1897 Indianapolis Indians Roster
Team Record: 98-37
Finished 1st in the WL
Manager: Bill Watkins (98-37)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Ballpark: Market-Oriental Park
Attendance: 140,000, Avg. 2,074
The Indianapolis Indians of the Western League ended the 1897 season with a record of 98 wins and 37 losses, finishing first in the WL.
Bill Watkins served as manager.
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Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Bass | ||||||
Monte Beville | L | R | February 24, 1875 | 5'11" | 180 | Dublin, IN US |
Stub Brown | L | August 3, 1870 | 6'2" | 220 | Baltimore, MD US | |
Jim Cockman | R | R | April 26, 1873 | 5'6" | 145 | Guelph, ON CA |
Edward Deady | Ware, MA US | |||||
Frank Eustace | November 7, 1873 | 5'9" | 160 | New York, NY US | ||
George Flynn | May 24, 1871 | 5'9" | 150 | Chicago, IL US | ||
Frank Foreman | R | R | May 1, 1863 | 6'0" | 160 | Baltimore, MD US |
Jot Goar | R | R | January 31, 1870 | 5'9" | 160 | New Lisbon, IN US |
Bill Gray | April 15, 1871 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA US | ||
George Hogreiver | R | R | March 17, 1869 | 5'8" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH US |
Mike Kahoe | R | R | September 3, 1873 | 6'0" | 185 | Yellow Springs, OH US |
Win Kellum | S | L | April 11, 1876 | 5'10" | 190 | Waterford, ON CA |
Louis Knau | August 8, 1875 | Cincinnati, OH US | ||||
Jack McCarthy | L | L | March 26, 1869 | 5'9" | 155 | Hardwick, MA US |
Herm McFarland | L | R | March 11, 1870 | 5'6" | 150 | Des Moines, IA US |
Kid Monroe | ||||||
Frank Motz | October 1, 1869 | 6'0" | 160 | Freeburg, PA US | ||
Bill Phillips | R | R | November 9, 1868 | 5'11" | 180 | Allenport, PA US |
Josh Reilly | R | R | May 9, 1868 | 5'8" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
Ace Stewart | R | R | February 14, 1869 | 5'10" | 176 | Terre Haute, IN US |
Leon Wolters | December 9, 1868 | |||||
Bob Wood | R | R | July 28, 1865 | 5'8" | 153 | Thorn Hill, OH US |
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.