TEAM NEWS
Wednesday, 10/25/1897
Tuesday 1/31/1897 :
John Traffley retires ...
Howard Earl gets a new one-year contract worth $614,286 through salary arbitration.
Ed Silch gets a new one-year contract worth $900,000 through salary arbitration.
Jack Mccarthy gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration.
Dad Clarke gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Tub Welch gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Mike O'rourke gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Bob Murphy gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Jimmy Mace gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Bill Gleason gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Elmer Cleveland becomes a free agent.
Farmer Vaughn becomes a free agent.
Charlie Hilsey becomes a free agent.
Bill Sowders becomes a free agent.
Willard Brown gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Bob Gilks gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration.
Ed Flynn becomes a free agent.
Saturday 4/1/1897 :
Al Mays pitches a 5-hit shutout against Louisville!!
Sunday 4/9/1897 :
Paul Radford scores 5 runs against Baltimore.
Saturday 4/15/1897 :
Nap Lajoie has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Nap Lajoie scores 4 runs against Cleveland.
Wednesday 4/19/1897 :
Fred Chapman fans 11 batters against Washington.
Sunday 5/21/1897 :
Denny Lyons has 4 hits against Louisville.
Friday 5/26/1897 :
Fred Chapman pitches a 4-hit shutout against Boston (A)!!
Tuesday 5/30/1897 :
Fred Chapman fans 11 batters against Baltimore.
Tuesday 6/6/1897 :
Chick Stahl has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Tub Welch drives in 5 runs against Philadelphia (A).
Tuesday 6/13/1897 :
Nap Lajoie has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Tuesday 6/20/1897 :
Jack Mccarthy has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Darby O'brien has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Chick Stahl has 4 hits against Baltimore.
Charlie Nyce scores 4 runs against Baltimore.
Monday 7/3/1897 :
Fred Chapman was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.00, fanning 13.
Monday 7/3/1897 :
1B Nap Lajoie will play in the OOTP-Allstar game!
Saturday 7/8/1897 :
Nap Lajoie has 4 hits against Philadelphia (A).
Wednesday 7/19/1897 :
Nap Lajoie has 5 RBI against Baltimore.
Saturday 7/22/1897 :
Al Mays pitches a 7-hit shutout against Cleveland!!
Monday 7/24/1897 :
Al Mays was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with one shutout, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 1.00, fanning 7.
Tuesday 8/8/1897 :
Chick Stahl has 4 hits against Cleveland.
Thursday 8/31/1897 :
Cy Seymour sets a new season Team-Record for Bases on Balls with 136!
Wednesday 9/13/1897 :
Tub Welch has 4 hits against Louisville.
Thursday 9/14/1897 :
Paul Radford crushes 2 homers against Louisville.
Paul Radford has 6 RBI against Louisville.
Paul Radford scores 4 runs against Louisville.
Monday 9/18/1897 :
Al Mays pitches a 5-hit shutout against Indianapolis!!
Friday 9/22/1897 :
Al Mays pitches a 7-hit shutout against Louisville!!
Saturday 9/23/1897 :
Paul Radford scores 5 runs against Boston (A).
Nap Lajoie has 6 RBI against Boston (A).
Monday 9/25/1897 :
Al Mays was named Player of the Week!
He won 2 games, with 2 shutouts, pitched 18 innings
with an ERA of 0.00, fanning 9.
Friday 9/29/1897 :
Nap Lajoie sets a new season Team-Record for Doubles with 54!
Sunday 10/1/1897 :
Al Mays was named American League-Pitcher of the Month !
He had a record of 7-1 in 8 games started, with an ERA of 2.15 and 2 shutouts.
Sunday 10/1/1897 :
Nap Lajoie was named American League-Batter of the Month!
He batted .423 in 104 AB, with 0 homers and 22 RBI.

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