1898 Philadelphia Phillies season

National League season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1898 1898 Philadelphia Phillies.jpg 300px 1898 Philadelphia Phillies National League 78 71 y 6th National League Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Al Reach, John Rogers George Stallings, Bill Shettsline The 1898 Philadelphia Phillies season was the franchise's 16th season in the National League, and 12th season playing home games at National League Park at Broad and Huntingdon Streets. Off season Spring Training The Phillies returned to Cape May, New Jersey for spring training for the third time. As late as January 1898, manager Bill Shettsline had favored the south while team owner Colonel John Rogers desired Cape May. January 11, 1898 Training Quarters in Doubt Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 The team stayed at the Aldine Hotel which had been their headquarters in 1891, but returned to practice and play intrasquad games at the Cape May Athletic Park behind the Chalfonte Hotel.Casway Jerrold 2020 Baseball in Old Cape May https://www.capemaymag.com/feature/baseball-in-old-cape-may/ capemaymag.com Cape May, New Jersey Cape Publishing Inc February 22, 2026 Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1898 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Bob Becker Bert Conn Red Donahue Bill Duggleby Davey Dunkle Jack Fifield Ed Murphy Al Orth Wiley Piatt George Wheeler Catchers Ike Fisher Ed McFarland Morgan Murphy Infielders Ed Abbaticchio Jack Boyle Monte Cross Klondike Douglass Nap Lajoie Billy Lauder Billy Nash Outfielders Duff Cooley Ed Delahanty Elmer Flick Dave Fultz Sam Thompson Other batters George Stallings Manager George Stallings Bill Shettsline 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 Ed McFarland 121 429 121 .282 3 71 1B Klondike Douglass 146 582 150 .258 2 48 2B Nap Lajoie 147 608 197 .324 6 127 SS Monte Cross 149 525 135 .257 1 50 3B Billy Lauder 97 361 95 .263 2 67 OF Elmer Flick 134 453 137 .302 8 81 OF Ed Delahanty 144 548 183 .334 4 92 OF Duff Cooley 149 629 196 .312 4 55 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 Ed Abbaticchio 25 92 21 .228 0 14 Morgan Murphy Morgan Murphy (baseball) 25 86 17 .198 0 11 Billy Nash 20 70 17 .243 0 9 Sam Thompson 14 63 22 .349 1 15 Dave Fultz 19 55 10 .182 0 5 Kid Elberfeld 14 38 9 .237 0 7 Ike Fisher 9 26 3 .115 0 0 Jack Boyle 6 22 2 .091 0 3 George Stallings 1 0 0 ---- 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 Wiley Piatt 39 306.0 24 14 3.18 121 Red Donahue 35 284.1 16 17 3.55 57 Al Orth 32 250.0 15 13 3.02 52 Jack Fifield 21 171.1 11 9 3.31 31 George Wheeler George Wheeler (pitcher) 15 112.1 6 8 4.17 20 Bert Conn 1 7.0 0 1 6.43 3 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 Davey Dunkle 12 68.1 1 4 6.98 21 Bill Duggleby 9 54.0 3 3 5.50 12 Ed Murphy 7 30.0 1 2 5.10 8 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bob Becker baseball 1 0 0 0 10.80 0 References 1898 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Philly