1897 Season
1896 / 1898














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R
H
K
1 Kid Nichols
SP
368.0
93.1
41.9
160.3
36.9
46.9
39.9
75.4
5.2
13.8
3.3
0.8
26.0
0.0
0.0
2 Amos Rusie
SP
322.3
61.9
22.2
86.7
38.4
13.8
55.1
66.0
1.1
5.4
3.9
0.9
-34.8
0.0
0.0
3 Ted Breitenstein
SP
320.3
51.0
16.7
76.5
26.1
15.2
17.2
28.8
2.3
8.4
-0.9
0.8
8.7
0.0
0.0
4 Cy Young
SP
333.7
44.5
25.5
87.9
-18.3
59.0
5.4
50.5
-0.5
8.5
3.0
0.9
61.6
0.0
0.0
5 Jack Powell
SP
225.0
40.4
10.6
45.4
14.5
12.3
3.5
13.1
2.6
3.1
2.1
1.2
14.4
0.0
0.0
6 Jerry Nops
SP
220.7
36.8
9.3
48.4
11.1
18.6
13.1
27.8
-1.1
2.4
1.9
0.2
6.9
0.0
0.0
7 Joe Corbett
SP
313.0
32.4
15.3
20.9
31.4
-12.2
68.2
58.6
3.8
-5.4
2.8
-0.1
-81.9
0.0
0.0
8 Arlie Pond
SP
248.0
31.2
2.4
32.8
15.0
8.7
-5.4
1.5
0.5
-2.0
-0.6
-0.9
12.6
0.0
0.0
9 Frank Dwyer
SP
247.3
29.1
4.6
19.7
-19.1
29.2
-24.3
-1.9
-0.8
2.8
-4.2
-1.0
55.5
0.0
0.0
10 Nig Cuppy
SP
139.3
28.3
5.0
42.8
6.9
19.0
-11.9
2.8
-0.3
2.3
-1.4
0.5
32.9
0.0
0.0
11 Billy Rhines
SP
288.7
25.2
3.5
55.5
27.0
10.7
-9.1
-0.9
0.8
-1.4
-1.0
0.0
19.3
0.0
0.0
12 George Wheeler
SP
191.0
21.5
0.4
-0.4
-6.2
1.7
-16.2
-14.9
1.4
4.4
1.0
-0.6
23.8
0.0
0.0
13 Jack Taylor
SP
317.3
20.6
10.5
13.1
-9.5
29.5
4.1
27.6
2.2
-11.2
3.9
0.9
16.3
0.0
0.0
14 Nixey Callahan
SP
189.7
18.1
2.9
16.6
0.4
8.4
2.3
8.9
-1.1
2.3
2.5
0.3
7.3
0.0
0.0
15 Brickyard Kennedy
SP
343.3
17.9
-6.4
1.3
27.0
-36.6
-10.8
-40.7
3.2
10.6
2.3
0.8
-11.9
0.0
0.0
16 Jouett Meekin
SP
303.7
15.3
0.9
33.7
15.5
-0.9
3.9
3.2
-2.1
8.1
1.3
1.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
17 Cy Seymour
SP
277.7
14.4
-6.0
-11.3
71.6
-72.8
75.7
17.3
2.6
-6.1
0.1
1.0
-152.0
0.0
0.0
18 Ted Lewis
SP
290.0
13.3
-7.3
15.1
30.7
-26.7
-11.8
-32.6
1.2
6.2
1.3
1.0
-7.4
0.0
0.0
19 Zeke Wilson
SP
263.7
12.8
-0.8
7.7
-7.7
7.3
-1.0
4.7
-3.5
5.7
0.7
0.1
10.4
0.0
0.0
20 Doc Amole
SP
70.0
11.5
3.4
19.1
10.0
5.0
1.4
5.4
1.2
-2.4
0.1
-0.2
2.3
0.0
0.0
21 Bill Hoffer
SP
303.3
9.9
-4.4
1.4
4.6
-2.7
-19.3
-21.5
0.7
-0.6
1.2
-0.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
22 Jack Stivetts
SP
129.3
9.5
0.4
12.9
5.9
0.7
-6.9
-6.3
0.4
2.1
-2.7
-0.5
10.1
0.0
0.0
23 Ed Doheny
SP
85.0
8.7
-0.8
9.0
27.2
-17.6
14.9
0.7
1.9
-3.6
1.6
-0.3
-34.2
0.0
0.0
24 Roger Bresnahan
SP
41.0
6.0
2.0
0.1
-3.0
4.0
1.0
4.2
0.5
-0.7
-1.2
0.9
2.7
0.0
0.0
25 Al Orth
SP
282.3
5.7
-3.5
1.4
-20.4
12.3
-11.5
-1.7
-5.6
9.4
0.3
1.0
27.6
0.0
0.0
26 Fred Klobedanz
SP
309.3
4.9
-5.9
4.9
28.4
-19.2
9.9
-4.9
0.1
-5.9
-1.3
0.9
-35.0
0.0
0.0
27 Davey Dunkle
SP
62.0
2.9
0.4
0.3
0.2
-2.4
-7.6
-9.5
1.4
2.4
1.1
-0.2
8.9
0.0
0.0
28 Rube Waddell
SP
14.0
2.9
0.5
-2.2
-0.5
-1.3
1.2
0.2
0.5
-0.2
0.2
-0.0
-2.3
0.0
0.0
29 Clark Griffith
SP
343.7
2.5
22.6
32.0
-9.6
29.2
12.4
35.1
6.1
1.6
6.1
-0.2
24.6
0.0
0.0
30 Jim Sullivan
SP
89.0
2.3
5.2
24.1
10.2
2.9
-5.4
-3.1
2.6
2.7
0.4
0.7
13.6
0.0
0.0
31 Doc McJames
SP
323.7
1.9
12.1
-6.4
27.0
-26.9
70.9
50.1
4.7
-4.1
0.1
1.9
-97.2
0.0
0.0
32 Win Mercer
SP
333.0
1.4
10.3
0.6
-0.2
10.7
-0.9
7.5
7.1
-9.8
-1.5
1.8
8.8
0.0
0.0
33 Stub Brown
SP
13.0
1.0
-2.4
-3.9
-0.1
-3.2
-1.7
-4.1
-0.8
0.8
0.2
-0.0
-1.4
0.0
0.0
34 Chauncey Fisher
SP
149.0
0.9
0.6
0.2
-12.1
6.2
-8.8
-3.8
-1.1
6.0
0.0
0.6
20.1
0.0
0.0
35 Bill Dammann
SP
95.0
0.6
-2.7
-9.9
-3.6
-3.2
-5.0
-7.4
-0.3
0.5
-2.3
0.7
2.0
0.0
0.0
36 Joe Stanley
RP
0.7
0.4
0.1
1.1
0.5
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
37 Bill Hill
SP
199.0
0.3
-1.9
12.7
21.4
-3.3
2.6
0.0
1.0
-9.5
-2.0
0.2
-14.4
0.0
0.0
38 Bert Cunningham
SP
234.7
0.2
8.5
-4.9
-10.0
7.1
-14.1
-8.5
6.6
-0.2
2.2
-0.8
27.6
0.0
0.0
39 Charlie Hickman
RP
7.7
-0.0
-0.6
-2.7
-0.0
-2.1
-2.2
-3.9
0.4
0.5
0.9
0.0
0.0
40 Sport McAllister
SP
28.0
-0.5
-2.2
6.9
3.0
0.1
2.9
3.0
-2.4
1.5
0.5
-0.1
-3.7
0.0
0.0
41 Bob Becker
SP
24.0
-1.0
2.0
-2.7
-3.2
1.2
3.4
4.4
0.6
0.3
0.3
-0.1
-1.3
0.0
0.0
42 Mike Mahoney
RP
1.0
-1.4
0.0
-2.4
-1.2
-0.5
0.6
0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.9
0.0
0.0
43 Dick Cogan
RP
2.0
-1.7
-0.8
-3.9
-0.7
-1.0
-0.8
-1.6
0.1
-0.8
-1.1
0.0
0.0
44 Cy Swaim
SP
193.0
-2.5
5.8
11.5
2.2
5.0
4.2
8.1
1.9
0.5
-1.9
-0.6
3.2
0.0
0.0
45 Heinie Peitz
SP
8.0
-2.5
-1.2
-2.0
1.3
-1.1
-2.3
-3.1
0.1
-1.5
0.2
-0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
46 Art Herman
SP
18.0
-2.6
-0.0
0.1
-1.9
1.0
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
1.0
-0.7
-0.1
2.5
0.0
0.0
47 Tom Lipp
SP
3.0
-2.9
-0.1
-5.3
-3.1
-0.6
-0.1
-0.6
0.1
0.2
-0.8
-0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
48 Walter Thornton
SP
130.3
-3.0
1.9
-14.7
-5.4
-5.7
19.6
15.1
-0.5
1.4
1.5
-0.5
-24.4
0.0
0.0
49 Tully Sparks
SP
8.0
-3.3
-0.5
-3.6
-1.5
-1.0
-2.4
-3.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
-0.0
2.1
0.0
0.0
