1899 Pittsburg Pirates season
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Owner(s) | William Kerr and Phil Auten |
Manager(s) | Bill Watkins, Patsy Donovan |
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The 1899 Pittsburg Pirates season was the 18th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates[1] franchise; their 13th in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 76–73.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 |
Pittsburg 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
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | 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 | |||||
Pittsburg | 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 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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2B | O'Brien, JohnJohn O'Brien | 79 | 279 | 63 | .226 | 1 | 33 |
3B | Williams, JimmyJimmy Williams | 153 | 621 | 220 | .354 | 9 | 116 |
OF | Donovan, PatsyPatsy Donovan | 121 | 531 | 156 | .294 | 1 | 55 |
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 |
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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 |
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Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro | 19 | 149 | 6 | 9 | 4.11 | 28 |
Rhines, BillyBilly Rhines | 9 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 6 |
Payne, HarleyHarley Payne | 5 | 26.1 | 1 | 3 | 3.76 | 8 |
Parker, JayJay Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
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 |
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Gardner, JimJim Gardner | 6 | 32.1 | 1 | 0 | 7.52 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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References
- ↑ In 1891 the United States Board on Geographic Names forced the city of Pittsburgh to undergo a controversial name change by having them drop the "h" at the end of the name, making the team's official name the "Pittsburg Pirates" from the adoption of the Pirates nickname until Pittsburgh was able to get the "h" restored to its name in 1911.
- 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac