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NATIONAL LEAGUE 1897
STATISTICS & LEADERS
12/31/1897
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Baltimore Orioles 101 35 .743 - 866 558
Boston Beaneaters 83 52 .615 17½ 766 602
Cleveland Spiders 78 54 .591 21 754 615
Chicago Colts 81 57 .587 21 695 597
New York Giants 75 63 .543 27 751 648
Cincinnati Reds 71 63 .530 29 711 660
Louisville Colonels 71 65 .522 30 742 764
Washington Senators 59 76 .437 41½ 662 720
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 58 78 .426 43 583 708
Philadelphia Phillies 56 78 .418 44 675 800
Pittsburgh Pirates 47 88 .348 53½ 577 686
St. Louis Cardinals 31 102 .233 68½ 526 950
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Baltimore Orioles 6.4 866 136 4871 1624 234 92 21 492 215 326 .333 .402 .432 .834
Boston Beaneaters 5.7 766 135 4872 1527 212 86 42 410 239 197 .313 .369 .418 .787
Cleveland Spiders 5.7 754 132 4808 1513 232 73 21 414 367 165 .315 .373 .406 .779
New York Giants 5.4 751 138 4830 1419 212 114 41 410 320 292 .294 .355 .410 .765
Louisville Colonels 5.5 742 136 4956 1431 202 107 44 381 452 249 .289 .348 .399 .748
Cincinnati Reds 5.3 711 134 4738 1340 222 89 31 413 223 277 .283 .348 .387 .735
Chicago Colts 5.0 695 138 4877 1381 192 97 32 455 309 270 .283 .350 .382 .732
Philadelphia Phillies 5.0 675 134 4766 1359 237 89 48 420 315 165 .285 .347 .402 .750
Washington Senators 4.9 662 135 4818 1374 201 84 25 401 448 240 .285 .349 .377 .727
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4.3 583 136 4770 1316 194 82 11 318 290 200 .276 .328 .358 .686
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.3 577 135 4651 1273 158 81 23 376 394 186 .274 .336 .357 .694
St. Louis Cardinals 4.0 526 133 4605 1239 145 76 26 331 386 166 .269 .328 .350 .678
TOTALS 5.1 8308 1622 57562 16796 2441 1070 365 4821 3958 2733 .292 .353 .390 .744
AVERAGE 692 135 4797 1400 203 89 30 402 330 228
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Baltimore Orioles 4.1 558 136 107 9 7 3.32 1222.0 1261 13 353 432 1.32 .268 .291
Chicago Colts 4.3 597 138 104 5 4 3.46 1239.2 1299 22 393 362 1.36 .271 .288
Boston Beaneaters 4.5 602 135 96 7 6 3.31 1217.2 1265 36 360 314 1.33 .267 .278
Cleveland Spiders 4.7 615 132 95 4 2 3.72 1184.0 1293 37 335 299 1.38 .278 .289
New York Giants 4.7 648 138 102 8 5 3.78 1227.1 1293 27 465 454 1.43 .272 .294
Cincinnati Reds 4.9 660 134 95 6 3 3.98 1215.1 1418 22 349 308 1.45 .294 .309
Pittsburgh Pirates 5.1 686 135 81 5 1 4.23 1190.1 1443 41 360 291 1.51 .303 .314
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5.2 708 136 81 7 3 4.02 1214.2 1407 34 415 303 1.50 .292 .305
Washington Senators 5.3 720 135 80 4 4 4.14 1210.0 1424 31 425 338 1.53 .296 .311
Louisville Colonels 5.6 764 136 74 4 7 4.61 1235.1 1465 39 493 324 1.58 .297 .310
Philadelphia Phillies 6.0 800 134 59 4 9 4.96 1198.0 1587 29 367 256 1.63 .322 .333
St. Louis Cardinals 7.1 950 133 53 0 2 6.03 1163.1 1641 34 506 277 1.85 .338 .351
TOTALS 5.1 8308 1622 1027 63 53 4.12 14517.2 16796 365 4821 3958 1.49 .292 .306
AVERAGE 692 135 86 5 4 1210 1400 30 402 330
Babe Ruth MVP Award Hughie Jennings BLN .403/.467/.513, 546 AB, 3 HR, 37 SB, 105 R, 103 RBI, 7.5 WAR
