1899 Season

15 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1899 Major League Baseball season was played by 15 teams. Buck Freeman led with 25 home runs, Ed Delahanty led with 137 RBI, and Ed Delahanty led with 238 hits. This page carries the 1899 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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1899 Home Run Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 474 plate appearances at 153 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Ed Delahanty .410 2 Jesse Burkett .396 3 John McGraw .391 4 Willie Keeler .379 5 Jimmy Williams .354

OPS qualified

1 Ed Delahanty 1.046 2 John McGraw .994 3 Jesse Burkett .963 4 Jimmy Williams .946 5 Buck Freeman .925

Home Runs all players

1 Buck Freeman 25 2 Bobby Wallace 12 3 Ed Delahanty 9 4 Sam Mertes 9 5 Jimmy Williams 9

RBI all players

1 Ed Delahanty 137 2 Buck Freeman 122 3 Jimmy Williams 116 4 Honus Wagner 114 5 Bobby Wallace 108

Hits all players

1 Ed Delahanty 238 2 Jesse Burkett 221 3 Jimmy Williams 220 4 Willie Keeler 216 5 Fred Tenney 209

Runs all players

1 Willie Keeler 140 2 John McGraw 140 3 Roy Thomas 137 4 Ed Delahanty 135 5 Jimmy Williams 126

Stolen Bases all players

1 Jimmy Sheckard 77 2 John McGraw 73 3 Emmet Heidrick 55 4 Ducky Holmes 50 5 Fred Clarke 49
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1899 Strikeout Leaders

Top 10 — click a bar to view the player.

ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 153 innings at 153 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Vic Willis 2.50 2 Cy Young 2.58 3 Joe McGinnity 2.68 4 Noodles Hahn 2.68 5 Jay Hughes 2.68

WHIP qualified

1 Cy Young 1.12 2 Noodles Hahn 1.13 3 Vic Willis 1.15 4 Kid Nichols 1.19 5 Frank Kitson 1.20

Wins all pitchers

1 Jay Hughes 28 2 Joe McGinnity 28 3 Vic Willis 27 4 Cy Young 26 5 Jesse Tannehill 24

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Noodles Hahn 145 2 Cy Seymour 142 3 Sam Leever 121 4 Ed Doheny 120 5 Vic Willis 120

Saves all pitchers

1 Sam Leever 3 2 Jack Dunn 2 3 Brickyard Kennedy 2 4 Joe McGinnity 2 5 Jack Taylor 2
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📋 Standings

National League

Brooklyn Superbas ★ 101-47 Boston Beaneaters 95-57 Philadelphia Phillies 94-58 Baltimore Orioles 86-62 St. Louis Perfectos 84-67 Cincinnati Reds 83-67 Pittsburgh Pirates 76-73 Chicago Orphans 75-73 Louisville Colonels 75-77 New York Giants 60-90 Washington Senators 54-98 Cleveland Spiders 20-134

IND

Chicago Columbia Giants ★ 3-1 Cuban X Giants 11-8 Chicago Unions 8-11

The 1899 season in brief

1899 belonged, by record, to the Chicago Columbia Giants: 3-1. The Cleveland Spiders finished at the bottom of the 1899 table at 20-134. By season's end, the IND group ended with the Chicago Columbia Giants and the Cuban X Giants level at 3-1, the Chicago Columbia Giants ranked first and the National League was not close, the Brooklyn Superbas finishing 101-47 to the Boston Beaneaters's 95-57. No postseason series are recorded for 1899, so the page has no bracket. Buck Freeman led the majors with 25 home runs, ahead of Bobby Wallace with 12. The qualified batting-average board starts with Ed Delahanty at .410, with Jesse Burkett next at .396. That 1899 rate board needs 474 plate appearances (153 team games times the per-game rule). Ed Delahanty topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, RBI, and hits. Among qualified pitchers, Vic Willis had the lowest ERA, 2.50; Cy Young followed at 2.58. Elsewhere on the pitching side, the 1899 leaders were Jay Hughes in wins (28) and Noodles Hahn in strikeouts (145). The stolen-base tile is headed by Jimmy Sheckard with 77. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1899 leaders page.

1899 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1899?
15 teams played in the 1899 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1899?
Buck Freeman led with 25 home runs in 1899.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1899?
Ed Delahanty led with 137 RBI in 1899.
Who led MLB in hits in 1899?
Ed Delahanty led with 238 hits in 1899.
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