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1898 Fort Wayne Indians

1898 > Class B > 1898 Interstate League
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: George Geer
Represented: Fort Wayne, IN
Ballpark: The Grand Duchess (Fort Wayne, IN)
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	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH
1	Arthur Alloway?	29	24		83	12	14	0	1	0	1	.169		.193		16	0	Stats for 2 teams
2	Charlie Babb#	25	151		559	75	177	20	14	2	20	.317		.413		231	12
3	Ira Belden*	24	122		455	41	105	13	1	0	0	.231		.264		120	16
4	James Brodie?	--	53		195	20	47	6	1	1	1	.241		.297		58	3	Stats for 2 teams
5	Thomas Campbell?	22	98		391	36	94	17	7	1	5	.240		.327		128	9
6	Fred Cooke?	24	142		550	82	152	29	10	1	27	.276		.371		204	11	Stats for 2 teams
7	Al Fisher?	--	95		375	66	89	13	0	0	11	.237		.272		102	18
8	Frank Fitch?	--	26		96	5	19	3	0	0	1	.198		.229		22	1
9	Tim Flood	21	69		287	51	76	14	4	1	6	.265		.352		101	3
10	Stephen Griffin?	25	75		316	50	97	23	5	0	5	.307		.411		130	2
11	Eddie Herr?	25	39		140	8	29	7	1	0	0	.207		.271		38	0
12	Walter Hickey?	--	90		368	46	90	14	3	0	12	.245		.299		110	3
13	Jack Huston?	--	34		119	20	27	4	2	0	8	.227		.294		35	1	Stats for 3 teams
14	George Kihm?	24	148		585	96	169	27	18	9	36	.289		.443		259	9	Stats for 2 teams
15	Harry Minnehan?	--	20		66	3	11	2	0	0	0	.167		.197		13	1	Stats for 2 teams
16	Frank Norcom?	--	54		203	26	60	15	7	2	4	.296		.468		95	1
17	Eddie O'Meara	25	130		513	75	131	28	7	5	3	.255		.366		188	14
18	Van Patterson?	22	128		507	53	126	15	5	0	12	.249		.298		151	4	Stats for 2 teams
19	William Patterson?	21	6		18	1	2	1	0	0	0	.111		.167		3	0
20	George Rieman?	--	72		248	20	56	14	1	0	0	.226		.290		72	4
21	Peck Sharp?	32	34		134	15	29	4	0	0	1	.216		.246		33	4
22	Wirt Spencer?	--	42		161	26	32	0	1	0	5	.199		.211		34	2
23	William Wayne?	--	35		110	14	13	2	0	0	1	.118		.136		15	1	Stats for 2 teams
	23 Players	24.1		4913	4807	679	1103	224	65	19	104	.229	.229	.315	.544	1514	106

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%	G
1	Arthur Alloway?	29	9	14	.391	23	Stats for 2 teams
2	James Brodie?	--	15	26	.366	41	Stats for 2 teams
3	Eddie Herr?	25	19	17	.528	36
4	Tom Hughes	19	0	1	.000	1
5	Harry Minnehan?	--	10	7	.588	17	Stats for 2 teams
6	Frank Norcom?	--	7	12	.368	19
7	William Patterson?	21	1	5	.167	6
8	George Rieman?	--	21	17	.553	38
9	Seevers?	--	0	1	.000	1
10	William Wayne?	--	15	10	.600	25	Stats for 2 teams
11	Al Whitridge?	22	1	0	1.000	1	Stats for 2 teams
	11 Players	25.9

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G
Thomas Campbell	98
Van Patterson	62	Stats for 2 teams
Eddie O'Meara	20
Walter Hickey	2

1B

	G
George Kihm	130	Stats for 2 teams
Eddie O'Meara	66
Van Patterson	62	Stats for 2 teams
George Rieman	2
Eddie Herr	1

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Al Fisher	95							0.00
Peck Sharp	33							0.00
Eddie O'Meara	8							0.00
Lee DeMontreville	7							0.00
Tim Flood	1							0.00

