1898 Louisville Colonels season

The 1898 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 70–81 record and ninth place in the National League.

1898 Louisville Colonels
LeagueNational League
BallparkEclipse Park II
CityLouisville, Kentucky
OwnersBarney Dreyfuss
ManagersFred Clarke
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Regular season

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The 1898 Louisville Colonels

Season standings

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 102 47 .685 62‍–‍15 40‍–‍32
Baltimore Orioles 96 53 .644 6 58‍–‍15 38‍–‍38
Cincinnati Reds 92 60 .605 11½ 58‍–‍28 34‍–‍32
Chicago Orphans 85 65 .567 17½ 58‍–‍31 27‍–‍34
Cleveland Spiders 81 68 .544 21 36‍–‍19 45‍–‍49
Philadelphia Phillies 78 71 .523 24 49‍–‍31 29‍–‍40
New York Giants 77 73 .513 25½ 45‍–‍28 32‍–‍45
Pittsburgh Pirates 72 76 .486 29½ 39‍–‍35 33‍–‍41
Louisville Colonels 70 81 .464 33 43‍–‍34 27‍–‍47
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 54 91 .372 46 30‍–‍41 24‍–‍50
Washington Senators 51 101 .336 52½ 34‍–‍44 17‍–‍57
St. Louis Browns 39 111 .260 63½ 20‍–‍44 19‍–‍67

Record vs. opponents

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Team BLN BSN BRO CHC CIN CLV LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WHS
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

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Roster

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1898 Louisville Colonels
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Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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
C Malachi Kittridge 86 287 70 .244 1 31
1B Honus Wagner 151 588 176 .299 10 105
2B Heinie Smith 35 121 23 .190 0 13
SS Claude Ritchey 151 551 140 .254 5 51
3B Billy Clingman 154 538 138 .257 0 50
OF Charlie Dexter 112 421 132 .314 1 66
OF Dummy Hoy 148 582 177 .304 6 66
OF Fred Clarke 149 599 184 .307 3 47

Other batters

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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
General Stafford 49 181 54 .298 1 25
George Decker 42 148 44 .297 0 19
Harry Davis 37 138 30 .217 1 16
Bill Wilson 29 102 17 .167 1 13
Doc Powers 34 99 27 .273 1 19
Kid Nance 22 76 24 .316 1 16
Topsy Hartsel 22 71 23 .324 0 9
Cooney Snyder 17 61 10 .164 0 6
Scoops Carey 8 32 6 .188 0 1
Billy Taylor 9 24 6 .250 0 2
Josh Clarke 6 18 3 .167 0 0
Tom Stouch 4 16 5 .313 0 6
John Richter 3 13 2 .154 0 0
Tommy Leach 3 10 1 .100 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Bert Cunningham 44 362.0 28 15 3.16 34
Bill Magee 38 295.1 16 15 4.05 55
Pete Dowling 36 285.2 13 20 4.16 84
Chick Fraser 26 203.0 7 17 5.32 58
Red Ehret 12 89.0 3 7 5.76 20
Dad Clarke 1 9.0 0 1 5.00 1
Lou Mahaffey 1 9.0 0 1 3.00 1

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Nick Altrock 11 70.0 3 3 4.50 13
Frank Todd 4 11.0 0 2 13.91 5

References

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