1897 AL Season
8 teams competed during the regular season
Indianapolis Indians finished in 1st place to claim the championship
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1897 AL Season Overview
Indiapolis won the championship in the 1897 Western League finishing 9.5 games ahead of Columbus in the 8 game league.
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.