Champions

Temple Cup The Temple Cup was a cup awarded to the winner of an annual best-of-seven postseason championship series for American professional baseball from 1894 to 1897. Competing teams were exclusively from the National League, which had been founded in 1 ...

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

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Boston Beaneaters Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most po ...

(4–1) *

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

: Boston Beaneaters

National League final standings

National League statistical leaders

*Batting average:

Willie Keeler William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie" because of his small stature, was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn ...

– .424 *Home runs:

Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates, Boston Reds, Boston Beaneaters, Milwaukee ...

– 11 *Runs batted in: George Davis – 135 *Wins:

Kid Nichols Charles Augustus "Kid" Nichols (September 14, 1869 – April 11, 1953) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the Boston Beaneaters, St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies from 1890 to 1906. A switch hitter w ...

– 31 *Earned run average:

Amos Rusie Amos Wilson Rusie (May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942), nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL), w ...

– 2.54 *Strikeouts:

Doc McJames James McCutchen McJames (August 27, 1874 – September 23, 1901) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1895–1899, 1901) with the Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, and Brooklyn Super ...

and

Cy Seymour James Bentley "Cy" Seymour (December 9, 1872 – September 20, 1919) was an American professional baseball center fielder and pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to for the New York Giants (1896–; –), Baltimore Orioles ( ...

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Notable seasons

*Baltimore Orioles right fielder

led the NL in batting average (.424) and hits (239). He was second in the NL in total bases (304), slugging percentage (.539), adjusted OPS+ (164), and runs scored (145). He was third in the NL in on-base percentage (.464). *Boston Beaneaters pitcher

had a win–loss record of 31–11 and led the NL in innings pitched (368), wins (31), and adjusted ERA+ (168). He was second in the NL in earned run average (2.64). He was fifth in the NL in strikeouts (127).

Events

*June 24 –

Dick Harley Richard Joseph Harley (September 25, 1872 – April 3, 1952) was an American baseball outfielder, manager, and coach. A native of Philadelphia, Harley played baseball and American football at Georgetown University. He then played professional b ...

of the

St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ...

collects six hits in one game against the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

. *June 29 – The

Chicago Colts The following is a North American professional sports league organization, franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association of Base Ball Players, ...

defeat the

Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...

36-7 - still the record for the most runs by one team in a game. *July 18 –

Cap Anson Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. Including his time in the National Association (NA), he played a record 27 c ...

of the

collects his 3,000th career hit with a single off of

pitcher George Blackburn. *September 18 –

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

pitches the first

no-hitter In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...

of his career as the

Cleveland Spiders The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...

defeat the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

, 6-0, in the first game of a doubleheader.

Births

January

*January 1 –

Monty Swartz Vernon Monroe Swartz (January 1, 1897 – January 13, 1980), nicknamed "Dazzy", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They ...

*January 3 – Pete Turgeon *January 5 –

Art Delaney Arthur Dewey Delaney (January 5, 1897 – May 2, 1970) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1924 to 1929 for the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major ...

*January 6 –

Buck Crouse Clyde Ellsworth "Buck" Crouse (January 6, 1897 – October 23, 1983) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. Early career "Bucky" was born on a farm in Madison County, Indiana and moved to Muncie, Indiana as a boy. He began his prof ...

*January 6 –

By Speece Byron Franklin Speece (January 6, 1897 – September 29, 1974), was a Major League Baseball player. He was married to Helen Grace (née' Whittinghill) Speece; they had two children (Byron Jr. and Wilma Irene). MLB career He was a pitcher from - ...

*January 7 –

Topper Rigney Emory Elmo "Topper" Rigney (January 7, 1897 – June 6, 1972) was an American professional baseball player between 1920 and 1928. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers (1922–1925), Boston Red ...

*January 9 –

Dave Keefe David Edwin Keefe (January 9, 1897 – February 4, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher, coach and front-office official. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics in and from to , and the Cleveland ...

*January 15 –

Joe Genewich Joseph Edward Genewich (January 15, 1897 – December 21, 1985) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is c ...

*January 24 – George Ellison *January 29 – Pat Patterson

February

*February 9 –

Adrian Lynch Adrian Ryan Lynch (February 9, 1897 – March 16, 1934) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in five games, three of which were starts, for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated ...

*February 11 –

Red Miller Robert "Red" Miller (October 31, 1927 – September 27, 2017) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 to 1980. In his first year as Denver's head coach, h ...

*February 11 – Joe Shannon *February 11 –

Red Shannon Maurice Joseph "Red" Shannon (February 11, 1897 – April 12, 1970) born in Jersey City, New Jersey was an infielder for the Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–1919 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox a ...

*February 14 – Earl Smith *February 15 – Art Johnson *February 15 – Chuck Wolfe *February 16 –

Paul Castner Paul Henry Castner (February 16, 1897 – March 3, 1986) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in six games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1923, all in relief. In 10 innings pitched, Castner gave up 14 hits and 5 ...

*February 16 –

Alex Ferguson Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time ...

*February 17 –

Ike Boone Isaac Morgan "Ike" Boone (February 17, 1897 – August 1, 1958) was an American professional baseball player. He played eight seasons as a right fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1922 and 1932 for the New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, ...

*February 18 –

Huck Betts Walter McKinley "Huck" Betts (February 18, 1897 – June 13, 1987), born in Millsboro, Delaware, was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies (1920–25) and Boston Braves (1932–35). During his six-year tenure with the Phillies, Betts was an o ...

*February 25 –

Bob Vines Robert Earl Vines (February 25, 1897 – October 18, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Vines played for the St. Louis Cardinals in and the Philadelphia Phillies in . In 5 career games, he had a 0–0 record with a 9.82 ERA. He ...

March

*March 1 – Howie Jones *March 4 –

Neal Brady Cornelius Joseph Brady (March 4, 1897 – June 19, 1947) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Brady played for the New York Yankees in and and the Cincinnati Reds in . In 24 career games, he had a 2–3 record, with a 4.20 ERA. He batted and t ...

*March 4 –

Lefty O'Doul Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul (March 4, 1897 – December 7, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball player who went on to become an extraordinarily successful manager in the minor leagues. He was also a vital figure in the establishmen ...

*March 5 –

Virgil Barnes Virgil Jennings Barnes (March 5, 1897 – July 24, 1958), was a professional baseball player who was a pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1919 to 1928. He played for the New York Giants from 1919 to 1928, and also played for the Boston Braves in ...

*March 5 –

Lu Blue Luzerne Atwell "Lu" Blue (March 5, 1897 – July 28, 1958) was an American professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, and Brooklyn Dodgers between 19 ...

*March 6 – Cliff Brady *March 9 – Joe Dawson *March 10 – Russ Ennis *March 13 – Lew Malone *March 14 – Bruce Hitt *March 19 – Elmer Bowman *March 21 –

Gus Ketchum Augustus Franklin Ketchum (March 21, 1897 – September 6, 1980) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in six games for the 1922 Philadelphia Athletics season, 1922 Philadelphia Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed a ...

*March 21 –

Bill Lamar William Harmong Lamar '' ood Time Bill' (March 21, 1897 – May 24, 1970) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1917 through 1927 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins, and Philadelphia Athletics. Listed a ...

*March 27 –

Joe Lucey Joseph Earl Lucey cootch(March 27, 1897 – July 30, 1980) was a pitcher / shortstop in Major League Baseball. Listed at , 168 lb., Lucey batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Lucey entered the majors in 192 ...

*March 27 –

Effa Manley Effa Louise Manley (March 27, 1897 – April 16, 1981) was an American sports executive. She co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe Manley from 1935 to 1948. Throughout that time, she served as th ...

*March 30 –

Ed Sicking Edward Joseph Sicking (March 30, 1897 – August 30, 1978) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for five teams from to . He appeared at second base, third base, and shortstop. External links Interview with baseball player Eddie S ...

April

*April 4 –

Ray Miner Raymond Theodore Miner (April 4, 1897 – September 15, 1963) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from ...

*April 8 –

Dick Attreau Richard Gilbert Attreau (April 8, 1897 – July 5, 1964) was a Major League Baseball player. He played from to with the Philadelphia Phillies. Attreau batted and threw left-handed. He was born and died in Chicago, Illinois (''City in a G ...

*April 10 – Joe Price *April 10 –

Ross Youngs Ross Middlebrook "Pep" Youngs (April 10, 1897 – October 22, 1927) was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Pep", he played ten seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants from 1917 through 1926, playing right field ...

*April 15 – Walt Lynch *April 20 –

Lou Vedder Louis Edward Vedder (April 20, 1897 – March 9, 1990) was a professional baseball and American football player. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers during the 1920 season as a relief pitcher. Listed at 5' 10" ...