50 Youngy Johnson
SP
29.0
-3.4
-0.1
-8.0
-3.1
-1.7
-1.2
-2.6
0.7
-0.3
-0.7
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
51 Al Maul
SP
MULT
9.7
-3.9
-2.9
-10.9
1.2
-4.9
-1.2
-5.2
0.3
-3.3
-2.5
-0.1
-6.8
0.0
0.0
52 Adonis Terry
SP
8.0
-4.6
-1.6
-6.3
0.2
-2.8
-1.5
-3.7
0.3
-1.5
0.2
-0.0
-2.5
0.0
0.0
53 John Brown
SP
5.0
-4.8
-1.8
-6.3
0.4
-1.9
-1.7
-3.2
0.2
-2.7
-0.8
-0.0
-2.7
0.0
0.0
54 Jack Dunn
SP
216.7
-6.2
-4.8
7.4
-2.5
5.1
-31.9
-27.8
-0.3
2.6
3.3
-0.6
39.3
0.0
0.0
55 Willie Sudhoff
SP
92.7
-6.2
-3.8
-6.3
-15.8
10.6
-6.2
2.3
-4.3
1.1
1.4
-0.3
13.6
0.0
0.0
56 Danny Friend
SP
203.0
-7.0
-6.3
-25.9
4.2
-15.3
2.3
-9.7
0.6
-5.6
2.8
-0.7
-22.6
0.0
0.0
57 Effie Norton
SP
17.0
-7.0
-0.9
-15.0
-6.8
-4.1
-2.4
-5.6
0.7
1.1
-0.7
-0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
58 Jesse Tannehill
SP
142.0
-7.1
11.0
16.4
-11.7
22.1
3.1
20.8
1.7
0.4
-2.5
0.5
21.1
0.0
0.0
59 Duke Esper
SP
61.3
-7.3
-1.9
-12.3
-20.1
9.5
-9.1
-1.6
-2.4
2.5
0.2
-0.2
18.6
0.0
0.0
60 John Pappalau
SP
12.0
-7.7
-0.8
-10.8
-4.7
-1.1
-0.8
-1.7
0.3
-1.2
0.2
-0.0
-1.1
0.0
0.0
61 Henry Clarke
SP
30.7
-7.7
-6.9
2.2
4.5
-1.6
-5.1
-6.3
-3.4
-1.3
-0.4
-0.1
-1.2
0.0
0.0
62 Charlie Brown
SP
24.3
-7.9
-5.9
-13.0
2.8
-7.6
0.7
-5.2
-1.4
-3.5
-1.4
-0.1
-13.3
0.0
0.0
63 Mike McDermott
SP
MULT
83.3
-8.2
-9.6
-14.3
5.4
-14.5
-8.1
-19.6
-1.7
-0.2
-4.3
-0.3
-8.3
0.0
0.0
64 Red Ehret
SP
184.3
-8.4
3.8
-17.1
-27.2
18.8
-7.3
7.1
0.3
-2.4
-5.1
-0.6
23.9
0.0
0.0
65 George Blackburn
SP
33.0
-8.6
-3.8
4.4
3.6
-1.3
-7.6
-8.6
-1.4
0.7
-0.4
-0.1
5.7
0.0
0.0
66 John Grimes
SW
19.7
-9.1
-1.6
-8.3
1.3
-0.8
-1.8
-2.4
0.9
-5.8
0.2
-0.0
-4.0
0.0
0.0
67 Charlie Hastings
SP
118.0
-9.1
-1.6
-9.9
1.4
-7.2
10.0
4.2
-0.7
-0.5
0.6
-0.3
-18.4
0.0
0.0
68 Dave Wright
SP
7.0
-9.3
-1.1
-9.9
-6.1
1.1
1.5
2.4
-0.8
-1.5
0.2
-0.0
-2.7
0.0
0.0
69 Kid Carsey
SP
MULT
127.0
-10.8
-5.6
-22.1
-13.6
-2.8
-20.3
-22.6
-0.2
2.2
0.3
-0.5
19.5
0.0
0.0
70 Con Lucid
SP
49.0
-10.9
-1.5
-15.5
-4.7
-8.5
-10.0
-16.8
2.1
2.9
-0.1
-0.2
6.5
0.0
0.0
71 Charlie Gettig
SP
19.0
-11.2
-0.2
-4.7
0.2
-2.4
1.6
-0.3
0.5
-0.9
0.3
-0.1
-4.5
0.0
0.0
72 Jim Gardner
SP
95.3
-11.6
-2.4
-8.9
-2.2
0.2
9.1
9.3
-2.1
-3.8
-1.3
-0.3
-14.8
0.0
0.0
73 Bill Hutchison
SP
40.0
-12.0
-9.0
-16.6
-3.7
-7.4
-6.7
-12.6
-3.3
0.4
-2.2
-0.2
-3.5
0.0
0.0
74 Bert Miller
SW
17.0
-12.5
1.7
-8.5
-9.9
3.3
-2.1
0.6
0.7
1.0
0.2
-0.0
7.1
0.0
0.0
75 Jim Korwan
SP
34.0
-13.2
-4.7
-22.2
-0.7
-14.8
1.6
-10.0
0.0
1.2
-0.4
-0.1
-15.2
0.0
0.0
76 Pete Dowling
SP
26.0
-13.4
-0.8
-12.5
-5.3
1.6
-4.7
-3.4
1.0
-4.4
-1.4
-0.1
2.9
0.0
0.0
77 Dad Clarke
SP
MULT
85.7
-13.4
-0.5
-9.0
-14.8
8.2
-6.4
0.2
-1.3
0.7
-0.4
-0.3
14.1
0.0
0.0
78 Jack Fifield
SP
210.7
-14.1
-11.3
-25.3
-11.0
-8.0
-20.0
-26.5
-3.1
2.7
-1.0
-0.8
11.6
0.0
0.0
79 Sadie McMahon
SP
63.0
-15.1
-2.5
-10.2
0.3
-7.5
-4.4
-10.5
0.7
0.5
-0.9
-0.2
-1.9
0.0
0.0
80 George Hemming
SP
67.0
-16.8
-6.2
-1.5
-1.2
-2.5
-11.0
-13.0
-2.6
2.7
0.2
-0.2
8.6
0.0
0.0
81 Silver King
SP
154.0
-16.9
-2.6
-7.6
-10.6
8.1
-9.6
-3.3
-1.4
-2.4
-4.1
-0.6
13.9
0.0
0.0
82 Jim Jones
RP
6.7
-17.9
-3.0
-15.6
-7.2
-1.6
-2.7
-4.0
-0.6
-1.5
-1.0
0.0
0.0
83 Les German
SW
83.7
-19.4
-5.4
-24.3
-11.0
-2.7
-21.9
-24.0
1.2
-2.1
-0.2
-0.2
18.3
0.0
0.0
84 Roy Evans
SP
MULT
72.3
-19.7
-8.0
-31.2
-6.2
-10.5
2.9
-5.5
-2.1
-3.7
-0.8
-0.2
-19.2
0.0
0.0
85 Mike Sullivan
SP
148.7
-20.6
-14.1
-39.4
-1.1
-19.2
-7.0
-22.6
-2.4
-5.6
-2.5
0.5
-20.2
0.0
0.0
86 Jim Hughey
SP
149.3
-20.7
1.3
-14.6
-16.4
5.6
-2.7
1.8
-0.0
1.2
-1.4
-0.5
9.5
0.0
0.0
87 Pink Hawley
SP
311.3
-23.7
-0.6
-2.2
-0.5
9.6
4.9
12.6
-0.9
-10.5
0.1
-1.2
-6.7
0.0
0.0
88 Roger Denzer
SP
94.7
-27.0
-3.5
-11.2
-9.6
-1.0
-9.0
-9.8
-1.4
3.4
-0.4
-0.3
9.9
0.0
0.0
89 Bill Kissinger
SP
31.3
-27.2
-5.4
-25.1
-7.7
-2.6
-4.9
-7.0
-0.5
-6.0
-1.4
-0.1
-4.3
0.0
0.0
90 Dan Daub
SP
137.7
-27.9
-12.1
-26.5
-14.5
-0.7
-19.5
-20.0
-4.2
-2.3
-2.5
-0.5
12.2
0.0
0.0
91 Percy Coleman
SW
57.3
-29.4
-3.1
-47.7
-19.7
-9.4
-8.1
-15.6
2.8
-2.3
-1.4
-0.1
-0.8
0.0
0.0
92 Frank Killen
SP
337.3
-32.7
21.5
20.5
-31.6
35.2
10.4
38.4
2.5
10.1
3.5
-0.3
37.5
0.0
0.0
93 Harley Payne
SP
280.0
-33.9
8.3
-7.4
-23.0
23.1
10.6
29.0
-0.5
-1.9
-2.1
-0.2
10.2
0.0
0.0
94 Bill Magee
SP
155.3
-37.9
-16.8
-54.2
8.3
-44.0
-0.3
-35.6
-0.1
-2.0
-0.5
0.5
-45.8
0.0
0.0
95 Buttons Briggs
SP
186.7
-39.9
-6.1
-45.0
-12.6
-18.5
7.7
-6.9
-0.8
1.9
2.5
-0.7
-25.1
0.0
0.0
96 Chick Fraser
SP
286.3
-40.7
-18.2
-43.1
14.8
-34.7
-9.1
-37.0
-0.5
-8.1
3.4
-1.1
-34.1
0.0
0.0
97 Red Donahue
SP
348.0
-59.5
-7.2
-70.3
-59.7
16.1
-33.8
-20.9
-1.6
-2.3
2.6
-0.3
46.0
0.0
0.0
98 Bill Hart
SP
294.7
-83.3
-17.1
-102.0
-24.4
-42.9
-17.9
-52.5
2.7
0.2
-1.1
-1.2
-22.0
0.0
0.0

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