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1898 Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899

72-76, Finished 8th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Watkins (72-76)
Scored 634 runs, Allowed 694 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-80

Ballparks: Exposition Park III · Attendance: 150,900 (7th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 98, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 98


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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 Pop Schriver 32 95 351 315 25 72 15 3 0 32 0 23 14 .229 .287 .295 .583 68 93 3 10
2 1B Willie Clark* 25 57 236 209 29 64 9 7 1 31 0 22 7 .306 .378 .431 .808 133 90 2 3
3 2B Dick Padden 27 128 522 463 61 119 7 6 2 43 11 35 17 .257 .335 .311 .646 87 144 19 5
4 SS Bones Ely 35 148 556 519 49 110 14 5 2 44 6 24 34 .212 .247 .270 .517 49 140 0 13
5 3B Bill Gray? 27 137 585 528 56 121 17 5 0 67 5 28 38 .229 .283 .280 .564 63 148 12 17
6 OF Jack McCarthy* 29 137 596 537 75 155 13 12 4 78 7 34 24 .289 .336 .380 .716 106 204 4 21
7 OF Tom O'Brien? 25 107 472 413 53 107 10 8 1 45 13 25 25 .259 .318 .329 .648 87 136 11 23
8 OF Patsy Donovan* 33 147 661 610 112 184 16 9 0 37 41 34 33 .302 .346 .357 .703 103 218 7 10
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 C Frank Bowerman 29 69 252 241 17 66 6 3 0 29 4 7 9 .274 .297 .324 .621 79 78 1 3
10 1B Harry Davis 24 58 241 222 31 65 9 13 1 24 7 12 22 .293 .332 .464 .796 129 103 1 6
11 OF Tom McCreery# 23 53 221 190 33 59 5 7 2 20 3 26 27 .311 .394 .442 .836 141 84 0 5
12 OF Steve Brodie* 29 42 172 156 15 41 5 0 0 21 3 6 4 .263 .303 .295 .598 73 46 3 7
13 2B Bill Eagan? 29 19 76 61 14 20 2 3 0 5 1 8 8 .328 .453 .459 .912 163 28 6 1
14 1B John Ganzel 24 15 50 45 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 .133 .220 .133 .353 3 6 1 0
15 C Morgan Murphy 31 5 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .125 .176 .125 .301 -13 2 0 1
16 1B Fred Lake 31 5 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .077 .200 .077 .277 -19 1 0 1
17 OF Joe Rickert 21 2 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 1 0 1
18 Hi Ladd* 28 1 1 1 0 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
19 P Jesse Tannehill# 23 60 165 152 25 44 9 3 1 17 4 7 17 .289 .321 .408 .729 110 62 0 6
20 P Billy Rhines 29 31 109 100 7 15 1 1 0 5 0 6 12 .150 .213 .180 .393 14 18 2 1
21 P Jim Gardner? 23 35 107 91 8 14 0 0 0 3 1 14 16 .154 .267 .154 .421 22 14 0 2
22 P Frank Killen* 27 24 75 65 6 17 1 0 0 4 0 6 10 .262 .324 .277 .601 74 18 0 4
23 P Charlie Hastings? 27 19 52 43 5 10 0 1 0 4 0 7 8 .233 .353 .279 .632 83 12 1 1
24 P Bill Hart? 32 16 51 50 4 12 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 .240 .255 .280 .535 54 14 0 0
25 P Sam Leever 26 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 76 3 1 0
26 P Jack Cronin 24 4 12 10 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .100 .250 .200 .450 30 2 0 0
