1897 Louisville Colonels Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 52-78
Finished 11th in the NL
Attendance: 145,210, Avg. 2,380
Ballpark: Eclipse Park II
Manager: Jim Rogers (17-24)
Manager: Fred Clarke (35-54)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1897 Louisville Colonels StatisticsTeam Record: 52-78
Finished 11th in the NL
Attendance: 145,210, Avg. 2,380
Ballpark: Eclipse Park II
Manager: Jim Rogers (17-24)
Manager: Fred Clarke (35-54)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
1897 Louisville Colonels Results
The Louisville Colonels of the National League ended the 1897 season with a record of 52 wins and 78 losses, finishing eleventh in the NL.
The Colonels scored 675 runs and gave up 869 runs. Perry Werden drove in 83 runs. Fred Clarke led all regular batters by connecting at a .390 clip. Chick Fraser topped the team with 15 wins, while Bill Hill earned a 3.62 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Rogers and Fred Clarke coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Butler | P | December 0, 1869 | 0'0" | 0 | Brooklyn, NY USA | ||
| Win Clark | P | R | R | April 11, 1875 | 5'10" | 175 | Circleville, OH USA |
| Dad Clarke | P | B | R | January 7, 1865 | 5'7" | 160 | Oswego, NY USA |
| Fred Clarke | P | L | R | October 3, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Winterset, IA USA |
| Billy Clingman | P | B | R | November 21, 1869 | 5'11" | 150 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Bert Cunningham | P | R | R | November 25, 1865 | 5'6" | 147 | Wilmington, DE USA |
| Tom Delahanty | P | R | R | March 9, 1872 | 5'8" | 175 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Charlie Dexter | P | R | R | June 15, 1876 | 5'7" | 155 | Evansville, IN USA |
| Joe Dolan | P | R | February 24, 1873 | 5'10" | 155 | Baltimore, MD USA | |
| Pete Dowling | P | L | L | July 15, 1876 | 5'11" | 165 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Roy Evans | P | R | R | March 19, 1874 | 6'0" | 180 | Knoxville, TN USA |
| Chick Fraser | P | R | R | August 26, 1873 | 5'10" | 188 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Irv Hach | P | R | R | June 5, 1873 | 5'6" | 160 | Louisville, KY USA |
| George Hemming | P | R | R | December 15, 1868 | 5'11" | 170 | Carrollton, OH USA |
| Art Herman | P | May 11, 1871 | 0'0" | 0 | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| Bill Hill | P | B | L | August 2, 1874 | 6'1" | 201 | Chattanooga, TN USA |
| Ducky Holmes | P | L | R | January 28, 1869 | 5'6" | 170 | Des Moines, IA USA |
| Abbie Johnson | P | January 19, 1871 | 5'9" | 165 | Portland, ON CAN | ||
| Jim Jones | P | R | R | December 25, 1876 | 5'10" | 162 | London, KY USA |
| Bill Magee | P | R | R | July 6, 1875 | 5'10" | 154 | , NB CAN |
| Frank Martin | P | July 29, 1878 | 5'8" | 0 | Denver, CO USA | ||
| Tom McCreery | P | B | R | October 19, 1874 | 5'11" | 180 | Beaver, PA USA |
| Bert Miller | P | October 28, 1875 | 0'0" | 0 | Riley, MI USA | ||
| William Nance | P | R | R | August 2, 1876 | 5'7" | 165 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
| Ollie Pickering | P | L | R | April 9, 1870 | 5'11" | 170 | Olney, IL USA |
| Jim Rogers | P | April 9, 1872 | 5'7" | 180 | Hartford, CT USA | ||
| Ossee Schrecongost | P | R | R | April 11, 1875 | 5'10" | 180 | New Bethlehem, PA USA |
| George Smith | P | R | R | October 24, 1871 | 5'9" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| James Stafford | P | R | R | January 30, 1868 | 5'8" | 165 | Thompson, CT USA |
| Rube Waddell | P | R | L | October 13, 1876 | 6'1" | 196 | Bradford, PA USA |
| Honus Wagner | P | R | R | February 24, 1874 | 5'11" | 200 | Chartiers, PA USA |
| Perry Werden | P | R | R | July 21, 1861 | 6'2" | 220 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bill Wilson | P | R | October 28, 1867 | 5'9" | 190 | Hannibal, MO USA |
