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1897 Major League Baseball season
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The 1897 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1897. The regular season ended on October 3, with the Boston Beaneaters as the pennant winner of the National League and the Baltimore Orioles as runner-up. The postseason began with Game 1 of the fourth Temple Cup on October 4 and ended with Game 5 on October 11. The Orioles defeated the Beaneaters, four games to one, capturing their second consecutive Temple Cup.
Due to lack of enthusiasm from both players and fans, and the perception that the Temple Cup was more of an exhibition contest than a true championship contest, the 1897 Temple Cup would be the final version of the championship series.[1] Aside from the 1900 Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, this would be the last championship series until the birth of the modern World Series in 1903.
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Schedule
The 1897 schedule consisted of 132 games for the twelve teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 12 games against the other eleven teams in the league. This continued the format put in place since 1893 and was the last season to use the format, which saw an extension of the schedule to 154 games the following season.
Opening Day took place on April 19 featuring a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Beaneaters. The final day of the season was on October 3, featuring four teams.[2] The Temple Cup took place between October 4 and October 11, with two exhibition games breaking up the series played on October 7–8 between Games 3 and 4.
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Rule changes
The 1897 season saw the following rule changes:
- A new rule eliminating on-field coaches when the bases were empty was implemented. If a runner got on, one base coach was permitted. With two or more runners on base, both coaching boxes could be filled.[3]
- Team captains were now prohibited from leaving his position on the field in order to dispute an umpire’s ruling (this included outfielders).[3]
- If a stolen base figured in the scoring of a run, that run would be considered unearned.[3]
- The power to appoint official game scorers was conferred upon the league president, a move designed to eliminate hometown favoritism in base-hit and error rulings.[3]
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Teams
Standings
National League
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Postseason
Bracket
| Temple Cup | ||||||||
| NL1 | Boston Beaneaters | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||
| NL2 | Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 13 | 87 | 12 | 9 | ||
Managerial changes
Off-season
In-season
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League leaders
National League
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Home field attendance
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References
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