1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 60-71
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 166,050, Avg. 2,863
Ballpark: Exposition Park
Manager: Patsy Donovan (60-71)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1897 season with a record of 60 wins and 71 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Pirates plated 676 runs and yielded 835 runs. Bones Ely recorded 74 runs batted in. Patsy Donovan led all regular hitters by connecting at a .322 clip. Pink Hawley topped the team with 18 wins, while Frank Killen added 15 or more wins, too Jesse Tannehill registered a 4.25 earned run average, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Patsy Donovan coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Steve BrodiePLRSeptember 11, 18685'11"180Warrenton, VA USA
Harry DavisPRRJuly 18, 18735'10"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Jim DonnellyPRRJuly 19, 18655'10"155New Haven, CT USA
Patsy DonovanPLLMarch 16, 18655'11"175Cobh, Co Ireland
Bones ElyPRRJune 7, 18636'1"155North Girard, PA USA
Jim GardnerPROctober 4, 18730'0"0Pittsburgh, PA USA
Charlie HastingsPNovember 11, 18705'11"179Ironton, OH USA
Pink HawleyPLRDecember 5, 18725'10"185Beaver Dam, WI USA
Jesse HoffmeisterPRMarch 17, 18770'0"0Toledo, OH USA
Jim HugheyPRMarch 8, 18696'0"0Wakeshma, MI USA
Frank KillenPLLNovember 30, 18706'1"200Pittsburgh, PA USA
Charlie KuhnsPOctober 27, 18765'9"160Freeport, PA USA
Tom LeahyPRRJune 2, 18695'7"168New Haven, CT USA
Denny LyonsPRRMarch 12, 18665'10"185Cincinnati, OH USA
Bill MerrittPRRJuly 30, 18705'7"160Lowell, MA USA
Dick PaddenPRRSeptember 17, 18705'10"165Wheeling, WV USA
Jack RothfussPRRApril 18, 18725'11"195Newark, NJ USA
Elmer SmithPLLMarch 23, 18685'11"178Pittsburgh, PA USA
Joe SugdenPBRJuly 31, 18705'10"180Philadelphia, PA USA
Jesse TannehillPBLJuly 14, 18745'8"150Dayton, KY USA



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