Champions

* Temple Cup: Baltimore Orioles over

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: Boston Beaneaters

National League final standings

National League statistical leaders

*Batting average: Willie Keeler – .424 *Home runs: Hugh Duffy – 11 *Runs batted in: George Davis – 135 *Wins: Kid Nichols – 31 *Earned run average: Amos Rusie – 2.54 *Strikeouts: Doc McJames and Cy Seymour – 156

Notable seasons

*Baltimore Orioles right fielder Willie Keeler 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 Kid Nichols 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 of the St. Louis Browns 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

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defeat the Louisville Colonels 36-7 - still the record for the most runs by one team in a game. *July 18 – Cap Anson of the

collects his 3,000th career hit with a single off of Baltimore Orioles pitcher George Blackburn. *September 18 – Cy Young 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 defeat the

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

Births

January

*January 1 – Monty Swartz *January 3 –

Pete Turgeon Eugene Joseph "Pete" Turgeon (January 3, 1897 – January 24, 1977) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Majo ...

*January 5 – Art Delaney *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 profe ...

*January 6 – By Speece *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 Clevel ...

*January 15 – Joe Genewich *January 24 – George Ellison *January 29 –

Pat Patterson Pat Patterson (born Pierre Clermont; January 19, 1941 – December 2, 2020) was a Canadian-American professional wrestler and producer, widely known for his long tenure in the professional wrestling promotion WWE, first as a wrestler, then as ...

February

*February 9 – Adrian Lynch *February 11 – Red Miller *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 (baseball), Boston Braves (1915), Philadelphia Athletics (1917–1919 and 1920–21), Boston Red Sox (1919) ...

*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 In baseball, innings pi ...

*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 *February 18 – Huck Betts *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. ...

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 The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in C ...

*March 4 – Lefty O'Doul *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 *March 6 –

Cliff Brady Clifford Francis Brady (March 6, 1897 – September 25, 1974) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1920 season. Brady batted and threw right-handed. He was also an outstanding soccer forward in ...

*March 9 – Joe Dawson *March 10 –

Russ Ennis Russell Ennis (born Russell Edward Ennis) (March 10, 1897 – January 21, 1949) was a Major League Baseball catcher Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn t ...

*March 13 –

Lew Malone Lewis Aloysius Malone (March 13, 1897 – February 17, 1972) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1915 to 1919 for the Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Robins. In 1918 Malone's career wa ...

*March 14 –

Bruce Hitt Bruce Smith Hitt (March 14, 1897 – November 10, 1973) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1917.

*March 19 –

Elmer Bowman Elmari Wilhelm Bowman (March 19, 1897 – December 17, 1985) was a Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators in August 1920. The 23-year-old rookie made two pinch-hitting appearances for the Senators and did not play in the fiel ...

*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 the ...

*March 30 – Ed Sicking

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 fro ...

*April 8 – Dick Attreau *April 10 – Joe Price *April 10 – Ross Youngs *April 15 –

Walt Lynch Walter Edward Lynch (April 15, 1897 – December 21, 1976), nicknamed "Jabber", was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at , 176 lb., Lynch batted and threw right-handed. ...

*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' 1 ...

*April 26 – Epp Sell *April 30 – Walt Walsh

May

*May 3 – Ray Shepardson *May 12 – Joe Dugan *May 13 –

Hugh Canavan Hugh Edward Canavan (May 13, 1897 – September 4, 1967), nicknamed "Hugo", was a pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball. Playing career He played for the Boston Braves The Atlanta Braves, a current Major League Baseball franchi ...

*May 17 – Harry Riconda *May 20 – Wilcy Moore *May 30 – Wally Kimmick

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 *June 15 – Cy Twombly *June 17 –

Bill Hubbell Wilbert William Hubbell (born June 17, 1897 – August 3, 1980) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1925. He attended college at the University of Idaho. He was born in San Francisco ...

*June 22 – Bill Mizeur *June 25 –

Camp Skinner Elisha Harrison "Camp" Skinner (June 25, 1897 – August 4, 1944) was a professional baseball outfielder. He was a reserve player and pinch hitter for the 1922 New York Yankees and 1923 Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at a ...

*June 29 –

Grady Adkins Grady Emmett Adkins (June 29, 1897 – March 31, 1966), nicknamed "Butcher Boy", was a professional baseball player who played two seasons for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. External links

1897 births 1966 deaths People ...

July

*July 3 –

Chet Nichols Sr. Chester Raymond Nichols Sr. (July 3, 1897 – July 11, 1982) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 44 career games over six seasons in Major League Baseball between and for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants and Phil ...

*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 in 1921.

*July 16 – Hi Bell *July 18 –

Hank Hulvey James Hensel "Hank" Hulvey (July 18, 1897 – April 9, 1982) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher for one season (1923) with the Philadelphia Athletics. For his career, he compiled an 0–1 record, with a 7.71 ea ...

*July 18 – Pat Murray *July 18 –

Ed Sherling Edward Creech Sherling (July 18, 1897 – November 16, 1965) was a Major League Baseball pinch hitter and pinch runner who played in with the Philadelphia Athletics. He batted left and threw right-handed. He attended college at Auburn Univers ...

*July 22 – Ed Gerner *July 23 – Hod Ford *July 23 –

Cy Fried Arthur Edwin "Cy" Fried (July 23, 1897 – October 9, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in two games for the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete ...

*July 26 –

Chick Bowen Emmons Joseph "Chick" Bowen (July 26, 1897 – August 9, 1948) was a Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Th ...

*July 27 – Biz Mackey *July 29 – Jim Hamby

August

*August 8 –

Charlie Eckert Charles William Eckert (August 8, 1897 – August 22, 1986), nicknamed "Buzz", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons, , and , for the Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseba ...

*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 Edward Francis Lennon (August 17, 1897 – September 13, 1947) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They ...

*August 18 – Mandy Brooks *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 *August 24 – Frank Pratt *August 29 –

John Quinn John or Jack Quinn may refer to: Politicians and lawyers *John Quinn (advocate) (1954–2022), Attorney General of the Isle of Man *John Quinn (collector) (1870–1924), lawyer, collector of manuscripts and paintings, friend of T. S. Eliot and Ezr ...

*August 31 – William Bell

September

*September 13 – Eddie Rommel *September 17 – Joe Green *September 17 – Earl Webb *September 19 –

Astyanax Douglass Astyanax Saunders Douglass (September 19, 1897 – January 26, 1975) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1921 and 1925. Born in Covington, Texas, Douglass attended Texas Christian University (TCU), where he p ...

*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 Edward Aloysius "Scrap Iron" Kenna (September 30, 1897 - August 21, 1972) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played part of one season, , for the Washington Senators. That season, he served as the primary backup to starting catcher Muddy R ...

*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 The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia f ...

October

*October 7 – Bill Jackman *October 9 –

Harry Biemiller Harry Lee Biemiller (October 9, 1897 – May 25, 1965) was an American professional baseball player who played two seasons. He appeared in five games for the Washington Senators in and 23 games for the Cincinnati Reds in mostly as a relief pi ...

*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 *October 18 – Sumpter Clarke *October 19 – Tom Lovelace *October 20 –

Tom Connelly Thomas Martin Connelly (October 20, 1897 – February 18, 1941) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played five games in 1920 and 1921 for the New York Yankees. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. In his career, he failed to h ...

*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 Grier William "Skipper" Friday (October 26, 1897 – August 25, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators in . External links 1897 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball player ...

*October 26 – George Winn *October 29 – Ty Pickup *October 30 – Kettle Wirts *October 31 – Tony Rego

November

*November 4 –

Ted Menze Theodore Charles Menze (November 4, 1897 – December 23, 1969) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1918.

*November 4 – Dolly Stark *November 5 – Jack Ogden *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 *November 17 –

Davey Claire David Matthew Claire (November 17, 1897 – January 7, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop who played in three games for the Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The ...

*November 17 –

Rube Lutzke Rube Lutzke (November 17, 1897 – March 6, 1938) was an American professional baseball player. He played from 1923 to 1927 with the Cleveland Indians. He primarily played third base. According to the Saturday May 4, 1920 Montreal Standard (p.&nb ...

*November 20 – Larry Benton *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 *November 23 –

Claude Jonnard Claude Alfred Jonnard (November 23, 1897 – August 27, 1959) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1921–1924, 1926, 1929) with the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Chicago Cubs. For ...

*November 23 –

Freddy Leach Frederick Leach (November 23, 1897 in Springfield, Missouri – December 10, 1981 in Hagerman, Idaho) was a professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1923 to 1932. He would play for the Philadelphia Phillies, Ne ...

*November 23 – Beans Reardon *November 26 – Bill Warwick *November 30 –

Win Ballou Noble Winfred Ballou (November 30, 1897 – January 30, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 99 games, 71 of them as a reliever, in Major League Baseball between 1925 and 1929 for the Washington Senators, St. Louis ...

*November 30 – Dud Branom

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 Carlos Phillipe "Tim" Griesenbeck (December 10, 1897 – March 25, 1953) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in . Griesenbeck attended the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texa ...

*December 11 – Slim Harriss *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 *December 19 – Mike Herrera *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 *December 21 –

Pete Scott Floyd John "Pete" Scott (December 21, 1897 – May 3, 1953) was a Major League Baseball player, who played outfielder for three seasons from 1926 - 1928. He made his debut with the Chicago Cubs during the 1926 season. In the 1927 off-season, h ...

*December 22 – Harvey Freeman *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 ...

*December 25 –

Allen Elliott Allen Clifford Elliott (December 25, 1897 – May 6, 1979) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball. Nicknamed "Ace", he played for the Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs ...

*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, 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 Florence P. Sullivan (1862 – February 8, 1897), was an American professional baseball player who played pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys in . Sullivan has the record for most strikeouts in a career that lasted on ...

, 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 Wesley Collins Blogg (1855–1897) was a 19th-century American professional baseball outfielder and catcher for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association American Association may refer to: Baseball * American Association (1882� ...

, 42, catcher. *March 21 – Andy Allison, 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 Clarence Geoghan "Kid" Baldwin ( – ) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played seven seasons at the Major League level. In addition to playing catcher, Baldwin also played outfield, third base, second base, and first base A ...

, 32, catcher. *August 1 –

Jake Seymour Jacob Semer (1854 – August 1, 1897), better known by the anglicized name "Jake Seymour" on the baseball field, was an American professional baseball player, who played in with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association. Biograph ...

, 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 John G. Scheible (February 16, 1866 – August 6, 1897) was a professional baseball player who pitched for two different teams over two seasons. He made his debut in 1893 with the Cleveland Spiders and played for the Philadelphia Phillies the ...

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