1898 Chicago Orphans season

March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Orphans 1898 National League West Side Park Chicago 85 65 y 4th Albert Spalding Tom Burns 1897 Chicago Colts season The 1898 Chicago Orphans season was the 27th season of the Chicago Orphans franchise, the 23rd in the National League and the sixth at West Side Park. The Orphans, formerly known as the Colts, finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 85–65, 17.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters. 1898 was the first season since 1876 that the team was without manager and first baseman Cap Anson, who had been fired during the offseason. Cap, who was also often called "Pop", was replaced as manager by Tom Burns, who had played for the team from 1880 until 1891, and had managed the Springfield Ponies in 1897. The media, picking up on Anson's absence, began referring to the team as the "Orphans", as they had lost their "Pop". Regular season Season standings Chicago Orphans Record vs. opponents CHI Roster 1898 Chicago Orphans Roster Pitchers Buttons Briggs Nixey Callahan Danny Friend Clark Griffith Jack Katoll Matt Kilroy Bill Phyle Jack Taylor Walt Woods Catchers Frank Chance Tim Donahue Art Nichols Infielders Jim Connor Bill Dahlen Bill Everitt Frank Martin Barry McCormick Harry Wolverton Outfielders Henry Clarke Danny Green Frank Isbell Bill Lange Sam Mertes Jimmy Ryan Walter Thornton Manager Tom Burns 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 Position Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in C Tim Donahue 122 396 87 .220 0 39 1B Bill Everitt Bill Everitt (baseball) 149 596 190 .319 0 69 2B Jim Connor 138 505 114 .226 0 67 SS Bill Dahlen 142 521 151 .290 1 79 3B Barry McCormick 137 530 131 .247 2 78 OF Jimmy Ryan Jimmy Ryan (baseball) 144 572 185 .323 4 79 OF Sam Mertes 83 269 80 .297 1 47 OF Bill Lange 113 442 141 .319 5 69 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Walter Thornton 62 210 62 .295 0 14 Danny Green Danny Green (baseball) 47 188 59 .314 4 27 Frank Isbell 45 159 37 .233 0 8 Frank Chance 53 147 41 .279 1 14 Harry Wolverton 13 49 16 .327 0 2 Art Nichols 14 42 12 .286 0 6 Frank Martin Frank Martin (baseball) 1 4 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 Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Clark Griffith 38 325.2 24 10 1.88 97 Nixey Callahan 31 274.1 20 10 2.46 73 Walter Thornton 28 215.1 13 10 3.34 56 Walt Woods 27 215.0 9 13 3.14 26 Matt Kilroy 13 100.1 6 7 4.31 18 Jack Taylor Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher) 5 41.0 5 0 2.20 11 Buttons Briggs 4 30.0 1 3 5.70 14 Bill Phyle 3 23.0 2 1 0.78 4 Danny Friend 2 17.0 0 2 5.29 4 Henry Clarke Henry Clarke (baseball) 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 1 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G Games pitched IP Innings pitched W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Frank Isbell 13 81.0 4 7 3.56 16 Jack Katoll 2 11.0 0 1 0.82 3 References 1898 Chicago Orphans season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Orphans season Chicago Orphans