1897 Rochester Blackbirds/Montreal Royals Roster
Eastern League (EL) - Class: A
Team Record: 45-76
Finished 7th in the EL
Manager: Dan Shannon (0-0), George "Stump" Weidman (0-0), Charles Dooley (0-0)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Atwater Park, Riverside Park
1897 Rochester Blackbirds/Montreal Royals StatisticsTeam Record: 45-76
Finished 7th in the EL
Manager: Dan Shannon (0-0), George "Stump" Weidman (0-0), Charles Dooley (0-0)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Rochester, New York
Ballpark: Atwater Park, Riverside Park
The Rochester Blackbirds/Montreal Royals of the Eastern League ended the 1897 season with a record of 45 wins and 76 losses, finishing seventh in the EL.Rochester (24-42) transferred to Montreal July 16.
Dan Shannon, George "Stump" Weidman and Charles Dooley served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Baker | January 6, 1859 | Hamilton, ON CA | ||||
| Tom Bannon | R | R | May 8, 1869 | 5'8" | 175 | Amesbury, MA US |
| Bob Becker | L | L | August 15, 1875 | 5'7" | 148 | Syracuse, NY US |
| Belcourt | ||||||
| Tun Berger | R | December 6, 1867 | 5'6" | 178 | Pittsburgh, PA US | |
| Billy Bottenus | L | L | April 26, 1865 | Cincinnati, OH US | ||
| Buckheart | ||||||
| Dick Butler | December 0, 1869 | Brooklyn, NY US | ||||
| Charlie Carr | R | R | December 27, 1876 | 6'2" | 195 | Coatesville, PA US |
| James Corbett | R | R | September 1, 1866 | 6'1" | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Cotton | ||||||
| Charles Dooley | August 3, 1866 | 6'0" | 178 | Paterson, NJ US | ||
| Ralph Frary | R | July 3, 1876 | , WA US | |||
| Gallagher | ||||||
| Gussie Gannon | L | L | November 26, 1873 | 5'11" | 154 | Erie, PA US |
| Phil Geier | L | R | November 3, 1876 | 5'7" | 145 | Washington, DC US |
| Eddie Henry | R | R | 5'10" | 172 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Joseph Herndon | Philadelphia, PA US | |||||
| Henry Lynch | S | April 8, 1866 | 5'7" | 143 | Worcester, MA US | |
| Dad Lytle | R | R | March 10, 1862 | 5'11" | 160 | Racine, WI US |
| Mark Mason | ||||||
| F. McCauley | ||||||
| Dan McFarlan | R | R | November 26, 1874 | 5'11" | 178 | Gainesville, TX US |
| W. F. McFarland | ||||||
| Bill McNamara | ||||||
| Joe Mulvey | R | R | October 27, 1858 | 5'11" | 178 | Providence, RI US |
| O'Brien | ||||||
| Jack O'Neill | R | R | January 10, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Galway, Galway IE |
| Van Patterson | June 30, 1876 | , KS US | ||||
| John Richter | February 8, 1873 | 6'0" | 178 | Louisville, KY US | ||
| Dan Shannon | R | March 23, 1865 | 5'9" | 175 | Bridgeport, CT US | |
| Frank Shannon | December 3, 1873 | 5'3" | 155 | San Francisco, CA US | ||
| John Shearon | R | , PA US | ||||
| Charles Smith | S | February 15, 1871 | 5'8" | 165 | ||
| William Vought | April 0, 1872 | 5'8" | 169 | Bloomfield, NJ US | ||
| George Weidman | R | R | February 17, 1861 | 5'7" | 165 | Rochester, NY US |
| Williams | ||||||
| Bill Yerrick | R | R | February 26, 1874 | 5'11" | 150 | Danville, PA US |
| Fred Zahner | June 5, 1870 | Louisville, KY US |
