1897 Season- Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

1897 Season

Independent Clubs

1896 / 1898

Top Hitter

Louis
Reynolds

Top Pitcher

William
Selden

Leaders

wOBA

#	Player	Team	wOBA
1	Clarence Williams	CXG	.581
2	Louis Reynolds	CU	.521
3	Harry Buckner	CU	.508
4	Bob Jordan	CBG	.491
5	Frank Grant	CBG	.489
6	William Smith	CU	.448
7	Willis Jones	CU	.441
8	Sol White	CXG	.435
9	Harry Hyde	CU	.416
10	Billy Holland	PFG/CU	.410

ERA+

#	Player	Team	ERA+
1	Harry Moore	CU	279
2	John Nelson	CXG	186
3	William Selden	CXG	186
4	Billy Holland	CU	165
5	George Wilson	PFG	124
6	Harry Buckner	CU	106
7	Robert Shaw	CXG	80
8	Alfred Jupiter	CBG	71
9	Hynes	CBG	70
10	George Hopkins	CU	62

Fielding

Teams

#	Team	Lg		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	Chicago Unions	IND		76	72	648.0	214	77	36	15		.890	.884		4.04	4.04		15.0	26.0	11.7
2	Cuban Giants	IND		41	36	297.0	99	45	10	8		.935	.884		4.36	4.04		-10.9	-41.2	-9.6
3	Cuban X Giants	IND		48	45	405.0	135	41	31	11		.850	.884		3.91	4.04		-0.7	-2.1	0.5
4	Page Fence Giants	IND		9	9	72.0	24	4	2	0		.933	.884		3.50	4.04		-3.3	-52.2	-2.7
	4	1		174	162	1422.0	472	167	79	34		.890	.884		4.04	4.04		0.0	0.0	0.0

