59 MLB Players debut in 1897
| # | Player | debut Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ed Abbaticchio | 9/4/1897 |
| 2. | Doc Amole | 8/19/1897 |
| 3. | Bob Becker | 9/6/1897 |
| 4. | Ira Belden | 9/17/1897 |
| 5. | Ed Biecher | 9/26/1897 |
| 6. | George Blackburn | 7/6/1897 |
| 7. | Roger Bresnahan | 8/27/1897 |
| 8. | John Brown | 8/11/1897 |
| 9. | Charlie Brown | 8/4/1897 |
| 10. | Dick Butler | 6/16/1897 |
| 11. | Win Clark | 7/12/1897 |
| 12. | Henry Clarke | 6/26/1897 |
| 13. | Dick Cogan | 5/10/1897 |
| 14. | Percy Coleman | 7/2/1897 |
| 15. | Fred Cooke | 7/30/1897 |
| 16. | Bill Dammann | 4/24/1897 |
| 17. | Roger Denzer | 4/24/1897 |
| 18. | Pete Dowling | 7/17/1897 |
| 19. | Davy Dunkle | 8/28/1897 |
| 20. | Jack Dunn | 5/6/1897 |
| 21. | Roy Evans | 5/15/1897 |
| 22. | Jack Fifield | 4/28/1897 |
| 23. | Bill Fox | 8/20/1897 |
| 24. | Jake Gettman | 8/20/1897 |
| 25. | John Grimes | 7/28/1897 |
| 26. | Irv Hach | 7/1/1897 |
| 27. | Pat Hannivan | 4/29/1897 |
| 28. | Dick Harley | 6/2/1897 |
| 29. | Tom Hernon | 9/13/1897 |
| 30. | Charlie Hickman | 9/8/1897 |
| 31. | Jesse Hoffmeister | 7/24/1897 |
| 32. | Frank Huelsman | 10/3/1897 |
| 33. | Youngy Johnson | 4/29/1897 |
| 34. | Jim Jones | 6/29/1897 |
| 35. | Charlie Kuhns | 6/4/1897 |
| 36. | Tom Leahy | 5/18/1897 |
| 37. | Tom Lipp | 9/18/1897 |
| 38. | Bill Magee | 5/18/1897 |
| 39. | Mike Mahoney | 5/18/1897 |
| 40. | Frank Martin | 6/30/1897 |
| 41. | Bert Miller | 7/15/1897 |
| 42. | William Nance | 8/19/1897 |
| 43. | Tom O'Brien | 5/10/1897 |
| 44. | John Pappalau | 6/9/1897 |
| 45. | Jack Powell | 6/23/1897 |
| 46. | Claude Ritchey | 4/22/1897 |
| 47. | Jack Rothfuss | 8/2/1897 |
| 48. | Ossee Schrecongost | 9/8/1897 |
| 49. | Jimmy Sheckard | 9/14/1897 |
| 50. | George Smith | 9/1/1897 |
| 51. | Aleck Smith | 4/23/1897 |
| 52. | Chief Sockalexis | 4/22/1897 |
| 53. | Tully Sparks | 9/15/1897 |
| 54. | Chick Stahl | 4/19/1897 |
| 55. | Joe Stanley | 9/11/1897 |
| 56. | Willie Sudhoff | 8/20/1897 |
| 57. | Cy Swaim | 5/3/1897 |
| 58. | Rube Waddell | 9/8/1897 |
| 59. | Honus Wagner | 7/19/1897 |
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