1899 Boston Beaneaters season

March 2026 November 2013 June 2012April 2024 Boston Beaneaters 1899 National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 95–57–1 (95 57) 2nd Arthur Soden Frank Selee (10th season) The 1899 Boston Beaneaters season was the 29th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters had a record of 95–57–1 (95 57), finishing second in the National League and 8.0 games behind the first-place Brooklyn Superbas. Regular season thumb|225px|Team photograph Season standings Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1899 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Harvey Bailey Billy Ging Charlie Hickman Frank Killen Fred Klobedanz Ted Lewis Jouett Meekin Kid Nichols Oscar Streit Mike Sullivan Vic Willis Catchers Marty Bergen Boileryard Clarke Bill Merritt Billy Sullivan Infielders Jimmy Collins Mike Hickey Charlie Kuhns Herman Long Bobby Lowe Fred Tenney Outfielders Hugh Duffy Charlie Frisbee Billy Hamilton General Stafford Chick Stahl George Yeager Manager Frank Selee 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 C Marty Bergen Marty Bergen (baseball) 72 260 67 .258 1 34 1B Fred Tenney 150 603 209 .347 1 67 2B Bobby Lowe 152 559 152 .272 4 88 SS Herman Long Herman Long (baseball) 145 578 153 .265 6 100 3B Jimmy Collins 151 599 166 .277 5 92 OF Hugh Duffy 147 588 164 .279 5 102 OF Chick Stahl 148 576 202 .351 7 52 OF Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) 84 297 92 .310 1 33 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 Boileryard Clarke 60 223 50 .224 2 32 General Stafford 55 182 55 .302 3 40 Charlie Frisbee 42 152 50 .329 0 20 Billy Sullivan Billy Sullivan (baseball, born 1875) 22 74 20 .270 2 12 Charlie Hickman 19 63 25 .397 0 15 Charlie Kuhns 7 18 5 .278 0 3 George Yeager 3 8 1 .125 0 0 Mike Hickey 1 3 1 .333 0 0 Bill Merritt Bill Merritt (catcher) 1 2 0 .000 0 0 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 Kid Nichols 42 343.1 21 19 2.99 108 Vic Willis 41 342.2 27 8 2.50 120 Ted Lewis Ted Lewis (baseball) 29 234.2 17 11 3.49 60 Jouett Meekin 13 108.0 7 6 2.83 23 Frank Killen 12 99.1 7 5 4.26 23 Harvey Bailey Harvey Bailey (baseball) 12 86.2 6 4 3.95 26 Charlie Hickman 11 66.1 6 0 4.48 14 Fred Klobedanz 5 33.1 1 4 4.86 8 Mike Sullivan Mike Sullivan (pitcher) 1 9.0 1 0 6.75 0 Billy Ging 1 8.0 1 0 1.13 2 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 Oscar Streit 2 14.2 1 0 6.75 0 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 Chick Stahl 1 0 0 0 9.00 0 References 1899 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1890s in Boston