Players

#	Player	Team	Pos		G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP		Fld%	Lg		RF	Lg		Runs	Rate	Range
1	Harry Hyde^	CU	3B		8	8	72.0	23	13	9	2		.800	.800		4.50	3.65		1.5	20.6	1.5
2	George Hopkins^	CU	SS		3	2	25.0	3	11	4	1		.778	.771		5.04	4.22		2.2	86.4	2.2
3	Billy Holland^	CU	SS		6	6	47.0	5	10	4	1		.789	.771		2.87	4.22		-2.5	-52.2	-2.5
4	George Hopkins^	CU	2B		5	5	38.0	10	9	1	3		.950	.889		4.50	4.56		2.2	58.3	2.2
5	Andy Jackson^	CXG	3B		5	5	45.0	6	9	3	0		.833	.800		3.00	3.65		1.0	21.5	1.0
6	Winslow Terrill^	CXG	SS		4	4	36.0	8	9	9	2		.654	.771		4.25	4.22		-0.9	-24.6	-0.9
7	Robert Footes^	CU	C		5	5	45.0	19	7	1	1		.963	.972		5.20	5.98		1.8	39.7	0.0
8	Frank Grant	CBG	SS		2	2	16.0	4	7	1	0		.917	.771		6.19	4.22		0.2	11.3	0.2
9	Abe Harrison	CBG	SS		2	2	17.0	0	7	0	0		1.000	.771		3.71	4.22		-0.1	-4.4	-0.1
10	John Nelson^	CXG	P		2	2	18.0	1	6	0	0		1.000	.824		3.50	2.39
11	Harry Moore	CU	2B		4	3	34.0	10	5	2	0		.882	.889		3.97	4.56		0.1	3.5	0.1
12	Louis Reynolds*	CU	1B		7	7	63.0	59	5	4	3		.941	.944		9.14	8.72		2.1	33.7	2.1
13	Ross Garrison^	CBG	2B		3	3	25.0	11	4	1	2		.938	.889		5.40	4.56		-1.2	-46.8	-1.2
14	Frank Grant	CBG	3B		2	2	17.0	2	4	2	1		.750	.800		3.18	3.65		-0.3	-19.0	-0.3
15	Hynes^	CBG	P		1	1	9.0	0	4	1	0		.800	.824		4.00	2.39
16	Robert Jackson^	CU	C		3	3	27.0	11	4	0	1		1.000	.972		5.00	5.98		1.0	36.6	0.0
17	Sol White	CXG	SS		1	1	9.0	3	4	3	1		.700	.771		7.00	4.22		0.8	94.0	0.8
18	Billy Holland^	CU	P		2	1	16.0	2	3	2	0		.714	.824		2.81	2.39
19	Grant Johnson	PFG	SS		1	1	8.0	0	3	1	0		.750	.771		3.38	4.22		0.2	28.6	0.2
20	Alfred Jupiter^	CBG	P		1	1	8.0	0	3	1	0		.750	.824		3.38	2.39
21	C. Smith^	CBG	2B		1	1	8.0	3	3	0	1		1.000	.889		6.75	4.56		0.7	84.4	0.7
22	Sol White	CXG	2B		4	4	36.0	16	3	2	3		.905	.889		4.75	4.56		-1.5	-42.2	-1.5
23	Harry Buckner	CU	P		4	4	29.0	2	2	0	0		1.000	.824		1.24	2.39
24	Doc Howard^	CBG	3B		1	1	8.0	2	2	2	1		.667	.800		4.50	3.65		-0.1	-10.0	-0.1
25	Doc Howard^	CBG	CF		2	2	11.1	5	2	0	1		1.000	.927		5.56	2.91		1.4	120.6	0.3
26	Doc Howard^	CBG	P		1	0	4.2	0	2	1	0		.667	.824		3.86	2.39
27	Bob Jordan^	CBG	C		3	3	25.0	13	2	0	0		1.000	.972		5.40	5.98		-1.0	-41.9	0.0
28	John Mickey^	CBG	P		1	0	5.2	0	2	0	0		1.000	.824		3.18	2.39
29	Harry Moore	CU	P		2	2	18.0	3	2	0	0		1.000	.824		2.50	2.39
30	William Selden^	CXG	P		2	2	18.0	1	2	4	0		.429	.824		1.50	2.39
31	Robert Shaw^	CXG	P		1	1	9.0	0	2	0	0		1.000	.824		2.00	2.39
32	William Smith^	CU	CF		8	8	72.0	25	2	3	1		.900	.927		3.38	2.91		2.7	37.0	2.5
33	C. Smith^	CBG	P		1	1	2.1	0	2	0	0		1.000	.824		7.71	2.39
34	Clarence Williams	CXG	C		4	4	32.0	21	2	1	0		.958	.972		6.47	5.98		-0.2	-7.1	0.0
35	Ray Wilson	CXG	1B		5	5	45.0	40	2	4	4		.913	.944		8.40	8.72		0.3	6.6	0.3
36	Sherman Barton	CXG	2B		1	1	9.0	1	1	3	1		.400	.889		2.00	4.56		-0.2	-25.3	-0.2
37	Sherman Barton	CXG	RF		4	4	36.0	3	1	0	0		1.000	.889		1.00	1.37		-0.5	-14.1	-0.7
38	Harry Buckner	CU	RF		1	1	9.0	2	1	0	0		1.000	.889		3.00	1.37		1.0	110.4	0.5
39	Charlie Grant	PFG	2B		1	1	8.0	3	1	1	0		.800	.889		4.50	4.56		-0.1	-11.9	-0.1
40	George Hopkins^	CU	P		1	1	9.0	1	1	0	0		1.000	.824		2.00	2.39
41	William Malone^	CBG	P		1	1	3.1	0	1	0	0		1.000	.824		2.70	2.39
42	Harry Moore	CU	1B		1	1	9.0	6	1	0	1		1.000	.944		7.00	8.72		0.3	36.0	0.3
43	Harry Moore	CU	RF		1	1	9.0	2	1	1	1		.750	.889		3.00	1.37		1.0	110.4	0.5
44	William Binga^	PFG	CF		1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0			.927		0.00	2.91		-1.6	-195.4	-1.4
45	Pete Burns^	PFG	C		1	1	8.0	11	0	0	0		1.000	.972		12.38	5.98		-0.5	-57.5	0.0
46	Robert Footes^	CU	RF		2	2	18.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.889		1.00	1.37		-0.5	-27.3	-0.3
47	Gailey^	CBG	1B		1	1	3.1	2	0	1	0		.667	.944		5.40	8.72		-0.3	-91.6	-0.3
48	Gailey^	CBG	CF		1	0	4.2	0	0	0	0			.927		0.00	2.91		-1.2	-259.7	-1.1
49	Ross Garrison^	CXG	CF		1	1	9.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.927		3.00	2.91		0.4	43.2	0.5
50	Abe Harrison	CBG	3B		1	1	8.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.800		2.25	3.65		-1.3	-162.5	-1.3
51	Billy Holland^	PFG	LF		1	1	8.0	2	0	0	0		1.000	.939		2.25	2.62		0.0	-1.2	0.0
52	Doc Howard^	CBG	RF		1	1	9.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.889		3.00	1.37		1.0	106.7	1.1
53	Oscar Jackson^	CXG	CF		1	1	5.0	3	0	0	0		1.000	.927		5.40	2.91		1.0	205.9	1.1
54	Oscar Jackson^	CXG	LF		5	4	40.0	8	0	0	0		1.000	.939		1.80	2.62		-0.8	-19.3	-0.8
55	Robert Jackson^	CBG	1B		1	1	8.0	9	0	0	1		1.000	.944		10.13	8.72		-0.7	-90.9	-0.7
56	Robert Jackson^	CU	RF		2	2	18.0	4	0	1	0		.800	.889		2.00	1.37		0.7	40.4	0.9
57	Will Jackson^	CXG/CBG	C		3	2	21.0	15	0	1	0		.938	.972		6.43	5.98		-1.0	-49.4	0.0
58	Will Jackson^	CXG/CBG	CF		4	4	35.0	6	0	1	0		.857	.927		1.54	2.91		-3.6	-104.0	-3.1
59	Will Jackson^	CXG/CBG	LF		2	2	13.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.939		0.69	2.62		-2.1	-161.4	-2.1
60	Willis Jones	CU	LF		7	6	61.0	21	0	2	0		.913	.939		3.10	2.62		2.5	40.3	2.5
61	Bob Jordan^	CBG	RF		1	1	8.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.889		1.13	1.37		-0.2	-20.4	-0.1
62	Bill Joyner^	CU	RF		2	2	18.0	2	0	1	0		.667	.889		1.00	1.37		-0.5	-27.3	-0.3
63	William Malone^	CBG	1B		3	2	21.2	22	0	0	1		1.000	.944		9.14	8.72		-2.0	-91.0	-2.0
64	John Mickey^	CBG	RF		2	2	10.1	1	0	0	0		1.000	.889		0.87	1.37		-0.4	-37.6	-0.3
65	Harry Moore	CU	LF		1	1	2.0	0	0	0	0			.939		0.00	2.62		-0.3	-169.7	-0.3
66	John Nelson^	CXG	CF		1	0	4.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.927		2.25	2.91		0.0	-7.6	0.0
67	John Patterson^	PFG	3B		1	1	8.0	1	0	0	0		1.000	.800		1.13	3.65		-0.7	-93.7	-0.7
68	Louis Reynolds*	CU	LF		1	1	9.0	2	0	1	0		.667	.939		2.00	2.62		-0.3	-34.1	-0.3
69	James Robinson^	CBG	LF		1	1	8.0	5	0	0	0		1.000	.939		5.63	2.62		1.0	131.0	1.0
70	William Selden^	CXG	CF		1	1	9.0	4	0	0	0		1.000	.927		4.00	2.91		1.0	111.0	1.1
71	Robert Shaw^	CXG	RF		1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0			.889		0.00	1.37		-0.7	-82.4	-0.6
72	C. Smith^	CBG	LF		2	2	17.0	7	0	0	0		1.000	.939		3.71	2.62		0.0	0.9	0.0
73	C. Smith^	CBG	RF		1	0	5.2	1	0	0	0		1.000	.889		1.59	1.37		0.1	11.0	0.1
74	George Taylor^	PFG	1B		1	1	8.0	7	0	0	0		1.000	.944		7.88	8.72		0.3	32.3	0.3
75	George Wilson^	PFG	P		1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0			.824		0.00	2.39
76	Ed Woods^	PFG	RF		1	1	8.0	0	0	0	0			.889		0.00	1.37		-1.0	-119.1	-0.9

* = Left-handed hitter ** = Switch-hitter ^ = Unknown

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