The 1898 Chicago Orphans season was the 27th season of the Chicago Orphans franchise, the 23rd in the National League and the sixth at West Side Park. The Orphans, formerly known as the Colts, finished in fourth place in the National League with a record of 85–65, 17.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.

1898 was the first season since 1876 that the team was without manager and first baseman Cap Anson, who had been fired during the offseason. Cap, who was also often called "Pop", was replaced as manager by Tom Burns, who had played for the team from 1880 until 1891, and had managed the Springfield Ponies in 1897. The media, picking up on Anson's absence, began referring to the team as the "Orphans", as they had lost their "Pop".

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1898 Chicago Orphans Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player C 122 396 87 .220 0 39 1B 149 596 190 .319 0 69 2B 138 505 114 .226 0 67 SS 142 521 151 .290 1 79 3B 137 530 131 .247 2 78 OF 144 572 185 .323 4 79 OF 83 269 80 .297 1 47 OF 113 442 141 .319 5 69

Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player 62 210 62 .295 0 14 47 188 59 .314 4 27 45 159 37 .233 0 8 53 147 41 .279 1 14 13 49 16 .327 0 2 14 42 12 .286 0 6 1 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 38 325.2 24 10 1.88 97 31 274.1 20 10 2.46 73 28 215.1 13 10 3.34 56 27 215.0 9 13 3.14 26 13 100.1 6 7 4.31 18 5 41.0 5 0 2.20 11 4 30.0 1 3 5.70 14 3 23.0 2 1 0.78 4 2 17.0 0 2 5.29 4 1 9.0 1 0 2.00 1

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player 13 81.0 4 7 3.56 16 2 11.0 0 1 0.82 3

References 1898 Chicago Orphans season at Baseball Reference