1897 Chicago Colts season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Colts 1897 National League West Side Park Chicago 59 73 y 9th Albert Spalding Cap Anson 1898 Chicago Orphans season The 1897 Chicago Colts season was the 26th season of the Chicago Colts franchise, the 22nd in the National League and the fifth at West Side Park. The Colts finished ninth in the National League with a record of 59–73. While on the surface the season seemed to be uneventful, on June 29, the Colts beat the Louisville Colonels 36–7, the most runs ever scored by a team in a single game. Regular season Season standings Chicago Colts Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1897 Chicago Colts Roster Pitchers Buttons Briggs Roger Denzer Danny Friend Clark Griffith Jim Korwan Adonis Terry Dave Wright Catchers Tim Donahue Malachi Kittridge Infielders Cap Anson Nixey Callahan Jim Connor Bill Dahlen Bill Everitt Barry McCormick Fred Pfeffer Outfielders George Decker Tom Hernon Bill Lange Jimmy Ryan Walter Thornton Manager Cap Anson 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 Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Malachi Kittridge 79 262 53 .202 1 30 1B Cap Anson 114 424 121 .285 3 75 2B Jim Connor 77 285 83 .291 3 38 SS Bill Dahlen 75 276 80 .290 6 40 3B Bill Everitt Bill Everitt (baseball) 92 379 119 .314 5 39 OF George Decker George Decker (baseball) 111 428 124 .290 5 63 OF Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 136 520 156 .300 5 85 OF Bill Lange 118 479 163 .340 5 83 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Barry McCormick 101 419 112 .267 2 55 Nixey Callahan 94 360 105 .292 3 47 Walter Thornton 75 265 85 .321 0 55 Tim Donahue 58 188 45 .239 0 21 Fred Pfeffer 32 114 26 .228 0 11 Tom Hernon 4 16 1 .063 0 2 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Clark Griffith 41 343.2 21 18 3.72 102 Danny Friend 24 203.0 12 11 4.52 58 Nixey Callahan 23 189.1 12 9 4.03 52 Buttons Briggs 22 186.2 4 17 5.26 60 Walter Thornton 16 130.1 6 7 4.70 55 Roger Denzer 12 94.2 2 8 5.13 17 Jim Korwan 5 34.0 1 2 5.82 12 Adonis Terry 1 8.0 0 1 10.13 1 Dave Wright Dave Wright (baseball) 1 7.0 1 0 15.43 4 References 1897 Chicago Colts season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Colts season Chicago Cubs