1898 Major League Baseball Retirements

1897 MLB / 1899 MLB Retirements

Batting

Pitchers Below

Rk		Yrs	From	To	WAR/pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Last Game	Age
1	Doc Amole	2	1897	1898	-0.44	18	52	48	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	2	7	.104	.173	.104	.277	May 17	19.316
2	Art Ball	2	1894	1898	0.01	33	94	84	7	16	2	0	0	8	2	7	11	.190	.261	.214	.475	Oct 15	26.000
3	Bob Becker	2	1897	1898	-0.03	6	13	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	.100	.308	.100	.408	May 17	22.275
4	Ed Biecher	2	1897	1898	-0.30	11	38	37	2	9	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.243	.243	.297	.541	Oct 10	23.044
5	Lou Bierbauer	13	1886	1898	13.74	1385	6034	5713	821	1524	209	95	34	839	206	268	160	.267	.301	.354	.656	Apr 30	32.219
6	Jack Boyle	13	1886	1898	-0.35	1087	4663	4232	671	1069	139	54	23	570	126	326	339	.253	.315	.327	.642	Aug 16	32.147
7	Tom Brown	17	1882	1898	16.31	1788	8206	7372	1521	1951	238	138	64	736	657	748	781	.265	.336	.360	.697	May 17	37.238
8	John Callahan	1	1898	1898	-0.07	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Sep 4	23.336
9	Dad Clarke	7	1888	1898	-0.49	123	391	360	41	78	5	4	1	28	1	28	50	.217	.277	.261	.538	Oct 15	33.281
10	Henry Clarke	2	1897	1898	0.06	9	32	29	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	.276	.344	.276	.620	Jul 5	22.335
11	Percy Coleman	2	1897	1898	-0.07	14	37	34	2	7	0	0	0	4	0	1	5	.206	.270	.206	.476	Oct 1	21.351
12	Jack Crooks	8	1889	1898	15.47	795	3471	2783	537	671	74	44	21	314	220	612	223	.241	.386	.322	.708	Aug 3	32.267
13	Pete Daniels	2	1890	1898	0.16	14	33	29	2	7	2	0	0	3	0	4	4	.241	.333	.310	.644	May 31	34.053
14	Jim Donnelly	11	1884	1898	1.81	654	2597	2388	322	549	56	28	2	237	173	169	154	.230	.285	.279	.565	May 12	32.297
15	Bill Eagan	3	1891	1898	1.77	107	444	377	66	90	13	7	4	50	26	57	66	.239	.352	.342	.694	Jun 2	29.001
16	Bill Eagle	1	1898	1898	0.03	4	13	13	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	Aug 22	21.028
17	Red Ehret	11	1888	1898	-2.51	397	1344	1265	117	274	32	11	4	140	15	57	142	.217	.252	.269	.520	Jun 25	29.298
18	Duke Esper	9	1890	1898	0.40	240	786	739	87	178	26	9	2	83	3	40	83	.241	.284	.309	.592	Jul 12	30.349
19	Jim Field	5	1883	1898	2.25	331	1375	1270	180	292	38	21	10	50	9	77	1	.230	.289	.317	.605	Jul 21	35.088
20	Ike Fisher	1	1898	1898	-0.34	9	27	26	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	.115	.148	.154	.302	Jul 1	27.003
21	Fred Frank	1	1898	1898	-0.05	17	58	53	3	11	1	1	0	3	1	4	1	.208	.276	.264	.540	Oct 15	25.218
22	Danny Friend	4	1895	1898	0.15	69	253	238	28	61	9	3	1	20	3	9	11	.256	.283	.332	.615	May 8	25.020
23	Joe Gannon	1	1898	1898	-0.06	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Aug 28	21.187
24	George Gillpatrick	1	1898	1898	-0.18	7	16	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.125	.125	.125	.250	Aug 7	23.160
25	Jot Goar	2	1896	1898	-0.04	4	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	May 1	28.090
26	Bill Gray	5	1890	1898	-0.91	292	1147	1033	126	250	44	14	1	141	23	71	70	.242	.303	.315	.617	Oct 13	27.191
27	Mike Griffin	12	1887	1898	40.74	1513	6848	5923	1406	1755	314	108	42	720	473	809	284	.296	.388	.407	.795	Oct 15	33.209
28	Frank Hansford	1	1898	1898	-0.06	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jun 9	23.165
29	Charlie Hastings	4	1893	1898	0.51	68	195	162	23	35	1	3	1	14	1	30	36	.216	.342	.278	.620	Sep 3	27.296
30	Bug Holliday	10	1889	1898	18.47	930	4051	3658	735	1141	162	72	65	621	252	360	226	.312	.377	.449	.826	Jun 30	31.142
31	Lefty Hopper	1	1898	1898	-0.08	2	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	Oct 13	23.139
32	Elmer Horton	2	1896	1898	-0.15	3	11	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.091	.182	Apr 18	28.226
33	Bill Joyce	8	1890	1898	30.97	906	4163	3310	822	971	153	106	70	609	266	721	380	.293	.435	.467	.902	Oct 12	31.020
34	George Kelb	1	1898	1898	-0.02	3	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	Jun 24	27.342
35	Matt Kilroy	10	1886	1898	3.36	330	1189	1062	163	236	24	17	1	103	67	118	88	.222	.304	.280	.584	Aug 17	32.057
36	Tom Kinslow	10	1886	1898	2.57	380	1492	1414	186	376	40	29	12	222	18	67	103	.266	.301	.361	.662	Sep 3	32.234
37	Hi Ladd	1	1898	1898	-0.04	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	Jul 18	28.159
38	Lou Mahaffey	1	1898	1898	-0.04	1	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	Apr 26	24.113
39	Mike Mahoney	2	1897	1898	-0.17	4	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.111	.111	.111	.222	Apr 17	24.133
40	Bob McHale	1	1898	1898	-0.21	11	38	33	5	6	2	0	0	7	1	1	4	.182	.270	.242	.513	Jun 4	28.117
41	Mart McQuaid	2	1891	1898	-0.04	5	15	15	1	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	.267	.267	.400	.667	Aug 25	37.058
42	Billy Nash	15	1884	1898	33.14	1550	6727	5854	1072	1608	267	87	60	979	265	803	414	.275	.366	.381	.747	May 28	32.338
43	Dave Pickett	1	1898	1898	0.09	14	51	43	3	12	1	0	0	3	2	6	3	.279	.380	.302	.682	Aug 5	24.071
44	Arlie Pond	4	1895	1898	0.27	71	214	184	28	45	5	1	0	14	3	21	32	.245	.325	.283	.608	Jul 6	25.168
45	Joe Regan	1	1898	1898	-0.03	2	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	Sep 22	26.072
46	John Richter	1	1898	1898	-0.14	3	14	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.154	.154	.154	.308	Oct 9	25.243
47	Billy Shindle	13	1886	1898	17.25	1424	6351	5815	993	1564	226	97	31	759	318	388	334	.269	.323	.357	.680	Sep 17	37.286
48	Germany Smith	15	1884	1898	21.78	1712	7008	6562	907	1597	252	95	47	800	235	408	345	.243	.289	.332	.622	Oct 9	35.171
49	Stub Smith	1	1898	1898	-0.14	3	10	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200	Oct 15	24.325
50	Tom Smith	4	1894	1898	-0.06	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	-0.46	17	68	61	4	10	0	0	0	6	0	3	8	.164	.215	.164	.379	Jun 19	25.044
52	George Stallings	3	1890	1898	-0.21	7	22	20	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.100	.182	.150	.332	May 25	30.189
53	Ed Stein	8	1890	1898	0.16	216	727	660	82	148	17	7	2	78	6	52	118	.224	.289	.280	.569	Jun 27	28.295
54	Tom Stouch	1	1898	1898	-0.01	4	17	16	4	5	1	0	0	6	0	1	1	.313	.353	.375	.728	Jul 27	28.237
55	Jim Sullivan	5	1891	1898	-1.28	71	227	213	26	41	6	0	1	20	2	9	44	.192	.229	.235	.463	May 6	31.011
56	Cy Swaim	2	1897	1898	-0.57	42	108	106	9	21	1	0	0	13	3	1	16	.198	.206	.208	.413	Jul 21	24.132
57	Billy Taylor	1	1898	1898	-0.04	9	27	24	2	6	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	.250	.308	.292	.599	Oct 15	27.000
58	Walter Thornton	4	1895	1898	1.23	154	592	519	83	162	15	9	1	77	23	60	33	.312	.390	.382	.771	Oct 8	23.232
59	Frank Todd	1	1898	1898	0.04	4	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.600	.800	Aug 4	28.290
60	Tuck Turner	6	1893	1898	3.72	379	1668	1504	298	482	67	38	7	215	53	129	101	.320	.378	.430	.807	Jun 10	31.117
61	Butts Wagner	1	1898	1898	-1.21	74	284	261	22	59	12	3	1	34	4	16	10	.226	.279	.307	.585	Oct 10	27.023
62	Charlie Weber	1	1898	1898	-0.04	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	Jul 30	29.281
63	Walt Wilmot	10	1888	1898	14.24	962	4382	3988	727	1100	152	92	58	594	383	350	233	.276	.337	.404	.741	Jun 14	34.239
64	Bill Wilson	3	1890	1898	-3.06	219	861	795	79	165	24	9	2	75	17	45	102	.208	.257	.268	.525	Jun 7	30.222
65	Harry Wilson	1	1898	1898	-0.02	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	Oct 12	22.284

Pitching

Batters Above

Rk		Yrs	From	To	WAR	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	Last Game	Age
1	Doc Amole	2	1897	1898	0.01	4	10	.286	4.75	18	12	5	10	0	0	119.1	150	91	63	0	39	30	12	0	4	544	May 17	19.316
2	Bob Becker	2	1897	1898	-0.11	0	2	.000	6.52	6	2	4	2	0	0	29.0	38	24	21	0	12	10	1	0	1	134	May 17	22.275
3	Lou Bierbauer	13	1886	1898	0.06	0	0		3.07	4	0	4	0	0	1	14.2	13	10	5	0	5	5	0	0	2	67	Apr 30	32.219
4	Tom Brown	17	1882	1898	-1.65	2	2	.500	5.29	12	1	11	1	0	0	49.1	56	55	29	0	31	16	3	0	14	265	May 17	37.238
5	John Callahan	1	1898	1898	-0.69	0	2	.000	16.20	2	2	0	1	0	0	8.1	18	20	15	2	7	2	2	1	1	51	Sep 4	23.336
6	Dad Clarke	7	1888	1898	6.71	44	51	.463	4.16	121	92	28	77	2	3	850.1	1063	608	393	24	191	175	34	0	33	3744	Oct 15	33.281
7	Henry Clarke	2	1897	1898	-0.09	1	4	.200	4.99	6	5	1	4	0	0	39.2	40	33	22	4	17	4	4	0	0	175	Jul 5	22.335
8	Percy Coleman	2	1897	1898	-1.35	1	3	.250	6.69	14	6	7	4	0	0	75.1	121	83	56	0	36	12	9	0	4	382	Oct 1	21.351
9	Pete Daniels	2	1890	1898	-0.50	2	8	.200	4.79	14	10	3	6	0	0	82.2	102	70	44	1	26	21	6	0	0	374	May 31	34.053
10	Red Ehret	11	1888	1898	25.10	139	167	.454	4.02	362	309	48	260	14	4	2754.1	3172	1881	1229	63	841	848	139	1	103	12232	Jun 25	29.298
11	Duke Esper	9	1890	1898	17.49	101	100	.502	4.39	236	198	35	152	4	5	1727.2	2048	1196	842	46	669	453	32	0	24	7824	Jul 12	30.349
12	Jim Field	5	1883	1898	0.21	1	0	1.000	2.79	2	1	1	1	0	1	9.2	7	4	3	0	4	2	1	1	0	41	Jul 21	35.088
13	Danny Friend	4	1895	1898	6.14	32	29	.525	4.71	67	64	3	58	1	0	551.2	612	382	289	22	249	158	60	0	11	2506	May 8	25.020
14	Joe Gannon	1	1898	1898	-0.30	0	1	.000	11.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	13	13	11	0	5	2	1	0	0	45	Aug 28	21.187
15	George Gillpatrick	1	1898	1898	-0.92	0	2	.000	6.94	7	3	3	1	0	0	35.0	42	38	27	0	19	12	2	0	2	163	Aug 7	23.160
16	Jot Goar	2	1896	1898	-1.14	0	1	.000	15.85	4	0	4	0	0	0	15.1	40	36	27	1	9	3	1	0	2	94	May 1	28.090
17	Frank Hansford	1	1898	1898	0.06	0	0		3.86	1	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	10	4	3	0	5	0	0	0	0	35	Jun 9	23.165
18	Charlie Hastings	4	1893	1898	1.90	18	29	.383	4.55	67	45	20	36	0	2	451.1	534	327	228	11	176	115	29	1	25	2043	Sep 3	27.296
19	Bug Holliday	10	1889	1898	-0.34	0	0		9.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	17	8	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	36	Jun 30	31.142
