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1898 Major League Baseball Died this Year

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Batting

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Rk Yrs From To ASG G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS Date of Death Died
1 Ed Connor 1 1871 1871 0 7 33 33 6 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .212 .212 .212 .424 Jan 28 Philadelphia, PA, USA
2 Martin Duke 1 1891 1891 0 4 9 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333 Dec 31 Minneapolis, MN, USA
3 Curry Foley 5 1879 1883 0 305 1339 1305 192 373 57 12 6 128 34 83 .286 .304 .362 .666 Oct 20 Boston, MA, USA
4 Bill Hague 5 1875 1879 0 301 1295 1276 134 303 23 2 2 114 3 4 19 90 .237 .249 .263 .512 Nov 21 Philadelphia, PA, USA
5 Tony Hellman 1 1886 1886 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Mar 29 Cincinnati, OH, USA
6 Bobby Mathews 15 1871 1887 0 623 2560 2487 318 504 47 9 1 162 8 5 73 58 .203 .225 .230 .455 Apr 17 Baltimore, MD, USA
7 Charlie McCullough 1 1890 1890 0 29 101 95 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 6 .032 .089 .032 .121 Apr 13 Brooklyn, NY, USA
8 Henry Meyers 1 1890 1890 0 5 21 19 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .158 .238 .158 .396 Jun 28 Harrisburg, PA, USA
9 Jiggs Parrott 4 1892 1895 0 318 1366 1322 175 309 35 23 6 151 62 38 92 .234 .258 .309 .566 Apr 14 Phoenix, AZ, USA
10 Tom Power 1 1890 1890 0 38 140 125 11 26 3 1 0 6 6 13 .208 .293 .248 .541 Feb 25 San Francisco, CA, USA
11 William Rexter 1 1875 1875 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 23 Staten Island, NY, USA
12 John Richmond 8 1875 1885 0 440 1833 1725 239 410 45 28 5 83 1 0 103 53 .238 .283 .305 .588 Oct 5 Philadelphia, PA, USA
13 Val Robinson 1 1872 1872 0 7 31 30 6 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 .200 .226 .200 .426 Aug 2 Washington, DC, USA
14 Harry Smith 2 1877 1889 0 35 137 132 11 29 3 1 0 7 0 5 12 .220 .248 .258 .506 Jun 4 Queensville, IN, USA
15 Bill Stearns 5 1871 1875 0 99 411 397 56 77 2 0 0 29 0 1 14 22 .194 .221 .199 .420 Dec 30 Washington, DC, USA
16 Bill Tierney 2 1882 1884 0 2 9 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347 Sep 21 Boston, MA, USA
17 Mother Watson 1 1887 1887 0 2 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .300 .125 .425 Nov 23 Middleport, OH, USA
Totals 55 1871 1895 0 2217 9302 8978 1155 2053 216 76 20 688 85 10 309 411 .229 .255 .276 .532
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Pitching

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Rk Yrs From To ASG W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF Date of Death Died
1 Martin Duke 1 1891 1891 0 0 3 .000 7.43 4 3 1 2 0 0 23.0 36 33 19 0 19 5 0 0 0 0 Dec 31 Minneapolis, MN, USA
2 Curry Foley 5 1879 1883 0 27 27 .500 3.54 69 50 17 39 2 0 442.2 511 311 174 3 64 127 0 25 1938 Oct 20 Boston, MA, USA
3 Bobby Mathews 15 1871 1887 0 297 248 .545 2.89 578 568 8 525 19 3 4956.1 5591 3497 1591 69 533 1366 48 2 94 11929 Apr 17 Baltimore, MD, USA
4 Charlie McCullough 1 1890 1890 0 5 23 .179 4.88 29 28 1 27 0 0 241.2 276 199 131 6 116 69 13 0 21 1009 Apr 13 Brooklyn, NY, USA
5 Bill Stearns 5 1871 1875 0 12 64 .158 4.98 84 79 73 0 1 705.0 1183 1001 390 12 43 35 0 Dec 30 Washington, DC, USA
6 Mother Watson 1 1887 1887 0 0 1 .000 5.79 2 2 0 1 0 0 14.0 22 18 9 0 6 1 0 0 0 73 Nov 23 Middleport, OH, USA
Totals 28 1871 1891 0 341 366 .482 3.26 766 730 27 667 21 4 6382.2 7619 5059 2314 90 781 1603 61 2 140 14949
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Managers

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Rk Mgr Yrs From To G W L W-L% G>.500 BestFin WrstFin AvRk Date of Death Died
1 Charlie Byrne 3 1885 1887 354 174 172 .503 2 3 6 4.6
2 Bill Cammeyer 1 1876 1876 57 21 35 .375 -14 6 6 6.0
3 Charlie Hackett 2 1884 1885 150 50 99 .336 -49 5 7 6.5
Totals 6 1876 1887 561 245 306 .445 -61 3 7 5.2
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