1898 St. Louis Perfectos
[edit] Summary
The 1898 St. Louis Perfectos finished with a record of 39-111. They scored 571 runs and belted 13 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. Jack Clements and Lave Cross were tied for the team lead in home runs with 3. The offense was powered by Lave Cross, who led the team with 79 RBI, 191 hits.
The team allowed 929 runs and had a team ERA of 4.53. Jack Taylor led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 89 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lou Bierbauer | 2B | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .000 | .100 | .000 |
| Jack Crooks | 2B | 72 | 225 | 33 | 52 | 1 | 20 | 3 | .359 | .280 | .639 | .231 |
| Lave Cross | 3B | 151 | 602 | 71 | 191 | 3 | 79 | 14 | .348 | .405 | .753 | .317 |
| George Decker | 1B | 76 | 286 | 26 | 74 | 1 | 45 | 4 | .314 | .304 | .618 | .259 |
| Jim Donnelly | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Russ Hall | SS | 39 | 143 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .285 | .273 | .558 | .245 |
| Mike Mahoney | 1B | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Quinn | 2B | 103 | 375 | 35 | 94 | 0 | 36 | 13 | .301 | .304 | .605 | .251 |
| Germany Smith | SS | 51 | 157 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .275 | .204 | .479 | .159 |
| Suter Sullivan | SS | 42 | 144 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .300 | .243 | .543 | .222 |
| Tommy Tucker | 1B | 72 | 252 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .319 | .282 | .601 | .238 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Dowd | OF | 139 | 586 | 70 | 143 | 0 | 32 | 16 | .287 | .297 | .584 | .244 |
| Dick Harley | OF | 142 | 549 | 74 | 135 | 0 | 42 | 13 | .316 | .275 | .591 | .246 |
| Ducky Holmes | OF | 23 | 101 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .260 | .267 | .527 | .238 |
| Jake Stenzel | OF | 108 | 404 | 64 | 114 | 1 | 33 | 21 | .367 | .381 | .748 | .282 |
| Tuck Turner | OF | 35 | 141 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .280 | .255 | .535 | .199 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Clements | C | 99 | 335 | 39 | 86 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .314 | .370 | .684 | .257 |
| Tom Kinslow | C | 14 | 53 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .309 | .358 | .667 | .283 |
| Joe Sugden | C | 89 | 289 | 29 | 73 | 0 | 34 | 5 | .314 | .284 | .598 | .253 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5214 | 571 | 1290 | 13 | 470 | 104 | .303 | .305 | .608 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Callahan | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16.20 | 3.012 | |||
| Kid Carsey | 20 | 13 | 123.7 | 2 | 12 | .143 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 6.33 | 1.730 | |||
| Pete Daniels | 10 | 6 | 54.7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 3.62 | 1.389 | |||
| Duke Esper | 10 | 8 | 64.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 5.98 | 1.669 | |||
| Joe Gannon | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11.00 | 2.000 | |||
| George Gillpatrick | 7 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 6.94 | 1.743 | |||
| Jim Hughey | 35 | 33 | 283.7 | 7 | 24 | .226 | 0 | 74 | 71 | 3.93 | 1.396 | |||
| Harry Maupin | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.50 | 1.389 | |||
| Tom Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.00 | 1.556 | |||
| Willie Sudhoff | 41 | 38 | 315 | 11 | 27 | .289 | 1 | 65 | 102 | 4.34 | 1.451 | |||
| Suter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.50 | 2.333 | |||
| Jack Taylor | 50 | 47 | 397.3 | 15 | 29 | .341 | 1 | 89 | 83 | 3.90 | 1.379 | |||
| Team Totals | 180 | 154 | 1324.4 | 39 | 111 | .260 | 2 | 288 | 372 | 4.53 | 1.477 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lave Cross | 151 |
| At Bats | Lave Cross | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lave Cross | 646 |
| Batting Average | Lave Cross | .317 |
| On-Base % | Lave Cross | .348 |
| Slugging % | Lave Cross | .405 |
| OPS | Lave Cross | .753 |
| Runs | Dick Harley | 74 |
| Hits | Lave Cross | 191 |
| Total Bases | Lave Cross | 244 |
| Doubles | Lave Cross | 28 |
| Triples | Jake Stenzel | 11 |
| Home Runs | Jack Clements and Lave Cross | 3 |
| RBI | Lave Cross | 79 |
| Walks | Jake Stenzel | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | Jake Stenzel | 21 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Lave Cross | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Taylor | 15 |
| Losses | Jack Taylor | 29 |
| Saves | Willie Sudhoff and Jack Taylor | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Taylor | .341 |
| ERA | Jack Taylor | 3.90 |
| WHIP | Jack Taylor | 1.379 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Taylor | 397.3 |
| Games | Jack Taylor | 50 |
| Games Started | Jack Taylor | 47 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Taylor | 89 |
| Complete Games | Jack Taylor | 42 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Taylor | 172 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Taylor | 465 |
| Walks Allowed | Willie Sudhoff | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Taylor | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Hughey | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Willie Sudhoff | 27 |