*April 26 –

Epp Sell Lester Elwood "Epp" Sell (April 26, 1897 – February 19, 1961) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals ...

*April 30 – Walt Walsh

May

*May 3 – Ray Shepardson *May 12 –

Joe Dugan Joseph Anthony Dugan (May 12, 1897 – July 7, 1982), was an American professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Jumping Joe", he was considered one of the best defensive third baseman, third basemen of his era. He played in Major League Baseball ...

*May 13 – Hugh Canavan *May 17 –

Harry Riconda Henry Paul Riconda (March 17, 1897 in New York City – November 15, 1958 in Mahopac, New York), was a professional baseball player who played third base from 1923 to 1930. Baseball career Prior to the 1923 Major League Baseball season, Ricon ...

*May 20 –

Wilcy Moore William Wilcy "Cy" Moore (May 20, 1897 – March 29, 1963) was a professional baseball right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1927–1933) with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. He led the American League in ERA as a rookie in 192 ...

*May 30 –

Wally Kimmick Walter Lyons Kimmick (May 30, 1897 – July 24, 1989) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played six seasons in Major League Baseball between and , appearing in 163 games as a second baseman, third baseman and shortstop. He pla ...

June

*June 6 – Ray Pierce *June 12 –

Guy Lacy Osceola Guy Lacy (June 12, 1897 in Cleveland, Tennessee – November 19, 1953) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the 1926 Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based i ...

*June 13 –

George Foss George Foss may refer to: * George Edmund Foss (1863–1936), U.S. Representative from Illinois * George Foote Foss George Foote Foss (September 30, 1876 – November 23, 1968) was a machinist, blacksmith, bicycle repairman and inventor from Sher ...

*June 15 –

Cy Twombly Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly Jr. (; April 25, 1928July 5, 2011) was an American Painting, painter, Sculpture, sculptor and photographer. He belonged to the generation of Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Twombly is said to have influenced you ...

*June 17 – Bill Hubbell *June 22 –

Bill Mizeur William Francis "Bad Bill" Mizeur (June 22, 1897 – August 27, 1976) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played in two games for the St. Louis Browns

*June 25 – Camp Skinner *June 29 – Grady Adkins

July

*July 3 – Chet Nichols Sr. *July 3 –

Heinie Sand John Henry "Heinie" Sand (July 3, 1897 – November 3, 1958) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played from to with the Philadelphia Phillies. He debuted on April 17, 1923 and played his final game on September 30, 1928. In ...

*July 5 –

Tom Miller Tom Miller may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Tom Miller (broadcaster) (1940–1993), American radio personality and emcee * Tom Miller (artist) (1945–2000), American artist *Tom Miller (travel writer) (born 1947), travel writer from Tucson * ...

*July 9 –

Glenn Myatt Glenn Calvin Myatt (July 9, 1897 – August 9, 1969) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1920 to 1935 for the Philadelphia Athletics (1920–1921), Cleveland Indians (1922–1935), New York ...

*July 12 –

Hod Fenner Horace Alfred "Hod" Fenner (July 12, 1897 – November 20, 1954) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox co ...

*July 16 –

Hi Bell Herman S. "Hi" Bell (July 16, 1897 – June 7, 1949) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Giants. For his career, he compiled a 32–34 record in 221 ap ...

*July 18 – Hank Hulvey *July 18 – Pat Murray *July 18 – Ed Sherling *July 22 – Ed Gerner *July 23 –

Hod Ford Horace Hills "Hod" Ford (July 23, 1897 – January 29, 1977) was an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Robins, Cincinnat ...

*July 23 – Cy Fried *July 26 – Chick Bowen *July 27 –

Biz Mackey James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey (July 27, 1897 – September 22, 1965) was an American catcher and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Indianapolis ABCs (1920–1922), New York Lincoln Giants (1920), Hilldale Daisies (1923–1931), ...

*July 29 –

Jim Hamby James Sanford Hamby (July 29, 1897 – October 21, 1991) nicknamed "Cracker", was a professional baseball catcher who played in parts of the 1926 and 1927 seasons for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants. Of his 55 career at bats, 52 came in ...

August

*August 8 – Charlie Eckert *August 8 –

Ken Holloway Kenneth Eugene Holloway (August 8, 1897 – September 25, 1968) was an American baseball pitcher. A native of Barwick, Georgia, he played college baseball at the University of Georgia. He then played 11 years in professional baseball as a right-ha ...

