1898 St. Louis Cardinals roster

24 players appeared for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1898 MLB season.

1898 Cardinals roster: batting

1898 St. Louis Cardinals batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Lave Cross151602711913014.317.348.753
Tommy Dowd139586701430016.244.287.584
Dick Harley142549741350013.246.316.591
Jack Clements993353986301.257.314.684
Joe Sugden892892973005.253.314.598
Jack Crooks722253352103.231.359.639
Germany Smith511571625101.159.275.479
Suter Sullivan421441032001.222.300.543
Russ Hall391431335001.245.285.557
Tuck Turner351412028001.199.280.536
Lou Bierbauer4900000.000.100.100
Mike Mahoney2700000.000.000.000
Jim Donnelly11010001.0001.0002.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1898 Cardinals roster: pitching

1898 St. Louis Cardinals pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Jack TaylorP504715293.90397.1891.381
Willie SudhoffP413811274.34315.0651.451
Jim HugheyP35337243.93283.2741.400
Kid CarseyP20132126.33123.2101.730
Duke EsperP108355.9864.2141.670
Pete DanielsP106163.6254.2131.390
George GillpatrickP73026.9435.0121.740
Harry MaupinP22025.5018.031.390
Tom SmithP11012.009.011.560
Joe GannonP110111.009.022.000
Jim CallahanP220216.208.123.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.