1898 Chicago Orphans

85-65 • .567 Win% • 4th in NL

📊 Season Record

85 Wins
65 Losses
.567 Win %
4th Rank
828 R 679 RA
Diff +149

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828 Runs Scored
679 Runs Allowed
+149 Run Diff
465K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .274 1% above the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .343 3% above the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .350 1% above the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 2.83 22% better than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 828 9% above the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 89
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Total Attendance 465,600
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Avg per Game 5,231

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Ryan 0.323 2 Bill Lange 0.319 3 Bill Everitt 0.319 4 Danny Green 0.314 5 Sam Mertes 0.297

Home Runs

1 Bill Lange 5 2 Danny Green 4 3 Jimmy Ryan 4 4 Barry McCormick 2 5 Frank Chance 1

RBI

1 Bill Dahlen 79 2 Jimmy Ryan 79 3 Barry McCormick 78 4 Bill Everitt 69 5 Bill Lange 69
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Everitt 149 596 102 190 15 6 0 69 53 43 28 0.319
Jimmy Ryan 144 572 122 185 32 13 4 79 73 24 29 0.323
Barry McCormick 137 530 76 131 15 9 2 78 47 54 15 0.247
Bill Dahlen 142 521 96 151 35 8 1 79 58 41 27 0.290
Jim Connor 138 505 51 114 9 9 0 67 42 34 11 0.226
Bill Lange 113 442 79 141 16 11 5 69 36 17 22 0.319
Tim Donahue 122 396 52 87 12 3 0 39 49 31 17 0.220
Sam Mertes 83 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 34 28 27 0.297
Walter Thornton 62 210 34 62 5 2 0 14 22 14 8 0.295
Danny Green 47 188 26 59 4 3 4 27 7 14 12 0.314
Jimmy Callahan 43 164 27 43 7 5 0 22 4 18 3 0.262
Frank Isbell 45 159 17 37 4 0 0 8 3 13 3 0.233
Walt Woods 48 154 16 27 1 0 0 8 4 15 3 0.175
Frank Chance 53 147 32 41 4 3 1 14 7 14 7 0.279
Clark Griffith 38 122 15 20 2 3 0 15 13 6 1 0.164
Matt Kilroy 26 96 20 22 4 1 0 10 13 7 0 0.229
Harry Wolverton 13 49 4 16 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0.327
Art Nichols 14 42 7 12 1 0 0 6 4 4 6 0.286
Jack Taylor 5 15 4 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 0.200
Buttons Briggs 4 14 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.429
Bill Phyle 4 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.111
Danny Friend 2 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.286
Henry Clarke 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.250
Jack Katoll 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Frank Martin 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Clark Griffith 1.88 2 Jack Taylor 2.20 3 Jimmy Callahan 2.46 4 Walt Woods 3.14 5 Walter Thornton 3.34

Wins

1 Clark Griffith 24 2 Jimmy Callahan 20 3 Walter Thornton 13 4 Walt Woods 9 5 Matt Kilroy 6

Strikeouts

1 Clark Griffith 97 2 Jimmy Callahan 73 3 Walter Thornton 56 4 Walt Woods 26 5 Matt Kilroy 18
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Clark Griffith 24 10 1.88 38 38 0 325.2 305 68 64 97
Jimmy Callahan 20 10 2.46 31 31 0 274.1 267 75 71 73
Walter Thornton 13 10 3.34 28 25 0 215.1 226 80 56 56
Walt Woods 9 13 3.14 27 22 0 215.0 224 75 59 26
Matt Kilroy 6 7 4.31 13 11 0 100.1 119 48 30 18
Frank Isbell 4 7 3.56 13 9 0 81.0 86 32 42 16
Jack Taylor 5 0 2.20 5 5 0 41.0 32 10 10 11
Buttons Briggs 1 3 5.70 4 4 0 30.0 38 19 10 14
Bill Phyle 2 1 0.78 3 3 0 23.0 24 2 6 4
Danny Friend 0 2 5.29 2 2 0 17.0 20 10 10 4
Jack Katoll 0 1 0.82 2 1 0 11.0 8 1 1 3
Henry Clarke 1 0 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 2 5 1

👥 Roster (25)

Buttons Briggs Jimmy Callahan Frank Chance Henry Clarke Jim Connor Bill Dahlen Tim Donahue Bill Everitt Danny Friend Danny Green Clark Griffith Frank Isbell +13 more

25 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 Chicago Orphans

What was the 1898 Chicago Orphans record?
The 1898 Chicago Orphans finished 85-65 (.567 win pct).
Who led the 1898 Chicago Orphans in home runs?
Bill Lange led the 1898 Chicago Orphans with 5 home runs.
What was the 1898 Chicago Orphans team ERA?
The 1898 Chicago Orphans posted a team ERA of 2.83.
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