3B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Charlie Babb	151							0.00

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Stephen Griffin	75							0.00
Wirt Spencer	42							0.00
Frank Fitch	26							0.00
Walter Hickey	5							0.00
Ira Belden	1							0.00

OF

	G
Ira Belden	120
Fred Cooke	120	Stats for 2 teams
Walter Hickey	85
Tim Flood	69
Eddie O'Meara	42
Hercules Burnett	34
Frank Norcom	34
George Rieman	27
Burt	17
Holder	2

P

	G
James Brodie	41	Stats for 2 teams
George Rieman	38
Eddie Herr	36
William Wayne	25	Stats for 2 teams
Arthur Alloway	23	Stats for 2 teams
Frank Norcom	19
Harry Minnehan	17	Stats for 2 teams
William Patterson	6
Tom Hughes	1
Seevers	1
Al Whitridge	1	Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Arthur Alloway	29					Jan 9, 1869	Petersburg, KY, US	1898-04-26	1898-07-05
Charlie Babb	25	S	R	5' 10.0"	165	Feb 20, 1873	Milwaukie, OR, US	1898-04-26	1898-09-17
Ira Belden	24	L	R	5' 11.0"	175	Apr 16, 1874	Cleveland, OH, US
James Brodie	--					Unknown		1898-06-02	1898-09-17
Hercules Burnett	32	R		5' 11.0"	177	Aug 13, 1865	Louisville, KY, US	1898-06-09	1898-07-14
Burt	--					Unknown		1898-05-24	1898-06-08
Thomas Campbell	22					Jul 27, 1875	Indianapolis, IN, US	1898-04-26
Fred Cooke	24			5' 10.0"	164	Oct, 1873	IL, US	1898-04-26	1898-05-23
Lee DeMontreville	23	R	R	5' 7.0"	140	Sep 23, 1874	Washington County, MN, US	1898-04-26	1898-05-02
Al Fisher	--					Unknown		1898-06-15	1898-09-17
Frank Fitch	--					Unknown		1898-04-26	1898-05-22
Tim Flood	21	R	R	5' 9.0"	160	Mar 13, 1877	Montgomery City, MO, US	1898-07-10	1898-09-17
Stephen Griffin	25					Sep 3, 1872	Pittsburgh, PA, US	1898-07-09	1898-09-17
Eddie Herr	25					May 14, 1873	St. Louis, MO, US	1898-05-01	1898-09-15
Walter Hickey	--					Unknown		1898-04-26	1898-07-28
Holder	--					Unknown		1898-07-17	1898-07-20
Tom Hughes	19	R	R	6' 1.0"	175	Nov 29, 1878	Chicago, IL, US	1898-06-06	1898-06-06
Jack Huston	--					Unknown		1898-07-07	1898-07-08
George Kihm	24					Aug 2, 1873	New Washington, OH, US	1898-04-26	1898-06-18
Harry Minnehan	--					Unknown		1898-04-29	1898-05-03
Frank Norcom	--					Unknown		1898-06-24	1898-09-17
Eddie O'Meara	25	R				Dec 12, 1872	Chicago, IL, US	1898-04-26	1898-09-16
Van Patterson	22					Jun 30, 1876	KS, US	1898-07-11	1898-09-17
William Patterson	21					Dec 23, 1876	Germantown, IN, US	1898-04-26	1898-05-22
George Rieman	--					Unknown		1898-04-27	1898-09-17
Seevers	--					Unknown		1898-06-16	1898-06-16
Peck Sharp	32			5' 9.0"	162	Apr 23, 1866	Belleville, IL, US	1898-05-03	1898-06-05
Wirt Spencer	--					Unknown		1898-05-27	1898-07-04
William Wayne	--					Unknown		1898-05-28	1898-05-28
Al Whitridge	22					Feb 16, 1876	IN, US	1898-05-23	1898-05-27

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