1900 Chicago Orphans

65-75 • .464 Win% • 6th in NL

The 1900 Chicago Orphans went 65-75 (.464) finishing 6th in the NL. The club scored 635 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at West Side Park II. Team leaders included Sam Mertes (7 HR, 60 RBI) and Clark Griffith (14-13, 3.05 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

65 Wins
75 Losses
.464 Win %
6th Rank
635 R 751 RA
Diff -116

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635 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
-116 Run Diff
302K Attendance

📈 vs. 1900 NL Average

Batting Avg .260 7% below the 1900 league average (.279)
OBP .316 7% below the 1900 league average (.339)
SLG .342 7% below the 1900 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.23 13% better than the 1900 league average (3.69)
Runs Scored 635 14% below the 1900 league average (742 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWest Side Park II
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 302,050
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Avg per Game 3,922

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1900

Batting Avg

1 Danny Green 0.298 2 Frank Chance 0.295 3 Sam Mertes 0.295 4 Jack McCarthy 0.294 5 Johnny Kling 0.294

Home Runs

1 Sam Mertes 7 2 Bill Bradley 5 3 Danny Green 5 4 Jimmy Ryan 5 5 John Ganzel 4

RBI

1 Sam Mertes 60 2 Jimmy Ryan 59 3 Bill Bradley 49 4 Danny Green 49 5 Jack McCarthy 48
1900 Chicago Orphans — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cupid Childs 137 531 67 128 14 5 0 44 57 23 15 0.241
Jack McCarthy 124 503 68 148 16 7 0 48 24 17 22 0.294
Sam Mertes 127 481 72 142 25 4 7 60 42 26 38 0.295
Bill Bradley 122 444 63 125 21 8 5 49 27 61 14 0.282
Jimmy Ryan 105 415 66 115 25 4 5 59 29 19 19 0.277
Danny Green 103 389 63 116 21 5 5 49 17 36 28 0.298
Barry McCormick 110 379 35 83 13 5 3 48 38 44 8 0.219
John Ganzel 78 284 29 78 14 4 4 32 10 10 5 0.275
Tim Donahue 67 216 21 51 10 1 0 17 19 10 8 0.236
Billy Clingman 47 159 15 33 6 0 0 11 17 18 6 0.208
Frank Chance 56 149 26 44 9 3 0 13 15 12 8 0.295
Charlie Dexter 40 125 7 25 5 0 2 20 1 8 2 0.200
Jimmy Callahan 32 115 16 27 3 2 0 9 6 13 5 0.235
Sammy Strang 27 102 15 29 3 0 0 9 8 18 1 0.284
Clark Griffith 30 95 16 24 4 1 1 7 8 7 2 0.253
Bill Everitt 23 91 10 24 4 0 0 17 3 5 2 0.264
Ned Garvin 30 91 12 14 1 0 0 4 3 16 0 0.154
Jack Taylor 28 81 7 19 3 1 1 6 3 7 1 0.235
Johnny Kling 15 51 8 15 3 1 0 7 2 3 0 0.294
Cozy Dolan 13 48 5 13 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0.271
John Menefee 17 46 5 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0.109
Bert Cunningham 8 27 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0.148
Art Nichols 8 25 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0.200
Frank Killen 6 20 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.150
Sam Dungan 6 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.267
Harry Wolverton 3 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0.182
Tom Hughes 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Mal Eason 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Zaza Harvey 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Roger Bresnahan 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1900

ERA

1 Ned Garvin 2.41 2 Jack Taylor 2.55 3 Clark Griffith 3.05 4 Jimmy Callahan 3.82 5 John Menefee 3.85

Wins

1 Clark Griffith 14 2 Jimmy Callahan 13 3 Ned Garvin 10 4 Jack Taylor 10 5 John Menefee 9

Strikeouts

1 Ned Garvin 107 2 Jimmy Callahan 77 3 Clark Griffith 61 4 Jack Taylor 57 5 John Menefee 30
1900 Chicago Orphans — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jimmy Callahan 13 16 3.82 32 32 0 285.1 347 121 74 77
Clark Griffith 14 13 3.05 30 30 0 248.0 245 84 51 61
Ned Garvin 10 18 2.41 30 28 0 246.1 225 66 63 107
Jack Taylor 10 17 2.55 28 26 1 222.1 226 63 58 57
John Menefee 9 4 3.85 16 13 0 117.0 140 50 35 30
Bert Cunningham 4 3 4.36 8 7 0 64.0 84 31 21 7
Frank Killen 3 3 4.67 6 6 0 54.0 65 28 11 4
Tom Hughes 1 1 5.14 3 3 0 21.0 31 12 7 12
Mal Eason 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 1 3 2
Zaza Harvey 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.0 3 0 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Bill Bradley Roger Bresnahan Jimmy Callahan Frank Chance Cupid Childs Billy Clingman Bert Cunningham Charlie Dexter Cozy Dolan Tim Donahue Sam Dungan Mal Eason +18 more

30 players

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The 1900 Chicago Orphans in brief

A 65-75 record (.464) put the 1900 Chicago Orphans 6th in the NL. With 635 runs scored and 751 given up, the 1900 differential was -116. Against a league average of .279, the 1900 Chicago Orphans batted .260. The Chicago Orphans staff finished with a 3.23 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.69. The 1900 Chicago Orphans scored 14% fewer runs than the average club (635 against 742).

The home park, West Side Park II, recorded 302,050 in attendance, about 3,922 a game. Sam Mertes led the club in home runs with 7. The hits leader was Jack McCarthy with 148. Clark Griffith led the pitchers with 14 wins. Ned Garvin struck out 107, the most on the club. The 1900 roster runs to 30 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1900 Chicago Orphans

What was the 1900 Chicago Orphans record?
The 1900 Chicago Orphans finished 65-75 (.464 win pct).
Who led the 1900 Chicago Orphans in home runs?
Sam Mertes led the 1900 Chicago Orphans with 7 home runs.
What was the 1900 Chicago Orphans team ERA?
The 1900 Chicago Orphans posted a team ERA of 3.23.
Did the 1900 Chicago Orphans win the World Series?
No. The 1900 Chicago Orphans did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1900 Chicago Orphans play?
The 1900 Chicago Orphans played home games at West Side Park II.
Who led the 1900 Chicago Orphans in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Mertes (7 HR, 60 RBI) and Clark Griffith (14-13, 3.05 ERA).
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