1899 Washington Senators season

1899 Washington Senators
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1892)
Location
Boundary Field (since 1891) Washington, D.C. (since 1891)
Other information
Owner(s)	J. Earl Wagner
Manager(s)	Arthur Irwin
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The 1899 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 54–98 record, eleventh place in the National League.

The 25 home runs that right fielder Buck Freeman recorded were truly remarkable by the standards of the time;^[1] his tally was not surpassed until Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs with the 1919 Boston Red Sox.

When the NL contracted after the season, the Senators were disbanded. Owner J. Earl Wagner received $39,000 for his interest in the team.^[2]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

v t National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Superbas	101	47	0.682	—	61–16	40–31
Boston Beaneaters	95	57	0.625	8	53–26	42–31
Philadelphia Phillies	94	58	0.618	9	58–25	36–33
Baltimore Orioles	86	62	0.581	15	51–24	35–38
St. Louis Perfectos	84	67	0.556	18½	50–33	34–34
Cincinnati Reds	83	67	0.553	19	57–29	26–38
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	73	0.510	25½	49–34	27–39
Chicago Orphans	75	73	0.507	26	44–39	31–34
Louisville Colonels	75	77	0.493	28	33–28	42–49
New York Giants	60	90	0.400	42	35–38	25–52
Washington Senators	54	98	0.355	49	35–43	19–55
Cleveland Spiders	20	134	0.130	84	9–33	11–101

Record vs. opponents[]

1899 National League Records v t Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	BAL	BOS	BKN	CHI	CIN	CLE	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL	WSH
Baltimore	—	7–7	6–8	9–5	4–9	12–2	6–7–2	10–4	6–7–1	9–3	8–6	9–4–1
Boston	7–7	—	6–8	5–7	10–4	11–3	9–5	12–2	5–9	10–4	8–6	12–2–1
Brooklyn	8–6	8–6	—	8–5–1	7–6	14–0	11–3	10–4	8–6	8–6	8–4–1	11–3
Chicago	5–9	7–5	5–8–1	—	8–6	13–1	7–7	7–6–1	5–9	6–7–2	8–6	4–9
Cincinnati	9–4	4–10	6–7	6–8	—	14–0	8–6	9–5–1	4–10	10–3–3	5–8–2	8–6–1
Cleveland	2–12	3–11	0–14	1–13	0–14	—	4–10	1–13	2–12	2–12	1–13	4–10
Louisville	7–6–2	5–9	3–11	7–7	6–8	10–4	—	7–7	7–6	6–8–1	5–9–1	12–2
New York	4–10	2–12	2–10	6–7–1	5–9–1	13–1	7–7	—	4–10–1	6–7	4–10	7–7
Philadelphia	7–6–1	9–5	6–8	9–5	10–4	12–2	6–7	10–4–1	—	6–8	7–7	12–2
Pittsburgh	3–9	4–10	6–8	7–6–2	3–10–3	12–2	8–6–1	7–6	8–6	—	7–7	11–3
St. Louis	6–8	6–8	4–8–1	6–8	8–5–2	13–1	9–5–1	10–4	7–7	7–7	—	8–6
Washington	4–9–1	2–12–1	3–11	9–4	6–8–1	10–4	2–12	7–7	2–12	3–11	6–8	—

Opening Day lineup[]

Roster[]

1899 Washington Senators
Roster
Pitchers Kirtley Baker Kid Carsey Bill Dinneen Davey Dunkle Roy Evans Jack Fifield Lefty Herring Frank Killen Bill Leith Bill Magee Dan McFarlan Dorsey Riddlemoser Gus Weyhing		Catchers Dick Butler Jim Duncan Duke Farrell Mike Heydon Malachi Kittridge Deacon McGuire Frank McManus Doc Powers Mike Roach Infielders Charlie Atherton Frank Bonner Doc Casey Pete Cassidy Bill Coughlin Harry Davis George Decker Billy Hulen Dan McGann Win Mercer Dick Padden Frank Scheibeck General Stafford		Outfielders Shad Barry Buck Freeman Jake Gettman Arlie Latham Jack O'Brien Jimmy Slagle		Manager Arthur Irwin

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
OF	Jack O'Brien	127	468	132	.282	6	51
OF	Buck Freeman	155	588	187	.318	25	122

Other batters[]

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Win Mercer	108	375	112	.299	1	35
Harry Davis	18	64	12	.188	0	8

Pitching[]

Starting pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bill Dinneen	37	291	14	20	3.93	91
Win Mercer	23	186	7	14	4.60	28
Roy Evans	7	54	3	4	5.67	27
Kid Carsey	4	29	1	2	3.72	3

Other pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kirtley Baker	11	54	1	7	6.83	6
Davey Dunkle	4	26	0	2	10.04	9

Relief pitchers[]

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Buck Freeman	2	0	0	0	7.71	0

Notes[]

References[]

• 1899 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference