1897 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1897 Season

1896 / 1898

Top Hitter

Louis
Reynolds

Top Pitcher

William
Selden

Leaders

Slugging %

#	Player	Team	SLG
1	Harry Buckner	CU	.944
2	Louis Reynolds	CU	.750
3	Harry Hyde	CU	.742
4	Robert Footes	CU	.719
5	Clarence Williams	CXG	.714
6	Frank Grant	CBG	.667
7	Sol White	CXG	.667
8	Billy Holland	CU/PFG	.622
9	William Smith	CU	.622
10	Willis Jones	CU	.621

WHIP

#	Player	Team	WHIP
1	Harry Moore	CU	1.00
2	William Selden	CXG	1.04
3	Billy Holland	CU	1.13
4	Bill Dammann	CIN	1.33
5	George Wilson	PFG	1.38
6	John Nelson	CXG	1.61
7	Stub Brown	CIN	1.71
8	Alfred Jupiter	CBG	1.75
9	George Hopkins	CU	1.78
10	Robert Shaw	CXG	1.79

All-1897 Team

Glossary

Left Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Willis Jones	CU	0.3	0.2	0.1

Center Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
William Smith	CU	0.3	0.2	0.1

Right Field	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
John Mickey	CBG	0.2	0.0	0.0

Shortstop	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Claude Ritchey	CIN	0.0	0.0	0.0

Second Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Harry Moore	CU	0.6	0.1	0.0

Third Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Harry Hyde	CU	0.2	0.2	0.1

First Base	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Louis Reynolds	CU	0.5	0.4	0.1

Catcher	Tm	WAR	Off	Fld
Clarence Williams	CXG	0.4	0.4	0.0

Starting Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off
William Selden	CXG	25.0	0.9	0.9	-0.1
Stub Brown	CIN	7.0	0.6	0.6	0.0
John Nelson	CXG	18.0	0.5	0.5	0.0

Relief Pitcher	Tm	IP	WAR	Pit	Off

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