TEAM NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1897
Tuesday 1/31/1897 :
Jim Connor retires ...
Jack Horner retires ...
Lew Graulich retires ...
Bert Abbey gets a new one-year contract worth $788,571 through salary arbitration.
Herman Long gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration.
Billy Shindle becomes a free agent.
Jim Chatterton becomes a free agent.
Will Calihan becomes a free agent.
John Hofford becomes a free agent.
Ed Morris becomes a free agent.
Joe Daly gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Tom Lovett becomes a free agent.
Tommy Dowd gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration.
Al Atkinson becomes a free agent.
John Grim gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration.
Walter Plock becomes a free agent.
John Lyston becomes a free agent.
Wednesday 4/5/1897 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Thursday 4/6/1897 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 5-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Monday 4/10/1897 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 3-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
Thursday 4/13/1897 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Wednesday 4/19/1897 :
Farmer Weaver has 4 hits against Philadelphia (N).
Thursday 4/20/1897 :
Jim Adams has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Friday 4/21/1897 :
John Healy pitches a 4-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Wednesday 5/3/1897 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Brooklyn.
Hugh Duffy has 5 hits against Brooklyn.
Tuesday 5/9/1897 :
Jack Powell pitches a 5-hit shutout against Philadelphia (N)!!
Monday 5/22/1897 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Saturday 5/27/1897 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 4-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Fred Hartman has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Thursday 6/1/1897 :
Jack Powell was named National League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-0 in 6 games started, with an ERA of 1.67 and 2 shutouts.
Thursday 6/1/1897 :
Tim O'rourke was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .413 in 92 AB, with 0 homers and 21 RBI.
Saturday 6/3/1897 :
Pete Meegan pitches a 2-hit shutout against Pittsburgh!!
Thursday 6/15/1897 :
Tim O'rourke has 4 hits against Chicago (N).
Monday 6/19/1897 :
Jim Adams has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Dan Mcgann has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Wednesday 6/28/1897 :
John Grim has 5 hits against Boston (N).
Saturday 7/1/1897 :
John Grim was named National League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .352 in 108 AB, with 1 homers and 16 RBI.
Toad Ramsey pitches a 5-hit shutout against Boston (N)!!
Monday 7/3/1897 :
Toad Ramsey was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 16.1 innings
with an ERA of 1.65, fanning 11.
Monday 7/3/1897 :
P Jack Powell will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Toad Ramsey will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
3B Tim O'rourke will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
LF John Grim will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
1B Hugh Duffy will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
CF Buck Ewing will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Monday 7/10/1897 :
Hugh Duffy has 4 hits against St. Louis (N).
Friday 7/14/1897 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 3-hit shutout against Chicago (N)!!
Friday 7/21/1897 :
Pete Meegan pitches a 5-hit shutout against Brooklyn!!
Monday 7/31/1897 :
Toad Ramsey pitches a 7-hit shutout against St. Louis (N)!!
Friday 8/4/1897 :
George Davies fans 11 batters against Boston (N).
Sunday 8/27/1897 :
Dan Mcgann has 4 hits against Boston (N).
Saturday 9/2/1897 :
John Grim has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Monday 9/4/1897 :
George Davies pitches a 4-hit shutout against Cincinnati!!
John Grim has 4 hits against Cincinnati.
Monday 9/11/1897 :
Tommy Dowd has 4 hits against Pittsburgh.
Sunday 10/1/1897 :
Pete Dowling sets a new season Team-Record for Games with 53!
Wednesday 10/25/1897 :
Jack Powell was named National League Rookie Of The Year !
In 41 games started, he pitched 339.2 innings, fanning 136 and walking 61 batters.
Wednesday 10/25/1897 :
Catcher Gold Glove Award Winner: Jim Adams!

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