The 1898 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. Although there was no Temple Cup after the season, the Orioles still finished second in the National League for the second straight year with a record of 96–53, 6 games behind the Boston Beaneaters. The Orioles set a Major League record which still stands, for the most batters hit by a pitch in a season, with 148.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1898 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 79 289 80 .277 0 38 1B 145 535 161 .301 5 106 2B 151 567 186 .328 0 86 SS 143 534 175 .328 1 87 3B 143 515 176 .342 0 53 OF 129 561 216 .385 1 44 OF 124 464 149 .321 2 110 OF 113 442 126 .285 1 64
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 82 285 69 .242 0 27 35 138 35 .254 0 22 23 98 30 .306 0 19 32 81 15 .185 0 8 18 60 13 .217 0 14 12 32 8 .250 0 5 5 16 7 .438 0 1 3 9 1 .111 0 1 1 2 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 45 374.0 27 15 2.36 178 38 300.2 23 12 3.20 81 28 239.2 20 7 2.10 31 33 235.0 16 9 3.56 91 17 119.1 8 5 3.24 32 4 34.1 0 4 7.34 5
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 3 20.0 1 1 0.45 4
References
1898 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference 1898 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com