1899 Washington Senators season

March 2026 November 2013 Washington Senators 1899 National League Boundary Field Washington, D.C. 54 98 y 11th J. Earl Wagner Arthur Irwin no The 1899 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 54–98 record, eleventh place in the National League. The 25 home runs that right fielder Buck Freeman recorded were truly remarkable by the standards of the time;https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/the-most-dominant-home-run-season-ever-9504bc8537c4 The Most Dominant Home Run Season Ever John Thorn ourgame.mlblogs.com March 30, 2015 May 26, 2018 his tally was not surpassed until Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs with the 1919 Boston Red Sox. When the NL contracted after the season, the Senators were disbanded. Owner J. Earl Wagner received $39,000 for his interest in the team.Squeeze Play: Analyzing Contraction in Professional Sports, Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. X, Issue 1, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620181948/http://lgst.wharton.upenn.edu/srosner/publications/Villanova%20Sports%20%26%20Entertainment%20Law%20Journal.pdf June 20, 2010 Regular season Season standings Washington Senators Record vs. opponents WAS Opening Day lineup Roster 1899 Washington Senators Roster Pitchers Kirtley Baker Kid Carsey Bill Dinneen Davey Dunkle Roy Evans Jack Fifield Lefty Herring Frank Killen Bill Leith Bill Magee Dan McFarlan Dorsey Riddlemoser Gus Weyhing Catchers Dick Butler Jim Duncan Duke Farrell Mike Heydon Malachi Kittridge Deacon McGuire Frank McManus Doc Powers Mike Roach Infielders Charlie Atherton Frank Bonner Doc Casey Pete Cassidy Bill Coughlin Harry Davis George Decker Billy Hulen Dan McGann Win Mercer Dick Padden Frank Scheibeck General Stafford Outfielders Shad Barry Buck Freeman Jake Gettman Arlie Latham Jack O'Brien Jimmy Slagle Manager Arthur Irwin 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 Deacon McGuire 58 195 54 .277 1 12 1B Dan McGann 77 284 96 .338 5 58 2B Frank Bonner 85 347 95 .274 2 44 SS Dick Padden 134 451 125 .277 2 61 3B Charlie Atherton 65 242 60 .248 0 23 OF Jack O'Brien Jack O'Brien (outfielder) 127 468 132 .282 6 51 OF Buck Freeman 155 588 187 .318 25 122 OF Jimmy Slagle 147 599 163 .272 0 41 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 Win Mercer 108 375 112 .299 1 35 Shad Barry 78 247 71 .287 1 33 Pete Cassidy 46 178 56 .315 3 32 Malachi Kittridge 44 133 20 .150 0 11 General Stafford 31 118 29 .246 1 14 Frank Scheibeck 27 94 27 .287 0 9 Mike Roach 24 78 17 .218 0 7 Billy Hulen 19 68 10 .147 0 3 Harry Davis Harry Davis (1900s first baseman) 18 64 12 .188 0 8 Jake Gettman 19 62 13 .210 0 2 Jim Duncan 15 47 11 .234 0 5 Doc Powers 14 38 10 .263 0 3 Dick Butler 12 36 10 .278 0 1 Doc Casey 9 34 4 .118 0 2 Bill Coughlin 6 24 3 .125 0 3 Frank McManus 7 21 8 .381 0 2 Duke Farrell 5 12 4 .333 0 1 George Decker 4 9 0 .000 0 0 Arlie Latham 6 6 1 .167 0 0 Mike Heydon 3 3 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 Gus Weyhing 43 334.2 17 21 4.54 96 Bill Dinneen 37 291.0 14 20 3.93 91 Dan McFarlan 32 211.2 8 18 4.76 41 Win Mercer 23 186.0 7 14 4.60 28 Roy Evans Roy Evans (baseball) 7 54.0 3 4 5.67 27 Jack Fifield 6 47.0 2 4 6.13 12 Bill Magee 8 42.0 1 4 8.57 11 Kid Carsey 4 29.0 1 2 3.72 3 Frank Killen 2 12.0 0 2 6.00 3 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 Kirtley Baker 11 54.0 1 7 6.83 6 Davey Dunkle 4 26.0 0 2 10.04 9 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 Buck Freeman 2 0 0 0 7.71 0 Lefty Herring 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 Bill Leith 1 0 0 0 18.00 1 Dorsey Riddlemoser 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 Notes References 1899 Washington Senators team page at Baseball Reference Category:Washington Senators (1891–1899) seasons Washington Senators season Washing