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1898 Major League Baseball Retirements

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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 Last Game Age
1 Doc Amole 2 1897 1898 0 18 52 48 5 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 .104 .173 .104 .277 May 17 19.316
2 Art Ball 2 1894 1898 0 33 94 84 7 16 2 0 0 8 2 7 1 .190 .261 .214 .475 Oct 15 22.000
3 Bob Becker 2 1897 1898 0 6 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .100 .308 .100 .408 May 17 22.275
4 Ed Biecher 2 1897 1898 0 11 38 37 2 9 2 0 0 1 1 0 .243 .243 .297 .541 Oct 10 23.044
5 Lou Bierbauer 13 1886 1898 0 1383 6007 5706 819 1521 208 95 33 835 206 268 129 .267 .301 .354 .655 Apr 30 32.214
6 Jack Boyle 13 1886 1898 0 1086 4637 4222 668 1067 137 54 23 569 125 328 234 .253 .315 .327 .643 Aug 16 32.147
7 Tom Brown 17 1882 1898 0 1786 8182 7363 1521 1951 239 138 64 736 657 748 708 .265 .337 .361 .698 May 17 37.238
8 John Callahan 1 1898 1898 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Sep 4 0.00
9 Dad Clarke 7 1888 1898 0 123 395 364 41 78 5 4 1 28 1 28 45 .214 .274 .258 .532 Apr 18 33.101
10 Henry Clarke 2 1897 1898 0 9 32 29 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 .276 .344 .276 .620 Jul 5 22.311
11 Percy Coleman 2 1897 1898 0 13 34 31 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 1 .194 .265 .194 .458 Oct 1 21.351
12 Jack Crooks 8 1889 1898 0 794 3466 2780 536 668 74 44 21 313 220 610 195 .240 .385 .321 .706 Aug 3 32.267
13 Pete Daniels 2 1890 1898 0 14 33 29 2 7 2 0 0 3 0 4 2 .241 .333 .310 .644 May 31 34.053
14 Jim Donnelly 11 1884 1898 0 660 2621 2411 324 552 57 28 2 237 173 170 144 .229 .284 .278 .562 May 12 32.297
15 Bill Eagan 3 1891 1898 0 108 449 382 66 90 13 7 4 50 26 57 59 .236 .348 .338 .686 Jun 2 29.001
16 Bill Eagle 1 1898 1898 0 4 13 13 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692 Aug 22 21.028
17 Red Ehret 11 1888 1898 0 397 1334 1265 117 274 32 11 4 140 15 57 124 .217 .252 .269 .520 Jun 25 29.298
18 Duke Esper 9 1890 1898 0 240 786 739 87 178 26 9 2 83 3 40 79 .241 .284 .309 .592 Jul 12 29.349
19 Jim Field 5 1883 1898 0 332 1376 1271 180 292 38 21 10 50 9 77 .230 .289 .316 .605 Jul 21 35.088
20 Newt Fisher 1 1898 1898 0 9 27 26 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .115 .148 .154 .302 Jul 1 27.003
21 Fred Frank 1 1898 1898 0 17 58 53 3 11 1 1 0 3 1 4 .208 .276 .264 .540 Oct 15 25.218
22 Danny Friend 4 1895 1898 0 69 253 238 28 61 9 3 1 20 3 9 6 .256 .283 .332 .615 May 8 25.020
23 Joe Gannon 1 1898 1898 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Aug 28 0.00
24 George Gillpatrick 1 1898 1898 0 7 16 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 Aug 7 23.160
25 Jot Goar 2 1896 1898 0 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 May 1 28.090
26 Bill Gray 5 1890 1898 0 292 1147 1033 126 250 44 14 1 141 23 71 32 .242 .303 .315 .617 Oct 13 27.181
27 Mike Griffin 12 1887 1898 0 1511 6832 5914 1405 1753 313 108 42 719 473 809 206 .296 .388 .407 .795 Oct 15 33.209
28 F.C. Hansford 1 1898 1898 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jun 9 0.00
29 Charlie Hastings 4 1893 1898 0 68 195 162 23 35 1 3 1 14 1 30 19 .216 .342 .278 .620 Sep 3 27.296
30 Bug Holliday 10 1889 1898 0 928 4036 3648 728 1134 162 71 65 617 248 359 211 .311 .376 .448 .823 Jun 30 31.142
31 Lefty Hopper 1 1898 1898 0 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Oct 13 24.139
32 Elmer Horton 2 1896 1898 0 3 11 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 Apr 18 28.226
33 Bill Joyce 8 1890 1898 0 904 4149 3304 820 970 152 106 70 607 264 718 280 .294 .435 .467 .902 Oct 12 33.021
34 George Kelb 1 1898 1898 0 3 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Jun 24 27.342
35 Matt Kilroy 10 1886 1898 0 330 1189 1062 163 236 24 17 1 103 67 118 46 .222 .304 .280 .584 Aug 17 32.057
36 Tom Kinslow 10 1886 1898 0 380 1490 1414 186 376 40 29 12 222 18 67 92 .266 .301 .361 .662 Sep 3 32.234
37 Hi Ladd 1 1898 1898 0 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Jul 18 28.159
38 Lou Mahaffey 1 1898 1898 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 Apr 26 24.113
39 Mike Mahoney 2 1897 1898 0 4 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 Apr 17 24.133
40 Bob McHale 1 1898 1898 0 11 38 33 5 6 2 0 0 7 1 1 .182 .270 .242 .513 Jun 4 26.099
41 Mart McQuaid 2 1891 1898 0 5 15 15 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .267 .267 .400 .667 Aug 25 37.058
42 Billy Nash 15 1884 1898 0 1549 6719 5849 1072 1606 266 87 60 977 265 803 384 .275 .366 .381 .747 May 28 32.338
43 Dave Pickett 1 1898 1898 0 14 51 43 3 12 1 0 0 3 2 6 .279 .380 .302 .682 Aug 5 24.071
44 Arlie Pond 4 1895 1898 0 71 214 184 28 45 5 1 0 14 3 21 12 .245 .325 .283 .608 Jul 6 25.168
45 Joe Regan 1 1898 1898 0 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 Sep 22 26.072
46 John Richter 1 1898 1898 0 3 14 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 Oct 9 25.243
47 Billy Shindle 13 1886 1898 0 1422 6326 5807 992 1561 226 97 31 758 318 388 240 .269 .323 .357 .680 Sep 17 37.286
48 Germany Smith 15 1884 1898 0 1710 6995 6552 907 1592 251 94 47 797 235 408 243 .243 .289 .332 .620 Oct 9 35.171
49 Stub Smith 1 1898 1898 0 3 10 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200 Oct 15 24.325
50 Tom Smith 4 1894 1898 0 29 85 76 5 17 2 1 0 4 0 9 12 .224 .306 .276 .582 May 12 26.158
51 Cooney Snyder 1 1898 1898 0 17 68 61 4 10 0 0 0 6 0 3 .164 .215 .164 .379 Jun 19 0.00
52 George Stallings 3 1890 1898 0 7 22 20 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .150 .332 0.00
53 Ed Stein 8 1890 1898 0 216 727 664 83 150 17 7 2 80 6 52 117 .226 .290 .282 .572 Jun 27 28.295
54 Tom Stouch 1 1898 1898 0 4 17 16 4 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 .313 .353 .375 .728 Jul 27 28.237
55 Jim Sullivan 5 1891 1898 0 71 227 213 26 41 6 0 1 20 2 0 9 36 .192 .229 .235 .463 May 6 31.011
56 Cy Swaim 2 1897 1898 0 42 108 106 9 21 1 0 0 13 3 1 .198 .206 .208 .413 Jul 21 24.132
57 Billy Taylor 1 1898 1898 0 9 27 24 2 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 .308 .292 .599 Oct 15 27.000
58 Walter Thornton 4 1895 1898 0 154 592 519 83 162 15 9 1 77 23 60 3 .312 .390 .382 .771 Oct 8 23.232
59 Frank Todd 1 1898 1898 0 4 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 Aug 4 28.290
60 Tuck Turner 6 1893 1898 0 377 1650 1496 294 478 67 38 7 213 53 128 69 .320 .377 .429 .806 Jun 10 25.117
61 Butts Wagner 1 1898 1898 0 74 284 261 22 59 12 3 1 34 4 16 .226 .279 .307 .585 Oct 10 27.023
62 Charlie Weber 1 1898 1898 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Jul 30 29.281
63 Walt Wilmot 10 1888 1898 0 960 4360 3981 725 1098 152 92 58 594 381 349 222 .276 .337 .404 .741 Jun 14 34.239
64 Bill Wilson 3 1890 1898 0 217 853 787 78 163 24 9 2 75 17 45 50 .207 .257 .268 .525 Jun 7 30.222
65 Henry Wilson 1 1898 1898 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 Oct 12 21.187
Totals 297 1882 1898 0 18528 78426 70452 12219 18606 2635 1202 567 9200 3852 0 6892 4005 .264 .335 .360 .695
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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 Last Game Age
1 Doc Amole 2 1897 1898 0 4 10 .286 4.75 18 12 5 10 0 0 119.1 150 91 63 0 39 30 12 0 4 0 May 17 19.316
2 Bob Becker 2 1897 1898 0 0 2 .000 6.52 6 2 4 2 0 0 29.0 38 24 21 0 12 10 1 0 1 0 May 17 22.275
3 Lou Bierbauer 13 1886 1898 0 0 0 3.07 4 0 4 0 0 1 14.2 13 10 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 67 Apr 30 32.214
4 Tom Brown 17 1882 1898 0 2 2 .500 5.29 12 1 10 1 0 0 49.1 56 55 29 0 31 16 3 0 2 153 May 17 37.238
5 John Callahan 1 1898 1898 0 0 2 .000 16.20 2 2 0 1 0 0 8.1 18 20 15 2 7 2 2 1 1 0 Sep 4 0.00
6 Dad Clarke 7 1888 1898 0 44 51 .463 4.17 120 92 27 77 2 3 848.1 1061 608 393 24 191 174 8 0 25 81 Apr 18 33.101
7 Henry Clarke 2 1897 1898 0 1 4 .200 5.22 6 5 1 4 0 0 39.2 40 33 23 4 17 4 4 0 0 0 Jul 5 22.311
8 Percy Coleman 2 1897 1898 0 1 3 .250 7.46 13 5 7 3 0 0 66.1 112 78 55 0 35 12 7 0 4 0 Oct 1 21.351
9 Pete Daniels 2 1890 1898 0 2 8 .200 4.79 14 10 3 6 0 0 82.2 102 70 44 1 26 21 5 0 0 143 May 31 34.053
10 Red Ehret 11 1888 1898 0 139 167 .454 4.02 362 309 48 260 14 4 2754.1 3172 1881 1229 63 841 848 31 0 93 4185 Jun 25 29.298
11 Duke Esper 9 1890 1898 0 101 100 .502 4.39 236 198 35 152 4 5 1727.2 2048 1203 842 46 667 453 7 0 25 947 Jul 12 29.349
12 Jim Field 5 1883 1898 0 1 0 1.000 2.79 2 1 1 1 0 1 9.2 7 4 3 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 Jul 21 35.088
13 Danny Friend 4 1895 1898 0 32 29 .525 4.71 67 64 3 58 1 0 551.2 612 382 289 22 249 158 18 0 11 0 May 8 25.020
14 Joe Gannon 1 1898 1898 0 0 1 .000 11.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 13 13 11 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 Aug 28 0.00
15 George Gillpatrick 1 1898 1898 0 0 2 .000 6.94 7 3 3 1 0 0 35.0 42 38 27 0 19 12 2 0 2 0 Aug 7 23.160
16 Jot Goar 2 1896 1898 0 0 1 .000 15.85 4 0 4 0 0 0 15.1 40 36 27 1 9 3 0 0 2 0 May 1 28.090
17 F.C. Hansford 1 1898 1898 0 0 0 3.86 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.0 10 4 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Jun 9 0.00
18 Charlie Hastings 4 1893 1898 0 18 29 .383 4.55 67 45 20 36 0 2 451.1 534 327 228 11 176 115 17 1 25 0 Sep 3 27.296
19 Bug Holliday 10 1889 1898 0 0 0 9.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 17 8 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 Jun 30 31.142
20 Lefty Hopper 1 1898 1898 0 0 2 .000 4.91 2 2 0 2 0 0 11.0 14 11 6 0 5 5 0 0 1 54 Oct 13 24.139
21 Elmer Horton 2 1896 1898 0 0 3 .000 9.75 3 3 0 3 0 0 24.0 38 31 26 0 15 3 0 0 1 50 Apr 18 28.226
22 George Kelb 1 1898 1898 0 0 1 .000 4.41 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.1 23 17 8 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 Jun 24 27.342
23 Matt Kilroy 10 1886 1898 0 141 133 .515 3.47 303 292 12 264 19 0 2435.2 2445 1539 939 53 754 1170 59 0 104 9201 Aug 17 32.057
24 Lou Mahaffey 1 1898 1898 0 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 9 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 40 Apr 26 24.113
25 Mike Mahoney 2 1897 1898 0 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Apr 17 24.133
26 Billy Nash 15 1884 1898 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 May 28 32.338
27 Arlie Pond 4 1895 1898 0 35 19 .648 3.45 69 57 11 46 3 2 496.0 517 281 190 8 150 156 17 0 14 0 Jul 6 25.168
28 Germany Smith 15 1884 1898 0 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 9 35.171
29 Tom Smith 4 1894 1898 0 4 7 .364 6.33 25 13 12 9 0 1 138.0 166 144 97 5 89 38 2 1 12 0 May 12 26.158
30 Ed Stein 8 1890 1898 0 109 78 .583 3.97 215 183 30 158 12 3 1656.0 1689 1051 731 51 732 535 0 1 90 0 Jun 27 28.295
31 Jim Sullivan 5 1891 1898 0 26 28 .481 4.53 70 57 12 46 2 3 515.0 626 366 259 25 171 98 4 1 8 49 May 6 31.011
32 Cy Swaim 2 1897 1898 0 13 22 .371 4.37 43 33 9 24 0 1 294.1 344 207 143 9 88 85 14 0 8 0 Jul 21 24.132
33 Walter Thornton 4 1895 1898 0 23 18 .561 4.18 56 48 8 40 2 1 409.1 478 283 190 12 151 134 24 0 9 0 Oct 8 23.232
34 Frank Todd 1 1898 1898 0 0 2 .000 13.91 4 2 2 0 0 0 11.0 23 21 17 0 8 5 2 0 0 0 Aug 4 28.290
35 Tuck Turner 6 1893 1898 0 0 0 7.50 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 Jun 10 25.117
36 Charlie Weber 1 1898 1898 0 0 1 .000 15.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 9 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 Jul 30 29.281
Totals 178 1882 1898 0 696 726 .489 4.16 1744 1443 281 1207 59 27 12852.2 14483 8863 5936 338 4515 4110 246 5 444 14974
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