1898 National League Standings and Statistics

League Standings

Team W L T PCT. GB
Boston 102 47 3 .685 -
Baltimore 96 53 5 .644 6
Cincinnati 92 60 5 .605 11.5
Chicago 85 65 2 .567 17.5
Cleveland 81 68 7 .544 21
Philadelphia 78 71 1 .523 24
New York 77 73 7 .513 25.5
Pittsburgh 72 76 4 .486 29.5
Louisville 70 81 3 .464 33
Brooklyn 54 91 4 .372 46
Washington 51 101 3 .336 52.5
St. Louis 39 111 4 .260 63.5

League Batting Statistics

Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB CS TB AVG OBP SLG
Boston 152 5276 872 1531 190 55 53 405 303 172 1990 .290 .341 .377
Baltimore 154 5242 933 1584 154 77 12 519 316 250 1928 .302 .365 .368
Cincinnati 157 5334 831 1448 207 101 19 455 300 165 1914 .271 .329 .359
Chicago 152 5219 828 1431 175 84 18 476 394 220 1828 .274 .335 .350
Cleveland 156 5246 730 1379 162 56 18 545 306 93 1707 .263 .332 .325
Philadelphia 150 5118 823 1431 238 81 33 472 382 182 1930 .280 .340 .377
New York 157 5349 837 1422 190 86 34 428 372 214 1886 .266 .320 .353
Pittsburgh 152 5087 634 1313 140 88 14 336 343 107 1671 .258 .304 .328
Louisville 154 5193 728 1389 150 71 32 375 429 235 1777 .267 .317 .342
Brooklyn 149 5126 638 1314 156 66 17 328 314 130 1653 .256 .301 .322
Washington 155 5257 704 1423 177 80 36 370 386 197 1868 .271 .319 .355
St. Louis 154 5214 571 1290 149 55 13 383 402 104 1588 .247 .299 .305
Totals 1842 62661 9129 16955 2088 900 299 5092 4247 2069   21740 .271 .325 .347

League Pitching Statistics

Team SHO SV G CG IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA
Boston 9 8 152 127 1340.0 1186 614 444 37 470 432 2.98
Baltimore 12 0 154 138 1323.0 1236 623 426 17 400 422 2.90
Cincinnati 10 2 157 131 1385.0 1484 740 539 16 449 294 3.50
Chicago 13 0 152 137 1342.0 1357 679 422 17 364 323 2.83
Cleveland 9 0 156 142 1334.0 1429 683 474 26 309 339 3.20
Philadelphia 10 0 150 129 1288.0 1440 784 532 23 399 325 3.72
New York 9 1 157 141 1353.0 1359 800 517 21 587 558 3.44
Pittsburgh 10 3 152 131 1323.0 1400 694 501 14 346 330 3.41
Louisville 4 0 154 137 1334.0 1457 833 628 33 470 271 4.24
Brooklyn 1 0 149 134 1298.0 1446 811 578 34 476 294 4.01
Washington 0 1 155 129 1307.0 1577 939 656 29 450 371 4.52
St. Louis 0 2 154 133 1324.0 1584 929 666 32 372 288 4.53
Totals 87 17 1842 1609 15951.0 16955 9129 6383 299 5092 4247 3.60

Batting Leaders

Batting Average
Willie Keeler .385
Billy Hamilton .369
John McGraw .342
Elmer Smith .342
Jesse Burkett .341
At-Bats
George Van Haltren 654
Duff Cooley 629
Jesse Burkett 624
Tommy Corcoran 619
Patsy Donovan 610
Games
George Van Haltren 156
Billy Clingman 154
Bobby Wallace 154
Tommy Corcoran 153
Hugh Duffy 152
Runs
John McGraw 143
Hughie Jennings 135
George Van Haltren 129
Willie Keeler 126
Duff Cooley 123
Hits
Willie Keeler 216
Jesse Burkett 213
George Van Haltren 204
Nap Lajoie 197
Jimmy Collins 196
Doubles
Nap Lajoie 43
Ed Delahanty 36
Bill Dahlen 35
Jimmy Collins 35
John Anderson 33
Triples
John Anderson 22
Dummy Hoy 16
George Van Haltren 16
Tommy Corcoran 15
Joe Kelley 15
Home Runs
Jimmy Collins 15
Honus Wagner 10
Bill Joyce 10
Ed McKean 9
John Anderson 9
RBI
Nap Lajoie 127
Jimmy Collins 111
Joe Kelley 110
Hugh Duffy 108
Dan McGann 106
Stolen Bases
Ed Delahanty 58
Billy Hamilton 54
Gene DeMontreville 49
Charlie Dexter 44
John McGraw 43
Walks
John McGraw 112
Bill Joyce 88
Billy Hamilton 87
Elmer Flick 86
Hughie Jennings 78
Strikeouts
 
 
 
 
 

Pitching Leaders

ERA
Clark Griffith 1.88
Al Maul 2.10
Kid Nichols 2.13
Doc McJames 2.36
Nixey Callahan 2.46
Wins
Kid Nichols 31
Bert Cunningham 28
Pink Hawley 27
Doc McJames 27
Ted Lewis 26
Losses
Jack Taylor 29
Willie Sudhoff 27
Gus Weyhing 26
Jim Hughey 24
Joe Yeager 22
Games
Jack Taylor 50
Kid Nichols 50
Cy Young 46
Gus Weyhing 45
Cy Seymour 45
Complete Games
Jack Taylor 42
Bert Cunningham 41
Kid Nichols 40
Cy Young 40
Doc McJames 40
Shutouts
Wiley Piatt 6
Jack Powell 6
Kid Nichols 5
Jay Hughes 5
Jesse Tannehill 5
Saves
Kid Nichols 4
Ted Lewis 2
Bill Dammann 2
Jesse Tannehill 2
Charlie Hickman 2
Innings Pitched
Jack Taylor 397.0
Kid Nichols 388.0
Cy Young 378.0
Doc McJames 374.0
Bert Cunningham 362.0
Strikeouts
Cy Seymour 239
Doc McJames 178
Vic Willis 160
Kid Nichols 138
Wiley Piatt 121
Walks
Cy Seymour 213
Vic Willis 148
Bill Magee 129
Brickyard Kennedy 123
Ted Breitenstein 123
Earned Runs
Gus Weyhing 181
Jack Taylor 172
Willie Sudhoff 152
Chick Fraser 146
Jouett Meekin 134
Runs
Jack Taylor 259
Gus Weyhing 232
Willie Sudhoff 205
Cy Seymour 199
Chick Fraser 191