1898 Ottumwa Giants

1898 > Class B > 1898 Western Association
Overall: n/a

Affiliation: none or n/a
Manager: William Smith
Represented: Ottumwa, IA
Ballpark: n/a
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1899

Team Batting

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

Rk		Age	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	BA	SLG	TB
1	Harry Berte?	26	44	149	24	43	9	2	1	2	.289	.396	59
2	Davey Crockett*	22	26	100	16	20	5	0	0	4	.200	.250	25
3	Red Dooin	19	5	17	3	4	1	0	0	0	.235	.294	5
4	Tim Flood	21	42	164	33	34	5	5	2	7	.207	.335	55	Stats for 2 teams
5	M. Fox?	--	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	0
6	Jim Hackett	20	22	77	10	16	6	2	0	1	.208	.338	26	Stats for 2 teams
7	Horan?	--	2	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	2
8	Tim Keefe?	--	40	125	15	26	6	0	0	1	.208	.256	32
9	Eugene McGreevy?	27	17	47	4	13	4	3	0	0	.277	.489	23
10	Joseph Nonamaker?	--	12	37	0	5	0	0	0	0	.135	.135	5
11	Frank Norcom?	--	13	41	6	7	1	0	1	1	.171	.268	11	Stats for 2 teams
12	John O'Connell?	26	44	157	17	34	6	2	0	2	.217	.280	44
13	Robert Pender	--	22	77	17	25	5	0	0	6	.325	.390	30
14	Jack Phillips?	--	21	88	12	13	2	1	1	4	.148	.227	20
15	Ossee Schrecongost	23	42	165	27	51	9	4	1	5	.309	.430	71	Stats for 2 teams
16	William Smith?	25	44	146	17	34	4	0	0	6	.233	.260	38
17	Peter Tibald?	24	10	37	4	9	1	0	0	1	.243	.270	10
18	Jake Weimer	24	17	55	9	11	2	3	0	1	.200	.345	19
19	Willis Wilson?	--	44	166	29	52	14	2	0	9	.313	.422	70

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	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HBP	WP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	Jim Hackett	20	2	4	.333	7	6	5	1	50.0	51	33	10	14			1.220	9.2	1.8	2.5	1.40	Stats for 2 teams
2	Eugene McGreevy?	27	4	6	.400	12	10	10	0	102.0	108	52	18	25	1		1.235	9.5	1.6	2.2	1.39
3	Joseph Nonamaker?	--	4	5	.444	12	10	10	0	94.0	89	55	38	25			1.351	8.5	3.6	2.4	0.66
4	Frank Norcom?	--	5	3	.625	9	9	8	0	79.0	53	36	39	47			1.165	6.0	4.4	5.4	1.21	Stats for 2 teams
5	Jake Weimer*	24	7	9	.438	16	16	13	1	131.0	116	84	69	73	5	1	1.412	8.0	4.7	5.0	1.06

Team Fielding--By Pos

Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer

C

	G
Tim Keefe	38
Ossee Schrecongost	29	Stats for 2 teams
Red Dooin	5
M. Fox	1

1B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Davey Crockett	26							0.00
Willis Wilson	1							0.00

2B

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
John O'Connell	44							0.00

3B

	G
Tim Flood	28	Stats for 2 teams
Robert Pender	22
Willis Wilson	12
Peter Tibald	10
Eugene McGreevy	1

SS

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Harry Berte	44							0.00

LF

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Jack Phillips	21							0.00

RF

	G	CG	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	lgCS%	PO
Horan	2							0.00
Jake Weimer	1							0.00

OF

	G
William Smith	44
Willis Wilson	30
Tim Flood	23	Stats for 2 teams
Eugene McGreevy	3

P

	G
Jake Weimer	16
Eugene McGreevy	12
Joseph Nonamaker	12
Frank Norcom	9	Stats for 2 teams
Jim Hackett	7	Stats for 2 teams

Team Roster

Bold indicates they played in the majors

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Birthplace
Harry Berte	26		R	5' 10.0"	160	May 10, 1872	Covington, KY, US
Davey Crockett	22	L	R	6' 1.0"	175	Oct 5, 1875	Roanoke, VA, US
Red Dooin	19	R	R	5' 9.0"	165	Jun 12, 1879	Cincinnati, OH, US
Tim Flood	21	R	R	5' 9.0"	160	Mar 13, 1877	Montgomery City, MO, US
M. Fox	--					Unknown
Jim Hackett	20	R	R	6' 2.0"	185	Oct 1, 1877	Jacksonville, IL, US
Horan	--					Unknown
Tim Keefe	--					Unknown
Eugene McGreevy	27					Nov, 1870	CA, US	1898-05-02	1898-06-27
Joseph Nonamaker	--					Unknown		1898-05-01	1898-06-27
Frank Norcom	--					Unknown
John O'Connell	26		R	5' 9.0"	170	May 16, 1872	IE	1898-04-28	1898-06-27
Robert Pender	--	R				Unknown	LA, US	1898-06-03	1898-06-27
Jack Phillips	--					Unknown		1898-04-28	1898-06-02
Ossee Schrecongost	23	R	R	5' 10.0"	180	Apr 11, 1875	New Bethlehem, PA, US
William Smith	25			5' 8.0"	165	1873	Knoxville, TN, US	1898-04-28	1898-06-27
Peter Tibald	24					Feb 20, 1874	Grand Rapids, MI, US	1898-04-28	1898-05-24
Jake Weimer	24	R	L	5' 11.0"	175	Nov 29, 1873	Ottumwa, IA, US	1898-05-07	1898-06-25
Willis Wilson	--					Unknown		1898-04-28	1898-06-27

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