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1897 MLB Debuts
1897 MLB Debuts
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Ed Abbaticchio
1897-09-04
boxscore
20.147
2B-SS
5-11
170
R
R
1877-04-15
Latrobe,PA
MLB
1897-1910
1897-1910
premium
premium
premium
Roger Bresnahan
1897-08-27
boxscore
18.082
C-OF
5-9
200
R
R
1879-06-11
Toledo,OH
MLB
1897-1915
1897-1915
premium
premium
premium
Davey Dunkle
1897-08-28
boxscore
24.004
P
6-2
220
B
R
1872-08-30
Philipsburg,PA
MLB
1897-1904
1897-1904
premium
premium
premium
Jack Dunn
1897-05-06
boxscore
24.218
P
5-9
0
R
R
1872-10-06
Meadville,PA
MLB
1897-1904
1897-1904
premium
premium
premium
Roy Evans
1897-05-15
boxscore
23.063
P
6-0
180
R
R
1874-03-19
Knoxville,TN
MLB
1897-1903
1897-1903
premium
premium
premium
Dick Harley
1897-06-02
boxscore
24.256
P
5-11
165
L
R
1872-09-25
Philadelphia,PA
MLB
1897-1903
1897-1903
premium
premium
premium
Charlie Hickman
1897-09-08
boxscore
21.132
1B-OF
5-9
180
R
R
1876-05-04
Taylortown,PA
MLB
1897-1908
1897-1908
premium
premium
premium
Frank Huelsman
1897-10-03
boxscore
23.126
OF
6-2
210
R
R
1874-06-05
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1897-1905
1897-1905
premium
premium
premium
Tom Leahy
1897-05-18
boxscore
27.357
C
5-7
168
R
R
1869-06-02
New Haven,CT
MLB
1897-1905
1897-1905
premium
premium
premium
Jack Powell
1897-06-23
boxscore
22.355
P
5-11
195
R
R
1874-07-09
Bloomington,IL
MLB
1897-1912
1897-1912
premium
premium
premium
Claude Ritchey
1897-04-22
boxscore
23.205
2B
5-7
167
B
R
1873-10-05
Emlenton,PA
MLB
1897-1909
1897-1909
premium
premium
premium
Ossee Schrecongost
1897-09-08
boxscore
22.156
C
5-10
180
R
R
1875-04-11
New Bethlehem,PA
MLB
1897-1908
1897-1908
premium
premium
premium
Jimmy Sheckard
1897-09-14
boxscore
18.300
OF
5-9
175
L
R
1878-11-23
Upper Chanceford,PA
MLB
1897-1913
1897-1913
premium
premium
premium
George Smith
1897-09-08
boxscore
25.326
2B
5-10
160
R
R
1871-10-24
Pittsburgh,PA
MLB
1897-1903
1897-1903
premium
premium
premium
Tully Sparks
1897-09-15
boxscore
22.283
P
5-10
160
R
R
1874-12-12
Etna,GA
MLB
1897-1910
1897-1910
premium
premium
premium
Chick Stahl
1897-04-19
boxscore
24.105
OF
5-10
160
L
L
1873-01-10
Avilla,IN
MLB
1897-1906
1897-1906
premium
premium
premium
Joe Stanley
1897-09-11
boxscore
16.166
P
5-10
150
B
R
1881-04-02
Washington,DC
MLB
1897-1909
1897-1909
premium
premium
premium
Willie Sudhoff
1897-08-20
boxscore
22.343
P
5-7
165
R
R
1874-09-17
St. Louis,MO
MLB
1897-1906
1897-1906
premium
premium
premium
Rube Waddell
1897-09-08
boxscore
20.335
P
6-2
196
R
L
1876-10-13
Bradford,PA
MLB
1897-1910
1897-1910
premium
premium
premium
Honus Wagner
1897-07-19
boxscore
23.151
SS
5-11
200
R
R
1874-02-24
Chartiers,PA
MLB
1897-1917
1897-1917
premium
premium
premium
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