1897 Newark Colts Roster
Atlantic League (AL) - Class: A
Team Record: 89-52
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: George Ellis (89-52)
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark: Unknown
1897 Newark Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 89-52
Finished 2nd in the AL
Manager: George Ellis (89-52)
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Ballpark: Unknown
The Newark Colts of the Atlantic League ended the 1897 season with a record of 89 wins and 52 losses, finishing second in the AL.
George Ellis served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bolger | ||||||
| Jake Boyd | L | January 19, 1874 | 160 | Martinsburg, WV US | ||
| Charles Brenner | Orange, NJ US | |||||
| Bobby Cargo | R | R | October 1, 1868 | Pittsburgh, PA US | ||
| Bill Carrick | R | R | September 5, 1873 | 5'10" | 150 | Erie, PA US |
| Pete Cassidy | R | R | April 8, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Dick Cogan | R | R | December 5, 1871 | 5'7" | 150 | Paterson, NJ US |
| Eddie Daley | R | March 22, 1869 | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| Tom Delahanty | R | R | March 9, 1872 | 5'8" | 175 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Charlie Gettig | R | December 0, 1870 | 5'10" | 172 | Baltimore, MD US | |
| Jim Gilman | R | June 14, 1870 | Cleveland, OH US | |||
| Gil Hatfield | R | R | January 27, 1855 | 5'9" | 168 | Hoboken, NJ US |
| Bill Heine | January 15, 1868 | Elmira, NY US | ||||
| Ernest Hodge | January 0, 1869 | , GB | ||||
| Ducky Holmes | L | R | January 28, 1869 | 5'6" | 170 | Des Moines, IA US |
| Jim Johnstone | December 9, 1872 | , IL US | ||||
| Sam McMackin | L | L | November 24, 1872 | Cleveland, OH US | ||
| Augie Moran | December 22, 1868 | 5'5" | 145 | New York, NY US | ||
| Hal O'Hagan | R | September 30, 1869 | 6'0" | 173 | Washington, DC US | |
| Harry Raymond | February 20, 1862 | 5'9" | 179 | Sauquoit, NY US | ||
| Adam Rothfuss | October 29, 1870 | Newark, NJ US | ||||
| Jack Rothfuss | R | R | April 18, 1872 | 5'11" | 195 | Newark, NJ US |
| William Setley | S | R | August 28, 1871 | 6'0" | 190 | Camden, NJ US |
| Timothy Sheehan | L | R | February 13, 1868 | 5'9" | 165 | Hartford, CT US |
| Bill Smink | Pittsburgh, PA US | |||||
| Bill Stuart | August 28, 1873 | 5'11" | 170 | Boalsburg, PA US | ||
| Alex Whitehill | September 23, 1870 | 6'3" | 190 | Brookville, PA US | ||
| Bill Wittrock | R | March 4, 1870 | 5'7" | 170 | Cincinnati, OH US | |
| Rasty Wright | L | January 31, 1863 | 6'1" | 185 | Birmingham, MI US | |
| Dave Zearfoss | R | January 1, 1868 | 5'9" | 174 | Schenectady, NY US |
