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1898 Chicago Orphans Fielding 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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1897 / 1899 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Buttons Briggs 22 4 9 1 6 2 0 .778 1.75 P
Nixey Callahan 24 43 1 0 8 120 42 67 11 3 .908 2.53 P-OF-2B-SS-1B
Frank Chance 21 53 1 1 15 135 103 19 13 4 .904 2.30 9 C-OF-1B
Henry Clarke 22 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 OF-P
Jim Connor 35 138 811 330 437 44 75 .946 5.56 2B
Bill Dahlen 28 142 956 369 511 76 77 .921 6.20 SS
Tim Donahue 28 122 579 450 107 22 16 .962 4.57 12 C
Bill Everitt 29 149 1631 1519 70 42 123 .974 10.66 1B
Danny Friend 25 2 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 8.00 P
Danny Green 21 47 8 2 37 100 87 10 3 5 .970 2.06 OF
Clark Griffith 28 38 105 18 82 5 2 .952 2.63 P
Frank Isbell 22 49 4 12 11 116 54 43 19 5 .836 1.98 OF-P-3B-2B-SS
Jack Katoll 26 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Matt Kilroy 32 25 1 0 11 56 21 31 4 2 .929 2.08 P-OF
Bill Lange 27 113 0 111 0 314 286 19 9 5 .971 2.70 OF-1B
Frank Martin 19 1 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 7.00 2B
Barry McCormick 23 138 544 155 326 63 31 .884 3.49 3B-2B-SS
Sam Mertes 25 80 4 5 53 208 128 53 27 16 .870 2.26 OF-SS-2B-1B
Art Nichols 26 14 62 47 13 2 1 .968 4.29 3 C
Bill Phyle 23 3 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.33 P
Jimmy Ryan 35 144 134 0 10 314 267 20 27 2 .914 1.99 OF
Jack Taylor 24 5 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 1.80 P
Walter Thornton 23 62 2 26 6 144 74 53 17 5 .882 2.05 OF-P
Harry Wolverton 24 13 66 21 35 10 1 .848 4.31 3B
Walt Woods 23 50 2 4 5 144 42 87 15 3 .896 2.58 P-OF-2B-SS-3B
Team Totals 27.5 152 6454 4022 2020 412 377 .936 4.20 24
Rank in 12 NL teams 3 10
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Tim Donahue 28 122 579 450 107 22 16 .962 4.57
Frank Chance 21 33 80 62 14 4 3 .950 2.30
Art Nichols 26 14 62 47 13 2 1 .968 4.29
League Average .953 4.60
Team Total 152 721 559 134 28 20 .961 4.10

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bill Everitt 29 149 1631 1519 70 42 123 .974 10.66
Frank Chance 21 3 20 18 0 2 0 .900 6.00
Bill Lange 27 2 17 17 0 0 1 1.000 8.50
Sam Mertes 25 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50
Nixey Callahan 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .977 10.14
Team Total 152 1670 1556 70 44 124 .974 10.36

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jim Connor 35 138 811 330 437 44 75 .946 5.56
Walt Woods 23 6 22 4 16 2 1 .909 3.33
Sam Mertes 25 4 33 11 17 5 6 .848 7.00
Frank Isbell 22 3 15 2 8 5 0 .667 3.33
Nixey Callahan 24 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1.00
Frank Martin 19 1 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 7.00
Barry McCormick 23 1 6 2 3 1 0 .833 5.00
League Average .944 5.53
Team Total 152 896 355 483 58 82 .935 5.44

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Barry McCormick 23 136 534 152 322 60 31 .888 3.49
Harry Wolverton 24 13 66 21 35 10 1 .848 4.31
Frank Isbell 22 3 12 2 7 3 1 .750 3.00
Walt Woods 23 3 12 4 5 3 0 .750 3.00
League Average .900 3.42
Team Total 152 624 179 369 76 33 .878 3.54

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Bill Dahlen 28 142 956 369 511 76 77 .921 6.20
Sam Mertes 25 14 49 19 23 7 4 .857 3.00
Walt Woods 23 3 20 7 8 5 1 .750 5.00
Frank Isbell 22 2 12 3 6 3 2 .750 4.50
Nixey Callahan 24 1 7 3 2 2 0 .714 5.00
Barry McCormick 23 1 4 1 1 2 0 .500 2.00
League Average .913 5.56
Team Total 152 1048 402 551 95 84 .909 5.85

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Jimmy Ryan 35 144 134 0 10 314 267 20 27 2 .914 1.99
Bill Lange 27 111 0 111 0 297 269 19 9 4 .970 2.59
Sam Mertes 25 60 4 5 53 125 97 13 15 6 .880 1.83
Danny Green 21 47 8 2 37 100 87 10 3 5 .970 2.06
Walter Thornton 23 34 2 26 6 81 66 5 10 2 .877 2.09
Frank Isbell 22 28 4 12 11 45 40 3 2 0 .956 1.54
Frank Chance 21 17 1 1 15 35 23 5 7 1 .800 1.65
Matt Kilroy 32 12 1 0 11 17 14 2 1 1 .941 1.33
Walt Woods 23 11 2 4 5 10 8 2 0 0 1.000 0.91
Nixey Callahan 24 9 1 0 8 15 10 2 3 0 .800 1.33
Henry Clarke 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .936 2.05
Team Total 152 1039 881 81 77 21 .926 2.03

Player Standard Fielding--P

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Clark Griffith 28 38 105 18 82 5 2 .952 2.63
Nixey Callahan 24 31 95 27 63 5 3 .947 2.90
Walter Thornton 23 28 63 8 48 7 3 .889 2.00
Walt Woods 23 27 80 19 56 5 1 .938 2.78
Frank Isbell 22 13 32 7 19 6 2 .813 2.00
Matt Kilroy 32 13 39 7 29 3 1 .923 2.77
Jack Taylor 24 5 9 0 9 0 1 1.000 1.80
Buttons Briggs 22 4 9 1 6 2 0 .778 1.75
Bill Phyle 23 3 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.33
Danny Friend 25 2 16 3 13 0 0 1.000 8.00
Jack Katoll 26 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00
Henry Clarke 22 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .919 2.26
Team Total 152 456 90 332 34 13 .925 2.53

1897 / 1899 Fielding Statistics