*August 10 – Frank Welch *August 16 –

Bob Fothergill Robert Roy Fothergill (August 16, 1897 – March 20, 1938), often referred to by the nicknames "Fats" and "Fatty", and "the People's Choice", was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball, principally as a left fielder, for 1 ...

*August 17 – Joe Bradshaw *August 17 – Ed Lennon *August 18 –

Mandy Brooks Jonathan Joseph Brozek (August 18, 1897 – December 6, 1976), known as Mandy Brooks or John Brooks, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs. Baseball career Born in ...

*August 22 –

Bob Clark Benjamin Robert Clark (August 5, 1939 – April 4, 2007) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work in the Canadian film industry throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible ...

*August 24 –

Al Bool Albert Bool (August 24, 1897 – September 27, 1981) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher between 1928 and 1931 for the Washington Senators (1928), Pittsburgh Pirates (1930), and the Bosto ...

*August 24 – Frank Pratt *August 29 – John Quinn *August 31 – William Bell

September

*September 13 –

Eddie Rommel Edwin Americus Rommel (September 13, 1897 – August 26, 1970) was an American right-handed pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire playing career ( 1920–1932) with the Philadelphia Athletics. He is considered to be ...

*September 17 – Joe Green *September 17 –

Earl Webb William Earl Webb (September 17, 1897 – May 23, 1965) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball, playing from 1925 to 1933. He played for five teams, including the Boston Red Sox for three years. He batted left-handed, and threw rig ...

*September 19 – Astyanax Douglass *September 23 – Walt Irwin *September 25 – Walter Anderson *September 27 –

Chick Gagnon Harold Dennis "Chick" Gagnon (September 27, 1897 – April 30, 1970) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete ...

*September 30 – Eddie Kenna *September 30 –

Mike Kircher Michael Andrew Kircher (September 30, 1897 – June 26, 1972) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season and the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American pr ...

October

*October 7 –

Bill Jackman William "Cannonball" Jackman (October 7, 1897 – September 9, 1972) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1925 to 1942 with several teams, including a spot on the otherwise all-white East Douglas team in Massachuset ...

*October 9 – Harry Biemiller *October 13 –

Elliot Bigelow Elliott Allardice Bigelow (October 13, 1897 – August 13, 1933) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox. Bigelow batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Bigelow was obtained by ...

*October 14 – Vance McIlree *October 15 –

Dinty Gearin Dennis John Gearin (October 15, 1897 – March 11, 1959) was a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played two seasons with the New York Giants (1923–1924) and Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchise ...

*October 15 – Sam Gray *October 16 –

Garland Buckeye Garland Maiers "Gob" Buckeye (October 16, 1897 – November 14, 1975) was a professional football and baseball player. He debuted as a pitcher in the major leagues in 1918, was a professional football offensive lineman for several years in the ...

*October 18 –

Sumpter Clarke Sumpter Mills Clarke (October 18, 1897 – March 16, 1962) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians from 1920 to 1924. Clarke was suspended from playing baseball in August 1921; he got into a fight wit ...

*October 19 –

Tom Lovelace Thomas Rivers Lovelace (October 19, 1897 – July 12, 1979) was an American professional baseball player. Lovelace played in the Minor League Baseball, minor leagues for 11 years, from 1920 to 1932, and played in one Major League Baseball game wit ...

*October 20 – Tom Connelly *October 20 –

Jigger Statz Arnold John "Jigger" Statz (October 20, 1897 – March 16, 1988) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. An outfielder, Statz appeared in 683 games played in Major League Baseball, but had a lengthy and notable minor le ...

*October 22 –

Myles Thomas Myles Lewis Thomas (October 22, 1897 – December 12, 1963) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in State College, Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, and he was also tall and 170 pounds. He was ...

*October 26 – Skipper Friday *October 26 –

George Winn George Benjamin Winn (October 26, 1897 – November 1, 1969) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball between 1919 and 1923 for the Boston Red Sox (1919) and Cleveland Indians (1922–23). Lis ...

*October 29 –

Ty Pickup Clarence William "Ty" Pickup (October 29, 1897 – August 2, 1974) was an American professional baseball player. He played one game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1918.

*October 30 –

Kettle Wirts Elwood Vernon "Kettle" Wirts (October 30, 1897 – July 12, 1968) was a professional baseball player who spent four seasons in Major League Baseball. In total, Wirts played 17 seasons in professional baseball, beginning his career in 1918 with the ...

