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NATIONAL LEAGUE 1898
STATISTICS & LEADERS
12/31/1898
LEAGUE STANDINGS
Team W L WPct GB R RA
Baltimore Orioles 99 55 .643 - 715 512
Boston Beaneaters 97 55 .638 1 733 514
Chicago Orphans 91 61 .599 7 712 554
Cincinnati Reds 88 69 .561 12½ 748 601
New York Giants 87 70 .554 13½ 689 704
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 77 72 .517 19½ 667 659
Philadelphia Phillies 74 76 .493 23 725 702
Pittsburgh Pirates 68 84 .447 30 602 670
Cleveland Spiders 69 87 .442 31 588 742
Louisville Colonels 63 91 .409 36 599 715
Washington Senators 61 94 .394 38½ 637 751
St. Louis Cardinals 47 107 .305 52 507 798
LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Team R/G R G AB H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Cincinnati Reds 4.8 748 157 5452 1497 191 111 25 453 285 211 .275 .337 .364 .701
Boston Beaneaters 4.8 733 152 5269 1550 187 72 31 448 289 186 .294 .353 .375 .727
Philadelphia Phillies 4.8 725 150 5238 1490 222 98 27 461 340 169 .284 .346 .380 .726
Baltimore Orioles 4.6 715 154 5360 1490 159 73 13 536 342 232 .278 .355 .342 .697
Chicago Orphans 4.7 712 152 5235 1433 173 88 26 460 363 239 .274 .341 .355 .697
New York Giants 4.4 689 157 5498 1482 191 82 29 408 369 205 .270 .331 .350 .681
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4.5 667 149 5100 1337 134 63 14 399 351 211 .262 .326 .321 .648
Washington Senators 4.1 637 155 5412 1415 174 73 25 432 434 191 .261 .325 .334 .659
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.0 602 152 5274 1381 170 82 14 381 354 156 .262 .322 .333 .655
Louisville Colonels 3.9 599 154 5298 1354 168 77 30 472 411 210 .256 .323 .333 .656
Cleveland Spiders 3.8 588 156 5275 1345 150 61 22 457 364 158 .255 .319 .319 .638
St. Louis Cardinals 3.3 507 154 5209 1234 161 47 26 346 410 135 .237 .293 .301 .594
TOTALS 4.3 7922 1842 63620 17008 2080 927 282 5253 4312 2303 .267 .331 .342 .674
AVERAGE 660 154 5302 1417 173 77 24 438 359 192
LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Team R/G R G CG SHO SV ERA IP HA HRA BB K WHIP OAVG BABIP
Baltimore Orioles 3.3 512 154 127 19 2 2.42 1400.0 1207 17 399 411 1.15 .232 .248
Boston Beaneaters 3.4 514 152 126 14 1 2.56 1362.0 1148 23 467 416 1.19 .229 .244
Chicago Orphans 3.6 554 152 124 11 5 2.60 1362.2 1283 16 355 341 1.20 .250 .264
Cincinnati Reds 3.8 601 157 122 13 2 3.08 1415.1 1381 27 413 334 1.27 .259 .271
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 4.4 659 149 107 12 6 3.43 1327.1 1398 21 478 267 1.41 .273 .283
