1898 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1898 throughout the world.  

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2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000

1990s

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1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990

1980s

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1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980

1970s

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1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970

1960s

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1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960

1950s

1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955
1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950

1940s

1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945
1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940

1930s

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1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930

1920s

1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925
1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920

1910s

1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915
1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910

1900s

1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905
1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900

1890s

1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895
1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890

1880s

1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885
1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880

1870s

1879 • 1878 • 1877 • 1876 • 1875
1874 • 1873 • 1872 • 1871 • 1870

Early Years

1869 • 1845-1868
See also
Sources
USS Maine baseball team, 1898, shortly after winning the Navy baseball championship. The entire team was killed save one in February, 1898.
USS Maine baseball team, 1898, shortly after winning the Navy baseball championship. The entire team was killed save one in February, 1898.

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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 Browns 39 111 .260 63.5

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

[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
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