1898 Philadelphia Phillies

78-71 • .523 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies went 78-71 (.523) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 823 runs, allowed 784, and played home games at Baker Bowl. Team leaders included Elmer Flick (8 HR, 81 RBI) and Wiley Piatt (24-14, 3.18 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

78 Wins
71 Losses
.523 Win %
6th Rank
823 R 784 RA
Diff +39

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823 Runs Scored
784 Runs Allowed
+39 Run Diff
266K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .279 3% above the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .348 4% above the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .377 9% above the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 3.72 3% worse than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 823 8% above the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBaker Bowl
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 266,481
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Avg per Game 3,289

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 Sam Thompson 0.349 2 Ed Delahanty 0.334 3 Nap Lajoie 0.324 4 Duff Cooley 0.312 5 Elmer Flick 0.302

Home Runs

1 Elmer Flick 8 2 Nap Lajoie 6 3 Duff Cooley 4 4 Ed Delahanty 4 5 Ed McFarland 3

RBI

1 Nap Lajoie 127 2 Ed Delahanty 92 3 Elmer Flick 81 4 Ed McFarland 71 5 Billy Lauder 67
1898 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Duff Cooley 149 629 123 196 24 12 4 55 48 38 17 0.312
Nap Lajoie 147 608 113 197 43 11 6 127 21 23 25 0.324
Klondike Douglass 146 582 105 150 26 4 2 48 55 20 18 0.258
Ed Delahanty 144 548 115 183 36 9 4 92 77 29 58 0.334
Monte Cross 149 525 68 135 25 5 1 50 55 46 20 0.257
Elmer Flick 134 453 84 137 16 13 8 81 86 36 23 0.302
Ed McFarland 121 429 65 121 21 5 3 71 44 23 4 0.282
Billy Lauder 97 361 42 95 14 7 2 67 19 27 6 0.263
Al Orth 39 123 17 36 6 4 1 14 3 15 1 0.293
Wiley Piatt 41 122 19 32 2 1 0 9 6 21 0 0.262
Red Donahue 35 112 8 16 0 1 0 10 4 22 1 0.143
Ed Abbaticchio 25 92 9 21 4 0 0 14 7 15 4 0.228
Morgan Murphy 25 86 6 17 3 0 0 11 6 14 0 0.198
Billy Nash 20 70 9 17 2 1 0 9 11 10 0 0.243
Jack Fifield 21 64 5 7 1 1 0 4 5 7 1 0.109
Sam Thompson 14 63 14 22 5 3 1 15 4 1 2 0.349
Dave Fultz 19 55 7 10 2 2 0 5 6 7 1 0.182
George Wheeler 15 43 5 8 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 0.186
Kid Elberfeld 14 38 1 9 4 0 0 7 5 5 0 0.237
Davy Dunkle 12 28 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.214
Ike Fisher 9 26 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 0.115
Jack Boyle 6 22 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0.091
Bill Duggleby 9 21 4 5 1 0 1 6 4 4 0 0.238
Ed Murphy 7 14 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.357
Bert Conn 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.333
Bob Becker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
George Stallings 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Al Orth 3.02 2 Wiley Piatt 3.18 3 Jack Fifield 3.31 4 Red Donahue 3.55 5 George Wheeler 4.17

Wins

1 Wiley Piatt 24 2 Red Donahue 16 3 Al Orth 15 4 Jack Fifield 11 5 George Wheeler 6

Strikeouts

1 Wiley Piatt 121 2 Red Donahue 57 3 Al Orth 52 4 Jack Fifield 31 5 Davy Dunkle 21
1898 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Wiley Piatt 24 14 3.18 39 37 0 306.0 285 108 97 121
Red Donahue 16 17 3.55 35 35 0 284.1 327 112 80 57
Al Orth 15 13 3.02 32 28 0 250.0 290 84 53 52
Jack Fifield 11 9 3.31 21 21 0 171.1 170 63 60 31
George Wheeler 6 8 4.17 15 13 0 112.1 155 52 36 20
Davy Dunkle 1 4 6.98 12 7 0 68.1 83 53 38 21
Bill Duggleby 3 3 5.50 9 5 0 54.0 70 33 18 12
Ed Murphy 1 2 5.10 7 3 0 30.0 41 17 10 8
Bert Conn 0 1 6.43 1 1 0 7.0 13 5 2 3
Bob Becker 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 5.0 6 6 5 0

👥 Roster (27)

Ed Abbaticchio Bob Becker Jack Boyle Bert Conn Duff Cooley Monte Cross Ed Delahanty Red Donahue Klondike Douglass Bill Duggleby Davy Dunkle Kid Elberfeld +15 more

27 players

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The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies won 78 games and lost 71, ending up 6th in the NL. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 823 runs and allowed 784, a run differential of +39. Against a league average of .270, the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies batted .279. The Philadelphia Phillies staff finished with a 3.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.61. Measured against the 761-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

Attendance at Baker Bowl totaled 266,481 for the year. The home run leader was Elmer Flick, who hit 8. Nap Lajoie led in RBI with 127. On the mound, Wiley Piatt won 24 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 27 players who appeared for the club. The 1897 season and the 1899 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies finished 78-71 (.523 win pct).
Who led the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Elmer Flick led the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies with 8 home runs.
What was the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Baker Bowl.
Who led the 1898 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Elmer Flick (8 HR, 81 RBI) and Wiley Piatt (24-14, 3.18 ERA).
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