27 P Bill Hoffer 27 4 11 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .273 .364 4 3 0 0
28 P Rosie Rosebraugh? 22 4 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 137 3 0 0
Team Totals 28.5 152 5638 5087 634 1313 140 88 14 520 107 336 339 .258 .313 .328 .642 85 1671 74 141
Rank in 12 NL teams 12 11 11 12 2 10 10 1 11 7 10 10 9 10 10 3 1
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
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Player Value--Batters

League Register · WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary
Frank Bowerman 29 252 -7 -2 0 0 0 4 8 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ Purchased 2/3
Steve Brodie* 29 172 -5 -1 0 0 4 -2 5 1 0.2 -3 -0.3 0.5 $ Traded O
Willie Clark* 25 236 9 -1 0 0 3 0 7 18 1.8 15 1.5 0.3 $ Purchased 3
Jack Cronin 24 12 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
Harry Davis 24 241 7 1 0 0 1 0 7 16 1.6 15 1.5 0.1 $ Traded 3/O
Patsy Donovan* 33 661 2 5 0 0 0 -10 19 16 1.6 16 1.6 0.0 $ *O
Bill Eagan? 29 76 6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 0.7 8 0.8 -0.1 $ 4
Bones Ely 35 556 -36 -1 0 0 14 10 17 4 0.6 -10 -1.0 1.6 $ Traded *6
John Ganzel 24 50 -6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 -5 -0.5 -4 -0.4 -0.1 $ 3
Jim Gardner? 23 107 -9 -1 0 0 -1 2 3 -6 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $ 1/54
Bill Gray? 27 585 -26 -2 0 0 -11 4 18 -17 -1.7 -6 -0.6 -1.1 $ Traded *5
Bill Hart? 32 51 -3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ Traded 1
Charlie Hastings? 27 52 -1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $ 1
Bill Hoffer 27 11 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Free Agency /1
Frank Killen* 27 75 -2 -1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ Traded 1
Hi Ladd* 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
Fred Lake 31 16 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /3
Sam Leever 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Jack McCarthy* 29 596 3 -1 0 0 3 -9 18 14 1.4 11 1.1 0.3 $ Traded *O
Tom McCreery# 23 221 11 0 0 0 0 -3 7 15 1.5 15 1.5 0.0 $ O
Morgan Murphy 31 18 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ Traded /2
Tom O'Brien? 25 472 -7 0 0 0 -5 -3 14 -1 -0.1 4 0.4 -0.5 $ Purchased O3/546
Dick Padden 27 522 -6 -1 0 0 4 2 16 15 1.6 11 1.1 0.5 $ *4
Billy Rhines 29 109 -11 0 0 0 0 2 3 -6 -0.5 -6 -0.6 0.1 $ Traded 1
Joe Rickert 21 7 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 -1 -0.1 0.1 $ /O
Rosie Rosebraugh? 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
Pop Schriver 32 351 -13 -3 0 0 1 6 11 2 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ Traded 2/3
Jesse Tannehill# 23 165 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 9 0.9 9 0.9 0.0 $ Rule 5 Draft 1/O
Team Total 28.5 5638 -100 -8 0 0 12 10 169 83 8.9 71 7.1 1.8 $
Age PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Acquired Pos. Summary