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.4 670 152 115 11 2 3.41 1366.0 1433 26 447 339 1.38 .271 .284
Philadelphia Phillies 4.7 702 150 102 15 3 3.59 1342.0 1458 22 394 341 1.38 .278 .292
New York Giants 4.5 704 157 113 10 1 3.24 1417.1 1398 19 591 586 1.40 .257 .283
Louisville Colonels 4.6 715 154 101 9 3 3.67 1382.0 1477 31 443 317 1.39 .275 .286
Cleveland Spiders 4.8 742 156 108 10 6 3.53 1377.1 1550 28 403 370 1.42 .283 .298
Washington Senators 4.8 751 155 108 7 3 3.55 1394.1 1590 26 438 287 1.45 .288 .299
St. Louis Cardinals 5.2 798 154 90 2 2 4.00 1364.1 1685 26 425 303 1.55 .307 .318
TOTALS 4.3 7922 1842 1343 133 36 3.26 16510.2 17008 282 5253 4312 1.35 .267 .281
AVERAGE 660 154 112 11 3 1376 1417 24 438 359
Babe Ruth MVP Award Ed Delahanty PHI .369/.438/.516, 610 AB, 4 HR, 36 SB, 109 R, 118 RBI, 8.3 WAR
Cy Young Award Kid Nichols BSN 29-14, 2.16 ERA, 388.1 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 2.9 K/9, 8.1 WAR
Jackie Robinson Award Elmer Flick PHI .313/.413/.439, 610 AB, 4 HR, 27 SB, 114 R, 156 wRC+, 6.6 WAR
Gold Glove Award Pitcher Cy Seymour NY1 .968 PCT., 21 PO, 40 A, 1.40 RANGE
Catcher Charles Zimmer CL4 .985 PCT., 226 PO, 100 A, 45.8 CS %
First Base Candy LaChance BRO .987 PCT., 1024 PO, 106 A, 10.81 RANGE
Second Base Bobby Lowe BSN .947 PCT., 347 PO, 457 A, 5.47 RANGE
Third Base Jimmy Collins BSN .928 PCT., 120 PO, 307 A, 2.82 RANGE
Shortstop Herman Long BSN .941 PCT., 235 PO, 467 A, 4.71 RANGE
Left Field Jimmy Sheckard BRO .962 PCT., 397 PO, 6 A, 2.74 RANGE
Center Field Mike Griffin BRO .989 PCT., 572 PO, 31 A, 4.09 RANGE
Right Field Willie Keeler BLN .976 PCT., 281 PO, 9 A, 2.42 RANGE
Silver Slugger Award Pitcher Walter Thornton CHC .319/.400/.389, 0 HR, 18 RBI, 1.3 WAR
Catcher Heinie Peitz CIN .315/.392/.407, 1 HR, 69 RBI, 5.5 WAR
First Base Jake Beckley CIN .325/.378/.469, 6 HR, 103 RBI, 4.9 WAR
Second Base Nap Lajoie PHI .339/.362/.482, 7 HR, 104 RBI, 6.3 WAR
Third Base John McGraw BLN .347/.483/.399, 0 HR, 67 RBI, 7.4 WAR
Shortstop Hughie Jennings BLN .281/.410/.377, 1 HR, 52 RBI, 5.6 WAR
Left Field Ed Delahanty PHI .369/.438/.516, 4 HR, 118 RBI, 8.3 WAR
Center Field Billy Hamilton BSN .351/.468/.421, 3 HR, 68 RBI, 7.3 WAR
Right Field Elmer Flick PHI .313/.413/.439, 4 HR, 75 RBI, 6.6 WAR
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
League Batting Leaderboards
Batting AVG
E. Delahanty PHI .369
B. Hamilton BSN .351
W. Keeler BLN .349
J. McGraw BLN .347
N. Lajoie PHI .339
On-Base PCT
J. McGraw BLN .483
