Baseball NUT
1897 STL29-102, #12 of 12 clubs by team NUT.
The 1897 St. Louis Cardinals went 29-102, the worst record of 12 clubs in the NL. Their team NUT of -12.7 ranked #12 of 12 clubs that season and #2,974 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: -7.2 from the hitters, -5.4 from the pitchers.
Klondike Douglass was their most productive hitter at +1.5 SEASON NUT, and Con Lucid their most productive pitcher at -0.2.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike DouglassC | 583 | 6 | .329 | +1.5 | |
| Monte CrossSS | 544 | 4 | .286 | +0.4 | |
| Dick Harley— | 383 | 3 | .291 | +0.1 | |
| Tuck Turner— | 461 | 2 | .291 | -0.1 | |
| Fred Hartman3B | 555 | 2 | .306 | -0.2 | |
| Mike Grady1B | 377 | 7 | .275 | -0.2 | |
| John Houseman2B | 317 | 0 | .245 | -0.9 | |
| Bill HartP | 157 | 2 | .250 | -1.0 | |
| Dan Lally— | 377 | 2 | .279 | -1.1 | |
| Red DonahueP | 163 | 1 | .213 | -1.3 | |
| Tommy Dowd— | 575 | 0 | .284 | -1.9 | |
| Morgan MurphyC | 218 | 0 | .169 | -2.6 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con LucidSP | 49.0 | 3.67 | 4 | -0.2 | |
| Duke EsperSP | 61.1 | 5.28 | 8 | -0.3 | |
| Willie SudhoffSP | 92.2 | 4.47 | 19 | -0.3 | |
| Percy ColemanRP | 57.1 | 8.16 | 10 | -0.4 | |
| Bill KissingerSP | 31.1 | 11.49 | 5 | -0.5 | |
| William HutchinsonSP | 40.0 | 6.08 | 5 | -0.8 | |
| Red DonahueSP | 348.0 | 6.13 | 64 | -1.1 | |
| Bill HartSP | 294.2 | 6.26 | 67 | -1.8 |
Season NUT is one number for production against that season's league average: 0.0 is average, and defense is left out. The roster lists every player who reached the 1897 qualifying bar (100 plate appearances or 25 innings). Team NUT adds those players up. A player traded during the season appears once, with his full-season line, under the club MLB lists him with. Each season is measured against its own league, so a 1897 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale. Seasons before 1901 ran 60 to 140 games, so values sit lower.
The 1897 St. Louis Cardinals went 29-102, the worst record of 12 clubs in the NL. Their team NUT of -12.7 ranked #12 of 12 clubs that season and #2,974 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: -7.2 from the hitters, -5.4 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klondike Douglass | 583 | 6 | .329 | +1.5 · B |
| Monte Cross | 544 | 4 | .286 | +0.4 · C |
| Dick Harley | 383 | 3 | .291 | +0.1 · C |
| Tuck Turner | 461 | 2 | .291 | -0.1 · C |
| Fred Hartman | 555 | 2 | .306 | -0.2 · C |
| Mike Grady | 377 | 7 | .275 | -0.2 · C |
| John Houseman | 317 | 0 | .245 | -0.9 · D |
| Bill Hart | 157 | 2 | .250 | -1.0 · D |
| Dan Lally | 377 | 2 | .279 | -1.1 · D |
| Red Donahue | 163 | 1 | .213 | -1.3 · D |
| Tommy Dowd | 575 | 0 | .284 | -1.9 · D |
| Morgan Murphy | 218 | 0 | .169 | -2.6 · F |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con Lucid | 49.0 | 3.67 | 4 | -0.2 · C |
| Duke Esper | 61.1 | 5.28 | 8 | -0.3 · C |
| Willie Sudhoff | 92.2 | 4.47 | 19 | -0.3 · C |
| Percy Coleman | 57.1 | 8.16 | 10 | -0.4 · D |
| Bill Kissinger | 31.1 | 11.49 | 5 | -0.5 · D |
| William Hutchinson | 40.0 | 6.08 | 5 | -0.8 · D |
| Red Donahue | 348.0 | 6.13 | 64 | -1.1 · D |
| Bill Hart | 294.2 | 6.26 | 67 | -1.8 · F |