1897 Major League New Debuts

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Rk	Name	Age	Debut	Last Game	Pos	Tm	WAR	Ht	Wt	B	T	Birthdate	Birthplace	Draft/Signing	Schools	High School	Given Name
1	Ed Abbaticchio	20.142	Sep 4	Sep 15, 1910	/4	PHI	8.7	5-11	170	R	R	Apr 15, 1877	Latrobe, PA, US				Edward James
2	Doc Amole	23.230	Aug 19	May 17, 1898	1	BLN	-0.3	5-9	165	R	L	Jan 1, 1874	Coatesville, PA, US				Morris F.
3	Bob Becker	22.022	Sep 6	May 17, 1898	/1	PHI	-0.1	5-7	148	L	L	Aug 15, 1875	Syracuse, NY, US				Robert Charles
4	Ira Belden	23.154	Sep 17	Sep 25, 1897	/O	CLV	0.1	5-11	175	L	R	Apr 16, 1874	Cleveland, OH, US				Ira Allison
5	Ed Biecher	22.030	Sep 26	Oct 10, 1898	/O	STL	-0.3					Aug 27, 1875	St. Louis, MO, US				Edward
6	George Blackburn	27.288	Jul 6	Jul 24, 1897	/1	BLN	-0.6	5-11	184		R	Sep 21, 1869	Ozark, MO, US				George W.
7	Roger Bresnahan	18.077	Aug 27	Oct 3, 1915	/1O	WHS	42.9	5-9	200	R	R	Jun 11, 1879	Toledo, OH, US				Roger Philip
8	Charlie Brown	25.352	Aug 4	Aug 14, 1897	/1	CLV	-0.4	6-0	180		L	Aug 17, 1871	Bluffton, IN, US				Charles Edward
9	John Brown	20.352	Aug 11	Aug 11, 1897	/1	BRO	-0.2				R	Aug 24, 1876	Philadelphia, PA, US	Signed by the Brooklyn Grooms as an amateur free agent in 1897. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)			John J.
10	Dick Butler	27.000	Jun 16	Jun 28, 1899	2	LOU	-0.4						Brooklyn, NY, US				Richard Henry
11	Win Clark	22.092	Jul 12	Jul 14, 1897	/45	LOU	-0.2	5-10	175	R	R	Apr 11, 1875	Circleville, OH, US				William Winfield
12	Henry Clarke	21.326	Jun 26	Jul 5, 1898	/1O	CLV	-0.1			R	R	Aug 4, 1875	Bellevue, NE, US	Signed by the Cleveland Spiders as an amateur free agent in 1897.	University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Williams College (Williamstown, MA), University of Chicago (Chicago, IL)		Henry Tefft