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
Frank Bowerman 29 252 178 23 3.4 90 .284 .274 .275 .297 .340 .324 .353 .621 .693 79 .428 -7.6 -0.8 .514 .095 .050 .0 2/3
Steve Brodie* 29 172 122 13 2.8 90 .270 .263 .275 .303 .340 .295 .353 .598 .693 73 .344 -5.5 -0.6 .504 .090 .032 .0 O
Willie Clark* 25 236 148 34 6.0 90 .313 .306 .275 .378 .340 .431 .353 .808 .693 133 .682 8.8 0.9 .786 .230 .124 .0 3
Jack Cronin 24 12 9 1 2.9 90 .125 .100 .275 .250 .340 .200 .353 .450 .693 30 .362 -0.8 -0.1 .444 .300 .100 /1
Harry Davis 24 241 163 34 5.4 90 .322 .293 .275 .332 .340 .464 .353 .796 .693 129 .642 5.8 0.6 .783 .257 .171 1.8 3/O
Patsy Donovan* 33 661 436 74 4.4 90 .319 .302 .275 .346 .340 .357 .353 .703 .693 103 .551 1.2 0.1 .704 .179 .056 .0 *O
Bill Eagan? 29 76 42 11 6.8 90 .377 .328 .275 .453 .340 .459 .353 .912 .693 163 .731 5.9 0.6 1.049 .279 .131 .0 4
Bones Ely 35 556 422 35 2.2 90 .224 .212 .275 .247 .340 .270 .353 .517 .693 49 .250 -36.1 -3.8 .416 .116 .058 3.0 *6
John Ganzel 24 50 39 1 0.7 90 .136 .133 .275 .220 .340 .133 .353 .353 .693 3 .038 -5.6 -0.6 .282 .089 .000 3
Jim Gardner? 23 107 79 4 1.3 90 .187 .154 .275 .267 .340 .154 .353 .421 .693 22 .119 -8.7 -0.9 .377 .165 .000 .0 1/54
Bill Gray? 27 585 424 40 2.4 90 .247 .229 .275 .283 .340 .280 .353 .564 .693 63 .295 -25.8 -2.7 .474 .114 .051 .0 *5
Bill Hart? 32 51 38 4 2.7 90 .250 .240 .275 .255 .340 .280 .353 .535 .693 54 .340 -3.3 -0.4 .421 .080 .040 .0 1
Charlie Hastings? 27 52 34 4 3.1 90 .286 .233 .275 .353 .340 .279 .353 .632 .693 83 .386 -0.6 -0.1 .606 .209 .047 1
Bill Hoffer 27 11 10 0 0.0 90 .125 .091 .275 .091 .340 .273 .353 .364 .693 4 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .300 .182 .182 /1
Frank Killen* 27 75 52 6 3.0 90 .309 .262 .275 .324 .340 .277 .353 .601 .693 74 .378 -2.0 -0.2 .500 .108 .015 1
Hi Ladd* 28 1 1 0 0.0 90 .000 .000 .275 .000 .340 .000 .353 .000 .693 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
Fred Lake 31 16 13 0 0.0 90 .083 .077 .275 .200 .340 .077 .353 .277 .693 -19 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .250 .154 .000 /3
Sam Leever 26 14 9 1 2.9 90 .273 .250 .275 .357 .340 .250 .353 .607 .693 76 .362 -0.2 -0.0 .556 .083 .000 /1
Jack McCarthy* 29 596 403 68 4.4 90 .297 .289 .275 .336 .340 .380 .353 .716 .693 106 .548 2.1 0.2 .652 .168 .091 5.1 *O
Tom McCreery# 23 221 136 33 6.3 90 .354 .311 .275 .394 .340 .442 .353 .836 .693 141 .703 10.2 1.0 .863 .284 .132 2.4 O
Morgan Murphy 31 18 15 0 0.0 90 .167 .125 .275 .176 .340 .125 .353 .301 .693 -13 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .214 .063 .000 /2
Tom O'Brien? 25 472 329 41 3.2 90 .274 .259 .275 .318 .340 .329 .353 .648 .693 87 .412 -7.6 -0.8 .605 .162 .070 1.9 O3/546
Dick Padden 27 522 349 45 3.4 90 .264 .257 .275 .335 .340 .311 .353 .646 .693 87 .426 -7.2 -0.8 .608 .153 .054 3.4 *4
Billy Rhines 29 109 86 4 1.2 90 .170 .150 .275 .213 .340 .180 .353 .393 .693 14 .103 -11.4 -1.2 .306 .090 .030 1
Joe Rickert 21 7 6 0 0.0 90 .167 .167 .275 .167 .340 .167 .353 .333 .693 -4 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .200 .000 .000 /O
Rosie Rosebraugh? 22 9 5 1 5.2 90 .375 .375 .275 .444 .340 .375 .353 .819 .693 137 .624 0.4 0.0 .800 .125 .000 /1
Pop Schriver 32 351 253 26 2.7 90 .239 .229 .275 .287 .340 .295 .353 .583 .693 68 .329 -13.0 -1.4 .490 .140 .067 2/3
Jesse Tannehill# 23 165 114 20 4.6 90 .321 .289 .275 .321 .340 .408 .353 .729 .693 110 .566 1.1 0.1 .676 .191 .118 1.6 1/O
League Average 4.0 91 .286 .270 .278 .333 .342 .347 .357 .680 .699 94 .505 .649 .190 .077
Team Total 28.6 5638 3915 523 3.5 90 .274 .258 .275 .313 .340 .328 .353 .642 .693 85 .442 -107.0 -11.4 .580 .157 .070 24.8
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
Frank Bowerman 29 78 277 266 21 72 7 3 0 28 5 9 11 .271 .300 .320 .619 25 74 74
Steve Brodie* 29 68 278 263 25 70 8 2 0 37 6 11 4 .266 .306 .312 .618 24 65 65
Willie Clark* 25 60 240 216 27 63 9 7 1 29 0 22 7 .292 .363 .412 .775 32 57 57
Jack Cronin 24 4 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .154 .000 .154 0 4 4
Harry Davis 24 101 397 377 46 95 14 15 2 38 13 19 40 .252 .290 .385 .674 42 96 96
Patsy Donovan* 33 155 672 631 107 183 16 9 0 35 41 34 35 .290 .333 .344 .677 70 147 147
Bill Eagan? 29 20 76 62 13 19 2 3 0 5 1 8 8 .306 .434 .435 .870 11 19 19
Bones Ely 35 156 563 539 46 109 14 5 2 42 6 24 36 .202 .236 .258 .494 33 148 148
John Ganzel 24 16 52 47 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 .128 .212 .128 .339 1 15 15
Jim Gardner? 23 37 107 94 7 13 0 0 0 3 1 13 17 .138 .243 .138 .381 3 35 35
Bill Gray? 27 144 588 548 53 120 17 5 0 64 5 28 40 .219 .272 .268 .540 38 137 137
Bill Hart? 32 17 52 51 4 11 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 .216 .231 .255 .486 3 16 16
Charlie Hastings? 27 20 53 45 5 10 0 1 0 4 0 7 8 .222 .340 .267 .606 4 19 19
Bill Hoffer 27 13 41 37 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 4 6 .162 .244 .243 .487 2 12 12
Frank Killen* 27 47 141 124 12 31 3 0 0 10 1 17 18 .250 .340 .274 .615 12 45 45
Hi Ladd* 28 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Fred Lake 31 5 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 5 5
Sam Leever 26 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 1 5 5
Jack McCarthy* 29 144 593 555 71 153 13 12 4 74 7 34 25 .276 .322 .364 .686 64 137 137
Tom McCreery# 23 93 370 324 47 84 9 10 3 36 6 46 56 .259 .351 .377 .728 43 88 88
Morgan Murphy 31 32 114 106 6 19 3 0 0 13 0 7 19 .179 .237 .208 .444 5 30 30
Tom O'Brien? 25 131 537 490 59 119 10 8 1 56 13 35 29 .243 .309 .302 .611 43 125 125
Dick Padden 27 135 535 481 59 119 7 6 2 42 11 35 18 .247 .323 .299 .623 43 128 128
Billy Rhines 29 33 111 103 6 14 1 1 0 4 0 6 13 .136 .198 .165 .363 3 31 31
Joe Rickert 21 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2 2
Rosie Rosebraugh? 22 4 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 1 4 4
