1897 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1897 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 16th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 11th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the league standings with a record of 60–71.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Joe Sugden | 84 | 288 | 64 | .222 | 0 | 38 |
| 1B | 111 | 429 | 131 | .305 | 2 | 63 | |
| 2B | Dick Padden | 134 | 517 | 146 | .282 | 2 | 58 |
| SS | Bones Ely | 133 | 516 | 146 | .283 | 2 | 74 |
| 3B | Jesse Hoffmeister | 48 | 188 | 58 | .309 | 3 | 36 |
| OF | Steve Brodie | 100 | 370 | 108 | .292 | 2 | 53 |
| OF | 123 | 467 | 145 | .310 | 6 | 54 | |
| OF | 120 | 479 | 154 | .322 | 0 | 57 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 62 | 209 | 55 | .263 | 1 | 26 | |
| 56 | 184 | 49 | .266 | 0 | 22 | |
| Jim Donnelly | 44 | 161 | 31 | .193 | 0 | 14 |
| Denny Lyons | 37 | 131 | 27 | .206 | 2 | 17 |
| Jack Rothfuss | 35 | 115 | 36 | .313 | 2 | 18 |
| 24 | 92 | 24 | .261 | 0 | 12 | |
| Jim Gardner | 27 | 76 | 12 | .158 | 1 | 8 |
| Charlie Kuhns | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Frank Killen | 42 | 337.1 | 17 | 23 | 4.46 | 99 |
| 40 | 311.1 | 18 | 18 | 4.80 | 88 | |
| Jim Hughey | 25 | 149.1 | 6 | 10 | 5.06 | 38 |
| 21 | 142.0 | 9 | 9 | 4.25 | 40 | |
| 14 | 95.1 | 5 | 5 | 5.19 | 35 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 16 | 118.0 | 5 | 4 | 4.58 | 42 |