The 1897 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 61–71 record, tied for sixth place in the National League. The Senators (also known as the Nationals) finished in the first division in the only time in the franchise's nine-year run in the National League. After getting off to a dismal 31–55 start, Washington won 30 of its last 46 games. Their overall winning percentage (.462) would be the high-water mark for this franchise before it folded in contraction at the conclusion of the 1899 season.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Roster 1897 Washington Senators 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 93 327 112 .343 4 53 1B 93 352 119 .338 5 61 2B 86 320 78 .244 3 45 SS Gene DeMontreville 133 566 193 .341 3 93 3B Charlie Reilly 101 351 97 .276 2 60 OF Kip Selbach 124 486 152 .313 5 59 OF 116 469 137 .292 5 45 OF Charlie Abbey 80 300 78 .260 3 34

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 Zeke Wrigley 104 388 110 .284 3 64 Duke Farrell 78 261 84 .322 0 53 Jake Gettman 36 143 45 .315 3 29 33 124 29 .234 0 15 19 52 20 .385 0 7 Effie Norton 7 18 5 .278 0 2 4 14 4 .286 0 0 3 12 0 .000 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 47 342.0 21 20 3.18 91 44 323.2 15 23 3.61 156 Cy Swaim 26 184.0 9 11 4.60 52 23 154.0 6 9 4.79 32 6 41.0 4 0 3.95 12 1 2.0 0 1 9.00 0

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 15 83.2 3 5 5.59 2 4 17.0 2 1 6.88 3

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 0.00 0

References 1897 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference