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The following are the baseball events of the year 1897 throughout the world.  

Contents 1 Champions 2 Statistical leaders 3 National League final standings 4 Events 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Champions

• Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston Beaneaters, 4 games to 1
• National League: Boston Beaneaters

[edit] Statistical leaders

• Batting: Willie Keeler .424
• Home Runs: Hugh Duffy 11
• Wins: Kid Nichols 31
• ERA: Amos Rusie 2.54

[edit] National League final standings

Rank	Club	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
1st	Boston Beaneaters	93	39	.705	--
2nd	Baltimore Orioles	90	40	.692	2.0
3rd	New York Giants	83	48	.634	9.5
4th	Cincinnati Reds	76	56	.576	17.0
5th	Cleveland Spiders	69	62	.527	23.5
6th	Washington Senators	61	71	.462	32.0
6th	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	61	71	.462	32.0
8th	Pittsburgh Pirates	60	71	.458	32.5
9th	Chicago Colts	59	73	.447	34.0
10th	Philadelphia Phillies	55	77	.417	38.0
11th	Louisville Colonels	52	78	.400	40.0
12th	St. Louis Browns	29	102	.221	63.5

[edit] Events

• June 24 - Dick Harley of the St. Louis Browns collects six hits in one game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• June 29 - The Chicago Cubs defeat the Louisville Colonels 36-7, the most lopsided victory in MLB history.

• July 18 - Cap Anson of the Chicago Colts collects his 3,000th career hit with a single off of Baltimore Orioles pitcher George Blackburn.

• September 18 - Cy Young pitches the first no-hitter of his career as the Cleveland Spiders defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0, in the first game of a doubleheader.

[edit] Births

• February 16 - Alex Ferguson
• February 17 - Ike Boone
• March 4 - Lefty O'Doul
• March 5 - Lu Blue
• March 6 - Cliff Brady
• March 21 - Bill Lamar
• March 27 - Joe Lucey
• March 27 - Effa Manley
• April 10 - Ross Youngs
• April 15 - Walt Lynch
• April 30 - Walt Walsh
• May 12 - Joe Dugan
• June 25 - Camp Skinner
• July 20 - Happy Foreman
• July 27 - Biz Mackey
• August 8 - Ken Holloway
• August 10 - Frank Welch
• August 31 - William Bell
• September 13 - Eddie Rommel
• October 20 - Jigger Statz
• October 26 - George Winn
• November 9 - Johnny Gooch
• November 21 - Andy High
• November 23 - Beans Reardon
• November 30 - Win Ballou
• December 19 - Mike Herrera

[edit] Deaths

• February 5 - Charles "Hoss" Radbourn, 42, pitcher who won over 300 games including a record 60 for the 1884 Providence Grays; led NL in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage and games twice each and in shutouts, innings and ERA once each; completed 489 out of 503 starts, pitched three shutouts in 1884 world championship series; held single-season records for games pitched with 76 in 1883, was 27-12 for 1890 Players League champions
• March 5 - Dave Foutz, 40, pitcher for St. Louis and Brooklyn, and manager of Brooklyn since 1893, who compiled .690 career winning percentage, with 41 wins for 1886 champion Browns; also a first baseman and outfielder, batting .300 three times
• August 1 - Jake Seymour, 43, Pittsburg Alleghenys player in 1882
• August 22 - Tricky Nichols, 47, pitcher for six seasons from 1875 to 1882.
• October 19 - O. P. Caylor, 47, one of the founders of the American Association

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