1897 Baltimore Orioles season

March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1897 Temple Cup Champions National League Union Park Baltimore, Maryland Harry Von der Horst 90 40 y 2nd Ned Hanlon The 1897 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. After three straight first-place finishes, the Orioles slipped to second place with a record of 90–40, 2 games behind the National League-leading Boston Beaneaters. After the season, the two teams met in what would be the final Temple Cup competition, with the Orioles winning 4 games to 1. In all, Baltimore played in all four Temple Cups, losing the first two and winning the last two. Regular season thumb|200px|right|The 1897 Baltimore Orioles Season standings Baltimore Orioles Record vs. opponents BAL Roster 1897 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Doc Amole George Blackburn Dick Cogan Joe Corbett Bill Hoffer Al Maul Jerry Nops Arlie Pond Catchers Frank Bowerman Boileryard Clarke Wilbert Robinson Infielders Jack Doyle Hughie Jennings John McGraw Tom O'Brien Joe Quinn Heinie Reitz Outfielders Willie Keeler Joe Kelley Jake Stenzel Manager Ned Hanlon 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 Boileryard Clarke 64 241 65 .270 1 38 1B Jack Doyle Jack Doyle (baseball) 114 460 163 .354 2 87 2B Heinie Reitz 128 477 138 .289 2 84 SS Hughie Jennings 117 439 156 .355 2 79 3B John McGraw 106 391 127 .325 0 48 OF Willie Keeler 129 564 239 .424 0 74 OF Joe Kelley 131 505 183 .362 5 118 OF Jake Stenzel 131 536 189 .353 4 116 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 Joe Quinn Joe Quinn (second baseman) 75 285 74 .260 1 45 Wilbert Robinson 48 181 57 .315 0 23 Tom O'Brien Tom O'Brien (outfielder) 50 147 37 .252 0 32 Frank Bowerman 38 130 41 .315 1 21 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 Joe Corbett 37 313.0 24 8 3.11 149 Bill Hoffer 38 303.1 22 11 4.30 62 Arlie Pond 32 248.0 18 9 3.52 59 Jerry Nops 30 220.2 20 6 2.81 69 George Blackburn George Blackburn (baseball) 5 33.0 2 2 6.82 1 Al Maul 2 7.2 0 0 7.04 2 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 Doc Amole 11 70.0 4 4 2.57 19 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 Dick Cogan 1 0 0 0 13.50 0 References 1897 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference 1897 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899) seasons Baltimore Orioles season Category:1890s in Baltimore