1897 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

Record: 60-71-4, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Patsy Donovan (60-71-4)

Ballpark: Exposition Park III

Attendance: 165,950 (8th of 12)

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

Pythagorean W-L: 53-78, 676 Runs, 835 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Steve Brodie	28	us US	L	R	5' 11"	180	Sep 11, 1868	8	100		100		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	0	100			0.7
Harry Davis	23	us US	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jul 18, 1873	3	111		111		0	0	64	0	32	1	0	7	9	14			1.5
Jim Donnelly	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	155	Jul 19, 1865	10	44		44		0	0	0	0	44	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Patsy Donovan	32	ie IE	L	L	5' 11"	175	Mar 16, 1865	8	120		120		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	120			0.9
Bones Ely	34	us US	R	R	6' 1"	155	Jun 7, 1863	9	133		133		0	0	0	0	0	133	0	0	0	0			1.5
Jim Gardner	23	us US		R			Oct 4, 1873	2	27		27		14	0	0	1	6	0	3	0	3	6			0.0
Charlie Hastings	26	us US			5' 11"	179	Nov 11, 1870	3	16		16		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Pink Hawley	24	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Dec 5, 1872	6	40		40		40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.5
Jesse Hoffmeister	20	us US		R			Mar 17, 1877	1st	48		48		0	0	0	0	48	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Jim Hughey	28	us US		R	6' 0"		Mar 8, 1869	4	25		25		25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Frank Killen	26	us US	L	L	6' 1"	200	Nov 30, 1870	7	42		42		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.7
Charlie Kuhns	20	us US			5' 9"	160	Oct 27, 1876	1st	1		1		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Tom Leahy	28	us US	R	R	5' 7"	168	Jun 2, 1869	1st	24		24		0	6	0	0	6	0	7	4	2	13			-0.2
Denny Lyons	31	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Mar 12, 1866	13	37		37		0	0	35	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			0.3
Bill Merritt	26	us US	R	R	5' 7"	160	Jul 30, 1870	7	62		62		0	53	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Dick Padden	26	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 17, 1870	2	134		134		0	0	0	134	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.3
Jack Rothfuss	25	us US	R	R	5' 11"	195	Apr 18, 1872	1st	35		35		0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Elmer Smith	29	us US	L	L	5' 11"	178	Mar 23, 1868	10	123		123		0	0	0	0	0	0	123	0	0	123			3.1
Joe Sugden	26	us US	B	R	5' 10"	180	Jul 31, 1870	5	84		84		0	81	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.3
Jesse Tannehill	22	us US	B	L	5' 8"	150	Jul 14, 1874	2	56		56		21	0	0	0	0	0	4	27	2	33			1.3
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR