1897 Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons Roster

Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 30-85
Finished 8th in the EL
Manager: Abner Powell (0-0), Dan Shannon (0-0)
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Unknown

The Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons of the Eastern League ended the 1897 season with a record of 30 wins and 85 losses, finishing eighth in the EL.

Abner Powell and Dan Shannon served as manager.

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Player	Bats	Throws	Birth Date	Height	Weight	Hometown
Charlie Atherton	R	R	November 19, 1873	5'10"	160	New Brunswick, NJ US
Fred Betts	L	L	September 15, 1868	5'7"	155	St. Louis, MO US
Billy Bottenus	L	L	April 26, 1865			Cincinnati, OH US
Fred Brott			February 28, 1869
Tom Colcolough	R	R	October 8, 1870	5'10"	180	Charleston, SC US
Charles Collare
Roscoe Coughlin		R	February 23, 1865	5'10"	160	Walpole, MA US
Sun Daly	L		January 6, 1865	5'8"	165	Port Henry, NY US
William Diggins			April 6, 1873			Chester, PA US
Billy Goeckel	R	L	September 3, 1871	5'11"	162	Wilkes-Barre, PA US
Johnny Gonding						, KY US
Johnson
Jack Keenan		R	January 1, 1869	5'7"	140	Louisville, KY US
Manville
Jack McMahon			July 5, 1867	5'9"	160	Cleveland, OH US
Pat Meaney		L				Philadelphia, PA US
Sam Mills		R	December 5, 1862
Fred Odwell	L	R	September 25, 1872	5'9"	160	Downsville, NY US
Casey Patten	S	L	May 7, 1874	6'0"	175	Westport, NY US
Abner Powell	L	R	December 15, 1860	5'7"	160	Shenandoah, PA US
Charles Prouse			January 13, 1875
William Ritchie
Skel Roach	R	R	October 20, 1871	6'2"		Danzig, DE
Dan Shannon	R		March 23, 1865	5'9"	175	Bridgeport, CT US
Jack Sharrott	R	R	August 13, 1869	5'9"	165	Staten Island, NY US
Ed Sheehan
Charles Sholta						Grand Rapids, MI US
Charles Smith	S		February 15, 1871	5'8"	165
Lee Smith
William Wellner

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