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NATIONAL LEAGUE 1896
STATISTICS & LEADERS
12/31/1897
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Cleveland Spiders 91 44 .674 - 749 584
Baltimore Orioles 87 45 .659 2½ 864 548
Boston Beaneaters 84 48 .636 5½ 775 574
New York Giants 70 63 .526 20 713 674
Philadelphia Phillies 68 62 .523 20½ 638 636
Cincinnati Reds 65 63 .508 22½ 647 609
Chicago Colts 67 65 .508 22½ 650 633
Pittsburgh Pirates 63 68 .481 26 646 659
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 63 70 .474 27 618 677
Washington Senators 62 71 .466 28 646 741
Louisville Colonels 42 92 .313 48½ 514 746
St. Louis Cardinals 30 101 .229 59 509 888
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Baltimore Orioles 6.5 864 132 4773 1532 201 105 30 434 240 376 .321 .388 .426 .814
Boston Beaneaters 5.9 775 132 4684 1446 192 81 38 456 213 277 .309 .375 .409 .784
Cleveland Spiders 5.5 749 135 4841 1494 215 100 34 452 333 214 .309 .370 .415 .785
New York Giants 5.4 713 133 4676 1348 166 98 36 412 305 312 .288 .351 .389 .740
Chicago Colts 4.9 650 132 4559 1285 172 97 33 415 281 302 .282 .346 .384 .730
Cincinnati Reds 5.1 647 128 4501 1282 185 90 26 404 271 306 .285 .349 .383 .732
Washington Senators 4.9 646 133 4673 1281 160 81 50 489 443 288 .274 .346 .375 .721
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.9 646 131 4573 1294 175 93 30 344 281 259 .283 .342 .382 .723
Philadelphia Phillies 4.9 638 130 4507 1252 172 93 32 457 290 179 .278 .351 .379 .730
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4.6 618 133 4684 1340 170 87 20 339 274 242 .286 .339 .372 .712
Louisville Colonels 3.8 514 134 4566 1121 128 66 37 380 474 233 .246 .309 .327 .636
St. Louis Cardinals 3.9 509 131 4408 1124 126 68 29 353 333 237 .255 .313 .334 .647
TOTALS 5.0 7969 1584 55445 15799 2062 1059 395 4935 3738 3225 .285 .349 .382 .730
AVERAGE 664 132 4620 1317 172 88 33 411 312 269
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Baltimore Orioles 4.2 548 132 98 12 5 3.20 1197.0 1179 25 371 318 1.29 .262 .275
Boston Beaneaters 4.3 574 132 98 4 3 3.42 1199.0 1202 33 356 331 1.30 .264 .276
Cleveland Spiders 4.3 584 135 107 3 3 3.31 1236.0 1308 29 304 319 1.30 .273 .286
Cincinnati Reds 4.8 609 128 90 6 4 3.87 1156.1 1272 35 340 277 1.39 .281 .292
Chicago Colts 4.8 633 132 102 9 3 3.68 1180.0 1274 27 432 368 1.45 .277 .295
Philadelphia Phillies 4.9 636 130 83 4 6 3.99 1178.1 1387 32 392 308 1.51 .298 .312
Pittsburgh Pirates 5.0 659 131 85 8 0 3.99 1156.1 1316 23 420 304 1.50 .291 .305
New York Giants 5.1 674 133 86 4 5 3.97 1188.0 1340 35 422 350 1.48 .286 .302
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5.1 677 133 86 4 10 4.07 1183.0 1316 43 415 256 1.46 .284 .291
Washington Senators 5.6 741 133 79 4 4 4.31 1205.1 1382 35 440 318 1.51 .290 .303
Louisville Colonels 5.6 746 134 79 2 3 4.61 1193.2 1348 28 543 290 1.58 .291 .305
St. Louis Cardinals 6.8 888 131 62 2 2 5.59 1134.2 1475 50 500 299 1.74 .321 .332
TOTALS 5.0 7969 1584 1055 62 48 3.99 14207.2 15799 395 4935 3738 1.46 .285 .298
AVERAGE 664 132 88 5 4 1184 1317 33 411 312
LEAGUE MISCELLANEOUS STATS
Team ExpW ExpL Diff AS aAS BAW PAW RAW FAW Attendance Payroll Balance
St. Louis Cardinals 35 96 -5 0 0 1 0 0 9 33,013 $0 $0
Boston Beaneaters 84 48 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 107,186 $200 $6,520
Cleveland Spiders 83 52 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 88,980 $0 $0
Cincinnati Reds 68 60 -3 0 0 0 0 1 16 58,114 $0 $0
Chicago Colts 68 64 -1 0 0 4 0 2 5 51,525 $0 $0
Philadelphia Phillies 65 65 3 0 0 7 0 0 6 89,934 $0 $0
Pittsburgh Pirates 64 67 -1 0 0 2 1 1 10 69,816 $0 $0
New York Giants 70 63 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 86,898 $0 $0
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 61 72 2 0 0 1 0 2 7 55,042 $0 $0
Washington Senators 58 75 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 46,042 $0 $0
Louisville Colonels 45 89 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 32,360 $0 $0
Baltimore Orioles 92 40 -5 0 0 0 1 0 8 98,804 $0 $0
Babe Ruth MVP Award George Davis NY1 .356/.421/.534, 545 AB, 12 HR, 73 SB, 118 R, 103 RBI, 8.4 WAR
Cy Young Award Kid Nichols BSN 27-12, 2.91 ERA, 377.0 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 2.5 K/9, 7.5 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Fielder Jones BRO .315/.382/.386, 575 AB, 2 HR, 38 SB, 114 wRC+, 3.8 WAR
Gold Glove Award Pitcher Kid Carsey PHI 1.000 PCT., 10 PO, 24 A, 1.98 RANGE
Catcher Charles Zimmer CL4 .982 PCT., 322 PO, 179 A, 39.1 CS %
First Base Cap Anson CHC .985 PCT., 1205 PO, 76 A, 9.94 RANGE
Second Base Bobby Lowe BSN .955 PCT., 316 PO, 387 A, 5.51 RANGE
Third Base Billy Nash PHI .916 PCT., 72 PO, 180 A, 2.78 RANGE
Shortstop Hughie Jennings BLN .956 PCT., 239 PO, 406 A, 4.86 RANGE
Left Field Mike Smith PIT .962 PCT., 347 PO, 7 A, 2.87 RANGE
Center Field Bill Lange CHC .936 PCT., 493 PO, 20 A, 3.96 RANGE
Right Field Patsy Donovan PIT .957 PCT., 341 PO, 15 A, 2.79 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award Pitcher Bobby Wallace CL4 .319/.367/.519, 4 HR, 68 RBI, 2.9 WAR
Catcher Deacon McGuire WAS .338/.366/.462, 6 HR, 103 RBI, 3.7 WAR
First Base Jake Beckley PIT .333/.400/.469, 6 HR, 81 RBI, 3.8 WAR
Second Base Cupid Childs CL4 .353/.453/.459, 2 HR, 57 RBI, 7.4 WAR
Third Base George Davis NY1 .356/.421/.534, 12 HR, 103 RBI, 8.4 WAR
Shortstop Bill Dahlen CHC .319/.422/.506, 7 HR, 97 RBI, 5.7 WAR
Left Field Jesse Burkett CL4 .393/.467/.522, 3 HR, 104 RBI, 7.4 WAR
Center Field Billy Hamilton BSN .376/.498/.490, 3 HR, 81 RBI, 7.0 WAR
Right Field Willie Keeler BLN .356/.396/.474, 4 HR, 90 RBI, 4.8 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
J. Burkett CL4 .393
B. Hamilton BSN .376
D. Miller CIN .369
G. Van Haltren NY1 .358
G. Davis NY1 .356
On-Base PCT
B. Hamilton BSN .498
B. Joyce WAS .482
J. McGraw BLN .474
J. Burkett CL4 .467
E. Delahanty PHI .454
Slugging PCT
D. Miller CIN .534
G. Davis NY1 .534
J. Kelley BLN .526
J. Burkett CL4 .522
B. Wallace CL4 .519
On-Base + Slugging
J. Burkett CL4 .990
B. Joyce WAS .989
B. Hamilton BSN .989
J. Kelley BLN .964
D. Miller CIN .955
wRC+
B. Joyce WAS 176
B. Hamilton BSN 175
J. Burkett CL4 173
J. Kelley BLN 168
G. Davis NY1 163
WAR
G. Davis NY1 8.4
B. Joyce WAS 7.9
J. Burkett CL4 7.4
C. Childs CL4 7.4
B. Lange CHC 7.2
Runs Created / 27 outs
B. Hamilton BSN 10.6
B. Joyce WAS 10.3
J. Burkett CL4 9.6
G. Davis NY1 9.1
J. Kelley BLN 8.6
Isolated Power
B. Wallace CL4 .200
B. Dahlen CHC .187
G. Davis NY1 .178
B. Joyce WAS .174
J. Kelley BLN .172
Games
J. Burkett CL4 135
C. Childs CL4 135
J. McAleer CL4 135
F. Clarke LS3 134
B. Clingman LS3 134
At-Bats
W. Keeler BLN 585
J. Doyle BLN 583
E. McKean CL4 580
H. Long BSN 578
F. Jones BRO 575
Runs
B. Hamilton BSN 135
C. Childs CL4 132
W. Keeler BLN 123
J. McGraw BLN 122
G. Davis NY1 118
Hits
J. Burkett CL4 219
W. Keeler BLN 208
G. Van Haltren NY1 206
D. Miller CIN 199
J. Doyle BLN 197
Total Bases
J. Burkett CL4 291
G. Davis NY1 291
D. Miller CIN 288
J. Kelley BLN 278
W. Keeler BLN 277
Singles
J. Burkett CL4 169
W. Keeler BLN 166
G. Van Haltren NY1 165
B. Everitt CHC 163
J. Doyle BLN 158
Doubles
D. Miller CIN 40
G. Davis NY1 39
J. Kelley BLN 33
J. Stenzel PIT 33
J. Anderson BRO 32
Triples
B. Wallace CL4 26
H. Davis NY1 25
J. Anderson BRO 21
J. Kelley BLN 20
W. Keeler BLN 19
Home Runs
G. Davis NY1 12
R. Connor STL 11
G. DeMontreville WAS 10
E. McKean CL4 9
J. O'Brien LS3 9
Runs Batted In
J. Kelley BLN 130
E. McKean CL4 119
H. Long BSN 118
H. Jennings BLN 106
J. Burkett CL4 104
Stolen Bases
B. Hamilton BSN 82
B. Lange CHC 78
G. Davis NY1 73
J. Doyle BLN 72
P. Donovan PIT 64
Bases On Balls
B. Hamilton BSN 125
J. McGraw BLN 116
B. Joyce WAS 109
C. Childs CL4 102
D. Brouthers PHI 95
Intentional Walks
H. Jennings BLN 19
D. Brouthers PHI 15
E. Delahanty PHI 14
D. Miller CIN 12
B. Dahlen CHC 11
Hit-By-Pitch
B. Joyce WAS 28
J. Beckley PIT 26
S. Brodie BLN 26
H. Jennings BLN 25
J. Clements PHI 20
Strikeouts
B. Lush WAS 80
T. Brown WAS 61
E. Cartwright WAS 60
B. Clingman LS3 59
C. Zimmer CL4 58
Sacrifice Hits
T. Corcoran BRO 42
B. Ely PIT 39
B. Hallman PHI 33
H. Davis NY1 28
C. Anson CHC 25
