Major League Baseball team season
The 1897 Pittsburgh[ a] 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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
BAL
BOS
BR
CHI
CIN
CLE
LOU
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
WSH
Baltimore
—
6–6
9–3–2
9–3–3
6–6
7–4
10–1
5–7
10–2–1
9–3
10–2
9–3
Boston
6–6
—
9–3
8–4–1
9–3
7–5
9–3
8–4
10–2–1
10–2
10–2
7–5–1
Brooklyn
3–9–2
3–9
—
6–6
7–5
7–5
5–7
3–9–2
6–6
7–5
7–5
7–5
Chicago
3–9–3
4–8–1
6–6
—
5–7
4–8
6–6–1
5–7–1
5–7
6–6
8–4
7–5
Cincinnati
6–6
3–9
5–7
7–5
—
7–5
9–3
7–5–1
8–4
5–7–1
11–1
8–4
Cleveland
4–7
5–7
5–7
8–4
5–7
—
5–7
3–9
9–3
6–6
11–1–1
8–4
Louisville
1–10
3–9
7–5
6–6–1
3–9
7–5
—
6–6–1
3–9
4–8–2
8–3–1
4–8–1
New York
7–5
4–8
9–3–2
7–5–1
5–7–1
9–3
6–6–1
—
7–5
8–3–1
12–0
9–3–1
Philadelphia
2–10–1
2–10–1
6–6
7–5
4–8
3–9
9–3
5–7
—
5–7
8–4
4–8
Pittsburgh
3–9
2–10
5–7
6–6
7–5–1
6–6
8–4–2
3–8–1
7–5
—
8–4
5–7
St. Louis
2–10
2–10
5–7
4–8
1–11
1–11–1
3–8–1
0–12
4–8
4–8
—
3–9
Washington
3–9
5–7–1
5–7
5–7
4–8
4–8
8–4–1
3–9–1
8–4
7–5
9–3
—
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
The team wore white and brown uniforms at home and gray and brown on the road.[ 1] [ 2]
Notes
^ Until early in the 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.
References
^ "Uniforms Selected" . Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette . January 26, 1897. p. 6.
^ "Baseball Brevities". The Pittsburg Press . December 14, 1897. p. 5.
External links
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