1899 Washington Senators

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

54-98, Finished 11th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Arthur Irwin (54-98)
Scored 743 runs, Allowed 983 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-95

Ballparks: Boundary Field · Attendance: 86,392 (11th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 98

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1898 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Charlie Atherton	25	R	R	5' 10"	160	Nov 19, 1873	1st	65		65		0	0	0	0	63	0	0	0	1	1			-0.7
Kirtley Baker	30	R	R	5' 9"	160	Jun 24, 1869	5	12		12		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-2.3
Shad Barry	20	R	R			Oct 27, 1878	1st	78		78		0	0	22	7	13	13	20	0	3	23			-0.2
Frank Bonner	29	R	R	5' 7"	169	Aug 20, 1869	4	85		85		0	0	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Dick Butler	29					Dec, 1869	2	12		12		0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Kid Carsey	26	L	R	5' 7"	168	Oct 22, 1872	9	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.4
Doc Casey	29	B	R	5' 6"	157	Mar 15, 1870	2	9		9		0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0			-0.6
Pete Cassidy	26	R	R	5' 10"	165	Apr 8, 1873	2	46		46		0	0	37	0	6	3	0	0	0	0			0.4
Bill Coughlin	20	R	R	5' 9"	140	Jul 12, 1878	1st	6		6		0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Harry Davis	25	R	R	5' 10"	180	Jul 19, 1873	5	18		18		0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
George Decker	33	L	L	6' 1"	180	Jun 1, 1866	8	4		4		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.3
Bill Dinneen	23	R	R	6' 1"	190	Apr 5, 1876	2	37		37		37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			2.4
Jim Duncan	27	R	R	5' 8"	140	Jul 1, 1871	1st	15		15		0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Davey Dunkle	26	B	R	6' 2"	220	Aug 30, 1872	3	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.4
Roy Evans	25	R	R	6' 0"	180	Mar 19, 1874	3	7		7		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Duke Farrell	32	B	R	6' 1"	208	Aug 31, 1866	12	5		5		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Jack Fifield	27	R	R	5' 11"	160	Oct 5, 1871	3	7		7		6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			-0.8
Buck Freeman	27	L	L	5' 9"	169	Oct 30, 1871	3	155		155		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	155	155			2.8
Jake Gettman	23	B	L	5' 11"	185	Oct 25, 1875	3	19		19		0	0	2	0	0	0	6	10	0	16			-0.5
Lefty Herring	19	L	L	5' 11"	160	Mar 4, 1880	1st	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Mike Heydon	24	L	R	5' 10"	155	Jul 15, 1874	2	3		3		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Billy Hulen	29	L	L	5' 8"	148	Mar 12, 1870	2	19		19		0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Frank Killen	28	L	L	6' 1"	200	Nov 30, 1870	9	2		2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Malachi Kittridge	29	R	R	5' 7"	170	Oct 12, 1869	10	44		44		0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Arlie Latham	39	R	R	5' 8"	150	Mar 15, 1860	16	6		6		0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1			-0.1
Bill Leith	26		R	6' 1"	208	May 31, 1873	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Bill Magee	23	R	R	5' 10"	154	Jul 6, 1875	3	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.1
Dan McFarlan	24	R	R	5' 11"	178	Nov 26, 1874	2	32		32		32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.2
Dan McGann	27	B	R	6' 0"	190	Jul 15, 1871	3	77		77		0	0	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.8
Deacon McGuire	35	R	R	6' 1"	185	Nov 18, 1863	15	58		58		0	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.6
Frank McManus	23		R	5' 7"	150	Sep 21, 1875	1st	7		7		0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Win Mercer	25	R	R	5' 7"	140	Jun 20, 1874	6	108		108		23	0	1	0	62	1	15	0	1	16			1.4
Jack O'Brien	26	L	R	6' 1"	165	Feb 5, 1873	1st	127		127		0	0	0	0	4	0	121	0	0	121			-0.1
Dick Padden	28	R	R	5' 10"	165	Sep 17, 1870	4	134		134		0	0	0	48	0	85	0	0	0	0			0.3
Doc Powers	28	R	R			Sep 22, 1870	2	14		14		0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.1
Dorsey Riddlemoser	24	R	R			Mar 25, 1875	1st	1		1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.2
Mike Roach	29			5' 7"	145	Dec 23, 1869	1st	24		24		0	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3
Frank Scheibeck	34	R	R	5' 7"	145	Jun 28, 1865	6	27		27		0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0			0.3
Jimmy Slagle	25	L	R	5' 7"	144	Jul 11, 1873	1st	147		147		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	146			0.5
General Stafford	31	R	R	5' 8"	165	Jan 30, 1868	8	31		31		0	0	0	17	2	13	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Gus Weyhing	32	R	R	5' 10"	145	Sep 29, 1866	12	43		43		43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.9
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

1898 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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