1898 Boston Beaneaters season

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1898  Boston Beaneaters
National League champions
League National League
Ballpark South End Grounds
City Boston, Massachusetts
Record102–47 (.685)
League place1st
Owners Arthur Soden
Managers Frank Selee
←  1897
1899  →

The 1898 Boston Beaneaters season was the 28th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won their second straight National League pennant and their eighth overall. It was also their fifth, and last, of the decade. This team has been cited (along with the 1880s St. Louis Browns and the 1890s Baltimore Orioles) as one of the greatest of the 19th century.[ citation needed ] This was the end of a tremendous run of success for the team, which won four straight National Association titles (1872–1875) and eight National League pennants (1877–78, 1883, 1891–93, 1897-98).

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The starting line-up featured three Hall of Famers: third baseman Jimmy Collins and outfielders Billy Hamilton and Hugh Duffy. Collins led the league with 15 home runs, and Hamilton hit .369 with 54 stolen bases. The pitching staff was led by Hall of Famers Kid Nichols and Vic Willis. Nichols led the NL with 31 wins and had an ERA of 2.13.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 10247.685—62‍–‍1540‍–‍32
Baltimore Orioles 9653.644658‍–‍1538‍–‍38
Cincinnati Reds 9260.60511½58‍–‍2834‍–‍32
Chicago Orphans 8565.56717½58‍–‍3127‍–‍34
Cleveland Spiders 8168.5442136‍–‍1945‍–‍49
Philadelphia Phillies 7871.5232449‍–‍3129‍–‍40
New York Giants 7773.51325½45‍–‍2832‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 7276.48629½39‍–‍3533‍–‍41
Louisville Colonels 7081.4643343‍–‍3427‍–‍47
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5491.3724630‍–‍4124‍–‍50
Washington Senators 51101.33652½34‍–‍4417‍–‍57
St. Louis Browns 39111.26063½20‍–‍4419‍–‍67

Record vs. opponents

1898 National League record

Sources:
TeamBLNBSNBROCHCCINCLVLOUNYGPHIPITSTLWHS
Baltimore —5–78–5–19–58–6–18–6–19–510–3–110–3–110–412–27–7
Boston 7–5—11–29–59–4–16–7–18–6–110–410–49–512–211–3
Brooklyn 5–8–12–11—4–103–116–72–10–13–116–69–5–17–6–17–6
Chicago 5–95–910–4—6–87–79–59–5–16–77–4–110–411–3
Cincinnati 6–8–14–9–111–38–6—8–5–29–56–8–17–712–212–29–5
Cleveland 6–8–17–6–17–67–75–8–2—9–56–87–75–810–3–112–2–2
Louisville 5–96–8–110–2–15–95–95–9—6–84–104–9–110–410–4
New York 3–10–14–1011–35–9–18–6–18–68–6—6–75–9–110–3–29–4–1
Philadelphia 3–10–14–106–67–67–77–710–47–6—6–89–512–2
Pittsburgh 4–105–95–9–14–7–12–128–59–4–19–5–18–6—9–49–5
St. Louis 2–122–126–7–14–102–123–10–14–103–10–25–94–9—4–10
Washington 7–73–116–73–115–92–12–24–104–9–12–125–910–4—

Roster

1898 Boston Beaneaters roster
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Marty Bergen 120446125.280360
1B Fred Tenney 117488160.328062
2B Bobby Lowe 147559152.272494
3B Jimmy Collins 152597196.32815111
SS Herman Long 144589156.265699
OF Hugh Duffy 152568169.2988108
OF Chick Stahl 125467144.308352
OF Billy Hamilton 110417154.369350

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
George Yeager 6822159.267324
General Stafford 3712332.26018
Jack Stivetts 4111128.252216
Charlie Hickman 195815.25907
Dave Pickett 144312.27903
Bill Keister 10305.16704
Stub Smith 3101.10000
Kitty Bransfield 592.22201
Hi Ladd 141.25000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Kid Nichols 50388.031122.13138
Edward M. Lewis 41313.12682.9072
Vic Willis 41311.025132.84160
Fred Klobedanz 35270.219103.8951

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Charlie Hickman 633.0122.189
Jack Stivetts 212.0018.251
Jim Sullivan 312.00112.001

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Jimmy Collins

Hugh Duffy

Sliding Billy Hamilton

Kid Nichols

Vic Willis

References


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