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1898 Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1897 / 1899)
72-76, Finished 8th in National League
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Scored 634 runs, Allowed 694 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-80
Manager: Bill Watkins (72-76)
Ballpark: Exposition Park (ballparks.com)
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 .229 .287 .295 .583 68 93 3 10
2 1B Willie Clark* 25 57 236 209 29 64 9 7 1 31 0 22 .306 .378 .431 .808 133 90 2 3
3 2B Dick Padden 27 128 522 463 61 119 7 6 2 43 11 35 .257 .335 .311 .646 87 144 19 5
4 SS Bones Ely 35 148 556 519 49 110 14 5 2 44 6 24 .212 .247 .270 .517 49 140 0 13
5 3B Bill Gray? 27 137 585 528 56 121 17 5 0 67 5 28 .229 .283 .280 .564 63 148 12 17
6 OF Jack McCarthy* 29 137 596 537 75 155 13 12 4 78 7 34 .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 .259 .318 .329 .648 87 136 11 23
8 OF Patsy Donovan* 33 147 661 610 112 184 16 9 0 37 41 34 .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 .274 .297 .324 .621 79 78 1 3
10 1B Harry Davis 24 58 241 222 31 65 9 13 1 24 7 12 .293 .332 .464 .796 129 103 1 6
11 OF Tom McCreery# 23 53 221 190 33 59 5 7 2 20 3 26 .311 .394 .442 .836 141 84 0 5
12 OF Steve Brodie* 29 42 172 156 15 41 5 0 0 21 3 6 .263 .303 .295 .598 73 46 3 7
13 2B Bill Eagan? 29 19 76 61 14 20 2 3 0 5 1 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 .133 .220 .133 .353 3 6 1 0
15 C Morgan Murphy 31 5 18 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .125 .176 .125 .301 -13 2 0 1
16 1B Fred Lake 31 5 16 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .077 .200 .077 .277 -19 1 0 1
17 OF Joe Rickert 21 2 7 6 0 1 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 .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 .289 .321 .408 .729 110 62 0 6
20 P Billy Rhines 29 31 109 100 7 15 1 1 0 5 0 6 .150 .213 .180 .393 14 18 2 1
21 P Jim Gardner? 23 35 107 91 8 14 0 0 0 3 1 14 .154 .267 .154 .421 22 14 0 2
22 P Frank Killen* 27 24 75 65 6 17 1 0 0 4 0 6 .262 .324 .277 .601 74 18 0 4
23 P Charlie Hastings? 27 19 52 43 5 10 0 1 0 4 0 7 .233 .353 .279 .632 83 12 1 1
24 P Bill Hart? 32 16 51 50 4 12 0 1 0 3 1 1 .240 .255 .280 .535 54 14 0 0
25 P Sam Leever 26 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 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 .100 .250 .200 .450 30 2 0 0
27 P Bill Hoffer 27 4 11 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .273 .364 4 3 0 0
28 P Zeke Rosebraugh? 21 4 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .375 .444 .375 .819 137 3 0 0
Team Totals 28.5 152 5638 5087 634 1313 140 88 14 520 107 336 .258 .313 .328 .642 85 1671 74 141
Rank in 12 NL teams 12 11 11 12 2 10 10 11 7 10 10 9 10 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
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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
Frank Bowerman 29 252 178 23 3.4 90 .274 .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 .263 .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 .303 .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 .100 .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 .290 .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 .302 .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 .328 .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 .209 .212 .275 .247 .340 .270 .353 .517 .693 49 .248 -36.1 -3.8 .416 .116 .058 3.0 *6
John Ganzel 24 50 39 1 0.7 90 .133 .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 .154 .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 .229 .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 .240 .240 .275 .255 .340 .280 .353 .535 .693 54 .338 -3.3 -0.4 .421 .080 .040 .0 1
?Charlie Hastings 27 52 34 4 3.1 90 .233 .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 .091 .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 .262 .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 .077 .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 .250 .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 .283 .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 .303 .311 .275 .394 .340 .442 .353 .836 .693 141 .702 10.2 1.0 .863 .284 .132 2.4 O
Morgan Murphy 31 18 15 0 0.0 90 .125 .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 .257 .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 .254 .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 .150 .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
?Zeke Rosebraugh 21 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 .229 .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 .285 .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 .267 .270 .278 .333 .342 .347 .357 .680 .699 94 .505 .649 .190 .077
Team Total 5638 3915 523 3.5 90 .256 .258 .275 .313 .340 .328 .353 .642 .693 85 .442 -106.8 -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 0 .271 .300 .320 .619 25 74 74
*Steve Brodie 29 68 278 263 25 70 8 2 0 37 6 11 0 .266 .306 .312 .618 24 65 65
*Willie Clark 25 60 240 216 27 63 9 7 1 29 0 22 0 .292 .363 .412 .775 32 57 57
Jack Cronin 24 4 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .154 .000 .154 0 4 4
Harry Davis 24 101 397 377 46 95 14 15 2 38 13 19 0 .252 .290 .385 .674 42 96 96
*Patsy Donovan 33 155 672 631 107 183 16 9 0 35 41 34 0 .290 .333 .344 .677 70 147 147
?Bill Eagan 29 20 76 62 13 19 2 3 0 5 1 8 0 .306 .434 .435 .870 11 19 19
Bones Ely 35 156 563 539 46 109 14 5 2 42 6 24 0 .202 .236 .258 .494 33 148 148
John Ganzel 24 16 52 47 4 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .128 .212 .128 .339 1 15 15
?Jim Gardner 23 37 107 94 7 13 0 0 0 3 1 13 0 .138 .243 .138 .381 3 35 35
?Bill Gray 27 144 588 548 53 120 17 5 0 64 5 28 0 .219 .272 .268 .540 38 137 137
?Bill Hart 32 17 52 51 4 11 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 .216 .231 .255 .486 3 16 16
?Charlie Hastings 27 20 53 45 5 10 0 1 0 4 0 7 0 .222 .340 .267 .606 4 19 19
Bill Hoffer 27 13 41 37 2 6 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 .162 .244 .243 .487 2 12 12
*Frank Killen 27 47 141 124 12 31 3 0 0 10 1 17 0 .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 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 0 5 5
Sam Leever 26 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .357 .250 .607 1 5 5
*Jack McCarthy 29 144 593 555 71 153 13 12 4 74 7 34 0 .276 .322 .364 .686 64 137 137
#Tom McCreery 23 93 370 324 47 84 9 10 3 36 6 46 0 .259 .351 .377 .728 43 88 88
Morgan Murphy 31 32 114 106 6 19 3 0 0 13 0 7 0 .179 .237 .208 .444 5 30 30
?Tom O'Brien 25 131 537 490 59 119 10 8 1 56 13 35 0 .243 .309 .302 .611 43 125 125
Dick Padden 27 135 535 481 59 119 7 6 2 42 11 35 0 .247 .323 .299 .623 43 128 128
Billy Rhines 29 33 111 103 6 14 1 1 0 4 0 6 0 .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
?Zeke Rosebraugh 21 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 0 .220 .277 .284 .560 25 95 95
#Jesse Tannehill 23 63 165 158 24 44 9 3 1 16 4 7 0 .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 0 .287 .313 .339 .652 82 137 4 4
*Steve Brodie 29 9 4910 1108 4910 4446 726 1350 151 80 17 730 250 342 148 .304 .366 .385 .751 101 1712 95 27
*Willie Clark 25 4 1082 268 1082 975 139 281 41 25 2 155 27 79 18 .288 .353 .388 .741 100 378 19 9
Jack Cronin 24 2 14 6 14 12 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 2 0 .167 .286 .417 .702 99 5 0 0
Harry Davis 24 4 1354 322 1354 1217 187 329 40 60 6 182 60 91 41 .270 .330 .417 .747 103 507 18 28
*Patsy Donovan 33 9 4940 1080 4940 4561 902 1380 129 55 14 454 343 294 131 .303 .352 .364 .716 96 1661 55 30
?Bill Eagan 29 3 449 108 449 382 66 90 13 7 4 50 26 57 59 .236 .348 .338 .686 91 129 9 1
Bones Ely 35 10 3630 858 3630 3370 461 883 102 49 20 427 136 188 108 .262 .302 .339 .641 73 1143 3 69
John Ganzel 24 1 50 15 50 45 5 6 0 0 0 2 0 4 .133 .220 .133 .353 3 6 1 0
?Jim Gardner 23 3 233 73 233 201 26 35 4 1 1 14 5 26 6 .174 .275 .219 .494 37 44 2 4
?Bill Gray 27 5 1147 292 1147 1033 126 250 44 14 1 141 23 71 32 .242 .303 .315 .617 71 325 19 24
?Bill Hart 32 7 709 209 709 684 52 141 14 15 4 61 18 16 49 .206 .226 .288 .515 43 197 2 7
?Charlie Hastings 27 4 195 68 195 162 23 35 1 3 1 14 1 30 19 .216 .342 .278 .620 69 45 1 2
Bill Hoffer 27 4 473 130 473 425 67 104 19 7 1 44 10 30 27 .245 .310 .329 .639 67 140 10 8
*Frank Killen 27 8 1077 315 1077 932 148 230 27 17 11 119 9 129 157 .247 .344 .348 .692 90 324 9 7
*Hi Ladd 28 1 5 2 5 5 1 1 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 10 .234 .340 .306 .647 68 38 4 3
Sam Leever 26 1 14 5 14 12 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .357 .250 .607 76 3 1 0
*Jack McCarthy 29 3 1000 226 1000 899 132 255 30 16 4 121 16 73 13 .284 .342 .366 .708 93 329 7 21
#Tom McCreery 23 4 1581 372 1581 1375 244 422 48 43 15 179 63 155 73 .307 .378 .437 .815 121 601 3 48
Morgan Murphy 31 9 2089 546 2089 1903 240 427 55 11 10 218 52 157 237 .224 .288 .281 .569 53 534 14 15
?Tom O'Brien 25 2 715 175 715 620 87 157 16 8 1 91 20 55 .253 .328 .310 .638 80 192 14 26
Dick Padden 27 3 1352 323 1352 1199 178 318 27 24 6 125 37 87 9 .265 .334 .343 .677 87 411 37 29
Billy Rhines 29 8 766 240 766 712 61 120 9 8 1 62 3 42 78 .169 .221 .208 .429 18 148 6 6
Joe Rickert 21 1 7 2 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 1 0 1
?Zeke Rosebraugh 21 1 9 4 9 8 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .375 .444 .375 .819 137 3 0 0
Pop Schriver 32 11 2390 619 2390 2168 307 563 84 32 13 291 40 178 118 .260 .324 .346 .670 83 750 29 15
#Jesse Tannehill 23 3 381 121 381 347 47 93 17 5 1 40 8 26 2 .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