1898 Boston Beaneaters
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkSouth End Grounds
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record102–47 (.685)
League place1st
OwnersArthur Soden
ManagersFrank Selee

The 1898 Boston Beaneaters season was the 28th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won their second straight National League pennant and their eighth overall. It was also their fifth, and last, of the decade. This team has been cited (along with the 1880s St. Louis Browns and the 1890s Baltimore Orioles) as one of the greatest of the 19th century. This was the end of a tremendous run of success for the team, which won four straight National Association titles (1872–1875) and eight National League pennants (1877–78, 1883, 1891–93, 1897-98).

The starting line-up featured three Hall of Famers: third baseman Jimmy Collins and outfielders Billy Hamilton and Hugh Duffy. Collins led the league with 15 home runs, and Hamilton hit .369 with 54 stolen bases. The pitching staff was led by Hall of Famers Kid Nichols and Vic Willis. Nichols led the NL with 31 wins and had an ERA of 2.13.

Regular season

Season standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 10247 0.685 — 62–15 40–32
Baltimore Orioles 9653 0.644 6 58–15 38–38
Cincinnati Reds 9260 0.605 11½ 58–28 34–32
Chicago Orphans 8565 0.567 17½ 58–31 27–34
Cleveland Spiders 8168 0.544 21 36–19 45–49
Philadelphia Phillies 7871 0.523 24 49–31 29–40
New York Giants 7773 0.513 25½ 45–28 32–45
Pittsburgh Pirates 7276 0.486 29½ 39–35 33–41
Louisville Colonels 7081 0.464 33 43–34 27–47
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 5491 0.372 46 30–41 24–50
Washington Senators 51101 0.336 52½ 34–44 17–57
St. Louis Browns 39111 0.260 63½ 20–44 19–67

Record vs. opponents

1898 National League record

Sources:
Team BLN BSN BRO CHC CIN CLV LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WHS
Baltimore —5–78–5–19–58–6–18–6–19–510–3–110–3–110–412–27–7
Boston 7–5—11–29–59–4–16–7–18–6–110–410–49–512–211–3
Brooklyn 5–8–12–11—4–103–116–72–10–13–116–69–5–17–6–17–6
Chicago 5–95–910–4—6–87–79–59–5–16–77–4–110–411–3
Cincinnati 6–8–14–9–111–38–6—8–5–29–56–8–17–712–212–29–5
Cleveland 6–8–17–6–17–67–75–8–2—9–56–87–75–810–3–112–2–2
Louisville 5–96–8–110–2–15–95–95–9—6–84–104–9–110–410–4
New York 3–10–14–1011–35–9–18–6–18–68–6—6–75–9–110–3–29–4–1
Philadelphia 3–10–14–106–67–67–77–710–47–6—6–89–512–2
Pittsburgh 4–105–95–9–14–7–12–128–59–4–19–5–18–6—9–49–5
St. Louis 2–122–126–7–14–102–123–10–14–103–10–25–94–9—4–10
Washington 7–73–116–73–115–92–12–24–104–9–12–125–910–4—

Roster

1898 Boston Beaneaters roster
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 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
CMarty Bergen120446125.280360
1BFred Tenney117488160.328062
2BBobby Lowe147559152.272494
3BJimmy Collins152597196.32815111
SSHerman Long144589156.265699
OFHugh Duffy152568169.2988108
OFChick Stahl125467144.308352
OFBilly Hamilton110417154.369350

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
George Yeager6822159.267324
General Stafford3712332.26018
Jack Stivetts4111128.252216
Charlie Hickman195815.25907
Dave Pickett144312.27903
Bill Keister10305.16704
Stub Smith3101.10000
Kitty Bransfield592.22201
Hi Ladd141.25000

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
Kid Nichols50388.031122.13138
Edward M. Lewis41313.12682.9072
Vic Willis41311.025132.84160
Fred Klobedanz35270.219103.8951

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
Charlie Hickman633.0122.189
Jack Stivetts212.0018.251
Jim Sullivan312.00112.001

Awards and honors

League top ten finishers

Jimmy Collins

  • NL leader in home runs (15)
  • #2 in NL in RBI (111)
  • #2 in NL in slugging percentage (.479)

Hugh Duffy

  • #4 in NL in RBI (108)

Sliding Billy Hamilton

  • NL leader in on-base percentage (.480)
  • #2 in NL in batting average (.369)
  • #2 in NL in stolen bases (54)

Kid Nichols

  • NL leader in wins (31)
  • #3 in NL in ERA (2.13)
  • #4 in NL in strikeouts (138)

Vic Willis

  • #3 in NL in strikeouts (160)

References


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