1897 Boston Beaneaters season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Beaneaters 1897 National League championsTemple Cup runners-up National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 93–39–3 (93 39) 1st Arthur Soden Frank Selee (8th season) The 1897 Boston Beaneaters season was the 27th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters went 93–39–3 (93 39), finishing 2.0 games ahead of the second-place Baltimore Orioles and winning the National League pennant, their fourth of the decade and their seventh overall. After the season, the Beaneaters played in the Temple Cup for the first time. They lost the series to the Orioles, 4 games to 1. Regular season thumb|1897 Boston Beaneaters This team has been cited (along with the 1880s St. Louis Browns and the 1890s Baltimore Orioles) as one of the greatest of the 19th century.August 2009 It featured five Hall of Famers: manager Frank Selee, pitcher Kid Nichols, third baseman Jimmy Collins, and outfielders Billy Hamilton and Hugh Duffy. In just 132 games, the Beaneaters scored 1025 runs to lead the league (Hamilton had 152 of them to win individual honors). They also allowed the fewest, on the way to a .705 winning percentage. Nichols was one of the premier pitchers in the league, leading the NL with 31 wins. His 2.64 ERA ranked second. Season standings Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1897 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Charlie Hickman Fred Klobedanz Ted Lewis Kid Nichols Jim Sullivan Catchers Marty Bergen Charlie Ganzel Fred Lake Mike Mahoney George Yeager Infielders Bob Allen Jimmy Collins Herman Long Bobby Lowe Fred Tenney Tommy Tucker Outfielders Hugh Duffy Billy Hamilton Chick Stahl Jack Stivetts Manager Frank Selee 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 Marty Bergen Marty Bergen (baseball) 87 327 81 .248 2 45 1B Fred Tenney 132 566 180 .318 1 85 2B Bobby Lowe 123 499 154 .309 5 106 3B Jimmy Collins 134 529 183 .346 6 132 SS Herman Long Herman Long (baseball) 107 450 145 .322 3 69 OF Hugh Duffy 134 550 187 .340 11 129 OF Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) 127 507 174 .343 3 61 OF Chick Stahl 114 469 166 .354 4 97 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 Jack Stivetts 61 199 73 .367 2 37 Bob Allen Bob Allen (shortstop) 34 119 38 .319 1 24 Charlie Ganzel 30 105 28 .267 0 14 George Yeager 30 95 23 .242 2 15 Fred Lake 19 62 15 .242 0 5 Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker (baseball) 4 14 3 .214 0 4 Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney (first baseman) 2 2 1 .500 0 1 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 Kid Nichols 46 368.0 31 11 2.64 127 Fred Klobedanz 38 309.1 26 7 4.60 92 Ted Lewis Ted Lewis (baseball) 38 290.0 21 12 3.85 65 Jack Stivetts 18 129.1 11 4 3.41 27 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 Jim Sullivan Jim Sullivan (1890s pitcher) 13 89.0 4 5 3.94 17 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 Charlie Hickman 2 0 0 1 5.87 0 Mike Mahoney Mike Mahoney (first baseman) 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Awards and honors League top ten finishers Jimmy Collins #2 in NL in RBI (132) Hugh Duffy NL leader in home runs (11) #3 in NL in RBI (129) Sliding Billy Hamilton NL leader in runs scored (152) #3 in NL in stolen bases (66) Fred Klobedanz #3 in NL in wins (26) Kid Nichols NL leader in wins (31) #2 in NL in ERA (2.64) References 1897 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1890s in Boston Category:National League champion seasons