20	Lefty Hopper	1	1898	1898	-0.28	0	2	.000	4.91	2	2	0	2	0	0	11.0	14	11	6	0	5	5	0	0	1	51	Oct 13	23.139
21	Elmer Horton	2	1896	1898	-0.69	0	3	.000	9.75	3	3	0	3	0	0	24.0	38	31	26	0	15	3	1	0	1	123	Apr 18	28.226
22	George Kelb	1	1898	1898	-0.49	0	1	.000	4.41	3	1	2	1	0	0	16.1	23	17	8	0	1	8	4	0	0	75	Jun 24	27.342
23	Matt Kilroy	10	1886	1898	22.80	141	133	.515	3.47	303	292	12	264	19	1	2435.2	2445	1539	939	53	754	1170	131	7	203	10604	Aug 17	32.057
24	Lou Mahaffey	1	1898	1898	-0.19	0	1	.000	3.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	10	9	3	0	5	1	0	0	1	41	Apr 26	24.113
25	Mike Mahoney	2	1897	1898	-0.10	0	0		18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	7	Apr 17	24.133
26	Billy Nash	15	1884	1898	0.09	0	0		0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	May 28	32.338
27	Arlie Pond	4	1895	1898	6.99	35	19	.648	3.45	69	57	11	46	3	2	496.0	517	281	190	8	150	156	24	0	14	2115	Jul 6	25.168
28	Germany Smith	15	1884	1898	-0.10	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	1	0	0	1		0	1	6	Oct 9	35.171
29	Tom Smith	4	1894	1898	-1.69	4	7	.364	6.33	25	13	12	9	0	1	138.0	166	144	97	5	89	38	17	1	12	670	May 12	26.158
30	Ed Stein	8	1890	1898	18.26	109	78	.583	3.97	215	183	30	158	12	3	1656.0	1689	1048	731	50	732	535	58	1	90	7345	Jun 27	28.295
31	Jim Sullivan	5	1891	1898	4.26	26	28	.481	4.50	70	57	12	46	2	3	514.0	621	366	257	26	171	97	26	0	10	2300	May 6	31.011
32	Cy Swaim	2	1897	1898	1.24	12	22	.353	4.48	42	32	9	23	0	1	285.1	338	206	142	9	87	82	14	0	8	1258	Jul 21	24.132
33	Walter Thornton	4	1895	1898	2.26	23	18	.561	4.18	56	48	8	40	2	1	409.1	478	283	190	12	151	134	29	0	9	1834	Oct 8	23.232
34	Frank Todd	1	1898	1898	-0.93	0	2	.000	13.91	4	2	2	0	0	0	11.0	23	21	17	0	8	5	2	0	0	65	Aug 4	28.290
35	Tuck Turner	6	1893	1898	0.03	0	0		7.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	9	5	5	1	2	3	1	0	0	29	Jun 10	31.117
36	Charlie Weber	1	1898	1898	-0.32	0	1	.000	15.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	9	9	7	0	1	0	2	0	0	23	Jul 30	29.281
	Totals	178	1882	1898	101.73	695	726	.489	4.15	1745	1443	283	1207	59	28	12853.2	14483	8857	5933	338	4517	4107	646	13	577	57307

1897 MLB / 1899 MLB Retirements

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