TEAM NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1897
Tuesday 1/31/1897 :
Pat Pettee retires ...
Bill Eagan becomes a free agent.
Jim Sullivan gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Joe Gormley gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Jerry Mccormick becomes a free agent.
Jocko Halligan gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration.
Jud Smith gets a new one-year contract worth $580,000 through salary arbitration.
Charlie Dewald gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration.
Frank Dwyer gets a new one-year contract worth $1,662,857 through salary arbitration.
Willard Mains gets a new one-year contract worth $2,064,286 through salary arbitration.
Jackie Hayes becomes a free agent.
Art Thompson becomes a free agent.
Saturday 4/1/1897 :
Parson Nicholson has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Jocko Halligan has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Sunday 4/2/1897 :
Parson Nicholson hits 2 homers against Baltimore.
Parson Nicholson has 5 RBI against Baltimore.
Wednesday 4/5/1897 :
John Henry pitches a 3-hit shutout against Columbus!!
John Henry fans 11 batters against Columbus.
Friday 4/7/1897 :
Jud Smith has 4 hits against Louisville.
Monday 4/10/1897 :
John Henry was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.00, fanning 19.
Monday 4/24/1897 :
Charlie Dewald pitches a 2-hit shutout against Washington!!
Wednesday 5/3/1897 :
John Henry pitches a 4-hit shutout against Louisville!!
Sunday 5/28/1897 :
Bill Johnson has 4 hits against Louisville.
Thursday 6/1/1897 :
Charlie Dewald was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 2-1 in 3 games started, with an ERA of 0.34.
Thursday 6/15/1897 :
Bill Hallman has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Sunday 6/18/1897 :
Hercules Burnett slams 2 homers against Columbus.
Monday 6/19/1897 :
Bobby Wheelock has 4 hits against Columbus.
Wilbert Robinson has 4 hits against Columbus.
Tuesday 6/20/1897 :
Bill Everitt has 5 hits against Louisville.
Wednesday 6/28/1897 :
John Henry fans 11 batters against Washington.
Monday 7/3/1897 :
P Willard Mains will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
P Harley Payne will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
LF Bill Johnson will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
CF Hercules Burnett will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Thursday 7/6/1897 :
John Henry strikes out 12 against Philadelphia (A).
Monday 7/10/1897 :
Tom Gettinger has 4 hits against Columbus.
Bill Johnson has 4 hits against Columbus.
Wednesday 7/19/1897 :
Jud Smith has 4 hits against Louisville.
Tuesday 8/1/1897 :
John Henry was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 6-1 in 7 games started, with an ERA of 2.86.
Monday 8/14/1897 :
Charlie Sweeney fans 12 batters against Cleveland.
Monday 9/18/1897 :
Bill Johnson was named Player of the Week!
He batted .389 in 18 AB, with 3 HR and 7 RBI.
Thursday 9/28/1897 :
Hercules Burnett sets a new season AL-Record for Homeruns with 22!
Hercules Burnett hits 2 homers against Indianapolis.
Bill Everitt has 4 hits against Indianapolis.
Saturday 9/30/1897 :
John Henry sets a new season Team-Record for Strikeouts with 285!
Wednesday 10/4/1897 :
John Henry sets a new season Team-Record for Games with 46!

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