1897 Louisville Colonels Roster (40-man)

Record: 52-78-6, Finished 11th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Jim Rogers (17-24-3) and Fred Clarke (35-54-3)

Ballpark: Eclipse Park II

Attendance: 145,210 (10th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 99
One-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98

Pythagorean W-L: 50-80, 675 Runs, 869 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Dick Butler	27	us US					Dec, 1869	1st	10		10		0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Win Clark	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 11, 1875	1st	4		4		0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Dad Clarke	32	us US	B	R	5' 7"	160	Jan 7, 1865	6	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Fred Clarke HOF	24	us US	L	R	5' 10"	165	Oct 3, 1872	4	130		130		0	0	0	0	0	0	128	3	0	129			6.6
Billy Clingman	27	us US	B	R	5' 11"	150	Nov 21, 1869	5	115		115		0	0	0	0	115	0	0	0	0	0			1.2
Bert Cunningham	31	us US	R	R	5' 6"	147	Nov 25, 1865	8	32		32		30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			3.0
Tom Delahanty	25	us US	R	R	5' 8"	175	Mar 9, 1872	3	1		1		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Charlie Dexter	21	us US	R	R	5' 7"	155	Jun 15, 1876	2	76		76		0	23	0	0	14	2	3	14	16	32			0.2
Joe Dolan	24	us US		R	5' 10"	155	Feb 24, 1873	2	36		36		0	0	0	18	0	18	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Pete Dowling	20	us US	L	L	5' 11"	165	Jul 15, 1876	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Roy Evans	23	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 19, 1874	1st	9		9		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Chick Fraser	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	188	Aug 26, 1873	2	37		37		36	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Irv Hach	24	us US	R	R	5' 6"	160	Jun 5, 1873	1st	16		16		0	0	0	9	7	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
George Hemming	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	170	Dec 15, 1868	8	10		10		9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Art Herman	26	us US					May 11, 1871	2	3		3		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Bill Hill	22	us US	L	L	6' 1"	201	Aug 2, 1874	2	27		27		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5
Ducky Holmes	28	us US	L	R	5' 6"	170	Jan 28, 1869	3	2		2		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Abbie Johnson	26	ca CA			5' 9"	165	Jan 19, 1871	2	49		49		0	0	0	34	0	12	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Jim Jones	20	us US	R	R	5' 10"	162	Dec 25, 1876	1st	2		2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4
Bill Magee	21	ca CA	R	R	5' 10"	154	Jul 6, 1875	1st	23		23		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.2
Frank Martin	18	us US			5' 8"		Jul 29, 1878	1st	2		2		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Tom McCreery	22	us US	B	R	5' 11"	180	Oct 19, 1874	3	91		91		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	89	91			0.2
Bert Miller	21	us US					Oct 28, 1875	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
William Nance	20	us US	R	R	5' 7"	165	Aug 2, 1876	1st	35		35		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	28	35			0.5
Ollie Pickering	27	us US	L	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 9, 1870	2	64		64		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	1	63			-0.1
Jim Rogers	25	us US			5' 7"	180	Apr 9, 1872	2	42		42		0	0	3	40	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Ossee Schrecongost	22	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Apr 11, 1875	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
George Smith	25	us US	R	R	5' 9"	160	Oct 24, 1871	1st	21		21		0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
James Stafford	29	us US	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 30, 1868	6	113		113		0	0	0	0	1	105	4	2	1	7			1.2
Rube Waddell HOF	20	us US	R	L	6' 1"	196	Oct 13, 1876	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Honus Wagner HOF	23	us US	R	R	5' 11"	200	Feb 24, 1874	1st	62		62		0	0	0	9	0	0	1	53	0	53			1.4	$1,500
Perry Werden	35	us US	R	R	6' 2"	220	Jul 21, 1861	7	133		133		0	0	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.7
Bill Wilson	29	us US		R	5' 9"	190	Oct 28, 1867	2	107		107		0	105	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-1.3
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary