1897 St. Louis Browns Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 29-102
Finished 12th in the NL
Attendance: 136,400, Avg. 2,678
Ballpark: Robison Field
Manager: Tommy Dowd (6-22)
Manager: Hugh Nicol (8-32)
Manager: Bill Hallman (13-36)
Manager: Chris Von Der Ahe (2-12)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1897 St. Louis Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 29-102
Finished 12th in the NL
Attendance: 136,400, Avg. 2,678
Ballpark: Robison Field
Manager: Tommy Dowd (6-22)
Manager: Hugh Nicol (8-32)
Manager: Bill Hallman (13-36)
Manager: Chris Von Der Ahe (2-12)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1897 St. Louis Browns Results
The St. Louis Browns of the National League ended the 1897 season with a record of 29 wins and 102 losses, finishing twelfth in the NL.
The Browns scored 592 runs, worst in the league, and conceded 1088 runs, most in the circuit. Fred Hartman drove in 67 runs. Klondike Douglass topped all regular batters by hitting .328. Red Donahue led the squad with 10 wins and a team-best 6.13 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Tommy Dowd, Hugh Nicol, Bill Hallman and Chris Von Der Ahe coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Biecher | P | August 27, 1875 | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| Lou Bierbauer | P | L | R | September 28, 1865 | 5'8" | 140 | Erie, PA USA |
| Kid Carsey | P | L | R | October 22, 1872 | 5'7" | 168 | New York, NY USA |
| Percy Coleman | P | R | October 15, 1876 | 0'0" | 0 | Mason, OH USA | |
| Roger Connor | P | B | L | July 1, 1857 | 6'3" | 220 | Waterbury, CT USA |
| Monte Cross | P | R | R | August 31, 1869 | 5'8" | 148 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Red Donahue | P | R | R | January 23, 1873 | 6'0" | 187 | Waterbury, CT USA |
| Klondike Douglass | P | L | R | May 10, 1872 | 6'0" | 200 | Boston, PA USA |
| Tommy Dowd | P | R | R | April 20, 1869 | 5'8" | 173 | Holyoke, MA USA |
| Duke Esper | P | L | July 28, 1867 | 5'11" | 185 | Salem, NJ USA | |
| Roy Evans | P | R | R | March 19, 1874 | 6'0" | 180 | Knoxville, TN USA |
| Mike Grady | P | R | R | December 23, 1869 | 5'11" | 190 | Kennett Square, PA USA |
| John Grimes | P | R | R | April 17, 1869 | 5'11" | 160 | Woodstock, MD USA |
| Bill Hallman | P | R | R | March 31, 1867 | 5'8" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA USA |
| Dick Harley | P | L | R | September 25, 1872 | 5'10" | 165 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Bill Hart | P | R | July 19, 1865 | 5'10" | 163 | Louisville, KY USA | |
| Fred Hartman | P | R | R | April 21, 1865 | 5'6" | 170 | Allegheny, PA USA |
| John Houseman | P | January 10, 1870 | 5'10" | 160 | , Netherlands | ||
| Frank Huelsman | P | R | R | June 5, 1874 | 6'2" | 210 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Bill Hutchison | P | R | R | December 17, 1859 | 5'9" | 175 | New Haven, CT USA |
| Bill Kissinger | P | R | R | August 15, 1871 | 5'11" | 185 | Dayton, KY USA |
| Dan Lally | P | L | R | August 12, 1867 | 5'11" | 210 | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Con Lucid | P | February 24, 1874 | 5'7" | 170 | Dublin, Dublin Ireland | ||
| Mike McDermott | P | R | September 7, 1874 | 5'8" | 145 | St. Louis, MO USA | |
| Ed McFarland | P | R | R | August 3, 1873 | 5'10" | 180 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Morgan Murphy | P | R | R | February 14, 1867 | 5'8" | 160 | East Providence, RI USA |
| Willie Sudhoff | P | R | R | September 17, 1874 | 5'7" | 165 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Tuck Turner | P | B | L | February 13, 1867 | 5'6" | 155 | West New Brighton, NY USA |
