1897 Columbus Senators Roster
Team Record: 89-47
Finished 2nd in the WL
Manager: Tom Loftus (0-0), George Tebeau (0-0)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Ballpark: Central Athletic Park
Attendance: 110,000, Avg. 1,618
The Columbus Senators of the Western League ended the 1897 season with a record of 89 wins and 47 losses, finishing second in the WL.
Tom Loftus and George Tebeau served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Charlie Babb | S | R | February 20, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Milwaukie, OR US |
Kirtley Baker | R | R | June 24, 1869 | 5'9" | 160 | Aurora, IN US |
Edward Beadle | June 0, 1870 | |||||
Dick Buckley | R | R | September 21, 1858 | 5'10" | 195 | Troy, NY US |
Frank Butler | L | L | July 18, 1866 | 5'7" | 155 | Savannah, GA US |
Jack Crooks | R | R | November 9, 1865 | 5'10" | 170 | St. Paul, MN US |
Pete Daniels | L | L | April 8, 1864 | 5'8" | 160 | County Cavan, IE |
William Dinsmore | L | June 16, 1870 | 5'10" | 165 | Belle Vernon, PA US | |
Billy Earle | R | R | November 10, 1867 | 5'10" | 170 | Philadelphia, PA US |
Roy Evans | R | R | March 19, 1874 | 6'0" | 180 | Knoxville, TN US |
Ike Fisher | R | R | June 28, 1871 | 5'9" | 171 | Nashville, TN US |
John Foreman | L | L | August 6, 1874 | 5'8" | 150 | Baltimore, MD US |
Charlie Frank | L | L | May 30, 1870 | 5'10" | 170 | Mobile, AL US |
Frank Genins | R | November 2, 1866 | St. Louis, MO US | |||
Jim Handiboe | R | R | July 17, 1866 | 5'11" | 160 | Columbus, OH US |
Billy Hulen | L | L | March 12, 1870 | 5'8" | 148 | Dixon, CA US |
Bumpus Jones | R | R | January 1, 1870 | Cedarville, OH US | ||
Harry Keener | R | August 18, 1868 | 5'10" | 185 | Easton, PA US | |
John Kimble | R | 5'11" | 178 | Millville, NJ US | ||
Oliver LeRett | September 10, 1869 | 5'8" | 168 | |||
Monte McFarland | R | R | November 7, 1872 | 5'10" | 175 | White Hall, IL US |
Chippy McGarr | R | R | May 10, 1863 | 5'9" | 168 | Worcester, MA US |
Sam Mertes | R | R | August 6, 1872 | 5'10" | 185 | San Francisco, CA US |
Eddie O'Meara | R | December 12, 1872 | Chicago, IL US | |||
Jiggs Parrott | July 14, 1871 | 5'11" | 160 | Portland, OR US | ||
George Rettger | R | R | July 29, 1868 | 5'11" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
Dick Smith | Ironton, OH US | |||||
Joe Strauss | R | R | November 16, 1858 | 5'9" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Oscar Streit | L | L | July 7, 1873 | 6'5" | 190 | Florence, AL US |
George Tebeau | R | R | December 26, 1861 | 5'9" | 175 | St. Louis, MO US |
Leon Wolters | December 9, 1868 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.