13	Dick Cogan	25.156	May 10	Jun 25, 1900	/1	BLN	-0.3	5-7	150	R	R	Dec 5, 1871	Paterson, NJ, US				Richard Henry
14	Percy Coleman	20.260	Jul 2	Oct 1, 1898	1	STL	-1.4				R	Oct 15, 1876	Mason, OH, US				Pierce Devon
15	Fred Cooke	23.000	Jul 30	Aug 3, 1897	/O	CLV	0.1	5-10	164				IL, US				Frederick B.
16	Bill Dammann	24.258	Apr 24	Jun 22, 1899	1	CIN	2.9	5-7	155	L	L	Aug 9, 1872	Chicago, IL, US				William Henry
17	Roger Denzer	25.201	Apr 24	Aug 28, 1901	1	CHC	-0.1	6-0	180	L	R	Oct 5, 1871	Le Sueur, MN, US				Roger
18	Pete Dowling	21.002	Jul 17	Sep 28, 1901	/1	LOU	5.9	5-11	165	L	L	Jul 15, 1876	St. Louis, MO, US				Henry James Peter
19	Davy Dunkle	24.363	Aug 28	Jul 19, 1904	/1	PHI	-3.9	6-2	220	B	R	Aug 30, 1872	Phillipsburg, PA, US				Edward Perks
20	Jack Dunn	24.212	May 6	Oct 8, 1904	1/45O6	BRO	6.7	5-9		R	R	Oct 6, 1872	Meadville, PA, US				John Joseph
21	Roy Evans	23.057	May 15	Aug 4, 1903	/1	STL	0.9	6-0	180	R	R	Mar 19, 1874	Knoxville, TN, US		Emporia State University (Emporia, KS)		Robert Roy
22	Jack Fifield	25.205	Apr 28	Oct 12, 1899	1	PHI	1.8	5-11	160	R	R	Oct 5, 1871	Enfield, NH, US				John Proctor
23	Bill Fox	25.217	Aug 20	Sep 12, 1901	/46	WHS	-1.0	5-10	160	B	R	Jan 15, 1872	Sturbridge, MA, US		College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)		William Henry
24	Jake Gettman	21.299	Aug 20	May 19, 1899	O	WHS	0.2	5-11	185	B	L	Oct 25, 1875	Medveditsa, RU				Jacob John
25	John Grimes	28.102	Jul 28	Aug 2, 1897	/1	STL	-0.3	5-11	160	R	R	Apr 17, 1869	Woodstock, MD, US				John Thomas
26	Irv Hach	24.026	Jul 1	Jul 17, 1897	/45	LOU	-0.1	5-6	160	R	R	Jun 5, 1873	Louisville, KY, US				Irvin William
27	Jimmie Hannivan	31.009	Apr 29	Oct 2, 1897	/O4	BRO	0.0			B	L	Apr 20, 1866	Halifax, NS, CA				Patrick James
28	Dick Harley	24.250	Jun 2	Sep 21, 1903	*O	STL	-0.5	5-10	165	L	R	Sep 25, 1872	Philadelphia, PA, US		Georgetown University (Washington, DC)		Richard Joseph
29	Tom Hernon	30.313	Sep 13	Sep 15, 1897	/O	CHC	-0.4	5-7	156	R	R	Nov 4, 1866	East Bridgewater, MA, US				Thomas H.
30	Charlie Hickman	21.188	Sep 8	Jul 31, 1908	/1	BSN	24.6	5-9	180	R	R	Mar 4, 1876	Taylortown, PA, US		West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)		Charles Taylor
31	Jesse Hoffmeister	20.129	Jul 24	Oct 2, 1897	5	PIT	0.3				R	Mar 17, 1877	Toledo, OH, US				Jesse H.
32	Frank Huelsman	23.120	Oct 3	Oct 7, 1905	/O	STL	2.8	6-2	210	R	R	Jun 5, 1874	St. Louis, MO, US				Frank Elmer
33	Youngy Johnson	23.281	Apr 29	Sep 16, 1899	/1	PHI	-0.1				R	Jul 22, 1873	San Francisco, CA, US				John Gottfred
34	Jim Jones	20.186	Jun 29	Aug 6, 1902	/1	LOU	-1.2	5-10	162	R	R	Dec 25, 1876	London, KY, US		Centre College (Danville, KY)		James Tilford
35	Charlie Kuhns	20.220	Jun 4	Oct 14, 1899	/5	PIT	0.0	5-9	160			Oct 27, 1876	Freeport, PA, US				Charles Benton
36	Tom Leahy	27.350	May 18	Oct 7, 1905	O/52	PIT	0.7	5-7	168	R	R	Jun 2, 1869	New Haven, CT, US		College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)		Thomas Joseph
37	Tom Lipp	27.106	Sep 18	Sep 18, 1897	/1	PHI	-0.1	5-11	170		R	Jun 4, 1870	Baltimore, MD, US				Thomas Charles
38	Bill Magee	21.316	May 18	Jun 7, 1902	1	LOU	-1.2	5-10	154	R	R	Jul 6, 1875	NB, CA				William J.
39	Mike Mahoney	23.164	May 18	Apr 17, 1898	/21	BSN	-0.3	6-4	220	R		Dec 5, 1873	Boston, MA, US	Signed by the Boston as an amateur free agent in 1897.	Georgetown University (Washington, DC)		George W.
40	Frank Martin	18.336	Jun 30	Sep 25, 1899	/4	LOU	-0.4	5-8				Jul 29, 1878	Denver, CO, US				Frank Joseph
41	Bert Miller	21.260	Jul 15	Aug 3, 1897	/1	LOU	-0.7					Oct 28, 1875	Riley, MI, US				Herbert Alexander
42	William Nance	21.017	Aug 19	Sep 28, 1901	O	LOU	2.1	5-7	165	R	R	Aug 2, 1876	Fort Worth, TX, US				William Gideon
43	Tom O'Brien	24.079	May 10	Oct 13, 1900	3O	BLN	2.7	5-11	170			Feb 20, 1873	Verona, PA, US				Thomas J.
44	John Pappalau	22.067	Jun 9	Jun 22, 1897	/1	CLV	-0.4	6-0	175	R	R	Apr 3, 1875	Albany, NY, US		College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)	Pittsfield HS (Pittsfield, MA)	John Joseph
45	Jack Powell	22.349	Jun 23	Oct 3, 1912	1/O	CLV	55.3	5-11	195	R	R	Jul 9, 1874	Bloomington, IL, US				John Joseph
46	Claude Ritchey	23.199	Apr 22	Jun 24, 1909	6O/4	CIN	34.7	5-6	167	B	R	Oct 5, 1873	Emlenton, PA, US			Emlenton HS (Emlenton, PA)	Claude Cassius
47	Jack Rothfuss	25.106	Aug 2	Sep 25, 1897	3	PIT	0.4	5-11	195	R	R	Apr 18, 1872	Newark, NJ, US				John Albert
48	Ossee Schrecongost	22.150	Sep 8	Oct 2, 1908	/2	LOU	12.3	5-10	180	R	R	Apr 11, 1875	New Bethlehem, PA, US		Rollins College (Winter Park, FL)		Freeman Osee
49	Jimmy Sheckard	18.295	Sep 14	Sep 28, 1913	6/O	BRO	49.5	5-9	175	L	R	Nov 23, 1878	Upper Chanceford, PA, US				Samuel James Tilden
50	Aleck Smith	26	Apr 23	Oct 5, 1906	2O/3	BRO	-2.1				R		New York, NY, US				Alexander Benjamin
51	George Smith	25.312	Sep 1	Aug 16, 1903	4	LOU	0.0	5-9	160	R	R	Oct 24, 1871	Pittsburgh, PA, US				George Henry
52	Louis Sockalexis	25.180	Apr 22	May 13, 1899	O	CLV	0.8	5-11	185	L	R	Oct 24, 1871	Indian Island, ME, US		University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN), College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)		Louis Francis
53	Tully Sparks	22.277	Sep 15	Jun 8, 1910	/1	PHI	19.6	5-10	160	R	R	Dec 12, 1874	Etna, GA, US		University of Georgia (Athens, GA), Beloit College (Beloit, WI)		Thomas Frank
54	Chick Stahl	24.099	Apr 19	Oct 6, 1906	*O	BSN	31.6	5-10	160	L	L	Jan 10, 1873	Avilla, IN, US				Charles Sylvester
55	Joe Stanley	16.162	Sep 11	Sep 29, 1909	/1	WHS	-3.0	5-9	150	B	R	Apr 2, 1881	Washington, DC, US				Joseph Bernard
56	Willie Sudhoff	22.337	Aug 20	Jun 16, 1906	1	STL	12.2	5-7	165	R	R	Sep 17, 1874	St. Louis, MO, US				John William
57	Cy Swaim	23.053	May 3	Jul 21, 1898	1	WHS	0.5	6-6	180			Mar 11, 1874	Cadwallader, OH, US		University of Mount Union (Alliance, OH)		John Hillary
58	Rube Waddell	20.330	Sep 8	Aug 1, 1910	/1	LOU	58.4	6-1	196	R	L	Oct 13, 1876	Bradford, PA, US	Signed as a Free Agent with the Louisville Colonels in 1897.	Rollins College (Winter Park, FL), Volant College (Volant, PA)		George Edward
59	Honus Wagner	23.145	Jul 19	Sep 17, 1917	O/4	LOU	131.0	5-11	200	R	R	Feb 24, 1874	Chartiers, PA, US				John Peter