1897 Springfield Governors Roster
Team Record: 46-79
Finished 7th in the ISL
Manager: Harry Rinehart (0-0), Lew Whistler (0-0)
Location: Springfield, Ohio
Ballpark: Unknown
The Springfield Governors of the Inter-State League ended the 1897 season with a record of 46 wins and 79 losses, finishing seventh in the ISL.
Harry Rinehart and Lew Whistler served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ashenbach | October 18, 1871 | Cincinnati, OH US | ||||
| George Brady | L | |||||
| J. Cavanaugh | ||||||
| Charles Cogswell | L | August 18, 1874 | Cronell, OH US | |||
| James Corbett | R | R | September 1, 1866 | 6'1" | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Frank Cross | R | January 20, 1873 | 5'9" | 161 | Cleveland, OH US | |
| David Curran | Pittsburgh, PA US | |||||
| William Dinsmore | L | June 16, 1870 | 5'10" | 165 | Belle Vernon, PA US | |
| John Dolan | R | September 12, 1867 | 5'10" | 170 | Newport, KY US | |
| Donnelly | ||||||
| John Farrell | R | R | December 4, 1876 | 5'10" | 160 | Covington, KY US |
| George Fennimore | ||||||
| Frank Freund | R | July 5, 1875 | 5'10" | 180 | Jeffersonville, IN US | |
| Gray | ||||||
| Charles Herbrand | ||||||
| Jesse Hoffmeister | R | March 17, 1877 | Toledo, OH US | |||
| Hurd | ||||||
| Jimmy Kuhn | April 17, 1874 | , PA US | ||||
| Peter Lavelle | ||||||
| Edward Madden | ||||||
| William Martin | ||||||
| John McIlvaine | Washington County, PA US | |||||
| Eddie Miles | June 0, 1873 | , PA US | ||||
| Miller | ||||||
| John Murphy | ||||||
| Ben Pollard | R | McKeesport, PA US | ||||
| Ed Poole | R | R | September 7, 1874 | 5'10" | 175 | Canton, OH US |
| Josh Reilly | R | R | May 9, 1868 | 5'8" | 160 | San Francisco, CA US |
| Harry Rinehart | Waynesburg, PA US | |||||
| James Robinson | ||||||
| Jack Rupert | October 31, 1868 | |||||
| George Schable | Louisville, KY US | |||||
| Cap Schroeder | November 0, 1871 | , KY US | ||||
| John Sowders | R | L | December 10, 1866 | 6'0" | 150 | Louisville, KY US |
| James Stevick | ||||||
| Doc Taylor | ||||||
| Fred Treadwell | ||||||
| Phil Vetter | July 18, 1871 | Louisville, KY US | ||||
| Wagner | ||||||
| William Wayne | ||||||
| Lew Whistler | R | March 10, 1868 | 5'10" | 178 | St. Louis, MO US | |
| Al Whitridge | February 16, 1876 | , IN US | ||||
| Williams | ||||||
| Frank Williams | R | R | ||||
| Mike Woodlock | January 1, 1874 | St. Louis, MO US | ||||
| Frank Wooliver | June 0, 1872 |
