1899 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1899 National League Exposition Park Allegheny, Pennsylvania 76 73 y 7th William Kerr and Phil Auten Bill Watkins, Patsy Donovan The 1899 PittsburghUntil early in the 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'. 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. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Opening Day lineup Roster 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers Jack Chesbro Jim Gardner Chummy Gray Bill Hoffer Sam Leever Jay Parker Harley Payne Rosie Rosebraugh Tully Sparks Jesse Tannehill Catchers Frank Bowerman Pop Schriver Infielders Willie Clark Pop Dillon Bones Ely George Fox Art Madison John O'Brien Heinie Reitz Heinie Smith Jimmy Williams Outfielders Ginger Beaumont Patsy Donovan Jack McCarthy Tom McCreery Manager Patsy Donovan 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 Frank Bowerman 110 427 111 .260 3 53 1B Willie Clark 81 300 85 .283 0 44 2B John O'Brien John O'Brien (second baseman) 79 279 63 .226 1 33 SS Bones Ely 139 526 146 .278 3 72 3B Jimmy Williams Jimmy Williams (second baseman) 153 621 220 .354 9 116 OF Ginger Beaumont 111 437 154 .352 3 38 OF Jack McCarthy 139 565 173 .306 4 69 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 Tom McCreery 119 460 149 .324 3 65 Pop Schriver 92 302 85 .281 1 49 Heinie Reitz 35 133 35 .263 0 16 Pop Dillon 30 121 31 .256 0 20 Art Madison 42 118 32 .271 0 19 Heinie Smith 15 53 15 .283 0 12 George Fox 13 41 10 .244 1 3 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 Sam Leever 51 379.0 21 23 3.18 121 Jesse Tannehill 41 322.0 24 14 2.82 65 Tully Sparks 28 170.0 8 6 3.86 53 Bill Hoffer 23 163.2 8 10 3.63 44 Jack Chesbro 19 149.0 6 9 4.11 28 Chummy Gray 9 70.2 3 3 3.44 9 Billy Rhines 9 54.0 4 4 6.00 6 Harley Payne 5 26.1 1 3 3.76 8 Rosie Rosebraugh 2 6.0 0 1 9.00 2 Jay Parker 1 0.0 0 0 inf 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 Jim Gardner Jim Gardner (baseball) 6 32.1 1 0 7.52 2 ' Notes References 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pittsburg Pir