The 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 16th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 11th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 60–71.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster
1897 Pittsburgh Pirates 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 Joe Sugden 84 288 64 .222 0 38 1B 111 429 131 .305 2 63 2B Dick Padden 134 517 146 .282 2 58 SS Bones Ely 133 516 146 .283 2 74 3B Jesse Hoffmeister 48 188 58 .309 3 36 OF Steve Brodie 100 370 108 .292 2 53 OF 123 467 145 .310 6 54 OF 120 479 154 .322 0 57
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 62 209 55 .263 1 26 56 184 49 .266 0 22 Jim Donnelly 44 161 31 .193 0 14 Denny Lyons 37 131 27 .206 2 17 Jack Rothfuss 35 115 36 .313 2 18 24 92 24 .261 0 12 Jim Gardner 27 76 12 .158 1 8 Charlie Kuhns 1 3 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 Frank Killen 42 337.1 17 23 4.46 99 40 311.1 18 18 4.80 88 Jim Hughey 25 149.1 6 10 5.06 38 21 142.0 9 9 4.25 40 14 95.1 5 5 5.19 35
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 16 118.0 5 4 4.58 42
Uniforms The team wore white and brown uniforms at home and gray and brown on the road.
Notes
References
External links 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac