1897 Cincinnati Reds Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 76-56
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 342,700, Avg. 5,355
Ballpark: League Park II in Cincinnati
Manager: Buck Ewing (76-56)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1897 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
1897 Cincinnati Reds Results

The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1897 season with a record of 76 wins and 56 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Reds scored 763 runs and yielded 705 runs. Jake Beckley drove in 76 runs and topped all regular batters by hitting .345. Theodore Breitenstein recorded 23 wins on the mound for the squad, while Billy Rhines and Frank Dwyer as well added 15 or more victories as well Theodore Breitenstein recorded a 3.62 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Buck Ewing coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Jake BeckleyPLLAugust 4, 18675'10"200Hannibal, MO USA
Theodore BreitensteinPLLJune 1, 18695'9"167St. Louis, MO USA
Stub BrownPLAugust 3, 18706'2"220Baltimore, MD USA
Eddie BurkePLROctober 6, 18665'6"161Northumberland, PA USA
Tommy CorcoranPRRJanuary 4, 18695'9"164New Haven, CT USA
Bill DammannPLLAugust 9, 18725'7"155Chicago, IL USA
Frank DwyerPRRMarch 25, 18685'8"145Lee, MA USA
Red EhretPRRAugust 31, 18686'0"175Louisville, KY USA
Buck EwingPRROctober 17, 18595'10"188Hoagland, OH USA
Bug HollidayPRRFebruary 8, 18675'11"151St. Louis, MO USA
Billy HoyPLRMay 23, 18625'6"160Houcktown, OH USA
Charlie IrwinPLRFebruary 15, 18695'10"160Sheffield, IL USA
Bid McPheePRRNovember 1, 18595'8"152Massena, NY USA
Dusty MillerPLRSeptember 10, 18685'11"170Oil City, PA USA
Heinie PeitzPRRNovember 28, 18705'11"165St. Louis, MO USA
Billy RhinesPRRMarch 14, 18695'11"168Ridgway, PA USA
Claude RitcheyPBROctober 5, 18735'6"167Emlenton, PA USA
Pop SchriverPRRJuly 11, 18655'9"172Brooklyn, NY USA
Farmer VaughnPRRMarch 1, 18646'3"177Ruraldale, OH USA



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