1899 Chicago Orphans Roster

The 1899 Chicago Orphans team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1899 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1899 Chicago Orphans Opening Day starters list, a 1899 Chicago Orphans salary list, a 1899 Chicago Orphans uniform number breakdown and a 1899 Chicago Orphans primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1899 Chicago Orphans

Complete Roster  
 
n/a Jimmy Callahan 5-10½ 180 Right Right 1874-03-18
n/a Dick Cogan 5-07 150 Right Right 1871-12-05
n/a Ned Garvin 6-03½ 160 Right Unknown 1874-01-01
n/a Clark Griffith 5-06½ 156 Right Right 1869-11-20
n/a Jack Katoll 5-11 195 Right Right 1872-06-24
n/a John Malarkey 5-11 155 Right Unknown 1872-05-04
n/a Bill Phyle Unknown Unknown Right Unknown 1875-06-25
n/a Skel Roach 6-02 Unknown Right Right 1871-10-20
n/a Jack Taylor 5-10 170 Right Right 1874-01-14
n/a Frank Chance 6-00 190 Right Right 1876-09-09
n/a Tim Donahue 5-11 180 Right Left 1870-06-08
n/a Art Nichols 5-10 175 Right Right 1871-07-14
n/a Bill Bradley 6-00 185 Right Right 1878-02-13
n/a Jim Connor 5-10½ 179 Right Right 1863-05-11
n/a Doc Curley Unknown Unknown Right Right 1874-03-12
n/a Gene DeMontreville 5-08 165 Right Right 1873-03-10
n/a Bill Everitt 6-00½ 185 Right Left 1868-12-13
n/a George Magoon 5-10 160 Right Right 1875-03-27
n/a Barry McCormick 5-09 Unknown Right Right 1874-12-25
n/a Harry Wolverton 5-11 205 Right Both 1873-12-06
n/a Danny Green Unknown Unknown Right Left 1876-11-06
n/a Bill Lange 6-01½ 190 Right Right 1871-06-06
n/a Sam Mertes 6-00 225 Right Right 1872-08-06
n/a Frank Quinn 5-08 157 Unknown Unknown 1876-08-24
n/a Jimmy Ryan 5-09 162 Left Right 1863-02-11


The 1899 Chicago Orphans played 148 games during the regular season, won 75 games, lost 73 games, and finished in eighth position. They played their home games at West Side Grounds (Park Factors: 97/97) where 352,130 fans witnessed their 1899 Orphans finish the season with a .507 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1899 Chicago Orphans Opening Day starters list, a 1899 Chicago Orphans salary list, a 1899 Chicago Orphans uniform number breakdown and a 1899 Chicago Orphans primary starters list:

1899 Chicago Orphans
Opening Day Starters


Gene DeMontreville
Tim Donahue
Bill Everitt
Danny Green
Clark Griffith
Bill Lange
Barry McCormick
Jimmy Ryan
Harry Wolverton

1899 Chicago Orphans
Most Games by Position

C Tim Donahue (91)
1B Bill Everitt (136)
2B Barry McCormick (99)
3B Harry Wolverton (98)
SS Gene DeMontreville (82)
LF Jimmy Ryan (125)
CF Bill Lange (94)
RF Danny Green (106)
  
SP Jimmy Callahan
SP Ned Garvin
SP Clark Griffith
SP Jack Taylor
  
CL Bill Phyle


1899 Chicago Orphans
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1899 Chicago Orphans
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1899 Chicago Orphans Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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