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⚾ Batting Leaders

1898 Home Run Leaders

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Batting Average

1 Willie Keeler 0.385 2 Billy Hamilton 0.369 3 Buck Freeman 0.364 4 John McGraw 0.342 5 Elmer Smith 0.342

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Collins 15 2 Bill Joyce 10 3 Honus Wagner 10 4 John Anderson 9 5 Ed McKean 9

RBI

1 Nap Lajoie 127 2 Jimmy Collins 111 3 Joe Kelley 110 4 Hugh Duffy 108 5 Dan McGann 106

Stolen Bases

1 Ed Delahanty 58 2 Billy Hamilton 54 3 Gene DeMontreville 49 4 Charlie Dexter 44 5 John McGraw 43

Hits

1 Willie Keeler 216 2 Jesse Burkett 213 3 George Van Haltren 204 4 Nap Lajoie 197 5 Jimmy Collins 196

Runs

1 John McGraw 143 2 Hughie Jennings 135 3 George Van Haltren 129 4 Willie Keeler 126 5 Duff Cooley 123

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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1898 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA

1 Bill Hoffer 1.74 2 Clark Griffith 1.88 3 Al Maul 2.10 4 Kid Nichols 2.13 5 Charlie Hickman 2.18

Wins

1 Kid Nichols 31 2 Bert Cunningham 28 3 Pink Hawley 27 4 James McJames 27 5 Ted Lewis 26

Strikeouts

1 Cy Seymour 239 2 James McJames 178 3 Vic Willis 160 4 Kid Nichols 138 5 Wiley Piatt 121

Saves

1 Kid Nichols 4 2 Bill Dammann 2 3 Charlie Hickman 2 4 Ted Lewis 2 5 Jesse Tannehill 2

WHIP

1 Sam Leever 0.94 2 Jack Taylor 1.02 3 Kid Nichols 1.03 4 Charlie Hickman 1.06 5 Al Maul 1.07

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📋 Standings

National League

Boston Beaneaters ★ 102-47 Baltimore Orioles 96-53 Cincinnati Reds 92-60 Chicago Orphans 85-65 Cleveland Spiders 81-68 Philadelphia Phillies 78-71 New York Giants 77-73 Pittsburgh Pirates 72-76 Louisville Colonels 70-81 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 54-91 Washington Senators 51-101 St. Louis Browns 39-111

IND

Cuban X Giants ★ 7-2 Chicago Unions 2-4

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