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== 1898 Team Members ==
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! Name !! Position !! Full Name !! Class of
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| Allen J. Greer || Manager || Allen James Greer || 1898
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| H. M. Edmonds || Catcher / Captain || Henry Morris Edmonds || 1899
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| W. Newman || Pitcher || William Hazen Newman || 1900
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| W. P. Smith || Pitcher || William Pruden Smith || 1898
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| Maloney || First Base || Frank Maloney || 1898
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| Wilson || Second Base ||  ||
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| Campbell || Third Base || Michael Ransom Campbell, Jr. || 1999
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| A. M. Greer || Short Stop || Autry Micajah Greer || 1900
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| Dean || Left Field || John Henry Dean || 1900
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| H. W. Smith || Center Field || Henry Wilds Smith || 1900
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| Fairfield || Right Field ||  ||
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| Robinson || Substitute || Bernard Freeman Robinson || 1901
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| Longmeyer || Substitute ||  ||
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| P. Kennedy || Substitute || Paul Kennedy || 1900
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== 1898 Proposed Season Schedule ==
 
== 1898 Proposed Season Schedule ==

Revision as of 10:46, 18 January 2026

Picture of 1898 UT Baseball Team

1898 University of Tennessee Baseball team
1898 University of Tennessee Baseball.
Image from 1898 The Volunteer.
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Season Notes

Coming off the 6-9 season in 1897, the team had hopes for a better campaign. Newspapers report that Allen J. Greer was selected as the Manager and H. M. Edmonds was elected as Captain (source: The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), January 15, 1898).

The team had high hopes of a good season, with reports of several opponents (Central University, Centre College, Sewannee, and the University of Alabmama) being lined up. These games did not come to be played.

In early May newspapers were reporting that Frank Moffett had assembled a picked team that was playing games against both the Army team from Chattanooga and also with the McCormicks of Maryville. Several of the UT players were on that team, including Edmonds, Greer, and Wilson. (sources: The Morning Tribune (Knoxville, TN), May 10, 1898 and The Morning Tribune (Knoxville, TN), May 13, 1898).

There was talk in late May that the university team would travel to Sewanee or that they might engage Maryville college (source: The Morning Tribune (Knoxville, TN), May 30, 1898). Neither series was to be played.

The University of Tennessee team went 0-2 for their very short season, scoring just 10 runs, with their opponent scoring 19.

1898 Team Members

1898 University of Tennessee Baseball team
1898 University of Tennessee Baseball members.
Image from 1898 The Volunteer.
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Name Position Full Name Class of
Allen J. Greer Manager Allen James Greer 1898
H. M. Edmonds Catcher / Captain Henry Morris Edmonds 1899
W. Newman Pitcher William Hazen Newman 1900
W. P. Smith Pitcher William Pruden Smith 1898
Maloney First Base Frank Maloney 1898
Wilson Second Base
Campbell Third Base Michael Ransom Campbell, Jr. 1999
A. M. Greer Short Stop Autry Micajah Greer 1900
Dean Left Field John Henry Dean 1900
H. W. Smith Center Field Henry Wilds Smith 1900
Fairfield Right Field
Robinson Substitute Bernard Freeman Robinson 1901
Longmeyer Substitute
P. Kennedy Substitute Paul Kennedy 1900

1898 Proposed Season Schedule

Source: The Knoxville Sentinel (Knoxville, TN), February 19, 1898

Date Opponent Location
Apr 11, 1898 Central University Richmond, KY
Apr 12, 1898 Central University Richmond, KY
Apr 13, 1898 Central University Richmond, KY
Apr 14, 1898 Centre College Danville, KY
Apr 15, 1898 Centre College Danville, KY
Apr 16, 1898 Centre College Danville, KY
Apr 21, 1898 Central University Knoxville, TN
Apr 22, 1898 Central University Knoxville, TN
Apr 23, 1898 Central University Knoxville, TN
Apr 28, 1898 Sewanee Sewanee, TN
Apr 29, 1898 Sewanee Sewanee, TN
Apr 30, 1898 Sewanee Sewanee, TN
May 9, 1898 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
May 10, 1898 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
May 11, 1898 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
May 26, 1898 Sewanee Knoxville, TN
May 27, 1898 Sewanee Knoxville, TN
May 28, 1898 Sewanee Knoxville, TN

1898 Season Record

Date Opponent Score W/L Source
4/21/1898 Central Univ. of Kentucky 3-11
L
The Morning Tribune (Knoxville, TN), April 22, 1898
4/22/1899 Central Univ. of Kentucky 7-8
L
The Morning Tribune (Knoxville, TN), April 23, 1898

Credit

This page was researched, formatted, and presented by Mark D. Aubrey.

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