MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON RECAP 1898
Season Recap: 1898 League Champion: Boston Beaneaters
Season Recap: 1898 League Champion: Boston Beaneaters
John Day is named as the Giants manager. New York’s new skipper will be replaced by Fred Hoey after just 66 games next season when the team gets off to a 29-35 start.
1898 – Roy Thomas‚ University of Pennsylvania outfielder‚ is signed by the Phillies for next season. Sporting Life calls him the “greatest amateur player of this generation.”
1898 – Baltimore manager Ned Hanlon‚ not unexpectedly‚ speaks out against the Brush resolution to curb rowdyism‚ cited by some as resulting in less interest and smaller crowds. “This past season I saw none that ought to scare anyone.”
1898 – New York Giants president Andrew Freedman renews his team’s lease on the Polo Grounds for the next 10 years.
Reds first baseman Jake Beckley handles a record 22 chances, making 21 put outs and one assist, without committing any errors. The Cincinnati infielder’s defensive acumen contributes to the home team’s 9-2 victory over the Cleveland Spiders League Park.
On September 12, 1898, Several Reds players, including Harry Steinfeldt, Bill Dammann, Ted Breitenstein and Bob Wood, helped put out a fire at League Park in Cincinnati. The fire interrupted a morning workout. The players formed a bucket brigade to smother the flames, holding the damage to the stands to a minimum. An alert waiter…
1898 – Nap Lajoie singles against the Browns to become the first hitter this year to reach 150 hits.
Lefty Frank Killen‚ released by Pittsburgh‚ hurls Washington to a 4 – 1 win over New York.
Lizzie (Stroud) Arlington becomes the first woman to play in organized baseball as she pitches for Reading in the Eastern League. Some claim she also pitched in Atlantic League exhibition games after being hired by Ed Barrow, the league’s president.