1897 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1897 Season

Independent Clubs

1896 / 1898

Top Hitter

Louis
Reynolds

Top Pitcher

William
Selden

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Harry Buckner	CU	.944
2	Clarence Williams	CXG	.857
3	Sol White	CXG	.789
4	Louis Reynolds	CU	.750
5	Harry Hyde	CU	.742
6	Robert Footes	CU	.719
7	Frank Grant	CBG	.667
8	Billy Holland	PFG/CU	.622
9	William Smith	CU	.622
10	Willis Jones	CU	.621

ERA

#	Player	Team	ERA
1	Harry Moore	CU	2.00
2	John Nelson	CXG	3.00
3	William Selden	CXG	3.00
4	Billy Holland	CU	3.38
5	George Wilson	PFG	4.50
6	Harry Buckner	CU	5.28
7	Robert Shaw	CXG	7.00
8	Alfred Jupiter	CBG	7.88
9	Hynes	CBG	8.00
10	George Hopkins	CU	9.00

Advanced Pitching

Teams

#	Team	Lg	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Chicago Unions	IND	72.0		1.46	5.8%	11.0%	0.53	1.8%
2	Cuban X Giants	IND	45.0		1.42	13.0%	5.3%	2.45	2.4%
3	Page Fence Giants	IND	8.0		1.38	25.7%	0.0%		2.9%
4	Cuban Giants	IND	33.0		2.45	6.7%	7.2%	0.92	3.9%
	4	1	158.0		1.65	8.9%	8.0%	1.12	2.5%

Players

#	Player	Team	Role	IP		WHIP	K%	BB%	K/BB	HR%
1	Hynes^	CBG	SP	9.0		2.44	4.1%	4.1%	1.00	0.0%
2	Alfred Jupiter^	CBG	SP	8.0		1.75	2.6%	20.5%	0.13	0.0%
3	Harry Buckner	CU	SP	29.0		1.83	5.7%	13.5%	0.42	0.7%
4	John Nelson^	CXG	SP	18.0		1.61	10.3%	1.1%	9.00	1.1%
5	William Selden^	CXG	SP	18.0		0.94	18.9%	5.4%	3.50	1.4%
6	Billy Holland*	CU	RP	16.0		1.13	4.2%	6.9%	0.60	1.4%
7	George Hopkins^	CU	SP	9.0		1.78	4.8%	9.5%	0.50	2.4%
8	George Wilson*	PFG	SP	8.0		1.38	25.7%	0.0%		2.9%
9	John Mickey^	CBG	RP	5.2		2.12	7.1%	0.0%		3.6%
10	Harry Moore	CU	SP	18.0		1.00	8.5%	11.3%	0.75	4.2%
11	Robert Shaw^	CXG	SP	9.0		2.00	8.5%	12.8%	0.67	6.4%
12	Doc Howard^	CBG	RP	4.2		2.57	7.7%	3.8%	2.00	11.5%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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