1897 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1897 Season

Independent Clubs

1896 / 1898

Top Hitter

Louis
Reynolds

Top Pitcher

William
Selden

Leaders

Homeruns

#	Player	Team	HR
1	Harry Buckner	CU	3
2	Robert Footes	CU	3
3	Harry Hyde	CU	2
4	Louis Reynolds	CU	2
5	Sol White	CXG	2
6	Sherman Barton	CXG	1
7	Robert Shaw	CXG	1
8	William Smith	CU	1
9	Billy Holland	CU/PFG	1
10	Bob Jordan	CBG	1

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Harry Moore	CU	257
2	John Nelson	CXG	194
3	William Selden	CXG	194
4	Billy Holland	CU	152
5	George Wilson	PFG	145
6	Harry Buckner	CU	97
7	Robert Shaw	CXG	83
8	Alfred Jupiter	CBG	79
9	Hynes	CBG	77
10	George Hopkins	CU	57

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	Cuban Giants	IND	33.0		2.45	6.7%	7.2%	0.92	3.9%
4	Page Fence Giants	IND	8.0		1.38	25.7%	0.0%		2.9%
	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	Harry Buckner	CU	SP	29.0		1.83	5.7%	13.5%	0.42	0.7%
2	Harry Moore	CU	SP	18.0		1.00	8.5%	11.3%	0.75	4.2%
3	John Nelson^	CXG	SP	18.0		1.61	10.3%	1.1%	9.00	1.1%
4	William Selden^	CXG	SP	18.0		0.94	18.9%	5.4%	3.50	1.4%
5	Billy Holland*	CU	RP	16.0		1.13	4.2%	6.9%	0.60	1.4%
6	George Hopkins^	CU	SP	9.0		1.78	4.8%	9.5%	0.50	2.4%
7	Hynes^	CBG	SP	9.0		2.44	4.1%	4.1%	1.00	0.0%
8	Robert Shaw^	CXG	SP	9.0		2.00	8.5%	12.8%	0.67	6.4%
9	Alfred Jupiter^	CBG	SP	8.0		1.75	2.6%	20.5%	0.13	0.0%
10	George Wilson*	PFG	SP	8.0		1.38	25.7%	0.0%		2.9%
11	John Mickey^	CBG	RP	5.2		2.12	7.1%	0.0%		3.6%
12	Doc Howard^	CBG	RP	4.2		2.57	7.7%	3.8%	2.00	11.5%
13	William Malone^	CBG	SP	3.1		3.90	8.7%	8.7%	1.00	8.7%
14	C. Smith^	CBG	SP	2.1		3.43	20.0%	0.0%		6.7%

* = Left-handed pitcher ^ = Unknown

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