1898 Boston Beaneaters season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Beaneaters 1898 National League champions National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 102–47–3 (102 47) 1st Arthur Soden Frank Selee (9th season) The 1898 Boston Beaneaters season was the 28th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters had a record of 102–47–3 (102 47), finishing 6.0 games ahead of the second-place Baltimore Orioles and winning their second straight National League pennant and their eighth overall. It was also their fifth, and last, of the decade. This team has been cited (along with the 1880s St. Louis Browns and the 1890s Baltimore Orioles) as one of the greatest of the 19th century.August 2009 This was the end of a tremendous run of success for the team, which won four straight National Association titles (1872–1875) and eight National League pennants (1877, 1878, 1883, 1891–1893, 1897-1898). The starting line-up featured three Hall of Famers: third baseman Jimmy Collins and outfielders Billy Hamilton and Hugh Duffy. Collins led the league with 15 home runs and Hamilton had a batting average of .369 with 54 stolen bases. The pitching staff was led by Hall of Famers Kid Nichols and Vic Willis. Nichols led the NL with 31 wins and had an earned run average (ERA) of 2.13. Regular season Season standings Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1898 Boston Beaneaters roster Roster Pitchers Fred Klobedanz Ted Lewis Kid Nichols Jim Sullivan Vic Willis Catchers Marty Bergen Kitty Bransfield George Yeager Infielders Jimmy Collins Bill Keister Herman Long Bobby Lowe Stub Smith Fred Tenney Outfielders Hugh Duffy Billy Hamilton Charlie Hickman Hi Ladd Dave Pickett General Stafford Chick Stahl Jack Stivetts Manager Frank Selee 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 Marty Bergen Marty Bergen (baseball) 120 446 125 .280 3 60 1B Fred Tenney 117 488 160 .328 0 62 2B Bobby Lowe 147 559 152 .272 4 94 3B Jimmy Collins 152 597 196 .328 15 111 SS Herman Long Herman Long (baseball) 144 589 156 .265 6 99 OF Hugh Duffy 152 568 169 .298 8 108 OF Chick Stahl 125 467 144 .308 3 52 OF Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) 110 417 154 .369 3 50 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 George Yeager 68 221 59 .267 3 24 General Stafford 37 123 32 .260 1 8 Jack Stivetts 41 111 28 .252 2 16 Charlie Hickman 19 58 15 .259 0 7 Dave Pickett 14 43 12 .279 0 3 Bill Keister 10 30 5 .167 0 4 Stub Smith 3 10 1 .100 0 0 Kitty Bransfield 5 9 2 .222 0 1 Hi Ladd 1 4 1 .250 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 Kid Nichols 50 388.0 31 12 2.13 138 Edward M. Lewis 41 313.1 26 8 2.90 72 Vic Willis 41 311.0 25 13 2.84 160 Fred Klobedanz 35 270.2 19 10 3.89 51 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 Charlie Hickman 6 33.0 1 2 2.18 9 Jack Stivetts 2 12.0 0 1 8.25 1 Jim Sullivan Jim Sullivan (1890s pitcher) 3 12.0 0 1 12.00 1 Awards and honors League top ten finishers Jimmy Collins NL leader in home runs (15) #2 in NL in RBI (111) #2 in NL in slugging percentage (.479) Hugh Duffy #4 in NL in RBI (108) Sliding Billy Hamilton NL leader in on-base percentage (.480) #2 in NL in batting average (.369) #2 in NL in stolen bases (54) Kid Nichols NL leader in wins (31) #3 in NL in ERA (2.13) #4 in NL in strikeouts (138) Vic Willis #3 in NL in strikeouts (160) References 1898 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1890s in Boston Category:National League champion seasons