1898 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1898 throughout the world.
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1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905</br>1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900 |
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1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895</br>1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890 |
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1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885</br>1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880 |
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1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875</br>1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870 |
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[edit] Champions
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 47 | .685 | -- |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 53 | .644 | 6 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 60 | .605 | 11.5 |
| Chicago Orphans | 85 | 65 | .567 | 17.5 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 81 | 68 | .544 | 21 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 71 | .523 | 24 |
| New York Giants | 77 | 73 | .513 | 25.5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 76 | .486 | 29.5 |
| Louisville Colonels | 70 | 81 | .464 | 33 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 54 | 91 | .372 | 46 |
| Washington Senators | 51 | 101 | .336 | 52.5 |
| St. Louis Perfectos | 39 | 111 | .260 | 63.5 |
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- January 5 - Riggs Stephenson
- January 10 - Fats Jenkins
- January 24 - Cliff Heathcote
- April 24 - Andy Cooper
- April 25 - Fred Haney
- July 10 - Dick Lundy
- July 14 - Happy Chandler
- August 28 - Charlie Grimm
- August 30 - Kiki Cuyler
- September 9 - Frankie Frisch
- September 18 - George Uhle
- September 20 - Chuck Dressen
- October 9 - Joe Sewell
- October 30 - Bill Terry
- November 30 - Firpo Marberry
[edit] Deaths
- April 17 - Bobby Mathews, 46, pitcher who won 297 games, 131 of them in the National Association, in a career that ran from 1871 to 1887; won the first professional league game in 1871, and had 30-win seasons for the 1883-85 Philadelphia Athletics

