1897 Wheeling Nailers Roster
Inter-State League (ISL) - Class: B
Team Record: 38-85
Finished 8th in the ISL
Manager: William Harrington (0-0), Frank Torreyson (0-0)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Ballpark: Island Grounds
1897 Wheeling Nailers StatisticsTeam Record: 38-85
Finished 8th in the ISL
Manager: William Harrington (0-0), Frank Torreyson (0-0)
Location: Wheeling, West Virginia
Ballpark: Island Grounds
The Wheeling Nailers of the Inter-State League ended the 1897 season with a record of 38 wins and 85 losses, finishing eighth in the ISL.Wheeling went on strike due to unpaid salaries. The franchise was awarded to Frank Torreyson, manager of Dayton, who sold the best players.
William Harrington and Frank Torreyson served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Baker | ||||||
| Frank Bates | R | September 28, 1876 | 5'10" | 156 | Cleveland, TN US | |
| Edward Bradley | L | June 21, 1873 | 5'9" | 165 | , OH US | |
| Theodore Bullock | ||||||
| Burnett | ||||||
| Billy Campbell | L | L | November 5, 1873 | 5'10" | 165 | Pittsburgh, PA US |
| Frank Carroll | ||||||
| Casten | ||||||
| James Corbett | R | R | September 1, 1866 | 6'1" | San Francisco, CA US | |
| Bill Coyle | R | September 20, 1871 | , KY US | |||
| James Curtis | ||||||
| Daly | ||||||
| Jacob Deisel | June 3, 1874 | 5'7" | 160 | Cincinnati, OH US | ||
| Joe Delahanty | R | R | October 18, 1875 | 5'9" | 168 | Cleveland, OH US |
| Jiggs Donahue | L | L | July 13, 1879 | 6'1" | 178 | Springfield, OH US |
| Eagan | ||||||
| Jack Easton | February 28, 1865 | Bridgeport, OH US | ||||
| Tom Fisher | R | R | November 1, 1880 | 5'10" | 185 | Anderson, IN US |
| Joseph Garvey | ||||||
| Gordon | ||||||
| John Grimes | R | R | April 17, 1869 | 5'11" | 160 | Woodstock, MD US |
| Wilmer Hallowell | ||||||
| Clarence Jessup | January 0, 1874 | Richmond, IN US | ||||
| Maurice Justice | September 0, 1871 | |||||
| Kern | ||||||
| Alexander Kress | ||||||
| James Lucas | ||||||
| Walter Lyons | ||||||
| Dad Lytle | R | R | March 10, 1862 | 5'11" | 160 | Racine, WI US |
| Edward McGinnis | ||||||
| William McSteen | ||||||
| Tom Messitt | R | July 27, 1874 | 5'9" | 177 | Philadelphia, PA US | |
| Al Miller | ||||||
| Tom O'Brien | R | R | June 22, 1860 | 6'1" | 185 | Salem, MA US |
| Doc Reisling | R | R | July 25, 1874 | 5'10" | 180 | Martins Ferry, OH US |
| William Robinson | ||||||
| Danny Shay | R | R | November 8, 1876 | 5'10" | Springfield, OH US | |
| Smith | ||||||
| Billy Taylor | R | December 0, 1870 | 5'10" | 160 | Pittsburgh, PA US | |
| Jack Toft | February 0, 1873 | Philadelphia, PA US | ||||
| Thayer Torreyson | R | September 14, 1866 | 5'9" | 170 | ||
| Samuel Vetters | August 0, 1869 | , PA US | ||||
| Smith Whaley | 5'6" | 150 |
