1900 Season

10 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1900 Major League Baseball season was played by 10 teams. Herman Long led with 12 home runs, Elmer Flick led with 110 RBI, and Willie Keeler led with 204 hits. This page carries the 1900 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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1900 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 437 plate appearances at 141 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Honus Wagner .381 2 Elmer Flick .367 3 Jesse Burkett .363 4 Willie Keeler .362 5 John McGraw .344

OPS qualified

1 Honus Wagner 1.007 2 Elmer Flick .986 3 John McGraw .921 4 Jesse Burkett .904 5 Kip Selbach .885

Home Runs all players

1 Herman Long 12 2 Elmer Flick 11 3 Mike Donlin 10 4 Charlie Hickman 9 5 Billy Sullivan 8

RBI all players

1 Elmer Flick 110 2 Ed Delahanty 109 3 Honus Wagner 100 4 Jimmy Collins 95 5 Jake Beckley 94

Hits all players

1 Willie Keeler 204 2 Jesse Burkett 203 3 Honus Wagner 201 4 Elmer Flick 200 5 Jake Beckley 190

Runs all players

1 Roy Thomas 132 2 Jimmy Slagle 115 3 Jimmy Barrett 114 4 George Van Haltren 114 5 Honus Wagner 107

Stolen Bases all players

1 Patsy Donovan 45 2 George Van Haltren 45 3 Jimmy Barrett 44 4 Willie Keeler 41 5 Sam Mertes 38
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1900 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 141 innings at 141 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Rube Waddell 2.37 2 Ned Garvin 2.41 3 Jack Taylor 2.55 4 Sam Leever 2.71 5 Deacon Phillippe 2.84

WHIP qualified

1 Rube Waddell 1.11 2 Deacon Phillippe 1.13 3 Cy Young 1.16 4 Ned Garvin 1.17 5 Clark Griffith 1.19

Wins all pitchers

1 Joe McGinnity 28 2 Bill Dinneen 20 3 Brickyard Kennedy 20 4 Deacon Phillippe 20 5 Jesse Tannehill 20

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Noodles Hahn 132 2 Rube Waddell 130 3 Cy Young 115 4 Bill Dinneen 107 5 Ned Garvin 107

Saves all pitchers

1 Frank Kitson 4 2 Bill Bernhard 2 3 Rome Chambers 1 4 Jack Chesbro 1 5 George Cuppy 1
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📋 Standings

National League

Brooklyn Superbas ★ 82-54 Pittsburgh Pirates 79-60 Philadelphia Phillies 75-63 Boston Beaneaters 66-72 St. Louis Cardinals 65-75 Chicago Orphans 65-75 Cincinnati Reds 62-77 New York Giants 60-78

IND

Chicago Columbia Giants ★ 3-1 Chicago Unions 6-3

The 1900 season in brief

At 3-1, the Chicago Columbia Giants had the top winning percentage of the 1900 season. Nobody in 1900 fared worse than the New York Giants (60-78). In the 1900 standings, the IND group ended with the Chicago Columbia Giants and the Chicago Unions level at 3-1, the Chicago Columbia Giants ranked first and nobody in the National League came near the Brooklyn Superbas's 82-54. The data holds no postseason results for 1900. Herman Long led the majors with 12 home runs, ahead of Elmer Flick with 11. Among qualified hitters, Honus Wagner had the top batting average, .381, with Elmer Flick next at .367. In 1900 the qualifying line sat at 437 plate appearances, from a 141-game club schedule. Rube Waddell's 2.37 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Ned Garvin followed at 2.41. 1900's pitching counting leaders: Joe McGinnity in wins (28) and Noodles Hahn in strikeouts (132). The stolen-base tile is headed by Patsy Donovan with 45. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1900 leaders page.

1900 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1900?
10 teams played in the 1900 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1900?
Herman Long led with 12 home runs in 1900.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1900?
Elmer Flick led with 110 RBI in 1900.
Who led MLB in hits in 1900?
Willie Keeler led with 204 hits in 1900.
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