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1898 Chicago Orphans Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899)
85-65, Finished 4th in National League
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Scored 828 runs, Allowed 679 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-62
Manager: Tom Burns (85-65)
Ballpark: West Side Park II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 424,352 (1st of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 99;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Tim Donahue* 28 122 465 396 52 87 12 3 0 39 17 49 .220 .318 .265 .583 67 105 8 12
2 1B Bill Everitt* 29 149 661 596 102 190 15 6 0 69 28 53 .319 .377 .364 .741 112 217 3 9
3 2B Jim Connor 35 138 563 505 51 114 9 9 0 67 11 42 .226 .289 .279 .568 63 141 3 13
4 SS Bill Dahlen 28 142 619 521 96 151 35 8 1 79 27 58 .290 .385 .393 .779 123 205 23 17
5 3B Barry McCormick 23 137 594 530 76 131 15 9 2 78 15 47 .247 .314 .321 .635 82 170 5 12
6 OF Jimmy Ryan 35 144 657 572 122 185 32 13 4 79 29 73 .323 .405 .446 .850 143 255 5 7
7 OF Sam Mertes 25 83 316 269 45 80 4 8 1 47 27 34 .297 .388 .383 .771 121 103 6 7
8 OF Bill Lange 27 113 490 442 79 141 16 11 5 69 22 36 .319 .377 .439 .816 133 194 5 7
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Walter Thornton* 23 62 235 210 34 62 5 2 0 14 8 22 .295 .362 .338 .700 101 71 0 3
10 OF Danny Green* 21 47 199 188 26 59 4 3 4 27 12 7 .314 .342 .431 .773 121 81 1 3
11 OF Frank Isbell* 22 45 169 159 17 37 4 0 0 8 3 3 .233 .252 .258 .509 46 41 1 6
12 UT Frank Chance 21 53 162 147 32 41 4 3 1 14 7 7 .279 .338 .367 .705 102 54 6 2
13 3B Harry Wolverton# 24 13 54 49 4 16 1 0 0 2 1 1 .327 .353 .347 .700 100 17 1 3
14 C Art Nichols 26 14 50 42 7 12 1 0 0 6 6 4 .286 .388 .310 .697 100 13 3 1
15 OF Henry Clarke 22 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 87 1 0 0
16 2B Frank Martin? 19 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Nixey Callahan 24 43 172 164 27 43 7 5 0 22 3 4 .262 .280 .366 .646 84 60 0 4
18 P Walt Woods 23 48 162 154 16 27 1 0 0 8 3 4 .175 .201 .182 .383 10 28 1 3
19 P Clark Griffith 28 38 137 122 15 20 2 3 0 15 1 13 .164 .244 .230 .474 36 28 0 2
20 P Matt Kilroy* 32 26 111 96 20 22 4 1 0 10 0 13 .229 .321 .292 .613 76 28 0 2
21 P Jack Taylor 24 5 18 15 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .200 .333 .333 .667 91 5 0 0
22 P Buttons Briggs 22 4 14 14 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .429 .500 .929 165 7 0 0
23 P Bill Phyle? 23 4 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .273 .111 .384 11 1 0 0
24 P Danny Friend? 25 2 7 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714 104 3 0 0
25 P Jack Katoll 26 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
Team Totals 27.7 152 5879 5219 828 1431 175 84 18 656 220 476 .274 .343 .350 .693 98 1828 71 113
Rank in 12 NL teams 7 5 4 6 4 7 3 3 3 4 4 7 5 7
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
Buttons Briggs 22 14 8 3 9.7 91 .429 .429 .278 .429 .342 .500 .356 .929 .699 165 .840 1.1 0.1 .875 .071 .071 /1
Nixey Callahan 24 172 125 17 3.5 91 .262 .262 .278 .280 .342 .366 .356 .646 .699 84 .450 -4.7 -0.5 .554 .146 .104 .0 1/O346
Frank Chance 21 162 108 17 4.1 91 .274 .279 .278 .338 .342 .367 .357 .705 .699 102 .517 -0.0 0.0 .698 .184 .088 1.8 2O/3
Henry Clarke 22 5 3 0 0.0 91 .250 .250 .278 .400 .342 .250 .356 .650 .699 87 .000 0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .000 /O1
Jim Connor 35 563 404 40 2.6 91 .226 .226 .278 .289 .342 .279 .356 .568 .699 63 .314 -25.4 -2.7 .504 .158 .053 .0 *4
Bill Dahlen 28 619 387 74 5.0 91 .288 .290 .278 .385 .342 .393 .356 .779 .699 123 .605 19.6 2.0 .846 .267 .104 1.9 *6
*Tim Donahue 28 465 321 32 2.6 91 .220 .220 .278 .318 .342 .265 .356 .583 .699 67 .317 -14.8 -1.6 .579 .212 .045 .0 *2
*Bill Everitt 29 661 415 81 5.1 91 .319 .319 .278 .377 .342 .364 .356 .741 .699 112 .613 10.7 1.1 .741 .181 .045 .0 *3
?Danny Friend 25 7 5 1 5.2 91 .286 .286 .278 .286 .342 .429 .357 .714 .699 104 .624 0.0 0.0 .600 .143 .143 /1
*Danny Green 21 199 132 27 5.3 91 .299 .314 .278 .342 .342 .431 .356 .773 .699 121 .633 3.6 0.4 .783 .218 .117 6.0 O
Clark Griffith 28 137 104 7 1.8 91 .164 .164 .278 .244 .342 .230 .356 .474 .699 36 .185 -10.6 -1.1 .412 .180 .066 .0 1
*Frank Isbell 22 169 128 10 2.0 91 .233 .233 .278 .252 .342 .258 .356 .509 .699 46 .229 -11.6 -1.2 .393 .063 .025 .0 O1/456
Jack Katoll 26 4 4 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .278 .000 .342 .000 .356 .000 .699 -100 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /1
*Matt Kilroy 32 111 76 9 3.1 91 .229 .229 .278 .321 .342 .292 .356 .613 .699 76 .389 -2.6 -0.3 .554 .198 .063 1O
Bill Lange 27 490 308 72 6.1 91 .311 .319 .278 .377 .342 .439 .356 .816 .699 133 .688 17.9 1.9 .854 .251 .120 8.1 *O/3
?Frank Martin 19 4 4 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .278 .000 .342 .000 .356 .000 .699 -100 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .000 .000 .000 /4
Barry McCormick 23 594 411 52 3.3 91 .244 .247 .278 .314 .342 .321 .356 .635 .699 82 .418 -13.0 -1.4 .594 .191 .074 3.5 *5/46
Sam Mertes 25 316 196 39 5.2 91 .295 .297 .278 .388 .342 .383 .356 .771 .699 121 .622 8.3 0.9 .899 .312 .086 1.9 O6/43
Art Nichols 26 50 31 5 4.2 91 .286 .286 .278 .388 .342 .310 .356 .697 .699 100 .528 0.5 0.0 .867 .262 .024 .0 2
?Bill Phyle 23 11 8 0 0.0 91 .111 .111 .278 .273 .342 .111 .356 .384 .699 11 .000 -1.0 -0.1 .375 .222 .000 /1
Jimmy Ryan 35 657 394 102 6.7 91 .319 .323 .278 .405 .342 .446 .356 .850 .699 143 .727 34.6 3.6 .935 .301 .122 7.0 *O
Jack Taylor 24 18 12 2 4.3 91 .200 .200 .278 .333 .342 .333 .357 .667 .699 91 .543 0.0 0.0 .667 .333 .133 /1
*Walter Thornton 23 235 151 26 4.5 91 .295 .295 .278 .362 .342 .338 .356 .700 .699 101 .558 0.7 0.1 .682 .186 .043 .0 O1
#Harry Wolverton 24 54 36 6 4.3 91 .327 .327 .278 .353 .342 .347 .356 .700 .699 100 .543 -0.1 -0.0 .606 .061 .020 .0 5
Walt Woods 23 162 130 5 1.0 91 .175 .175 .278 .201 .342 .182 .356 .383 .699 10 .075 -18.5 -2.0 .283 .052 .006 .0 1O/456
League Average 4.0 91 .267 .270 .278 .333 .342 .347 .357 .680 .699 94 .505 .649 .190 .077
Team Total 5879 3901 627 4.2 91 .272 .274 .278 .343 .342 .350 .356 .693 .699 98 .527 -7.3 -1.0 .685 .209 .076 33.3
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
Buttons Briggs 22 4 15 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 4 4
Nixey Callahan 24 45 173 169 25 42 7 5 0 21 3 4 0 .249 .266 .349 .615 16 43 43
Frank Chance 21 56 165 152 30 40 4 3 1 13 7 7 0 .263 .321 .349 .670 16 53 53
Henry Clarke 22 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 2 2
Jim Connor 35 145 567 523 48 112 9 9 0 63 11 41 0 .214 .275 .266 .541 38 138 138
Bill Dahlen 28 149 617 537 90 148 34 8 1 74 26 57 0 .276 .370 .374 .744 69 142 142
*Tim Donahue 28 128 467 411 49 86 12 3 0 37 17 48 0 .209 .304 .253 .557 31 122 122
*Bill Everitt 29 157 668 613 95 186 15 6 0 64 27 52 0 .303 .361 .347 .708 76 149 149
?Danny Friend 25 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2 2
*Danny Green 21 49 201 193 24 57 4 3 4 25 12 7 0 .295 .323 .409 .733 25 47 47
Clark Griffith 28 40 140 127 14 20 2 3 0 14 1 13 0 .157 .236 .220 .456 6 38 38
