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1898 Wilkes-Barre Coal Barons

1898 > Class A > 1898 Eastern League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: Dan Shannon
Represented: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1897 / 1899

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 Charlie Atherton 24 101 402 60 116 22 9 3 22 .289 .410 165 5
2 Tom Colcolough 27 9 25 6 5 1 1 0 0 .200 .320 8 0
3 Bill Coughlin 19 47 171 21 53 5 0 0 5 .310 .339 58 2 Stats for 2 teams
4 Bill Duggleby? 24 28 94 6 18 2 0 0 1 .191 .213 20 1
5 Davey Dunkle# 25 11 39 4 8 0 0 0 0 .205 .205 8 0
6 Billy Goeckel 26 103 446 96 134 11 11 0 40 .300 .374 167 5
7 Johnny Gonding? 25 80 279 42 73 9 6 0 8 .262 .337 94 2
8 Sandy Griffin 39 105 429 70 138 22 5 3 12 .322 .417 179 6 Stats for 3 teams
9 Jocko Halligan* 29 101 416 73 123 16 6 4 9 .296 .392 163 7
10 Jacob Jamison? -- 24 75 6 14 2 2 1 2 .187 .307 23 1
11 Jack Keenan? 29 19 60 4 13 2 0 0 1 .217 .250 15 1
12 Joe Knight* 38 90 358 62 121 17 3 0 8 .338 .402 144 5 Stats for 2 teams
13 John McMahon? -- 34 123 14 26 3 0 0 5 .211 .236 29 3
14 Dan Minnehan 32 14 63 10 20 7 0 0 0 .317 .429 27 1
15 O'Hara? -- 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1 0
16 Fred Odwell* 25 53 216 29 66 15 5 1 10 .306 .435 94 4 Stats for 2 teams
17 Fred Odwell* 25 53 216 29 66 15 5 1 10 .306 .435 94 4 Stats for 2 teams
18 Casey Patten# 24 40 117 7 14 1 0 0 1 .120 .128 15 1
19 John Richter? 25 98 386 63 115 15 9 5 17 .298 .422 163 9
20 Harry Smith 23 76 271 30 61 8 6 1 7 .225 .310 84 7
21 Suter Sullivan? 25 68 283 47 85 16 2 2 6 .300 .392 111 2
22 Rasty Wright* 35 58 210 57 78 13 2 2 4 .371 .481 101 0
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.

Team Pitching

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Rk Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 Tom Colcolough 27 5 3 .625 8 8 7 0 66.0 71 51 52 11 0 3 1.864 9.7 7.1 1.5 0.21
2 Bill Duggleby 24 12 11 .522 27 23 21 3 214.0 204 94 41 37 11 0 1.145 8.6 1.7 1.6 0.90
3 Davey Dunkle 25 7 2 .778 11 10 9 0 94.0 83 49 33 42 8 3 1.234 7.9 3.2 4.0 1.27
4 Jacob Jamison? -- 10 11 .476 22 21 18 1 177.0 178 103 37 31 10 3 1.215 9.1 1.9 1.6 0.84
5 Jack Keenan 29 7 7 .500 19 17 13 0 144.0 182 112 39 34 5 1 1.535 11.4 2.4 2.1 0.87
6 Fred Odwell 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 15 13 6 5 0 0 1.909 12.3 4.9 4.1 0.83 Stats for 2 teams
7 Fred Odwell 25 0 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 15 13 6 5 0 0 1.909 12.3 4.9 4.1 0.83 Stats for 2 teams
8 Casey Patten* 24 19 15 .559 39 33 28 2 302.0 313 181 103 84 18 6 1.377 9.3 3.1 2.5 0.82

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO
Harry Smith 74 0.00
Johnny Gonding 42 0.00

1B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Billy Goeckel 102 0.00
Johnny Gonding 8 0.00
Jocko Halligan 3 0.00

2B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Charlie Atherton 101 0.00
Johnny Gonding 12 0.00

3B

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Bill Coughlin 47 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
John Richter 44 0.00
Dan Minnehan 14 0.00
Johnny Gonding 6 0.00

