1898 Baltimore Orioles season explained

Baltimore Orioles
Season:	1898
League:	National League
Owners:	Harry Von der Horst
Managers:	Ned Hanlon

The 1898 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. Although there was no Temple Cup after the season, the Orioles still finished second in the National League for the second straight year with a record of 96–53, 6 games behind the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles set a Major League record which still stands, for the most batters hit by a pitch in a season, with 148.^[1]

Regular season

Roster

1898 Baltimore Orioles
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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
C		79	289	80	.277	0	38
1B		145	535	161	.301	5	106
2B		151	567	186	.328	0	86
SS		143	534	175	.328	1	87
3B		143	515	176	.342	0	53
OF		129	561	216	.385	1	44
OF		124	464	149	.321	2	110
OF		113	442	126	.285	1	64

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
	82	285	69	.242	0	27
	35	138	35	.254	0	22
	23	98	30	.306	0	19
	32	81	15	.185	0	8
	18	60	13	.217	0	14
	12	32	8	.250	0	5
	5	16	7	.438	0	1
	3	9	1	.111	0	1
	1	2	0	.000	0	0

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
	45	374.0	27	15	2.36	178
	38	300.2	23	12	3.20	81
	28	239.2	20	7	2.10	31
	33	235.0	16	9	3.56	91
	17	119.1	8	5	3.24	32
	4	34.1	0	4	7.34	5

Other pitchers

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

References

• 1898 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference
• 1898 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hit By A Pitch Team Records. Baseball-Almanac.com. May 14, 2012.