*October 31 –

Tony Rego Antone Rego (October 31, 1897 – January 6, 1978), was a Major League Baseball catcher who played in and with the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwau ...

November

*November 4 – Ted Menze *November 4 –

Dolly Stark Monroe Randolph Stark (January 19, 1885 – December 1, 1924) was a college baseball coach and professional baseball player who coached the Mississippi A&M Aggies, now known as the Mississippi State Bulldogs to a 22–4 record in 1909. He the ...

*November 5 –

Jack Ogden John Mahlon Ogden (November 5, 1897 – November 9, 1977), was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in the majors, between and , for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, and St. Louis Browns. He played several seasons with t ...

*November 9 –

Johnny Gooch John Beverley Gooch (November 9, 1897 – May 15, 1975) was an American professional baseball player, coach, minor league manager and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from to , most prominently for the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

*November 9 –

Harvey Hendrick Harvey "Gink" Hendrick (November 9, 1897 – October 29, 1941) was an American Major League Baseball player who played for several different teams during an eleven-year career. Early years Born near Mason, Tennessee on November 9, 1897 to Richard ...

*November 17 – Davey Claire *November 17 – Rube Lutzke *November 20 –

Larry Benton Lawrence James Benton (November 20, 1897 – April 3, 1953) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds over parts of thirteen seasons from 1923 to 1935. He ...

*November 21 –

Andy High Andrew Aird High (November 21, 1897 – February 18, 1981) was an American professional baseball third baseman, scout and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Brooklyn Robins, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds ...

*November 23 –

Bubber Jonnard Clarence James "Bubber" Jonnard (November 23, 1897 – August 12, 1977) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1920, the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1926, 1927 and 1935, and the St ...

*November 23 – Claude Jonnard *November 23 – Freddy Leach *November 23 –

Beans Reardon John Edward "Beans" Reardon (November 23, 1897 – July 31, 1984) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1926 to 1949. He worked five World Series and three All-Star Games. Early life and caree ...

*November 26 –

Bill Warwick William Harvey "The Dapper Yapper" Warwick (November 17, 1924 – October 3, 2007) was a professional Canadian ice hockey forward. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

*November 30 – Win Ballou *November 30 –

Dud Branom Edgar Dudley Branom (November 30, 1897 – February 4, 1980) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. Branom played only 30 MLB games, but he spent 15 seasons in minor le ...

December

*December 10 –

Jocko Conlon Arthur Joseph "Jocko" Conlon (December 10, 1897 – August 5, 1987) was a professional baseball player for the Boston Braves in Major League Baseball. Conlon was an alumnus of Harvard College, class of 1922, where he captained the Crimson baseba ...

*December 10 – Tim Griesenbeck *December 11 –

Slim Harriss Slim or SLIM may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slim Goodbody, a fictional character who teaches about anatomy * Slim, one of the alien antagonists of the 1988 film ''Killer Klowns from Outer Space'' * Slim, the Pixl from ...

*December 14 –

Syl Simon Sylvester Adam Simon (December 14, 1897 – February 28, 1973) was a professional baseball player for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewer ...

*December 16 –

Fred Wigington Fred Thomas Wigington (December 16, 1897 – May 8, 1980) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in with the St. Louis Cardinals. Wigington was a very successful amateur and minor league pitcher before his brief Major League career. In 1 ...

*December 18 –

Lance Richbourg Lance Clayton Richbourg (December 18, 1897 – September 10, 1975) was an American professional baseball player who was a Major League right fielder for eight seasons between and . Richbourg played college baseball for the University of Florid ...

*December 19 –

Mike Herrera Michael Arthur Herrera is an American singer, songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist, bassist and songwriter for the punk rock band MxPx. He is also the frontman of Tumbledown and the bassist of Goldfinger. Early life Herrer ...

*December 20 –

Snooks Dowd Raymond Bernard "Snooks" Dowd (December 20, 1897 – April 4, 1962) was an American baseball and American football player. He played college football for Lehigh University. He also played professional football as an infielder from 1918 to 1927, ...

*December 21 –

Hal Haid Harold Augustine "Hal" Haid (December 21, 1897 – August 13, 1952) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1919, 1928–1931, 1933) with the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Brav ...

*December 21 – Pete Scott *December 22 –

Harvey Freeman Harvey Freeman may refer to: * Harvey Freeman (baseball) (1897–1970), American baseball player * Harvey Freeman (''EastEnders''), fictional character {{Hndis, Freeman, Harvey ...