B. Hamilton BSN .468
E. Delahanty PHI .438
T. Daly BRO .421
E. Flick PHI .413
Slugging PCT
E. Delahanty PHI .516
N. Lajoie PHI .482
J. Beckley CIN .469
E. Flick PHI .439
J. Ryan CHC .435
On-Base + Slugging
E. Delahanty PHI .954
B. Hamilton BSN .889
J. McGraw BLN .881
E. Flick PHI .852
J. Beckley CIN .847
wRC+
E. Delahanty PHI 182
B. Hamilton BSN 171
J. McGraw BLN 171
E. Flick PHI 156
T. Daly BRO 152
WAR
E. Delahanty PHI 8.3
J. McGraw BLN 7.4
B. Hamilton BSN 7.3
J. Kelley BLN 7.1
J. Collins BSN 7.0
Runs Created / 27 outs
J. McGraw BLN 8.1
E. Delahanty PHI 8.0
B. Hamilton BSN 7.8
E. Flick PHI 6.9
J. Kelley BLN 6.6
Isolated Power
E. Delahanty PHI .148
J. Beckley CIN .143
N. Lajoie PHI .143
B. Wallace CL4 .129
J. Ryan CHC .129
Games
D. Holmes STL 158
J. Beckley CIN 157
G. Davis NY1 157
B. Joyce NY1 157
J. Burkett CL4 156
At-Bats
D. Miller CIN 677
G. Davis NY1 672
G. DeMontreville BLN 652
J. Doyle WAS 652
P. Donovan PIT 644
Runs
H. Jennings BLN 117
E. Flick PHI 114
S. Mertes CHC 110
E. Delahanty PHI 109
B. Hamilton BSN 108
Hits
E. Delahanty PHI 225
N. Lajoie PHI 213
J. Beckley CIN 202
J. Kelley BLN 199
D. Cooley PHI 198
Total Bases
E. Delahanty PHI 315
N. Lajoie PHI 303
J. Beckley CIN 291
E. Flick PHI 268
J. Kelley BLN 263
Singles
B. Hamilton BSN 171
B. Everitt CHC 170
J. McGraw BLN 168
D. Cooley PHI 166
J. Burkett CL4 160
Doubles
E. Delahanty PHI 52
G. Davis NY1 33
N. Lajoie PHI 33
E. McFarland PHI 32
H. Jennings BLN 30
Triples
J. Beckley CIN 22
E. Flick PHI 20
J. Kelley BLN 19
M. Smith CIN 19
N. Lajoie PHI 18
Home Runs
J. Collins BSN 9
S. Mertes CHC 8
H. Wagner LS3 8
J. Clements STL 7
B. Freeman WAS 7
Runs Batted In
E. Delahanty PHI 118
J. Collins BSN 110
J. Kelley BLN 110
N. Lajoie PHI 104
J. Ryan CHC 104
Stolen Bases
E. Heidrick CL4 52
S. Mertes CHC 49
D. Hoy LS3 47
B. Lange CHC 46
J. Doyle WAS 44
Bases On Balls
J. McGraw BLN 124
B. Hamilton BSN 115
K. Nance LS3 102
H. Jennings BLN 101
B. Joyce NY1 95
Intentional Walks
J. Burkett CL4 16
H. Jennings BLN 14
B. Dahlen CHC 13
J. Stenzel BLN 13
N. Lajoie PHI 12
Hit-By-Pitch
B. Joyce NY1 40
H. Jennings BLN 35
M. Grady NY1 25
B. Dahlen CHC 23
J. Beckley CIN 21
Strikeouts
B. Joyce NY1 73
T. McCreery NY1 64
S. Mertes CHC 63
B. Clingman LS3 58
E. Flick PHI 58
Sacrifice Hits
B. Wallace CL4 73
C. Ritchey LS3 28
G. DeMontreville BLN 27
C. Irwin CIN 27
J. Dunn BRO 25
Sacrifice Flies
N. Lajoie PHI 11
J. Clements STL 8
W. Clark PIT 7
E. McFarland PHI 7
Z. Wrigley WAS 7
League Pitching Leaderboards
ERA
A. Maul BLN 1.85
N. Callahan CHC 2.15
K. Nichols BSN 2.16
