1897 Season
Top 100 Prospects List Published
Monday, April 5th, 1897
The season is about to start, so it's time to publish the annual Top 100 Prospects list. This year 23-year-old first baseman Honus Wagner of the Cleveland Spiders is the #1 prospect overall.
Here is the top 10:
1) 1B Honus Wagner, 23, Cleveland Spiders
2) MR Rube Waddell, 20, Boston Americans
3) MR Jack J Powell, 22, Boston Americans
4) RF Walter Thornton, 22, St. Louis Browns
5) SS Jimmy Sheckard, 18, New York Giants
6) RF Chick Stahl, 24, Chicago Colts
7) SP Davey Dunkle, 24, Pittsburgh Pirates
8) MR Tully Sparks, 22, Detroit Tigers
9) MR Jack Cronin, 22, Chicago Colts
10) RF Kid Nance, 20, Boston Beaneaters
