1898 Chicago Orphans Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 85-65
Finished 4th in the NL
Attendance: 465,600, Avg. 5,231
Ballpark: West Side Park II
Manager: Tom Burns (85-65)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1898 Chicago Orphans Statistics
1898 Chicago Orphans Results

The Chicago Orphans of the National League ended the 1898 season with a record of 85 wins and 65 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.

The Orphans plated 828 runs and gave up 679 runs. Bill Dahlen and Jimmy Ryan each accounted for 79 RBI. Jimmy Ryan led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .323. Clark Griffith earned 24 wins on the mound for the team, while Jimmy Callahan added 15 or more wins also Clark Griffith registered a 1.88 earned run average, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Tom Burns coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Buttons BriggsPRRJuly 8, 18756'1"180Poughkeepsie, NY USA
Jimmy CallahanPRRMarch 18, 18745'10"180Fitchburg, MA USA
Frank ChancePRRSeptember 9, 18766'0"190Fresno, CA USA
Henry ClarkePRRAugust 4, 18750'0"0Bellevue, NE USA
Jim ConnorPRRMay 11, 18635'10"179Port Jervis, NY USA
Bill DahlenPRRJanuary 5, 18705'9"180Nelliston, NY USA
Tim DonahuePLRJune 8, 18705'11"180Raynham, MA USA
Bill EverittPLRDecember 13, 18686'0"185Fort Wayne, IN USA
Danny FriendPLLApril 18, 18735'9"175Cincinnati, OH USA
Danny GreenPLRNovember 6, 18760'0"0Burlington, NJ USA
Clark GriffithPRRNovember 20, 18695'6"156Clear Creek, MO USA
Frank IsbellPLRAugust 21, 18755'11"190Delevan, NY USA
Jack KatollPLRJune 24, 18755'11"195Kamieniec, Wa Poland
Matt KilroyPLLJune 21, 18665'9"175Philadelphia, PA USA
Bill LangePRRJune 6, 18716'1"190San Francisco, CA USA
Frank MartinPJuly 29, 18785'8"0Denver, CO USA
Barry McCormickPRRDecember 25, 18745'9"165Maysville, KY USA
Sam MertesPRRAugust 6, 18725'10"185San Francisco, CA USA
Art NicholsPRRJuly 14, 18715'10"175Manchester, NH USA
Bill PhylePRJune 25, 18750'0"0Duluth, MN USA
Jimmy RyanPRLFebruary 11, 18635'9"162Clinton, MA USA
Jack TaylorPRRDecember 13, 18735'10"170New Straitsville, OH USA
Walter ThorntonPLLFebruary 18, 18756'1"180Peoria, IL USA
Harry WolvertonPBRDecember 6, 18735'11"205Mount Vernon, OH USA
Walt WoodsPRRApril 28, 18755'9"165Rye, NH USA



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