1898 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1898 National League Exposition Park Allegheny, Pennsylvania 72 76 y 8th William Kerr and Phil Auten Bill Watkins The 1898 PittsburghUntil early in the 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'. Pirates season was the 17th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 12th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth in the National League with a record of 72–76. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Opening Day lineup Roster 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Jack Cronin Jim Gardner Bill Hart Charlie Hastings Bill Hoffer Jim Hughey Frank Killen Sam Leever Billy Rhines Rosie Rosebraugh Jesse Tannehill Catchers Frank Bowerman Morgan Murphy Pop Schriver Infielders Willie Clark Harry Davis Bill Eagan Bones Ely John Ganzel Bill Gray Fred Lake Dick Padden Outfielders Steve Brodie Patsy Donovan Jack McCarthy Tom McCreery Tom O'Brien Joe Rickert Other batters Hi Ladd Manager Bill Watkins Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Pop Schriver 95 315 72 .229 0 32 1B Willie Clark 57 209 64 .306 1 31 2B Dick Padden 128 463 119 .257 2 43 SS Bones Ely 148 519 110 .212 2 44 3B Bill Gray 137 528 121 .229 0 67 OF Tom O'Brien 107 413 107 .259 1 45 OF Jack McCarthy 137 537 155 .289 4 78 OF Patsy Donovan 147 610 184 .302 0 37 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Frank Bowerman 69 241 66 .274 0 29 Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 58 222 65 .293 1 24 Tom McCreery 53 190 59 .311 2 20 Steve Brodie 42 156 41 .263 0 21 Bill Eagan 19 61 20 .328 0 5 John Ganzel 15 45 6 .133 0 2 Morgan Murphy 5 16 2 .125 0 2 Fred Lake 5 13 1 .077 0 1 Joe Rickert 2 6 1 .167 0 0 Hi Ladd 1 1 0 .000 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Jesse Tannehill 43 326.2 25 13 2.95 93 Billy Rhines 31 258.0 12 16 3.52 48 Jim Gardner Jim Gardner (baseball) 25 185.1 10 13 3.21 41 Frank Killen 23 177.2 10 11 3.75 48 Charlie Hastings 19 137.1 4 10 3.41 40 Bill Hart 16 125.0 5 9 4.82 19 Bill Hoffer 4 31.0 3 0 1.74 11 Jack Cronin 4 28.0 2 2 3.54 9 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Sam Leever 5 33.0 1 0 2.45 15 Rosie Rosebraugh 4 21.2 0 2 3.32 6 Notes References 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1898 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir