1899 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1899 throughout the world.

List of years in baseball

Champions[]

  • National League: Brooklyn Superbas

National League final standings[]

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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

Statistical leaders[]

National League
Type Name Stat
AVG Ed Delahanty PHI .410
HR Buck Freeman WHS 25
RBI Ed Delahanty PHI 137
Wins Jay Hughes BRO 28 Joe McGinnity BLN 28
ERA Vic Willis BSN 2.50
Strikeouts Noodles Hahn CIN 145

Events[]

  • May 15 – Willie Keeler, known as one of the smallest players and best bunters in baseball, drives the ball past startled left fielder Ed Delahanty of the Philadelphia Phillies for an inside-the-park grand slam and an 8–5 victory for the Brooklyn Superbas.
  • May 25 – Deacon Phillippe of the Louisville Colonels pitches a 7–0 no-hitter against the New York Giants.
  • June 2 – The Cleveland Spiders blow a 10-0 lead, eventually losing 11-10 to the Brooklyn Superbas.
  • July 1 – The Pittsburgh Pirates purchase the contract of pitcher Jack Chesbro from the Richmond Giants of the Atlantic League.
  • August 7 – Vic Willis leads the Boston Beaneaters to a 7–1 victory by pitching a no-hitter against the Washington Senators.
  • September 12 – The Cleveland Spiders lose both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. At 19-114, they break the record for most losses by an MLB team in a single season, which had previously been 113.
  • October 15 – The Cleveland Spiders lose both games of their season-ending doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds by scores of 16-1 and 19-3. Having lost 40 of their last 41 games, they finish the season in last place with a record of 20-134.
Buck Freeman of the Washington Senators leads all batters with 25 home runs during the regular season, more than double hit by Bobby Wallace of the St. Louis Perfectos, who finished with 12 homers. Although Freeman failed to equal the record of 27 home runs set by Ned Williamson in the 1884 season, his total is generally regarded as the greater achievement owing to the dimensions of Williamson's home ballpark of Lakeshore Park – Only two of the 27 homers batted by Williamson for the Chicago White Stockings were scored away from home. Freeman's tally was not surpassed until 1919, when Babe Ruth belted 29 home runs for the Boston Red Sox.
Following the season, the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels and Washington Senators were all dropped by the National League, as a cost-cutting measure, reducing the number of teams to eight for the 1900 season; while Louisville would never sport another major-league level team, the other three cities received charter franchises in the rival American League in 1901 – after being abandoned by the AL in 1971, the National League would return to the nation's capital 106 years later. The National League would remain at eight teams until 1962.

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  • January 6 – John Smith, 40, first baseman for the Troy Trojans and Worcester Ruby Legs of the National League in the 1882 season.
  • January 13 – Fred Carl, 40, outfielder.
  • January 17 – Billy Arnold, 47, outfielder.
  • March 6 – Edward Santry, 38, shortstop.
  • March 9 – Bill McGunnigle, 44, manager who led Brooklyn to the American Association title in 1889, and the National League pennant the following year after the team switched leagues; as collegiate catcher, was possibly the first at that position to wear a glove.
  • March 16 – Egyptian Healy, 32, pitcher.
  • April 9 – Mike Moynahan, 43, shortstop.
  • April 24 – Pat Luby, 30, pitcher.
  • July 14 – Frank Kreeger, [?], outfielder and pitcher.
  • July 24 – Jim Korwan, 25, pitcher.
  • August 10 – Henry Buker, 40, shortstop.
  • September 17 – John Haldeman, 43, journalist and business manager for the Louisville Courier-Journal, who played second base in one game for the 1877 Louisville Grays.
  • November 2 – Tim McGinley, 45, catcher.
  • December 1 – Ed Gastfield, 34, catcher.
  • December 14 – Harry Dooms, 32, outfielder.
  • December 16 – Fred Waterman, 54, third baseman, member of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings team that went undefeated.
  • December 18 – Fred Truax, 31, outfielder.


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