Cy Young Award Cy Seymour NY1 23-15, 2.93 ERA, 334.2 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 5.5 K/9, 5.5 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Honus Wagner LS3 .351/.390/.468, 575 AB, 3 HR, 45 SB, 121 RBI, 4.8 WAR
Gold Glove Award Pitcher Bill Magee LS3 .974 PCT., 10 PO, 27 A, 2.20 RANGE
Catcher Charles Zimmer CL4 .978 PCT., 322 PO, 173 A, 40.3 CS %
First Base Jake Beckley CIN .986 PCT., 1034 PO, 69 A, 10.29 RANGE
Second Base Cupid Childs CL4 .950 PCT., 327 PO, 472 A, 6.08 RANGE
Third Base Jimmy Collins BSN .949 PCT., 95 PO, 292 A, 2.86 RANGE
Shortstop Hughie Jennings BLN .936 PCT., 245 PO, 370 A, 4.55 RANGE
Left Field Bug Holliday CIN .949 PCT., 325 PO, 10 A, 2.76 RANGE
Center Field Mike Griffin BRO .964 PCT., 512 PO, 27 A, 4.01 RANGE
Right Field Willie Keeler BLN .995 PCT., 381 PO, 8 A, 2.88 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award Pitcher Jouett Meekin NY1 .287/.328/.388, 1 HR, 23 RBI, 0.3 WAR
Catcher Charlie Dexter LS3 .328/.384/.441, 4 HR, 68 RBI, 3.5 WAR
First Base Jack Doyle BLN .368/.411/.488, 6 HR, 100 RBI, 5.0 WAR
Second Base Cupid Childs CL4 .376/.466/.459, 0 HR, 58 RBI, 9.2 WAR
Third Base Bill Joyce NY1 .344/.452/.526, 12 HR, 98 RBI, 8.2 WAR
Shortstop Hughie Jennings BLN .403/.467/.513, 3 HR, 103 RBI, 7.5 WAR
Left Field Fred Clarke LS3 .391/.457/.546, 8 HR, 96 RBI, 7.3 WAR
Center Field Bill Lange CHC .336/.405/.510, 6 HR, 66 RBI, 5.3 WAR
Right Field Willie Keeler BLN .367/.404/.480, 1 HR, 89 RBI, 6.1 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
H. Jennings BLN .403
J. Burkett CL4 .394
F. Clarke LS3 .391
E. Delahanty PHI .378
C. Childs CL4 .376
On-Base PCT
B. Hamilton BSN .475
H. Jennings BLN .467
C. Childs CL4 .466
J. Burkett CL4 .464
J. McGraw BLN .462
Slugging PCT
E. Delahanty PHI .562
F. Clarke LS3 .546
J. Burkett CL4 .528
B. Joyce NY1 .526
T. McCreery LS3 .524
On-Base + Slugging
E. Delahanty PHI 1.008
F. Clarke LS3 1.004
J. Burkett CL4 .992
H. Jennings BLN .980
B. Joyce NY1 .978
wRC+
B. Joyce NY1 172
F. Clarke LS3 172
H. Jennings BLN 169
J. Burkett CL4 168
E. Delahanty PHI 167
WAR
C. Childs CL4 9.2
B. Joyce NY1 8.2
H. Jennings BLN 7.5
F. Clarke LS3 7.3
J. Kelley BLN 7.0
Runs Created / 27 outs
B. Joyce NY1 10.4
J. Burkett CL4 10.3
F. Clarke LS3 9.9
E. Delahanty PHI 9.7
H. Jennings BLN 9.6
Isolated Power
N. Lajoie PHI .198
T. McCreery LS3 .197
E. Delahanty PHI .184
B. Joyce NY1 .182
B. Lange CHC .174
Games
G. Davis NY1 138
K. Gleason NY1 138
B. Joyce NY1 138
M. Tiernan NY1 138
G. Van Haltren NY1 138
At-Bats
W. Keeler BLN 621
G. Van Haltren NY1 612
J. Ryan CHC 602
P. Werden LS3 593
J. Doyle BLN 592
Runs
B. Hamilton BSN 138
J. Doyle BLN 123
J. Burkett CL4 121
G. Van Haltren NY1 115
W. Keeler BLN 114
Hits
W. Keeler BLN 228
F. Clarke LS3 223
H. Jennings BLN 220
J. Doyle BLN 218
J. Burkett CL4 217
Total Bases
F. Clarke LS3 312
W. Keeler BLN 298
E. Delahanty PHI 293
J. Burkett CL4 291
J. Doyle BLN 289
Singles
W. Keeler BLN 182
H. Jennings BLN 179
D. Cooley PHI 174
C. Childs CL4 173
F. Clarke LS3 166
Doubles
E. Delahanty PHI 47
J. Doyle BLN 47
N. Lajoie PHI 47
J. Stenzel BLN 38
H. Wagner LS3 38
Triples
B. Lange CHC 26
P. Werden LS3 26
T. McCreery LS3 25
C. LaChance BRO 23
W. Keeler BLN 22
Home Runs
B. Joyce NY1 12
J. Clements PHI 10
S. Thompson PHI 10
K. Nance LS3 9
F. Clarke LS3 8
Runs Batted In
J. Kelley BLN 125
H. Wagner LS3 121
N. Lajoie PHI 113
E. McKean CL4 113
J. Collins BSN 109
Stolen Bases
D. Miller CIN 64
G. Davis NY1 61
J. Doyle BLN 59
B. Lange CHC 56
D. Hoy CIN 53
Bases On Balls
J. McGraw BLN 129
B. Hamilton BSN 127
C. Childs CL4 91
B. Joyce NY1 84
K. Selbach WAS 79
Intentional Walks
B. Hamilton BSN 15
E. Delahanty PHI 13
J. McGraw BLN 12
B. Dahlen CHC 10
W. Robinson BLN 10
Hit-By-Pitch
F. Clarke LS3 33
T. Leahy PIT 27
H. Jennings BLN 25
D. Hoy CIN 23
J. McGraw BLN 22
Strikeouts
T. Brown WAS 101
B. Clingman LS3 70
L. Sockalexis CL4 69
M. Cross STL 67
T. Leahy PIT 66
Sacrifice Hits
F. Tenney BSN 42
G. Shoch BRO 41
B. Wallace CL4 38
R. Donahue STL 28
P. Geier PHI 24
Sacrifice Flies
J. Collins BSN 8
H. Duffy BSN 7
K. Gleason NY1 7
D. Lyons PIT 7
J. Sugden PIT 7
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
J. Nops BLN 2.69
C. Seymour NY1 2.93
G. Cuppy CL4 2.98
K. Nichols BSN 3.01
C. Griffith CHC 3.01
Wins
B. Hoffer BLN 30
T. Breitenstein CIN 27
K. Nichols BSN 26
J. Meekin NY1 24
C. Seymour NY1 23
Losses
P. Hawley PIT 33
R. Donahue STL 31
B. Hart STL 27
F. Killen PIT 24
D. McJames WAS 23
Winning PCT
J. Nops BLN .840
B. Hoffer BLN .811
A. Pond BLN .786
T. Breitenstein CIN .692
J. Powell CL4 .682
Saves
C. Gettig NY1 4
J. Korwan CHC 4
B. Miller LS3 3
J. Nops BLN 3
J. Sullivan BSN 3
Games Pitched
K. Nichols BSN 45
B. Rhines CIN 45
A. Rusie NY1 45
T. Breitenstein CIN 44
W. Mercer WAS 44
Games Started
W. Mercer WAS 43
A. Rusie NY1 43
R. Donahue STL 42
F. Killen PIT 42
B. Kennedy BRO 40
Complete Games
A. Rusie NY1 35
B. Hoffer BLN 33
C. Seymour NY1 31
C. Young CL4 30
T. Breitenstein CIN 29
Shutouts
T. Breitenstein CIN 4
A. Rusie NY1 4
C. Seymour NY1 4
C. Griffith CHC 3
B. Hoffer BLN 3
Innings Pitched
A. Rusie NY1 378.0
K. Nichols BSN 353.0
F. Killen PIT 352.0
D. McJames WAS 346.1
T. Breitenstein CIN 345.0
Hits Allowed
R. Donahue STL 442
F. Killen PIT 435
W. Mercer WAS 428
A. Rusie NY1 408
T. Breitenstein CIN 399
Home Runs Allowed
J. Meekin NY1 18
R. Donahue STL 12
F. Killen PIT 12
T. Lewis BSN 12
P. Hawley PIT 11
Walks Allowed
C. Seymour NY1 145
B. Hart STL 142
D. McJames WAS 142
A. Rusie NY1 129
C. Fraser LS3 128
Walks per 9 IP
C. Young CL4 1.7
J. Taylor PHI 1.8
J. Tannehill PIT 1.9
F. Dwyer CIN 2.0
K. Nichols BSN 2.1
Strikeouts
C. Seymour NY1 203
D. McJames WAS 156
A. Rusie NY1 128
T. Breitenstein CIN 115
K. Nichols BSN 114
Strikeouts per 9 IP
C. Seymour NY1 5.5
J. Corbett BLN 4.6
D. McJames WAS 4.1
J. Nops BLN 3.3
A. Rusie NY1 3.0
K/BB
J. Nops BLN 1.5
K. Nichols BSN 1.4
C. Seymour NY1 1.4
C. Young CL4 1.3
J. Corbett BLN 1.3
WHIP
J. Nops BLN 1.23
B. Hoffer BLN 1.23
K. Nichols BSN 1.23
C. Young CL4 1.23
C. Seymour NY1 1.25
Hits per 9 IP
C. Seymour NY1 7.3
B. Hoffer BLN 8.6
C. Griffith CHC 8.8
J. Nops BLN 8.8
D. McJames WAS 8.9
Opponents AVG
C. Seymour NY1 .224
B. Hoffer BLN .250
C. Griffith CHC .254
K. Nichols BSN .260
D. McJames WAS .261
Opponents OBP
K. Nichols BSN .303
C. Young CL4 .304
B. Hoffer BLN .306
C. Griffith CHC .311
J. Nops BLN .315
Opponents SLG
C. Seymour NY1 .293
J. Nops BLN .335
B. Hoffer BLN .337
C. Griffith CHC .341
D. McJames WAS .342
Opponents OPS
C. Seymour NY1 .623
B. Hoffer BLN .643
K. Nichols BSN .646
J. Nops BLN .650
C. Griffith CHC .652
BABIP
C. Seymour NY1 .266
B. Hoffer BLN .266
C. Griffith CHC .270
J. Powell CL4 .274
K. Nichols BSN .277
WAR
K. Nichols BSN 7.7
A. Rusie NY1 7.2
C. Young CL4 7.1
B. Hoffer BLN 6.3
C. Griffith CHC 6.3