1899 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1899 Pittsburgh[1] Pirates season was the 18th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise and their 13th in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 76–73.
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| Owner(s) | William Kerr and Phil Auten |
| Manager(s) | Bill Watkins, Patsy Donovan |
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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 |
| 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
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| 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 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
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 | John O'Brien | 79 | 279 | 63 | .226 | 1 | 33 |
| 3B | Jimmy Williams | 153 | 621 | 220 | .354 | 9 | 116 |
| OF | Patsy 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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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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| Jack Chesbro | 19 | 149 | 6 | 9 | 4.11 | 28 |
| Billy Rhines | 9 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 6 |
| Harley Payne | 5 | 26.1 | 1 | 3 | 3.76 | 8 |
| Jay 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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| Jim 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
- Until the early 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.
- 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac