1898 Major League Baseball season

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1898 MLB season
League National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 15 – October 15, 1898
Number of games154
Number of teams12
Pennant winner
NL champions Boston Beaneaters
  NL runners-up Baltimore Orioles
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Locations of teams for the 1898 National League season
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The 1898 major league baseball season began on April 15, 1898. The regular season ended on October 15, with the Boston Beaneaters as the pennant winner of the National League. Due to lack of enthusiasm from both players and fans, the Temple Cup which had taken place in the four previous seasons was not held, nor was there any other form of a postseason.

Contents

The Chicago Colts renamed as the Chicago Orphans.

Schedule

The 1898 schedule consisted of 154 games for the twelve teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 14 games against the other eleven teams in the league. This format saw an increase to the previously used format, which had each team play 12 games against each other, and had resulted in a total of 132 games. The 154-game format had previously been used by the National League during in 1892.

Opening Day took place on April 15 featuring six teams. The final day of the season was on October 15, featuring eight teams. [1]

Rule changes

The 1898 season saw the following rule changes:

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [3]
National League Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Union Park 6,500 Ned Hanlon
Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 6,600 Frank Selee
Brooklyn Bridegrooms New York, New York Washington Park 12,000 Billy Barnie
Mike Griffin
Charles Ebbets
Chicago Orphans Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 13,000 Tom Burns
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio League Park (Cincinnati) 9,000 Buck Ewing
Cleveland Spiders Cleveland, Ohio League Park (Cleveland) 9,000 Patsy Tebeau
Louisville Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Eclipse Park 6,400 Fred Clarke
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 Bill Joyce
Cap Anson
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 George Stallings
Bill Shettsline
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 6,500 Bill Watkins
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri New Sportsman's Park 14,500 Tim Hurst
Washington Senators Washington, D.C. Boundary Field 6,500 Tom Brown
Jack Doyle
Deacon McGuire
Arthur Irwin

Standings

National League

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

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Chicago Orphans Cap Anson Tom Burns
Pittsburgh Pirates Patsy Donovan Bill Watkins
St. Louis Browns Chris von der Ahe Tim Hurst

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Brooklyn Bridegrooms Billy Barnie Mike Griffin
Mike Griffin Charles Ebbets
New York Giants Bill Joyce Cap Anson
Philadelphia Phillies George Stallings Bill Shettsline
Washington Senators Tom Brown Jack Doyle
Jack Doyle Deacon McGuire
Deacon McGuire Arthur Irwin

League leaders

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Willie Keeler (BKN).385
OPS Billy Hamilton (BOS).933
HR Jimmy Collins (BOS)15
RBI Nap Lajoie (PHI)127
R John McGraw (BAL)143
H Willie Keeler (BKN)216
SB Ed Delahanty (PHI)58
Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Kid Nichols (BOS)31
L Jack Taylor (STL)29
ERA Clark Griffith (CHI)1.88
K Cy Seymour (NY)239
IP Jack Taylor (STL)397.1
SV Kid Nichols (BOS)4
WHIP Kid Nichols (BOS)1.034

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Chicago Orphans [6] 8544.1%424,35229.7%4,768
Cincinnati Reds [7] 9221.1%336,378−0.1%3,780
New York Giants [8] 77−7.2%265,414−32.0%3,492
Philadelphia Phillies [9] 7841.8%265,414−8.5%3,277
Boston Beaneaters [10] 1029.7%229,275−31.5%2,902
St. Louis Browns [11] 3934.5%151,70011.2%2,298
Pittsburgh Pirates [12] 7220.0%150,900−9.1%2,012
Louisville Colonels [13] 7034.6%128,980−11.2%1,633
Baltimore Orioles [14] 966.7%123,416−54.8%1,624
Brooklyn Bridegrooms [15] 54−11.5%122,514−44.5%1,656
Washington Senators [16] 51−16.4%103,250−31.6%1,291
Cleveland Spiders [17] 8117.4%70,496−38.8%1,237

References

  1. ↑ "1898 Major Leagues Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Talbot, Jamie. "1897 Winter Meetings: A Period of Good Feeling – Society for American Baseball Research" . Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1898 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1898 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1898 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Louisville Colonels Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Washington Senators Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Cleveland Spiders Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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