The 1897 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. After three straight first-place finishes, the Orioles slipped to second place with a record of 90–40, 2 games behind the National League-leading Boston Beaneaters. After the season, the two teams met in what would be the final Temple Cup competition, with the Orioles winning 4 games to 1. In all, Baltimore played in all four Temple Cups, losing the first two and winning the last two.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1897 Baltimore Orioles 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 64 241 65 .270 1 38 1B 114 460 163 .354 2 87 2B 128 477 138 .289 2 84 SS 117 439 156 .355 2 79 3B 106 391 127 .325 0 48 OF 129 564 239 .424 0 74 OF 131 505 183 .362 5 118 OF 131 536 189 .353 4 116
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 75 285 74 .260 1 45 48 181 57 .315 0 23 50 147 37 .252 0 32 38 130 41 .315 1 21
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 37 313.0 24 8 3.11 149 38 303.1 22 11 4.30 62 32 248.0 18 9 3.52 59 30 220.2 20 6 2.81 69 5 33.0 2 2 6.82 1 2 7.2 0 0 7.04 2
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 11 70.0 4 4 2.57 19
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 1 0 0 0 13.50 0
References 1897 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference 1897 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com