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legendsport · 02-16-2009, 08:42 AM

The 1897 regular season is in the books. The Boston Beaneaters are the pennant winners, finishing with a 93-39 record, three better than Louisville's 90-42. Pittsburgh finished third at 81-51, followed by Brooklyn, Baltimore and Washington among the teams winning more than half their games. The "second division" finishers were Cleveland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, New York and in the basement: Cincinnati.

Ed Burrell captured the batting title, the fourth of his eight-year career, as his .394 average was good enough to keep Paddy Murphy's .385 in second place. Three pitchers topped thirty victories led by Louisville's Ronald Mason (34). Boston's Stanley Sweetwater (31) and Pittsburgh's Gabriel Leiper (30) were the other two. Mason's 1.90 earned run mark was the only one in the league below 2.00 and good enough to make Mason an absolute lock for Pitcher of the Year honors.

St. Paul captured the Western League pennant with a 94-42 record, 17 games ahead of Minneapolis. Scranton's 88-48 mark was seven games better than rival Wilkes-Barre in the Eastern League.

Stanley Sweetwater, Boston

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legendsport Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Behind The Lens Posts: 2,158 Thanks: 3 Thanked 8x in 8 posts	October 5, 1897 Update The 1897 regular season is in the books. The Boston Beaneaters are the pennant winners, finishing with a 93-39 record, three better than Louisville's 90-42. Pittsburgh finished third at 81-51, followed by Brooklyn, Baltimore and Washington among the teams winning more than half their games. The "second division" finishers were Cleveland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Chicago, New York and in the basement: Cincinnati. Ed Burrell captured the batting title, the fourth of his eight-year career, as his .394 average was good enough to keep Paddy Murphy's .385 in second place. Three pitchers topped thirty victories led by Louisville's Ronald Mason (34). Boston's Stanley Sweetwater (31) and Pittsburgh's Gabriel Leiper (30) were the other two. Mason's 1.90 earned run mark was the only one in the league below 2.00 and good enough to make Mason an absolute lock for Pitcher of the Year honors. St. Paul captured the Western League pennant with a 94-42 record, 17 games ahead of Minneapolis. Scranton's 88-48 mark was seven games better than rival Wilkes-Barre in the Eastern League. Stanley Sweetwater, Boston __________________ The Baseball Chronicle - Swinging thru History! The Football Chronicle - Hitting Hard Historically (PFS - 1962) Alternate Universe Football (FOF - 1994)