1897 Chicago Colts Roster

The 1897 Chicago Colts team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1897 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1897 Chicago Colts Opening Day starters list, a 1897 Chicago Colts salary list, a 1897 Chicago Colts uniform number breakdown and a 1897 Chicago Colts primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
"When the disgruntled (Cap) Anson left the team in 1897 to manage the Giants, the club was nicknamed the Orphans because it had been abandoned by its long-time field leader." - Jonathan Light in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (1997)

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1897 Chicago Colts

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Buttons Briggs 6-01 180 Right Right 1875-07-08
n/a Roger Denzer 6-00 180 Right Left 1871-10-05
n/a Danny Friend 5-09 175 Left Left 1873-04-18
n/a Clark Griffith 5-06½ 156 Right Right 1869-11-20
n/a Jim Korwan 6-01 181 Left Right 1874-03-04
n/a Adonis Terry 5-11½ 168 Right Right 1864-08-07
n/a Dave Wright 6-00 185 Right Right 1875-08-27
n/a Tim Donahue 5-11 180 Right Left 1870-06-08
n/a Malachi Kittridge 5-07 170 Right Right 1869-10-12
n/a Cap Anson 6-00 227 Right Right 1852-04-17
n/a Jimmy Callahan 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1874-03-18
n/a Jim Connor 5-10½ 179 Right Right 1863-05-11
n/a Bill Dahlen 5-09 180 Right Right 1870-01-05
n/a Bill Everitt 6-00½ 185 Right Left 1868-12-13
n/a Barry McCormick 5-09 Unknown Right Right 1874-12-25
n/a Fred Pfeffer 5-10½ 184 Right Right 1860-03-17
n/a George Decker 6-01 180 Left Left 1866-06-01
n/a Tom Hernon 5-07½ 156 Right Right 1866-11-04
n/a Bill Lange 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1871-06-06
n/a Jimmy Ryan 5-09 162 Left Right 1863-02-11
n/a Walter Thornton 6-01 180 Left Left 1875-02-18


The 1897 Chicago Colts played 132 games during the regular season, won 59 games, lost 73 games, and finished in ninth position. They played their home games at West Side Grounds (Park Factors: 104/104) where 327,160 fans witnessed their 1897 Colts finish the season with a .447 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1897 Chicago Colts Opening Day starters list, a 1897 Chicago Colts salary list, a 1897 Chicago Colts uniform number breakdown and a 1897 Chicago Colts primary starters list:

1897 Chicago Colts
Opening Day Starters


Bill Dahlen
George Decker
Bill Everitt
Clark Griffith
Malachi Kittridge
Bill Lange
Fred Pfeffer
Jimmy Ryan
Walter Thornton

1897 Chicago Colts
Most Games by Position

C Malachi Kittridge (79)
1B Cap Anson (103)
2B Jim Connor (76)
3B Bill Everitt (83)
SS Bill Dahlen (75)
LF George Decker (74)
CF Bill Lange (118)
RF Jimmy Ryan (136)
  
SP Buttons Briggs
SP Jimmy Callahan
SP Danny Friend
SP Walter Thornton
  
CL Clark Griffith


1897 Chicago Colts
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1897 Chicago Colts
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1897 Chicago Colts Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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