*Frank Isbell 22 47 168 164 16 36 4 0 0 7 3 3 0 .220 .238 .244 .482 9 45 45
Jack Katoll 26 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
*Matt Kilroy 32 27 113 100 19 22 4 1 0 9 0 13 0 .220 .310 .280 .590 8 26 26
Bill Lange 27 119 495 455 74 138 16 11 5 65 22 35 0 .303 .360 .420 .779 67 113 113
?Frank Martin 19 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 1
Barry McCormick 23 144 600 549 72 129 15 9 2 74 15 46 0 .235 .300 .306 .606 49 137 137
Sam Mertes 25 87 318 278 43 79 4 8 1 45 27 34 0 .284 .374 .367 .741 37 83 83
Art Nichols 26 15 51 44 7 12 1 0 0 6 6 4 0 .273 .373 .295 .668 4 14 14
?Bill Phyle 23 4 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .182 .000 .182 0 4 4
Jimmy Ryan 35 151 664 588 114 181 31 13 4 74 28 71 0 .308 .387 .425 .812 96 144 144
Jack Taylor 24 5 17 15 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .133 .235 .200 .435 1 5 5
*Walter Thornton 23 65 239 217 32 61 5 2 0 13 8 22 0 .281 .347 .323 .670 24 62 62
#Harry Wolverton 24 14 52 50 4 15 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .300 .327 .320 .647 5 13 13
Walt Woods 23 50 166 161 15 27 1 0 0 8 3 4 0 .168 .193 .174 .367 5 48 48
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Buttons Briggs 22 3 185 52 185 173 12 29 1 3 0 12 1 10 14 .168 .213 .208 .421 10 36 0 2
Nixey Callahan 24 3 576 146 576 545 91 153 25 11 3 69 15 14 7 .281 .305 .383 .688 83 209 5 12
Frank Chance 21 1 162 53 162 147 32 41 4 3 1 14 7 7 .279 .338 .367 .705 102 54 6 2
Henry Clarke 22 2 32 9 32 29 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 .276 .344 .276 .620 61 8 0 0
Jim Connor 35 3 917 224 917 824 91 199 19 14 3 105 21 67 7 .242 .305 .309 .614 70 255 8 18
Bill Dahlen 28 8 4506 986 4506 3904 896 1166 203 106 57 560 285 472 266 .299 .384 .449 .833 123 1752 68 62
*Tim Donahue 28 5 1127 304 1127 998 136 232 38 8 2 116 36 89 45 .232 .306 .293 .599 61 292 17 23
*Bill Everitt 29 4 2308 506 2308 2100 424 690 61 36 10 242 147 163 85 .329 .379 .406 .786 107 853 9 36
?Danny Friend 25 4 253 69 253 238 28 61 9 3 1 20 3 9 6 .256 .283 .332 .615 59 79 0 6
*Danny Green 21 1 199 47 199 188 26 59 4 3 4 27 12 7 .314 .342 .431 .773 121 81 1 3
Clark Griffith 28 7 922 252 922 816 129 191 25 14 4 107 17 93 46 .234 .315 .314 .629 63 256 4 9
*Frank Isbell 22 1 169 45 169 159 17 37 4 0 0 8 3 3 .233 .252 .258 .509 46 41 1 6
Jack Katoll 26 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
*Matt Kilroy 32 10 1189 330 1189 1062 163 236 24 17 1 103 67 118 46 .222 .304 .280 .584 72 297 7 2
Bill Lange 27 6 3146 704 3146 2779 608 920 112 73 38 520 358 312 86 .331 .403 .465 .868 124 1292 24 31
?Frank Martin 19 2 12 3 12 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 2 0 0
Barry McCormick 23 4 1250 286 1250 1129 187 283 26 21 5 156 69 94 30 .251 .312 .324 .636 73 366 7 20
Sam Mertes 25 2 473 120 473 412 65 114 8 12 1 61 46 42 10 .277 .355 .362 .717 100 149 8 11
Art Nichols 26 1 50 14 50 42 7 12 1 0 0 6 6 4 .286 .388 .310 .697 100 13 3 1
?Bill Phyle 23 1 11 4 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111 .273 .111 .384 11 1 0 0
Jimmy Ryan 35 14 7067 1548 7067 6303 1351 1965 349 133 97 876 371 671 361 .312 .383 .455 .839 127 2871 62 31
Jack Taylor 24 1 18 5 18 15 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 .200 .333 .333 .667 91 5 0 0
*Walter Thornton 23 4 592 154 592 519 83 162 15 9 1 77 23 60 3 .312 .390 .382 .771 108 198 6 7
#Harry Wolverton 24 1 54 13 54 49 4 16 1 0 0 2 1 1 .327 .353 .347 .700 100 17 1 3
Walt Woods 23 1 162 48 162 154 16 27 1 0 0 8 3 4 .175 .201 .182 .383 10 28 1 3
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1897 / 1899 Batting Statistics