1897 Western League Leaders
1897 Western League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1897 Western League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill George | St. Paul Saints | 208 | 33 | 11 | 10 |
Sam Dungan | Detroit Tigers | 207 | 28 | 13 | 5 |
Algie McBride | St. Paul Saints | 201 | 22 | 11 | 12 |
Farmer Weaver | Milwaukee Brewers | 196 | 25 | 9 | 2 |
Jack Glasscock | St. Paul Saints | 195 | 30 | 7 | 3 |
Herm McFarland | Indianapolis Indians | 190 | 23 | 25 | 13 |
Frank Motz | Indianapolis Indians | 187 | 23 | 9 | 6 |
George Miller | Minneapolis Millers | 185 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
Charlie Frank | Columbus Senators | 184 | 24 | 12 | 7 |
Bill Gray | Indianapolis Indians | 183 | 26 | 11 | 19 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
Wins Leaders
Player | Team | W | L |
---|---|---|---|
Frank Foreman | Indianapolis Indians | 30 | 9 |
Bill Phillips | Indianapolis Indians | 28 | 13 |
Jot Goar | Indianapolis Indians | 25 | 9 |
Tom Thomas | Detroit Tigers | 24 | 18 |
George Rettger | Milwaukee Brewers, Columbus Senators | 22 | 9 |
Adonis Terry | Milwaukee Brewers | 22 | 10 |
Fred Barnes | Milwaukee Brewers | 19 | 17 |
Bill Reidy | Milwaukee Brewers, Grand Rapids Bob-o-Links | 19 | 13 |
Bumpus Jones | Columbus Senators | 18 | 10 |
Bill Phyle | St. Paul Saints | 18 | 9 |
Noodles Hahn | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 16 |
Hon Fricken | St. Paul Saints | 16 | 11 |
Bert Abbey | Kansas City Blues | 15 | 26 |
Lem Cross | Grand Rapids Bob-o-Links, St. Paul Saints | 15 | 21 |
Tony Mullane | St. Paul Saints | 15 | 11 |
Bill Hutchison | Minneapolis Millers | 14 | 24 |
Harry Keener | Columbus Senators | 14 | 6 |
Frank Figgemeier | Minneapolis Millers | 13 | 24 |
Pete Daniels | Columbus Senators | 12 | 3 |
Roger Denzer | St. Paul Saints | 11 | 7 |
ERA Leaders
Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jot Goar | Indianapolis Indians | 1.39 | 25 | 9 |
Danny Friend | Kansas City Blues | 1.50 | 5 | 10 |
Bill Reidy | Milwaukee Brewers | 1.59 | 16 | 9 |
Roger Denzer | St. Paul Saints | 1.63 | 11 | 7 |
Adonis Terry | Milwaukee Brewers | 1.75 | 22 | 10 |
Bumpus Jones | Columbus Senators | 1.77 | 18 | 10 |
Frank Foreman | Indianapolis Indians | 1.87 | 30 | 9 |
Tony Mullane | St. Paul Saints | 1.97 | 15 | 11 |
Cowboy Jones | Milwaukee Brewers | 1.98 | 11 | 4 |
Bill Phyle | St. Paul Saints | 2.04 | 18 | 9 |
Bill Phillips | Indianapolis Indians | 2.14 | 28 | 13 |
Pete Daniels | Columbus Senators | 2.17 | 12 | 3 |
Fred Barnes | Milwaukee Brewers | 2.18 | 19 | 17 |
Tom Thomas | Detroit Tigers | 2.35 | 24 | 18 |
Lem Cross | Grand Rapids Bob-o-Links | 2.42 | 6 | 21 |
Harry Keener | Columbus Senators | 2.42 | 14 | 6 |
Jack Wadsworth | Detroit Tigers | 2.45 | 8 | 5 |
George Rettger | Columbus Senators | 2.46 | 21 | 8 |
Hon Fricken | St. Paul Saints | 2.48 | 16 | 11 |
Jack Taylor | Milwaukee Brewers | 2.54 | 8 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
Shutout Leaders
Strikeout Leaders
Player | Team | SO |
---|---|---|
Tom Thomas | Detroit Tigers | 147 |
Noodles Hahn | Detroit Tigers | 144 |
Jot Goar | Indianapolis Indians | 133 |
Bill Phillips | Indianapolis Indians | 119 |
Bill Hutchison | Minneapolis Millers | 105 |
John Foreman | Kansas City Blues, Grand Rapids Bob-o-Links, Columbus Senators | 98 |
Adonis Terry | Milwaukee Brewers | 91 |
Bert Abbey | Kansas City Blues | 89 |
Lem Cross | Grand Rapids Bob-o-Links, St. Paul Saints | 85 |
Frank Foreman | Indianapolis Indians | 79 |
Frank Figgemeier | Minneapolis Millers | 75 |
Bumpus Jones | Columbus Senators | 75 |
Bill Phyle | St. Paul Saints | 74 |
George Rettger | Columbus Senators, Milwaukee Brewers | 70 |
Hon Fricken | St. Paul Saints | 66 |
Rip Egan | Detroit Tigers | 64 |
Bill Reidy | Milwaukee Brewers, Grand Rapids Bob-o-Links | 64 |
Cowboy Jones | Milwaukee Brewers | 61 |
Willie McGill | St. Paul Saints | 60 |
Tony Mullane | St. Paul Saints | 58 |