1899 Washington Senators season
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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. When the NL contracted after the season, the Senators were disbanded. Owner J. Earl Wagner received $39,000 for his interest in the team.[1]
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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OF | O'Brien, JackJack O'Brien | 127 | 468 | 132 | .282 | 6 | 51 |
OF | Freeman, BuckBuck 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 |
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Mercer, WinWin Mercer | 108 | 375 | 112 | .299 | 1 | 35 |
Davis, HarryHarry 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 |
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Dinneen, BillBill Dinneen | 37 | 291 | 14 | 20 | 3.93 | 91 |
Mercer, WinWin Mercer | 23 | 186 | 7 | 14 | 4.60 | 28 |
Evans, RoyRoy Evans | 7 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 5.67 | 27 |
Carsey, KidKid 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 |
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Baker, KirtleyKirtley Baker | 11 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 6.83 | 6 |
Dunkle, DaveyDavey 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 |
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Freeman, BuckBuck Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |