1897 Columbus Senators Statistics
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 89-47
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Tom Loftus (0-0), George Tebeau (0-0)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Central Athletic Park
Attendance: 110,000, Avg. 1,618
1897 Columbus Senators RosterTeam Record: 89-47
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Tom Loftus (0-0), George Tebeau (0-0)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Central Athletic Park
Attendance: 110,000, Avg. 1,618
The Columbus Senators of the Western League ended the 1897 season with a record of 89 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the WL.
Tom Loftus and George Tebeau served as manager.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Rettger | 21 | 8 | .724 | 2.46 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 260.0 | 317 | 156 | 71 | 49 | 63 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Bumpus Jones | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1.76 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 219.3 | 225 | 125 | 43 | 89 | 75 | 20 | 8 | ||||||
| Harry Keener | 14 | 6 | .700 | 2.42 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 182.3 | 213 | 131 | 49 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
| Pete Daniels | 12 | 3 | .800 | 2.16 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 149.7 | 150 | 87 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 8 | 1 | ||||||
| Roy Evans | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.50 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 48.0 | 45 | 38 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Leon Wolters | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2.86 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 100.7 | 130 | 76 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| Dick Smith | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.98 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 61.0 | 75 | 67 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Monte McFarland | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.60 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 55.0 | 75 | 50 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |||||||
| John Foreman | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.64 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 22.0 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Edward Beadle | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Oscar Streit | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.75 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| William Dinsmore | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.73 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 33.0 | 36 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Kirtley Baker | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.55 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 38.0 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| Frank Butler | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Kimble | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Jim Handiboe | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Totals | 89 | 46 | .659 | 2.48 | 183 | 137 | 0 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 1203.0 | 1381 | 855 | 331 | 0 | 441 | 0 | 312 | 68 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Frank | 130 | 526 | 522 | 129 | 184 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 30 | .352 | .352 | .485 | .837 | 253 | 4 | ||||||||
| Sam Mertes | 134 | 554 | 525 | 155 | 177 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 97 | .337 | .337 | .457 | .794 | 240 | 29 | ||||||||
| Frank Genins | 132 | 561 | 546 | 117 | 169 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 24 | .310 | .310 | .394 | .703 | 215 | 15 | ||||||||
| Billy Hulen | 130 | 570 | 559 | 141 | 163 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 34 | .292 | .292 | .411 | .703 | 230 | 11 | ||||||||
| George Tebeau | 135 | 542 | 517 | 99 | 151 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 35 | .292 | .292 | .412 | .704 | 213 | 25 | ||||||||
| Frank Butler | 104 | 437 | 418 | 94 | 143 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 27 | .342 | .342 | .402 | .744 | 168 | 19 | ||||||||
| Jack Crooks | 131 | 473 | 460 | 87 | 138 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 24 | .300 | .300 | .409 | .709 | 188 | 13 | ||||||||
| Chippy McGarr | 78 | 307 | 299 | 55 | 96 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 14 | .321 | .321 | .428 | .749 | 128 | 8 | ||||||||
| Ike Fisher | 76 | 280 | 274 | 47 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | .241 | .241 | .361 | .602 | 99 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bumpus Jones | 32 | 86 | 85 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .188 | .188 | .271 | .459 | 23 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pete Daniels | 24 | 58 | 56 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .304 | .554 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||
| Eddie O'Meara | 14 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .333 | .583 | 12 | |||||||||
| Dick Smith | 9 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .308 | .385 | .692 | 10 | |||||||||
| Roy Evans | 9 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charlie Babb | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .273 | .545 | 3 | |||||||||
| Oscar Streit | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | |||||||||
| Oliver LeRett | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 3 | |||||||||
| William Dinsmore | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .250 | .417 | 3 | |||||||||
| Jiggs Parrott | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | |||||||||
| John Kimble | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Billy Earle | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Edward Beadle | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Jim Handiboe | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||
| Totals | 1156 | 4531 | 4398 | 969 | 1350 | 162 | 88 | 42 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .307 | .412 | .719 | 1814 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Tebeau | 1B | 133 | .000 | |||||
| Jack Crooks | 2B | 131 | .000 | |||||
| Chippy McGarr | 3B | 78 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Genins | 3B | 54 | .000 | |||||
| Ike Fisher | C | 72 | .000 | |||||
| Charlie Frank | OF | 130 | .000 | |||||
| Sam Mertes | OF | 123 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Butler | OF | 104 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Genins | OF | 66 | .000 | |||||
| George Rettger | P | 37 | .000 | |||||
| Bumpus Jones | P | 31 | .000 | |||||
| Harry Keener | P | 26 | .000 | |||||
| Pete Daniels | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| Leon Wolters | P | 20 | .000 | |||||
| Dick Smith | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Roy Evans | P | 9 | .000 | |||||
| Monte McFarland | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| William Dinsmore | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| Kirtley Baker | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| John Foreman | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| Oscar Streit | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| John Kimble | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Jim Handiboe | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Frank Butler | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Edward Beadle | P | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Billy Hulen | SS | 130 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