SS

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Suter Sullivan 67 0.00
John McMahon 34 0.00
Johnny Gonding 9 0.00
Fred Odwell 1 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Fred Odwell 1 0.00 Stats for 2 teams

LF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Joe Knight 88 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Fred Odwell 49 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Fred Odwell 49 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Jocko Halligan 1 0.00
Jacob Jamison 1 0.00
O'Hara 1 0.00
John Richter 1 0.00
Harry Smith 1 0.00

CF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Rasty Wright 58 0.00
John Richter 53 0.00
Bill Duggleby 1 0.00

RF

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Jocko Halligan 98 0.00
Sandy Griffin 43 0.00 Stats for 3 teams
Harry Smith 3 0.00
Fred Odwell 1 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Fred Odwell 1 0.00 Stats for 2 teams

P

G CG PO A E DP Fld% RF/G lgCS% PO
Casey Patten 39 0.00
Bill Duggleby 27 0.00
Jacob Jamison 22 0.00
Jack Keenan 19 0.00
Davey Dunkle 11 0.00
Tom Colcolough 8 0.00
Fred Odwell 2 0.00 Stats for 2 teams
Fred Odwell 2 0.00 Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Birthplace
Charlie Atherton 24 R R 5' 10.0" 160 Nov 19, 1873 New Brunswick, NJ, US 1898-04-29 1898-09-10
Tom Colcolough 27 R R 5' 10.0" 180 Oct 8, 1870 Charleston, SC, US 1898-04-29 1898-05-31
Bill Coughlin 19 R R 5' 9.0" 140 Jul 12, 1878 Scranton, PA, US 1898-07-18 1898-09-10
Bill Duggleby 24 R Mar 16, 1874 Utica, NY, US 1898-06-05 1898-09-09
Davey Dunkle 25 S R 6' 2.0" 220 Aug 30, 1872 Phillipsburg, PA, US 1898-08-05 1898-09-10
Billy Goeckel 26 R L 5' 11.0" 162 Sep 3, 1871 Wilkes-Barre, PA, US 1898-04-29 1898-09-10
Johnny Gonding 25 1873 KY, US 1898-04-30 1898-09-10
Sandy Griffin 39 R R 5' 10.0" 160 Oct 24, 1858 Fayetteville, NY, US 1898-08-30 1898-09-10
Jocko Halligan 29 L 5' 9.0" 166 Dec 8, 1868 Avon, NY, US 1898-04-29 1898-08-30
Jacob Jamison -- Unknown 1898-06-06 1898-09-06
Jack Keenan 29 R Jan 1, 1869 Louisville, KY, US 1898-04-30 1898-07-09
Joe Knight 38 L L 5' 11.0" 185 Sep 28, 1859 Port Stanley, ON, CA 1898-04-29 1898-07-09
John McMahon -- Unknown Cleveland, OH, US 1898-08-05 1898-09-10
Dan Minnehan 32 R R 5' 10.0" 145 Nov 28, 1865 Troy, NY, US 1898-04-29 1898-05-18
O'Hara -- Unknown 1898-07-11 1898-07-11
Fred Odwell 25 L R 5' 9.0" 160 Sep 25, 1872 Downsville, NY, US 1898-04-30 1898-05-04
Fred Odwell 25 L R 5' 9.0" 160 Sep 25, 1872 Downsville, NY, US 1898-07-12 1898-09-10
Casey Patten 24 S L 6' 0.0" 175 May 7, 1874 Westport, NY, US 1898-04-30 1898-09-10
John Richter 25 6' 0.0" 178 Feb 8, 1873 Louisville, KY, US 1898-05-20 1898-09-10
Harry Smith 23 R R 5' 8.0" 165 Oct 31, 1874 Yorkshire, GB 1898-04-29 1898-09-05
Suter Sullivan 25 6' 0.0" 170 Oct 14, 1872 Baltimore, MD, US
Rasty Wright 35 L 6' 1.0" 185 Jan 31, 1863 Birmingham, MI, US

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