The 1897 New York Giants season was the franchise's 15th season. The team finished in third place in the National League with an 83–48 record, 9.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1897 New York Giants Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 111 400 109 .273 2 51 1B 117 436 122 .280 1 75 2B 132 543 172 .317 1 106 3B 109 388 118 .304 3 64 SS 131 521 184 .353 10 135 OF 128 532 174 .327 5 72 OF 130 566 186 .329 3 64 OF 80 310 82 .265 1 45
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI 49 177 53 .299 1 28 47 158 47 .297 0 23 23 85 16 .188 0 11 22 75 15 .200 0 12 17 68 17 .250 1 11 11 34 9 .265 1 4 7 23 2 .087 0 3 5 10 3 .300 0 0 5 8 0 .000 0 1
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 38 322.1 28 10 2.54 135 37 303.2 20 11 3.76 83 39 286.2 18 14 3.27 156 23 148.2 8 7 5.09 35 10 85.0 4 4 2.12 37
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 6 31.0 2 1 6.10 10 3 19.0 1 1 5.21 7
References 1897 New York Giants season at Baseball Reference