Pop Schriver 32 100 354 328 24 72 15 3 0 31 0 23 15 .220 .277 .284 .560 25 95 95
Jesse Tannehill# 23 63 165 158 24 44 9 3 1 16 4 7 18 .278 .309 .392 .701 19 60 60
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
Frank Bowerman 29 4 423 117 423 404 38 116 12 3 1 55 8 11 23 .287 .313 .339 .652 82 137 4 4
Steve Brodie* 29 9 4934 1108 4934 4446 726 1351 151 80 17 730 250 342 165 .304 .366 .385 .751 101 1713 95 51
Willie Clark* 25 4 1087 269 1087 980 139 281 41 25 2 155 27 79 54 .287 .352 .386 .737 99 378 19 9
Jack Cronin 24 2 14 6 14 12 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 2 .167 .286 .417 .702 99 5 0 0
Harry Davis 24 4 1354 322 1354 1217 187 329 40 60 6 182 60 91 119 .270 .330 .417 .747 103 507 18 28
Patsy Donovan* 33 9 4974 1082 4974 4565 905 1383 130 55 14 455 343 298 187 .303 .353 .365 .718 96 1665 55 56
Bill Eagan? 29 3 444 107 444 377 66 90 13 7 4 50 26 57 66 .239 .352 .342 .694 93 129 9 1
Bones Ely 35 10 3647 859 3647 3374 461 884 102 49 20 428 137 188 167 .262 .302 .339 .641 73 1144 3 82
John Ganzel 24 1 50 15 50 45 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 .133 .220 .133 .353 3 6 1 0
Jim Gardner? 23 3 233 73 233 201 26 35 4 1 1 14 5 26 33 .174 .275 .219 .494 37 44 2 4
Bill Gray? 27 5 1147 292 1147 1033 126 250 44 14 1 141 23 71 70 .242 .303 .315 .617 71 325 19 24
Bill Hart? 32 7 709 209 709 684 52 141 14 15 4 61 18 16 64 .206 .226 .288 .515 43 197 2 7
Charlie Hastings? 27 4 195 68 195 162 23 35 1 3 1 14 1 30 36 .216 .342 .278 .620 69 45 1 2
Bill Hoffer 27 4 473 130 473 425 67 104 19 7 1 44 10 30 53 .245 .310 .329 .639 67 140 10 8
Frank Killen* 27 8 1078 315 1078 932 148 230 27 17 11 119 9 129 203 .247 .344 .348 .692 90 324 9 8
Hi Ladd* 28 1 5 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 13 1 0 0
Fred Lake 31 4 147 45 147 124 12 29 6 0 1 16 4 16 18 .234 .340 .306 .647 68 38 4 3
Sam Leever 26 1 14 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 76 3 1 0
Jack McCarthy* 29 3 1004 226 1004 899 132 255 30 16 4 121 16 73 37 .284 .342 .366 .708 93 329 7 25
Tom McCreery# 23 4 1589 374 1589 1381 244 422 48 43 15 180 63 157 199 .306 .378 .435 .813 121 601 3 48
Morgan Murphy 31 9 2105 548 2105 1913 240 428 55 11 10 218 52 157 265 .224 .287 .280 .567 53 535 14 21
Tom O'Brien? 25 2 715 175 715 620 87 157 16 8 1 91 20 55 43 .253 .328 .310 .638 80 192 14 26
Dick Padden 27 3 1352 323 1352 1199 178 318 27 24 6 125 37 87 50 .265 .334 .343 .677 87 411 37 29
Billy Rhines 29 8 766 240 766 712 61 120 9 8 1 62 3 42 111 .169 .221 .208 .429 18 148 6 6
Joe Rickert 21 1 7 2 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 1 0 1
Rosie Rosebraugh? 22 1 9 4 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819 137 3 0 0
Pop Schriver 32 11 2403 621 2403 2173 308 564 84 32 13 293 40 181 139 .260 .325 .346 .670 83 751 29 20
Jesse Tannehill# 23 3 381 121 381 347 47 93 17 5 1 40 8 26 42 .268 .323 .354 .677 86 123 2 6
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