The 1898 Louisville Colonels baseball team finished with a 70–81 record and ninth place in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1898 Louisville Colonels Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C 86 287 70 .244 1 31 1B 151 588 176 .299 10 105 2B Heinie Smith 35 121 23 .190 0 13 SS Claude Ritchey 151 551 140 .254 5 51 3B 154 538 138 .257 0 50 OF Charlie Dexter 112 421 132 .314 1 66 OF Dummy Hoy 148 582 177 .304 6 66 OF Fred Clarke 149 599 184 .307 3 47
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI General Stafford 49 181 54 .298 1 25 42 148 44 .297 0 19 37 138 30 .217 1 16 29 102 17 .167 1 13 Doc Powers 34 99 27 .273 1 19 Kid Nance 22 76 24 .316 1 16 Topsy Hartsel 22 71 23 .324 0 9 Cooney Snyder 17 61 10 .164 0 6 8 32 6 .188 0 1 9 24 6 .250 0 2 Josh Clarke 6 18 3 .167 0 0 Tom Stouch 4 16 5 .313 0 6 John Richter 3 13 2 .154 0 0 Tommy Leach 3 10 1 .100 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 44 362.0 28 15 3.16 34 Bill Magee 38 295.1 16 15 4.05 55 36 285.2 13 20 4.16 84 26 203.0 7 17 5.32 58 12 89.0 3 7 5.76 20 1 9.0 0 1 5.00 1 Lou Mahaffey 1 9.0 0 1 3.00 1
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 11 70.0 3 3 4.50 13 Frank Todd 4 11.0 0 2 13.91 5
References 1898 Louisville Colonels team page at Baseball Reference