Sacrifice Flies
G. Decker CHC 8
B. Joyce WAS 8
R. Connor STL 7
C. McGarr CL4 7
D. Miller LS3 7
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
B. Rhines CIN 2.35
K. Nichols BSN 2.91
D. Friend CHC 2.93
B. Wallace CL4 2.93
S. McMahon BLN 2.93
Wins
C. Young CL4 29
G. Cuppy CL4 28
K. Nichols BSN 27
B. Hoffer BLN 25
D. Clarke NY1 24
Losses
B. Hart STL 32
T. Breitenstein STL 27
R. Donahue STL 27
B. Hill LS3 27
F. Killen PIT 27
Winning PCT
B. Wallace CL4 .765
G. Hemming BLN .750
D. Esper BLN .737
J. Stivetts BSN .697
S. McMahon BLN .696
Saves
B. Abbey BRO 4
J. Corbett BLN 4
C. Dolan BSN 3
B. Reidy NY1 3
J. Boyd WAS 2
Games Pitched
T. Breitenstein STL 55
F. Killen PIT 51
C. Young CL4 49
W. Mercer WAS 48
B. Hart STL 46
Games Started
F. Killen PIT 50
W. Mercer WAS 48
C. Young CL4 46
T. Breitenstein STL 43
P. Hawley PIT 43
Complete Games
C. Young CL4 36
G. Cuppy CL4 33
P. Hawley PIT 33
F. Killen PIT 33
K. Nichols BSN 33
Shutouts
B. Hoffer BLN 4
S. McMahon BLN 4
F. Killen PIT 3
J. Taylor PHI 3
D. Clarke NY1 2
Innings Pitched
F. Killen PIT 394.1
C. Young CL4 393.1
W. Mercer WAS 391.1
K. Nichols BSN 377.0
G. Cuppy CL4 364.1
Hits Allowed
W. Mercer WAS 455
F. Killen PIT 450
C. Young CL4 445
J. Taylor PHI 416
B. Hart STL 403
Home Runs Allowed
B. Kennedy BRO 17
T. Breitenstein STL 16
W. Mercer WAS 16
G. Cuppy CL4 14
J. Meekin NY1 14
Walks Allowed
B. Hill LS3 154
T. Breitenstein STL 149
B. Hart STL 146
P. Hawley PIT 141
D. Friend CHC 125
Walks per 9 IP
C. Young CL4 1.7
D. Clarke NY1 1.8
G. Cuppy CL4 2.0
K. Nichols BSN 2.1
C. Griffith CHC 2.1
Strikeouts
P. Hawley PIT 111
T. Breitenstein STL 109
K. Nichols BSN 106
B. Hill LS3 104
J. Meekin NY1 101
Strikeouts per 9 IP
B. Briggs CHC 4.2
A. Pond BLN 3.3
D. Friend CHC 3.0
D. McJames WAS 3.0
L. German NY1 2.9
K/BB
C. Young CL4 1.3
A. Pond BLN 1.3
K. Nichols BSN 1.2
H. Payne BRO 1.1
Z. Wilson CL4 1.0
WHIP
K. Nichols BSN 1.17
B. Rhines CIN 1.20
S. McMahon BLN 1.21
B. Hoffer BLN 1.23
G. Cuppy CL4 1.25
Hits per 9 IP
B. Rhines CIN 7.9
S. McMahon BLN 8.0
B. Hoffer BLN 8.0
D. Friend CHC 8.1
K. Nichols BSN 8.5
Opponents AVG
B. Rhines CIN .235
S. McMahon BLN .241
B. Hoffer BLN .244
D. Friend CHC .245
K. Nichols BSN .250
Opponents OBP
K. Nichols BSN .297
B. Rhines CIN .301
S. McMahon BLN .308
G. Cuppy CL4 .312
B. Hoffer BLN .312
Opponents SLG
D. Friend CHC .315
B. Hoffer BLN .320
S. McMahon BLN .321
B. Hill LS3 .330
B. Rhines CIN .331
Opponents OPS
S. McMahon BLN .629
B. Hoffer BLN .632
B. Rhines CIN .632
K. Nichols BSN .645
D. Friend CHC .649
BABIP
B. Rhines CIN .245
S. McMahon BLN .249
B. Hoffer BLN .256
B. Kennedy BRO .258
K. Nichols BSN .263
WAR
C. Young CL4 8.4
K. Nichols BSN 7.5
J. Taylor PHI 6.5
C. Griffith CHC 6.4
J. Stivetts BSN 6.0