1898 Boston Beaneaters Roster

The 1898 Boston Beaneaters team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1898 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1898 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1898 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1898 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1898 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1898 Boston Beaneaters

Complete Roster  
 

n/a Fred Klobedanz 5-11 190 Left Left 1871-06-13
n/a Ted Lewis 5-10½ 158 Right Right 1872-12-25
n/a Kid Nichols 5-10½ 175 Right Both 1869-09-14
n/a Mike Sullivan 6-01 210 Right Left 1866-10-23
n/a Vic Willis 6-02 185 Right Right 1876-04-12
n/a Marty Bergen 5-10 170 Right Unknown 1871-10-25
n/a Kitty Bransfield 5-11 207 Right Right 1875-01-07
n/a George Yeager 5-10 190 Right Right 1874-06-05
n/a Jimmy Collins 5-09 178 Right Right 1870-01-16
n/a Bill Keister Unknown 168 Right Left 1871-08-17
n/a Herman Long 5-08½ 160 Right Left 1866-04-13
n/a Bobby Lowe 5-10 150 Right Right 1865-07-10
n/a Stub Smith 5-06 145 Right Left 1873-11-24
n/a Fred Tenney 5-09 155 Left Left 1871-11-26
n/a Hugh Duffy 5-07 168 Right Right 1866-11-26
n/a Billy Hamilton 5-06 165 Right Left 1866-02-15
n/a Charlie Hickman 5-09 180 Right Right 1876-03-04
n/a Hi Ladd 6-04 180 Right Left 1870-02-09
n/a Dave Pickett 5-07½ 170 Unknown Unknown 1874-05-26
n/a General Stafford 5-08 165 Right Right 1868-01-30
n/a Chick Stahl 5-10 160 Left Left 1873-01-10
n/a Jack Stivetts 6-02 185 Right Right 1868-03-31
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The 1898 Boston Beaneaters played 149 games during the regular season, won 102 games, lost 47 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at South End Grounds III (Park Factors: 105/102) where 229,275 fans witnessed their 1898 Beaneaters finish the season with a .685 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1898 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1898 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1898 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1898 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list:

1898 Boston Beaneaters
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1898 Boston Beaneaters
Most Games by Position

C Marty Bergen (117)
1B Fred Tenney (117)
2B Bobby Lowe (145)
3B Jimmy Collins (152)
SS Herman Long (142)
LF Hugh Duffy (115)
CF Billy Hamilton (110)
RF Chick Stahl (118)
  
SP Fred Klobedanz
SP Ted Lewis
SP Vic Willis
  
CL Kid Nichols


1898 Boston Beaneaters
Salaries

Kid Nichols $2,400.00


1898 Boston Beaneaters
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1898 Boston Beaneaters Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?