The 1897 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in Major League Baseball in which the Philadelphia Phillies competed in the National League. The team finished in 10th place with a record of 55–77, playing their home games at National League Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The team was owned by Al Reach and John Rogers and managed by George Stallings.
Preseason The Phillies held spring training in 1897 in Augusta, Georgia where the team roomed and boarded at the Arlington Hotel. It was the lone season the Phillies trained in Augusta.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1897 Philadelphia Phillies 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 Jack Boyle 75 288 73 .253 2 36 1B Nap Lajoie 127 545 197 .361 9 127 2B Phil Geier 92 316 88 .278 1 35 SS Sam Gillen 75 270 70 .259 0 27 3B Billy Nash 104 337 87 .258 0 39 OF Ed Delahanty 129 530 200 .377 5 96 OF Duff Cooley 133 566 186 .329 4 40 OF Tommy Dowd 91 391 114 .292 0 43
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 Lave Cross 88 344 89 .259 3 51 Jack Clements 55 185 44 .238 6 36 Frank Shugart 40 163 41 .252 5 25 Ed McFarland 38 130 29 .223 1 16 Bill Hallman 31 126 33 .262 0 15 4 13 2 .154 0 0 Sam Thompson 3 13 3 .231 0 3 Kohly Miller 3 11 2 .182 0 1 Ed Abbaticchio 3 10 3 .300 0 0 2 9 2 .222 0 0
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 40 317.1 16 20 4.23 88 Al Orth 36 282.1 14 19 4.62 64 27 210.2 5 18 5.51 38 26 191.0 11 10 3.96 35 7 62.0 5 2 3.48 9 4 28.0 2 1 5.14 1 Tully Sparks 1 8.0 0 1 10.13 0 Tom Lipp 1 3.0 0 1 15.00 1
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 Youngy Johnson 5 29.0 1 2 4.66 7 5 24.0 0 2 5.62 10
References
1897 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference