1898 Pittsburgh Pirates

72-76 • .486 Win% • 8th in NL

📊 Season Record

72 Wins
76 Losses
.486 Win %
8th Rank
634 R 694 RA
Diff -60

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634 Runs Scored
694 Runs Allowed
-60 Run Diff
150K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .258 5% below the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .313 6% below the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .328 5% below the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 3.41 5% better than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 634 17% below the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 75
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Total Attendance 150,300
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Avg per Game 2,004

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 Bill Eagan 0.328 2 Tom McCreery 0.311 3 Willie Clark 0.306 4 Patsy Donovan 0.302 5 Harry Davis 0.293

Home Runs

1 Jack McCarthy 4 2 Bones Ely 2 3 Tom McCreery 2 4 Dick Padden 2 5 Willie Clark 1

RBI

1 Jack McCarthy 78 2 Bill Gray 67 3 Tom O'Brien 45 4 Bones Ely 44 5 Dick Padden 43
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Patsy Donovan 147 610 112 184 16 9 0 37 34 33 41 0.302
Jack McCarthy 137 537 75 155 13 12 4 78 34 24 7 0.289
Bill Gray 137 528 56 121 17 5 0 67 28 38 5 0.229
Bones Ely 148 519 49 110 14 5 2 44 24 34 6 0.212
Dick Padden 128 463 61 119 7 6 2 43 35 17 11 0.257
Tom O'Brien 107 413 53 107 10 8 1 45 25 25 13 0.259
Pop Schriver 95 315 25 72 15 3 0 32 23 14 0 0.229
Frank Bowerman 69 241 17 66 6 3 0 29 7 9 4 0.274
Harry Davis 58 222 31 65 9 13 1 24 12 22 7 0.293
Willie Clark 57 209 29 64 9 7 1 31 22 7 0 0.306
Tom McCreery 53 190 33 59 5 7 2 20 26 27 3 0.311
Steve Brodie 42 156 15 41 5 0 0 21 6 4 3 0.263
Jesse Tannehill 60 152 25 44 9 3 1 17 7 17 4 0.289
Billy Rhines 31 100 7 15 1 1 0 5 6 12 0 0.150
Jim Gardner 35 91 8 14 0 0 0 3 14 16 1 0.154
Frank Killen 24 65 6 17 1 0 0 4 6 10 0 0.262
Bill Eagan 19 61 14 20 2 3 0 5 8 8 1 0.328
Bill Hart 16 50 4 12 0 1 0 3 1 2 1 0.240
John Ganzel 15 45 5 6 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0.133
Charlie Hastings 19 43 5 10 0 1 0 4 7 8 0 0.233
Morgan Murphy 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0.125
Fred Lake 5 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.077
Sam Leever 5 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.250
Bill Hoffer 4 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.091
Jack Cronin 4 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.100
Rosie Rosebraugh 4 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.375
Joe Rickert 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.167
Hi Ladd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Bill Hoffer 1.74 2 Sam Leever 2.45 3 Jesse Tannehill 2.95 4 Jim Gardner 3.21 5 Charlie Hastings 3.41

Wins

1 Jesse Tannehill 25 2 Billy Rhines 12 3 Jim Gardner 10 4 Frank Killen 10 5 Bill Hart 5

Strikeouts

1 Jesse Tannehill 93 2 Frank Killen 48 3 Billy Rhines 48 4 Jim Gardner 41 5 Charlie Hastings 40
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jesse Tannehill 25 13 2.95 43 38 2 326.2 338 107 63 93
Billy Rhines 12 16 3.52 31 29 0 258.0 289 101 61 48
Jim Gardner 10 13 3.21 25 22 0 185.1 179 66 48 41
Frank Killen 10 11 3.75 23 23 0 177.2 201 74 41 48
Charlie Hastings 4 10 3.41 19 13 0 137.1 142 52 52 40
Bill Hart 5 9 4.82 16 15 1 125.0 141 67 44 19
Sam Leever 1 0 2.45 5 3 0 33.0 26 9 5 15
Bill Hoffer 3 0 1.74 4 3 0 31.0 26 6 15 11
Jack Cronin 2 2 3.54 4 4 0 28.0 35 11 8 9
Rosie Rosebraugh 0 2 3.32 4 2 0 21.2 23 8 9 6

👥 Roster (28)

Frank Bowerman Steve Brodie Willie Clark Jack Cronin Harry Davis Patsy Donovan Bill Eagan Bones Ely John Ganzel Jim Gardner Bill Gray Bill Hart +16 more

28 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 72-76 (.486 win pct).
Who led the 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jack McCarthy led the 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 home runs.
What was the 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.41.
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