1898 Detroit Tigers Roster
Western League (WL) - Class: A
Team Record: 50-87
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Frank Graves (0-0), Ollie Beard (0-0), Tony Mullane (0-0), George Stallings (0-0)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Attendance: 85,000, Avg. 1,241
1898 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 50-87
Finished 6th in the WL
Manager: Frank Graves (0-0), Ollie Beard (0-0), Tony Mullane (0-0), George Stallings (0-0)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Ballpark: Bennett Park
Attendance: 85,000, Avg. 1,241
The Detroit Tigers of the Western League ended the 1898 season with a record of 50 wins and 87 losses, finishing sixth in the WL.
Frank Graves, Ollie Beard, Tony Mullane and George Stallings served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Beam | R | March 17, 1867 | 6'0" | 185 | Mansfield, OH US | |
| Ollie Beard | R | R | May 2, 1862 | 5'11" | 180 | Lexington, KY US |
| Buttons Briggs | R | R | July 8, 1875 | 6'1" | 180 | Poughkeepsie, NY US |
| Fritz Buelow | R | R | February 13, 1876 | 5'10" | 170 | Berlin, DE |
| William Clancy | Jamestown, NY US | |||||
| Lefty Davis | L | L | February 4, 1875 | 5'10" | 170 | Nashville, TN US |
| Pat Dillard | L | R | June 12, 1873 | 6'0" | 180 | Chattanooga, TN US |
| Joe Dolan | R | February 24, 1873 | 5'10" | 155 | Baltimore, MD US | |
| Sam Dungan | R | July 29, 1866 | 5'11" | 180 | Ferndale, CA US | |
| Kid Elberfeld | R | R | April 13, 1875 | 5'7" | 158 | Pomeroy, OH US |
| Claude Elliott | R | R | November 17, 1876 | 6'0" | 190 | Pardeeville, WI US |
| Shorty Fuller | R | R | October 10, 1867 | 5'6" | 157 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| John Ganzel | R | R | April 7, 1874 | 6'0" | 195 | Kalamazoo, MI US |
| Noodles Hahn | L | L | April 29, 1879 | 5'9" | 160 | Nashville, TN US |
| Hart | ||||||
| Hunkey Hines | R | R | September 29, 1867 | 5'7" | 165 | Elgin, IL US |
| Thomas Irwin | ||||||
| Bill Kuehne | R | R | October 24, 1858 | 5'8" | 185 | Leipzig, DE |
| Louis Lippert | 5'8" | 175 | , IL US | |||
| James Martin | Decatur, IL US | |||||
| Morrissey | ||||||
| Tony Mullane | S | R | January 30, 1859 | 5'10" | 165 | Cork, IE |
| Sam Nicholl | R | R | April 20, 1869 | 5'10" | 178 | County Antrim, Antrim IE |
| Lou Nordyke | R | R | August 7, 1876 | 6'0" | 185 | Brighton, IA US |
| Charlie Nyce | July 1, 1870 | 5'8" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA US | ||
| Tom Parrott | R | R | April 10, 1868 | 5'10" | 170 | Portland, OR US |
| Frank Pequinney | ||||||
| Louis Piper | New Orleans, LA US | |||||
| Bill Raffert | ||||||
| John Richter | February 8, 1873 | 6'0" | 178 | Louisville, KY US | ||
| Peck Sharp | April 23, 1866 | 5'9" | 162 | Belleville, IL US | ||
| Jack Sharrott | R | R | August 13, 1869 | 5'9" | 165 | Staten Island, NY US |
| George Stallings | R | R | November 17, 1867 | 6'1" | 187 | Augusta, GA US |
| Tom Thomas | R | R | December 27, 1873 | 6'4" | 195 | Shawnee, OH US |
| Thomas Turner | 5'8" | 180 | ||||
| Art Twineham | L | L | November 26, 1866 | 6'1" | 190 | Galesburg, IL US |
| Fred Underwood | R | October 14, 1868 | 5'7" | 170 | St. Louis County, MO US | |
| Rube Waddell | R | L | October 13, 1876 | 6'1" | 196 | Bradford, PA US |
| Jack Wadsworth | L | R | December 17, 1867 | 180 | Wellington, OH US | |
| Willis | ||||||
| Willie Wilson | L | L | 6'1" | 180 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
