1898 Reading Coal Heavers Roster
Atlantic League (AL) - Class: B
Team Record: 72-56
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: John Newell (72-56)
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Circus Maximus
1898 Reading Coal Heavers StatisticsTeam Record: 72-56
Finished 3rd in the AL
Manager: John Newell (72-56)
Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Circus Maximus
The Reading Coal Heavers of the Atlantic League ended the 1898 season with a record of 72 wins and 56 losses, finishing third in the AL.
John Newell served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Betts | L | L | September 15, 1868 | 5'7" | 155 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Jim Cockman | R | R | April 26, 1873 | 5'6" | 145 | Guelph, ON CA |
| Ed Connors | ||||||
| Charles Culver | ||||||
| John Dobbins | Camden, NJ US | |||||
| Hi Ebright | R | R | June 12, 1859 | 5'9" | 180 | Lancaster County, PA US |
| Ben Ellis | July 0, 1870 | 5'10" | 166 | New York, NY US | ||
| Ed Fertsch | July 13, 1874 | , NJ US | ||||
| John Foreman | L | L | August 6, 1874 | 5'8" | 150 | Baltimore, MD US |
| Ned Garvin | R | R | January 1, 1874 | 6'3" | 160 | Navasota, TX US |
| Goodhart | ||||||
| Harry Hepting | ||||||
| Mike Heydon | L | R | July 15, 1874 | 5'10" | 155 | , MO US |
| Will Holland | 5'10" | 180 | Georgetown, DE US | |||
| Denny Long | Wilmington, DE US | |||||
| Howard Luckey | February 13, 1875 | |||||
| Lukens | ||||||
| McCann | ||||||
| McGill | ||||||
| Butch McIntyre | November 18, 1870 | Lebanon, IN US | ||||
| Willie Mills | R | R | August 15, 1877 | 5'7" | 150 | Scheneves, NY US |
| George Moore | ||||||
| John Newell | R | L | January 14, 1868 | 5'9" | 170 | Wilmington, DE US |
| Doc Newton | L | L | October 26, 1877 | 6'0" | 185 | Mount Carmel, IN US |
| Reed | ||||||
| Herman Shincel | December 14, 1872 | , PA US | ||||
| Ed Slater | Northampton, MA US | |||||
| Jack Spratt | R | |||||
| Scott Stratton | L | R | October 2, 1869 | 6'0" | 180 | Campbellsburg, KY US |
| Elizabeth Stroud | ||||||
| Swarm | ||||||
| Arthur Switzer | May 16, 1873 | 6'8" | ||||
| Curt Templin | February 11, 1873 | 187 | Philadelphia, PA US | |||
| George Ulrich | June 5, 1869 | Philadelphia, PA US | ||||
| George Weeks | ||||||
| Woods | ||||||
| Stan Yerkes | R | R | November 28, 1874 | 5'10" | 165 | Cheltenham, PA US |
| Zieber |