*December 23 –

Nemo Gaines Willard Roland "Nemo" Gaines (December 23, 1897 – January 26, 1979) was an American military officer and baseball player. He served as an officer in the United States Navy and played briefly as a Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher with the Wa ...

*December 25 – Allen Elliott *December 27 –

Jackie Tavener John Adam "Jackie" Tavener (December 27, 1897 – September 14, 1969), nicknamed "Rabbit," was a professional baseball player from 1921 to 1934. He played all or parts of six seasons in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Detroit Tigers ...

Deaths

*February 5 –

Old Hoss Radbourn Charles Gardner Radbourn (December 11, 1854 – February 5, 1897), nicknamed "Old Hoss", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for Buffalo Bisons (NL), Buffalo (1880), Provid ...

, 42, Hall of Fame pitcher who won over 300 games including a record 60 for the 1884 Providence Grays, leading the National League in wins, strikeouts, winning percentage and games twice each and in shutouts, innings and ERA once each; completing 489 out of 503 starts, pitching three shutouts in the 1884 World Championship Series, while holding single-season records for games pitched with 76 in 1883, going 27–12 for the 1890 Players' League champions. *February 8 – Fleury Sullivan, 35, pitcher. *March 5 –

Dave Foutz David Luther Foutz (September 7, 1856 – March 5, 1897) was a Major League Baseball player for 13 seasons. He played multiple positions, including pitcher, from to , compiling a 147–66 career record, as well as first base and outfield. From ...

, 40, first baseman/outfielder/pitcher who played from 1884 through 1896 for the St. Louis Browns and the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms, a three-time .300 hitter and manager for the Brooklyn teams between 1893 and 1896 for a .690 career winning percentage, while pitching 41 wins for the 1886 champion Browns. *March 10 – Wes Blogg, 42, catcher. *March 21 –

Andy Allison Andrew Kent Allison (1848 – March 21, 1897) was an American professional baseball player who played first base in Major League Baseball for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords Eckford of Brooklyn, or simply Eckford, was an American baseball club from 1 ...

, 49, first baseman. *March 22 – Dave Anderson, 28, pitcher. *March 25 – Bill Quarles, 28, pitcher. *April 13 –

Charlie Yingling Charles Christian Yingling (December 7, 1865 - April 13, 1897) was a professional baseball player. Yingling played in one game in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1894 as a shortstop. He had one hit in four at bats. Yinglin ...

, 31, shortstop. *July 10 – Kid Baldwin, 32, catcher. *August 1 – Jake Seymour, 43, who played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association in the 1882 season. *August 4 – John Gilroy, 27, pitcher. *August 9 – Jack Scheible, 31, pitcher. *August 19 –

Jim McKeever James McKeever (6 December 1930 – 5 April 2023) was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s and played club football for St Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan and Seán O'Lear ...

, 36, catcher. *August 22 –

Tricky Nichols Frederick C. "Tricky" Nichols (July 26, 1850 – August 22, 1897) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for six seasons from 1875 to 1882. He played for six teams: New Haven Elm Citys in 1875, Boston Red Caps in 1876, St. Louis Brown Stockings in ...

, 47, pitcher who posted a 28–73 record and a 3.06 ERA in 106 games for six different teams between 1875 and 1882. *August 27 –

Sam Moran Samuel Alexander Moran (born 4 April 1978) is an Australian entertainer best known for having been a member of the children's band the Wiggles from 2006 to 2012. Early life Moran was born in Sydney and raised in Wagga Wagga. Career Moran stu ...

, 26, pitcher. *October 9 – Milo Lockwood, 39, outfielder and pitcher. *October 19 –

O. P. Caylor Oliver Hazard Perry "O. P." Caylor (December 14, 1849 – October 19, 1897) was an American newspaper columnist, manager in professional baseball, and catalyst in the formation of the franchise that is now the Cincinnati Reds. Biography Caylor w ...

, 47, one of the founders of the American Association. *November 2 –

Joe Sullivan Michael Joseph O'Sullivan (November 4, 1906 – October 13, 1971) was an American jazz pianist. Sullivan was the ninth child of Irish immigrant parents. He studied classical piano for 12 years and at age 17, he began to play popular music in si ...

, 27, shortstop. *November 15 – Charlie Smith, 56, infielder who appeared in 14 games for the 1871 New York Mutuals. *November 19 – Frank McGinn, 28, infielder. *December 20 – William Brown, 31, catcher.

References

1897 National League team stats at Baseball Reference
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