1897 Kansas City Blues Roster
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 40-99
Finished 7th in the WL
Manager: Jim Manning (40-99)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 100,000, Avg. 1,439
1897 Kansas City Blues StatisticsTeam Record: 40-99
Finished 7th in the WL
Manager: Jim Manning (40-99)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 100,000, Avg. 1,439
The Kansas City Blues of the Western League ended the 1897 season with a record of 40 wins and 99 losses, finishing seventh in the WL.
Jim Manning served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Abbey | R | R | November 11, 1869 | 5'11" | 175 | Essex, VT US |
| Jimmy Bannon | R | R | May 5, 1871 | 5'5" | 160 | Amesbury, MA US |
| Tom Bannon | R | R | May 8, 1869 | 5'8" | 175 | Amesbury, MA US |
| Jack Barnett | Elmira, NY US | |||||
| Kid Bevis | October 29, 1874 | |||||
| Fred Blanford | Edgerton, WI US | |||||
| Geroge Bruner | L | April 29, 1870 | ||||
| Burke | ||||||
| Bill Carney | S | R | March 25, 1874 | 5'10" | St. Paul, MN US | |
| Jack Carney | R | R | November 10, 1866 | 5'10" | 175 | Salem, MA US |
| Frank Connaughton | R | R | January 1, 1869 | 5'9" | 165 | Clinton, MA US |
| Tom Delahanty | R | R | March 9, 1872 | 5'8" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Dan Dugdale | R | October 28, 1864 | 5'8" | 180 | Peoria, IL US | |
| Elwood Eyler | September 8, 1875 | , PA US | ||||
| John Foreman | L | L | August 6, 1874 | 5'8" | 150 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Danny Friend | L | L | April 18, 1873 | 5'9" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| Dale Gear | R | R | February 2, 1872 | 5'11" | 165 | Lone Elm, KS US |
| Tom Gettinger | L | L | December 11, 1868 | 5'10" | 180 | Frederick, MD US |
| Lou Johnson | L | November 18, 1869 | 5'10" | 165 | Pekin, IL US | |
| Fred Lake | R | R | October 16, 1866 | 5'10" | 170 | Cornwallis, NS CA |
| Lambert | ||||||
| Jim Manning | S | R | January 31, 1862 | 5'7" | 157 | Fall River, MA US |
| Monte McFarland | R | R | November 7, 1872 | 5'10" | 175 | White Hall, IL US |
| Mattie McVicker | R | April 4, 1870 | ||||
| Harry Meek | L | R | December 12, 1877 | Chillicothe, MO US | ||
| John Menefee | R | R | January 15, 1868 | 6'0" | 165 | Rowlesburg, WV US |
| Munch | ||||||
| Harry Newell | ||||||
| Parson Nicholson | R | April 14, 1863 | 5'9" | 148 | Blaine, OH US | |
| Tim O'Rourke | L | R | May 18, 1864 | 5'10" | 170 | Chicago, IL US |
| Ormsbee | ||||||
| Al Pardee | ||||||
| John Pickett | R | R | February 20, 1866 | 5'10" | 186 | Chicago, IL US |
| Bill Raffert | ||||||
| Josh Reilly | R | R | May 9, 1868 | 5'8" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Sam Reust | L | July 25, 1866 | Abilene, KS US | |||
| Skel Roach | R | R | October 20, 1871 | 6'2" | Danzig, DE | |
| Harry Truby | R | May 12, 1868 | 5'11" | 185 | Kittanning, PA US | |
| Whitehead |
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.
