When their demand that only union men be employed was refused, members of the Western Federation of Miners dynamited the $250,000 mill of the Bunker Hill Company at Wardner, Idaho, destroying it completely. President William S. McKinley responded by sending in hundreds of black soldiers from Brownsville, Texas with orders to round up the thousands of miners and confine them in specially built cages called "bullpens".
The largest baseball crowd ever to date (24,000+) turned out at the West Side Grounds to watch the Chicago Orphans play the visiting St. Louis Perfectos. The home team Orphans won the contest 4-0 despite a poor showing by pitcher James Callahan who allowed twelve hits.
A motion to change the name of the Western League to the American League was successfully introduced by W.F.C. Golt of Indianapolis.
On October 8th, three teams played in a single double header at Chicago. Game one pitted the hometown Orphans against the Cleveland Spiders as Jake Taylor tossed his first shut out and thirty-ninth complete game of the season en route to a 13-0 Chicago victory. Game two matched the winners against the Louisville Colonels and ended with another 7-3 Chicago decision, after the game was called due to darkness after only five innings.
"A lovely shade of cardinal." - Anonymous woman describing the new St. Louis uniforms which was overheard by William McHale of the St. Louis Republic
1899 National League Player Review |
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Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
Base on Balls | John McGraw | Baltimore | 124 | Top 25 |
Batting Average | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | .410 | Top 25 |
Doubles | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | 55 | Top 25 |
Hits | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | 238 | Top 25 |
Home Runs | Buck Freeman | Washington | 25 | Top 25 |
On Base Percentage | John McGraw | Baltimore | .547 | Top 25 |
RBI | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | 137 | Top 25 |
Runs | Willie Keeler | Brooklyn | 140 | Top 25 |
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Slugging Average | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | .582 | Top 25 |
Stolen Bases | Jimmy Sheckard | Baltimore | 77 | Top 25 |
Total Bases | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | 338 | Top 25 |
Triples | Jimmy Williams | Pittsburgh | 27 | Top 25 |
Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
1899 N.L. History | Year-by-Year History |
1899 National League Pitcher Review |
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Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
Complete Games | Bill Carrick | New York | 40 | Top 25 |
Jack Powell | St. Louis | |||
Cy Young | St. Louis | |||
ERA | Vic Willis | Boston | 2.50 | Top 25 |
Games | Sam Leever | Pittsburgh | 51 | Top 25 |
Saves | Sam Leever | Pittsburgh | 3 | Top 25 |
Shutouts | Vic Willis | Boston | 5 | Top 25 |
Strikeouts | Noodles Hahn | Cincinnati | 145 | Top 25 |
Winning Percentage | Jay Hughes | Brooklyn | .824 | Top 25 |
Al Orth | Philadelphia | |||
Wins | Jay Hughes | Brooklyn | 28 | Top 25 |
Joe McGinnity | Baltimore | |||
Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
1899 N.L. History | Year-by-Year History |
1899 National LeagueTeam Standings |
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Team | Roster | W | L | T | WP | GB |
Brooklyn Superbas | 101 | 47 | 2 | .682 | 0 |
Boston Beaneaters | 95 | 57 | 1 | .625 | 8 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 58 | 2 | .618 | 9 |
Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 62 | 4 | .581 | 15 |
St. Louis Perfectos | 84 | 67 | 4 | .556 | 18½ |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 67 | 7 | .553 | 19 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 73 | 5 | .510 | 25½ |
Chicago Orphans | 75 | 73 | 4 | .507 | 26 |
Louisville Colonels | 75 | 77 | 3 | .493 | 28 |
New York Giants | 60 | 90 | 3 | .400 | 42 |
Washington Senators | 54 | 98 | 3 | .355 | 49 |
Cleveland Spiders | 20 | 134 | 0 | .130 | 84 |
Team | Roster | W | L | T | WP | GB |
1899 National League Team Standings |
1899 National League Team ReviewHitting Statistics League Leaderboard |
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Statistic | Team | # |
Base on Balls | Cincinnati | 485 |
Batting Average | Philadelphia | .301 |
Doubles | Philadelphia | 241 |
Hits | Philadelphia | 1,613 |
Home Runs | St. Louis | 47 |
On Base Percentage | Brooklyn | .368 |
Runs | Philadelphia | 916 |
Slugging Average | Philadelphia | .395 |
Stolen Bases | Baltimore | 364 |
Triples | Pittsburgh | 121 |
Statistic | Team | # |
1899 National League Team ReviewPitching Statistics League Leaderboard |
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Statistic | Team | # |
Complete Games | Chicago | 147 |
ERA | Brooklyn | 3.25 |
Fewest Hits Allowed | Boston | 1,273 |
Fewest Home Runs Allowed | Baltimore | 13 |
Fewest Walks Allowed | St. Louis | 321 |
Saves | Brooklyn | 9 |
Shutouts | Philadelphia | 15 |
Strikeouts | New York | 397 |
Statistic | Team | # |
On April 30, 1899, the largest crowd to date watched the Chicago Orphans defeat the St. Louis Perfectos 4-0. The fans, 27,849 in total, watched from the outfield and balls hit into the crowd were counted as singles.
Jay Parker, on September 27, 1899, made his Major League debut on the mound and issued two base on balls. He was relieved and both runs scored. Parker never appeared in another Major League game and his lifetime earned run average is infinite!
Did you know that when the Cleveland Spiders lost both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 12, 1899, giving them a 19-114 record, they broke the all-time record for most losses during a single season by a baseball team?