–43
Philadelphia Phillies 5577 0.417 38 32–34 23–43
Louisville Colonels 5278 0.400 40 34–31 18–47
St. Louis Browns 29102 0.221 63½ 18–41 11–61

Events

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

  • February 5 – Old Hoss Radbourn, 42, Hall of Fame pitcher who won over 300 games including a record 60 for the 1884 Providence Grays, leading the National League in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage and games twice each and in shutouts, innings and ERA once each; completing 489 out of 503 starts, pitching three shutouts in the 1884 World Championship Series, while holding single-season records for games pitched with 76 in 1883, going 27–12 for the 1890 Players' League champions.
  • February 8 – Fleury Sullivan, 35. pitcher.
  • March 5 – Dave Foutz, 40, first baseman/outfielder/pitcher who played from 1884 through 1896 for the St. Louis Browns and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms, a three-time .300 hitter and manager for the Brooklyn teams between 1893 and 1896 for a 690 career winning percentage, while pitching 41 wins for the 1886 champion Browns.
  • March 10 – Wes Blogg, 42, catcher.
  • March 21 – Andy Allison, 49, first baseman.
  • March 22 – Dave Anderson, 28, pitcher.
  • March 25 – Bill Quarles, 28, pitcher.
  • April 13 – Charles Yingling, 31, shortstop.
  • July 10 – Kid Baldwin, 32, catcher.
  • August 1 – Jake Seymour, 43, who played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association in the 1882 season.
  • August 4 – John Gilroy, 27, pitcher.
  • August 9 – Jack Scheible, 31, pitcher.
  • August 19 – Jim McKeever, 36, catcher.
  • August 22 – Tricky Nichols, 47, pitcher who posted a 28–73 record and a 3.06 ERA in 106 games for six different teams between 1875 and 1882.
  • August 27 – Sam Moran, 26, pitcher.
  • October 9 – Milo Lockwood, 39, outfielder and pitcher.
  • October 19 – O. P. Caylor, 47, one of the founders of the American Association.
  • November 2 – Joe Sullivan, 27, shortstop.
  • November 15 – Charlie Smith, 56, infielder who appeared in 14 games for the 1871 New York Mutuals.
  • November 19 – Frank McGinn, 28, infielder.
  • December 20 – William Brown, 31, catcher.
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