1898 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 17th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates[1] franchise; their 12th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–76.
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Owner(s) | William Kerr and Phil Auten |
Manager(s) | Bill Watkins |
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Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 47 | 0.685 | — | 62–15 | 40–32 |
Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 53 | 0.644 | 6 | 58–15 | 38–38 |
Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 60 | 0.605 | 11½ | 58–28 | 34–32 |
Chicago Orphans | 85 | 65 | 0.567 | 17½ | 58–31 | 27–34 |
Cleveland Spiders | 81 | 68 | 0.544 | 21 | 36–19 | 45–49 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 71 | 0.523 | 24 | 49–31 | 29–40 |
New York Giants | 77 | 73 | 0.513 | 25½ | 45–28 | 32–45 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 76 | 0.486 | 29½ | 39–35 | 33–41 |
Louisville Colonels | 70 | 81 | 0.464 | 33 | 43–34 | 27–47 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 54 | 91 | 0.372 | 46 | 30–41 | 24–50 |
Washington Senators | 51 | 101 | 0.336 | 52½ | 34–44 | 17–57 |
St. Louis Browns | 39 | 111 | 0.260 | 63½ | 20–44 | 19–67 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 9–5 | 8–6–1 | 8–6–1 | 9–5 | 10–3–1 | 10–3–1 | 10–4 | 12–2 | 7–7 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 11–2 | 9–5 | 9–4–1 | 6–7–1 | 8–6–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 11–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 5–8–1 | 2–11 | — | 4–10 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 2–10–1 | 3–11 | 6–6 | 9–5–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | |||||
Chicago | 5–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — | 6–8 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 9–5–1 | 6–7 | 7–4–1 | 10–4 | 11–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 6–8–1 | 4–9–1 | 11–3 | 8–6 | — | 8–5–2 | 9–5 | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 12–2 | 12–2 | 9–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 6–8–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 5–8–2 | — | 9–5 | 6–8 | 7–7 | 5–8 | 10–3–1 | 12–2–2 | |||||
Louisville | 5–9 | 6–8–1 | 10–2–1 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 5–9 | — | 6–8 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | |||||
New York | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 11–3 | 5–9–1 | 8–6–1 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | 6–7 | 5–9–1 | 10–3–2 | 9–4–1 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 7–6 | — | 6–8 | 9–5 | 12–2 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–10 | 5–9 | 5–9–1 | 4–7–1 | 2–12 | 8–5 | 9–4–1 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | — | 9–4 | 9–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–12 | 2–12 | 6–7–1 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 3–10–2 | 5–9 | 4–9 | — | 4–10 | |||||
Washington | 7–7 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12–2 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Harry Davis | 58 | 222 | 65 | .293 | 1 | 24 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jim Gardner | 25 | 185.1 | 10 | 13 | 3.21 | 41 |
Jack Cronin | 4 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 3.54 | 9 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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References
Notes
- In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the name of Pittsburgh was often spelled without the 'h'.