1899 Brooklyn Superbas season

March 2026 November 2013 Brooklyn Superbas 1899 National League champions National League Washington Park Brooklyn, New York 101 47 y 1st Charles Ebbets, Ferdinand Abell, Harry Von der Horst, Ned Hanlon Charles Ebbets Ned Hanlon 1898 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season The 1899 Brooklyn Superbas season was the 16th season of the current-day Dodgers franchise and the ninth season in the National League. The team won the National League pennant with a record of 101–47, eight games ahead of the Boston Beaneaters, after finishing tenth in 1898. Offseason The 1899 season began with the Brooklyn team and the Baltimore Orioles merging their ownership groups. Baltimore owner Harry Von der Horst and Ned Hanlon became part owners of Brooklyn. Von der Horst insisted that Hanlon become the team's new manager, a position that had been promised to outfielder Mike Griffin, who had been interim manager the previous year. Griffin quit and wound up suing the team for lost wages. His contract was sold to the Cleveland Spiders, but Griffin never played or managed in the majors again. Renamed the Superbas as part of the deal, the team also siphoned off several of the Orioles' best players. On March 11, the team brought Bill Dahlen, Mike Heydon, Jay Hughes, Hughie Jennings, Willie Keeler, Joe Kelley, Al Maul, Dan McGann and Doc McJames onto their roster from Baltimore, while assigning Harry Howell, Candy LaChance, Kit McKenna, Ralph Miller, Jack Ryan, Jimmy Sheckard and Aleck Smith to the Orioles. This influx of talent was a good part of the reason why the Superbas won the National League pennant with 101 wins after winning just 54 games in 1898. Notable transactions March 11, 1899: Mike Griffin was sold by the Superbas to the Cleveland Spiders.https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffmi01.shtml Mike Griffin Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com Regular season Season standings Brooklyn Superbas Record vs. opponents BRO Notable transactions April 4, 1899: Pat Crisham and George Magoon were traded by the Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles for Aleck Smith.https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithal01.shtml Aleck Smith Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 10, 1899: Dan McFarlan was assigned to the Superbas by the Baltimore Orioles.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mcfarda01.shtml Dan McFarlan Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com April 25, 1899: Pete Cassidy, Mike Heydon, Dan McFarlan and cash were traded by the Superbas to the Washington Senators for Doc Casey and Duke Farrell. July 14, 1899: Dan McGann and Aleck Smith were traded by the Superbas to the Washington Senators for Deacon McGuire. August 3, 1899: Hughie Jennings was traded by the Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles for Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops.https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jennihu01.shtml Hughie Jennings Statistics and History – Baseball-Reference.com Baseball-Reference.com August 8, 1899: Gene DeMontreville and Jerry Nops were traded by the Superbas back to the Orioles for Hughie Jennings, undoing the trade of August 3. Roster 1899 Brooklyn Superbas Roster Pitchers Bill Donovan Jack Dunn Welcome Gaston Bill Hill Jay Hughes Brickyard Kennedy Frank Kitson Al Maul Dan McFarlan Doc McJames Bill Reidy Catchers Duke Farrell John Grim Deacon McGuire Aleck Smith Infielders Erve Beck Doc Casey Pete Cassidy Bill Dahlen Tom Daly Hughie Jennings Dan McGann Zeke Wrigley Joe Yeager Outfielders John Anderson Fielder Jones Willie Keeler Joe Kelley Manager Ned Hanlon Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB C Duke Farrell 80 254 40 76 .299 2 55 6 1B Dan McGann 63 214 49 52 .243 2 32 16 2B Tom Daly Tom Daly (infielder) 141 498 95 156 .313 5 88 43 3B Doc Casey 134 525 75 141 .269 1 43 27 SS Bill Dahlen 121 428 87 121 .283 4 76 29 OF Joe Kelley 143 538 108 175 .325 6 93 31 OF Willie Keeler 141 570 140 216 .379 1 61 45 OF Fielder Jones 102 365 75 104 .285 2 38 18 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB John Anderson John Anderson (outfielder) 117 439 65 118 .269 4 92 25 Hughie Jennings 67 198 42 64 .323 1 40 18 Deacon McGuire 46 157 22 50 .318 0 23 4 Aleck Smith 17 61 6 11 .180 0 6 0 Zeke Wrigley 15 49 4 10 .204 0 11 2 John Grim baseball 15 47 3 13 .277 0 7 0 Joe Yeager 23 47 12 9 .191 0 4 0 Erve Beck 8 24 2 4 .167 0 2 0 Pete Cassidy baseball 6 20 2 3 .150 0 4 1 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO Jack Dunn Jack Dunn (baseball) 41 34 29 299.1 23 13 3.70 86 46 Jay Hughes 35 35 30 291.2 28 6 2.68 119 99 Brickyard Kennedy 40 33 27 277.1 22 9 2.79 86 55 Doc McJames 37 34 27 275.1 19 15 3.50 122 105 Al Maul 4 4 2 26.0 2 0 4.50 6 2 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS CG IP W L ERA BB SO Joe Yeager 10 4 2 47.2 2 2 4.72 16 6 Bill Donovan 5 2 2 25.0 1 2 4.32 13 11 Bill Hill Bill Hill (baseball) 2 1 1 11.0 1 0 0.82 6 3 Bill Reidy 2 1 1 7.0 1 0 2.57 2 2 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA BB SO Dan McFarlan 1 6.0 0 0 0 1.50 3 0 Welcome Gaston 1 3.0 0 0 0 3.86 4 0 Notes 2 References Baseball-Reference season page Baseball Almanac season page External links Brooklyn Dodgers reference site Acme Dodgers page https://web.archive.org/web/20070913213938/http://www.acmewebpages.com/dodgers/ September 13, 2007 Retrosheet Category:Brooklyn Dodgers seasons Brooklyn Superbas season Category:National League champion seasons Brooklyn Category:19th century in Brooklyn Category:Park Slope