Major League Baseball team season
The
1897
Cincinnati Reds
season
was a season in American baseball. The team finished in fourth place in the
National League
with a record of 76?56, 17 games behind the
Boston Beaneaters
.
Offseason
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The Cincinnati Reds were coming off a fairly successful season in 1896. They had been in first place late in the year, but the team struggled badly over the last part of the season. to finish in third place in the
National League
with a 77?50 record. This marked the second consecutive season that the Reds collapsed at the end of the year.
Player-manager
Buck Ewing
returned to the club, but would retire from playing and focus on just being the manager. The Reds made a deal in the off-season, as Cincinnati traded away
Germany Smith
,
Chauncey Fisher
and $1,000 to the
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
for
Tommy Corcoran
. Corcoran was coming off a season in which he hit .289 with three home runs and 73 RBI with the Bridegrooms in 1896. The team also purchased pitcher
Ted Breitenstein
from the
St. Louis Browns
for $10,000. Breitenstein was 18?26 with the Browns with a 4.48 ERA in 43 starts in 1896. His best season had been in 1894 when he was 27?23 with a 4.79 ERA, while leading the
National League
with 50 starts, 46 complete games and 447.1 innings pitched. Breitenstein also led the NL with a 3.18 ERA in 1893 while in St. Louis.
Regular season
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Season summary
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The Reds started the season off hot, winning their first six games, and would remain hot, as they were 19?7 in their first twenty-six games, only half a game behind the first place
Baltimore Orioles
. At that time, the
New York Giants
released
Jake Beckley
, and the Reds immediately signed him to take over
first base
. Despite their new addition, Cincinnati fell into a slump, winning only eight of eighteen games to fall into third place, 6.5 games behind the first place Orioles. The Reds then snapped out of their losing ways, as they won twelve of their next thirteen games to move back into second. However, they still remained 4.5 games out of first with a 39?18 record. Cincinnati remained in the pennant race until late August, when they went on a ten-game losing streak to fall into fourth place, eleven games out of first. They remained in fourth place for the rest of the season, finishing with a 76?56 record, 17 games behind the
Boston Beaneaters
.
Notable performances
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Beckley, who the Reds acquired during the season, led the team offensively, batting .345 with seven home runs and 76 RBI, all team highs.
Dusty Miller
had another solid year, batting .316 with four homers and 70 RBI, while
Tommy Corcoran
batted .288 with three home runs and 57 RBI in his first year as a Red.
On the mound,
Ted Breitenstein
led the way, leading the team with a 23?12 record with a 3.62 ERA in 40 games, completing 32 of them.
Billy Rhines
was solid also, posting a record of 21?15 with a 4.08 ERA, while
Frank Dwyer
was 18?13 with an ERA of 3.78.
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Team
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BAL
|
BOS
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BR
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CHI
|
CIN
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CLE
|
LOU
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NYG
|
PHI
|
PIT
|
STL
|
WSH
|
Baltimore
|
?
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6?6
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9?3?2
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9?3?3
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6?6
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7?4
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10?1
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5?7
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10?2?1
|
9?3
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10?2
|
9?3
|
Boston
|
6?6
|
?
|
9?3
|
8?4?1
|
9?3
|
7?5
|
9?3
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8?4
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10?2?1
|
10?2
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10?2
|
7?5?1
|
Brooklyn
|
3?9?2
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3?9
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?
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6?6
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7?5
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7?5
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5?7
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3?9?2
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6?6
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7?5
|
7?5
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7?5
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Chicago
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3?9?3
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4?8?1
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6?6
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?
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5?7
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4?8
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6?6?1
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5?7?1
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5?7
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6?6
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8?4
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7?5
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Cincinnati
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6?6
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3?9
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5?7
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7?5
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?
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7?5
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9?3
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7?5?1
|
8?4
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5?7?1
|
11?1
|
8?4
|
Cleveland
|
4?7
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5?7
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5?7
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8?4
|
5?7
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?
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5?7
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3?9
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9?3
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6?6
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11?1?1
|
8?4
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Louisville
|
1?10
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3?9
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7?5
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6?6?1
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3?9
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7?5
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?
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6?6?1
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3?9
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4?8?2
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8?3?1
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4?8?1
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New York
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7?5
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4?8
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9?3?2
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7?5?1
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5?7?1
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9?3
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6?6?1
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?
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7?5
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8?3?1
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12?0
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9?3?1
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Philadelphia
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2?10?1
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2?10?1
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6?6
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7?5
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4?8
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3?9
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9?3
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5?7
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?
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5?7
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8?4
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4?8
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Pittsburgh
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3?9
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2?10
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5?7
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6?6
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7?5?1
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6?6
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8?4?2
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3?8?1
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7?5
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?
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8?4
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5?7
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St. Louis
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2?10
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2?10
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5?7
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4?8
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1?11
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1?11?1
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3?8?1
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0?12
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4?8
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4?8
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?
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3?9
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Washington
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3?9
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5?7?1
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5?7
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5?7
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4?8
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4?8
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8?4?1
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3?9?1
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8?4
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7?5
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9?3
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?
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Roster
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1897 Cincinnati Reds
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References
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External links
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- Established in
1882
- Formerly the
Cincinnati Red Stockings
and the
Cincinnati Redlegs
- Based in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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