1898 Washington Senators

51-101 • .336 Win% • 11th in NL

📊 Season Record

51 Wins
101 Losses
.336 Win %
11th Rank
704 R 939 RA
Diff -235

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⚡ Quick Stats

704 Runs Scored
939 Runs Allowed
-235 Run Diff
102K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .270 equal to the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .327 2% below the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .355 2% above the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 4.52 25% worse than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 704 7% below the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBoundary Field
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 102,950
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Avg per Game 1,286

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 Buck Freeman 0.364 2 Win Mercer 0.321 3 Duke Farrell 0.314 4 Jack Doyle 0.305 5 John Anderson 0.305

Home Runs

1 John Anderson 9 2 Jake Gettman 5 3 Buck Freeman 3 4 Kip Selbach 3 5 Jud Smith 3

RBI

1 John Anderson 71 2 Kip Selbach 60 3 Deacon McGuire 57 4 Duke Farrell 53 5 Jake Gettman 47
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jake Gettman 142 567 75 157 16 5 5 47 29 60 32 0.277
Kip Selbach 132 515 88 156 28 11 3 60 64 21 25 0.303
Deacon McGuire 131 489 59 131 18 3 1 57 24 19 10 0.268
Henry Reitz 132 489 62 148 20 2 2 47 32 15 11 0.303
John Anderson 110 430 70 131 28 18 9 71 23 19 18 0.305
Zeke Wrigley 111 400 50 98 9 10 2 39 20 25 10 0.245
Duke Farrell 99 338 47 106 12 6 1 53 34 12 12 0.314
Win Mercer 80 249 38 80 3 5 2 25 18 31 14 0.321
Jud Smith 66 234 33 71 7 5 3 28 22 18 11 0.303
Butts Wagner 63 223 20 50 11 2 1 31 14 9 4 0.224
Jack Doyle 43 177 26 54 2 2 2 26 7 1 9 0.305
Gus Weyhing 46 141 12 25 3 0 0 5 8 26 2 0.177
James Casey 28 112 13 31 2 0 0 15 3 4 15 0.277
Bert Myers 31 110 14 29 1 4 0 13 13 7 2 0.264
Buck Freeman 29 107 19 39 2 3 3 21 7 4 2 0.364
Bill Donovan 39 103 11 17 2 2 2 8 4 28 2 0.165
Bill Dinneen 32 80 10 8 0 1 0 3 9 22 1 0.100
Charlie Carr 20 73 6 14 2 0 0 4 2 3 2 0.192
Frank Gatins 17 58 6 13 2 0 0 5 3 4 2 0.224
Tom Brown 16 55 8 9 1 0 0 2 5 9 3 0.164
Frank Killen 21 55 7 15 2 0 0 7 12 7 1 0.273
Tom Leahy 15 55 10 10 2 0 0 5 8 6 6 0.182
Cy Swaim 16 35 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0.143
Bob McHale 11 33 5 6 2 0 0 7 1 4 1 0.182
Jim Field 5 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.095
Doc Amole 7 20 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.100
Roy Evans 7 19 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 9 0 0.053
Kirtley Baker 6 18 3 5 0 1 0 3 3 4 0 0.278
Bill Eagle 4 13 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.308
Tom Kinslow 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Pop Williams 2 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.375
Jack Gilbert 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0.200
Ed Glenn 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Mart McQuaid 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harry Davis 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jack Sutthoff 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Charlie Weber 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Kirtley Baker 3.06 2 Roy Evans 3.38 3 Frank Killen 3.58 4 Bill Dinneen 4.00 5 Cy Swaim 4.26

Wins

1 Gus Weyhing 15 2 Win Mercer 12 3 Bill Dinneen 9 4 Frank Killen 6 5 Roy Evans 3

Strikeouts

1 Gus Weyhing 92 2 Bill Dinneen 83 3 Win Mercer 52 4 Frank Killen 43 5 Bill Donovan 36
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gus Weyhing 15 26 4.51 45 42 0 361.0 428 181 84 92
Win Mercer 12 18 4.81 33 30 0 233.2 309 125 71 52
Bill Dinneen 9 16 4.00 29 27 0 218.1 238 97 88 83
Frank Killen 6 9 3.58 17 16 0 128.1 149 51 29 43
Cy Swaim 3 11 4.26 16 13 1 101.1 119 48 28 30
Bill Donovan 1 6 4.30 17 7 0 88.0 88 42 69 36
Roy Evans 3 3 3.38 7 6 0 50.2 50 19 25 11
Doc Amole 0 6 7.84 7 5 0 49.1 83 43 22 11
Kirtley Baker 2 3 3.06 6 5 0 47.0 56 16 18 7
Pop Williams 0 2 8.47 2 2 0 17.0 32 16 7 3
Jack Sutthoff 0 0 12.96 2 1 0 8.1 16 12 8 3
Charlie Weber 0 1 15.75 1 1 0 4.0 9 7 1 0

👥 Roster (37)

Doc Amole John Anderson Kirtley Baker Tom Brown Charlie Carr James Casey Harry Davis Bill Dinneen Bill Donovan Jack Doyle Bill Eagle Roy Evans +25 more

37 players

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Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 Washington Senators

What was the 1898 Washington Senators record?
The 1898 Washington Senators finished 51-101 (.336 win pct).
Who led the 1898 Washington Senators in home runs?
John Anderson led the 1898 Washington Senators with 9 home runs.
What was the 1898 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1898 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 4.52.
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