J. Nops BLN 2.16
T. Lewis BSN 2.34
Wins
K. Nichols BSN 29
C. Seymour NY1 27
T. Breitenstein CIN 26
W. Piatt PHI 26
C. Young CL4 26
Losses
J. Taylor STL 33
W. Sudhoff STL 25
B. Cunningham LS3 23
J. Hughey STL 23
F. Killen PIT 23
Winning PCT
A. Maul BLN .750
J. Nops BLN .750
A. Rusie NY1 .714
W. Piatt PHI .703
W. Thornton CHC .680
Saves
S. McAllister CL4 4
D. Amole WAS 3
K. McKenna BRO 3
J. Taylor CHC 3
G. Cuppy CL4 2
Games Pitched
T. Breitenstein CIN 48
W. Piatt PHI 47
J. Taylor STL 47
G. Weyhing WAS 47
K. Nichols BSN 46
Games Started
J. Taylor STL 47
K. Nichols BSN 44
C. Seymour NY1 44
G. Weyhing WAS 44
D. McJames BLN 42
Complete Games
K. Nichols BSN 38
D. McJames BLN 37
C. Seymour NY1 37
T. Breitenstein CIN 35
J. Tannehill PIT 35
Shutouts
A. Maul BLN 7
W. Piatt PHI 7
T. Lewis BSN 6
R. Donahue PHI 5
P. Dowling LS3 5
Innings Pitched
C. Seymour NY1 391.1
J. Taylor STL 388.2
K. Nichols BSN 388.1
D. McJames BLN 368.2
G. Weyhing WAS 368.1
Hits Allowed
J. Taylor STL 452
G. Weyhing WAS 428
C. Griffith CHC 376
B. Cunningham LS3 371
F. Killen PIT 370
Home Runs Allowed
G. Weyhing WAS 10
Z. Wilson CL4 10
B. Cunningham LS3 9
J. Powell CL4 9
D. McJames BLN 8
Walks Allowed
C. Seymour NY1 211
V. Willis BSN 145
D. McJames BLN 135
T. Breitenstein CIN 122
B. Kennedy BRO 115
Walks per 9 IP
C. Young CL4 1.6
F. Dwyer CIN 1.6
J. Nops BLN 2.1
N. Callahan CHC 2.1
B. Dammann CIN 2.1
Strikeouts
C. Seymour NY1 257
W. Piatt PHI 138
D. McJames BLN 135
K. Nichols BSN 127
V. Willis BSN 121
Strikeouts per 9 IP
C. Seymour NY1 5.9
E. Doheny NY1 4.3
W. Piatt PHI 3.6
V. Willis BSN 3.5
A. Rusie NY1 3.4
K/BB
W. Piatt PHI 1.6
C. Young CL4 1.6
K. Nichols BSN 1.4
W. Thornton CHC 1.3
J. Nops BLN 1.3
WHIP
K. Nichols BSN 1.03
A. Maul BLN 1.04
J. Nops BLN 1.07
N. Callahan CHC 1.07
J. Hughes BLN 1.14
Hits per 9 IP
V. Willis BSN 6.6
C. Seymour NY1 7.0
K. Nichols BSN 7.1
A. Maul BLN 7.2
N. Callahan CHC 7.5
Opponents AVG
V. Willis BSN .205
C. Seymour NY1 .213
K. Nichols BSN .218
A. Maul BLN .222
J. Nops BLN .225
Opponents OBP
K. Nichols BSN .270
A. Maul BLN .271
J. Nops BLN .281
N. Callahan CHC .288
J. Hughes BLN .292
Opponents SLG
C. Seymour NY1 .276
A. Maul BLN .278
V. Willis BSN .282
J. Hughes BLN .284
J. Nops BLN .289
Opponents OPS
A. Maul BLN .548
K. Nichols BSN .570
J. Nops BLN .570
J. Hughes BLN .577
N. Callahan CHC .577
BABIP
V. Willis BSN .225
K. Nichols BSN .233
A. Maul BLN .233
T. Lewis BSN .240
R. Miller BRO .240
WAR
C. Young CL4 8.6
K. Nichols BSN 8.1
W. Piatt PHI 7.5
N. Callahan CHC 6.2
F. Killen PIT 5.9