1899 Pittsburgh Pirates

76-73 • .510 Win% • 7th in NL

The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates went 76-73 (.510) finishing 7th in the NL. The club scored 841 runs, allowed 771, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Jimmy Williams (9 HR, 116 RBI) and Jesse Tannehill (24-14, 2.82 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

76 Wins
73 Losses
.510 Win %
7th Rank
841 R 771 RA
Diff +70

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841 Runs Scored
771 Runs Allowed
+70 Run Diff
200K Attendance

📈 vs. 1899 NL Average

Batting Avg .288 2% above the 1899 league average (.282)
OBP .342 equal to the 1899 league average (.343)
SLG .384 5% above the 1899 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.61 7% better than the 1899 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 841 4% above the 1899 league average (806 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 85
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Total Attendance 200,100
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Avg per Game 2,354

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1899

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Williams 0.354 2 Ginger Beaumont 0.352 3 Tom McCreery 0.324 4 Jack McCarthy 0.306 5 Patsy Donovan 0.291

Home Runs

1 Jimmy Williams 9 2 Jack McCarthy 4 3 Ginger Beaumont 3 4 Frank Bowerman 3 5 Bones Ely 3

RBI

1 Jimmy Williams 116 2 Bones Ely 72 3 Jack McCarthy 69 4 Tom McCreery 65 5 Patsy Donovan 56
1899 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jimmy Williams 153 621 126 220 28 27 9 116 60 51 26 0.354
Jack McCarthy 139 565 109 173 22 17 4 69 39 13 28 0.306
Patsy Donovan 122 536 82 156 11 7 1 56 17 17 26 0.291
Bones Ely 139 526 67 146 18 6 3 72 22 31 8 0.278
Tom McCreery 119 460 77 149 21 9 3 65 47 36 11 0.324
Ginger Beaumont 111 437 90 154 15 8 3 38 41 27 31 0.352
Frank Bowerman 110 427 51 111 16 10 3 53 12 16 10 0.260
Pop Schriver 92 302 31 85 19 5 1 49 24 10 4 0.281
Willie Clark 81 300 49 85 13 10 0 44 35 21 11 0.283
John O'Brien 79 279 26 63 2 4 1 33 21 7 8 0.226
Sam Leever 51 146 15 33 6 4 0 18 8 19 0 0.226
Jesse Tannehill 48 136 18 34 5 3 0 11 8 9 2 0.250
Henry Reitz 35 133 12 35 4 2 0 16 10 8 3 0.263
Frank Dillon 30 121 21 31 5 0 0 20 5 7 5 0.256
Art Madison 42 118 20 32 2 4 0 19 11 11 1 0.271
Bill Hoffer 33 91 12 18 2 0 0 2 1 14 1 0.198
Tully Sparks 28 62 8 8 2 1 0 5 9 20 0 0.129
Jack Chesbro 19 58 3 9 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0.155
George Smith 15 53 9 15 3 1 0 12 5 5 2 0.283
George Fox 13 41 4 10 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 0.244
Chummy Gray 9 26 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.038
Billy Rhines 10 23 4 10 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0.435
Jim Gardner 6 13 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.231
Harley Payne 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.100
Rosie Rosebraugh 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jay Parker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1899

ERA

1 Jesse Tannehill 2.82 2 Sam Leever 3.18 3 Chummy Gray 3.44 4 Bill Hoffer 3.63 5 Tully Sparks 3.86

Wins

1 Jesse Tannehill 24 2 Sam Leever 21 3 Bill Hoffer 8 4 Tully Sparks 8 5 Jack Chesbro 6

Strikeouts

1 Sam Leever 121 2 Jesse Tannehill 65 3 Tully Sparks 53 4 Bill Hoffer 44 5 Jack Chesbro 28
1899 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Leever 21 23 3.18 51 39 3 379.0 353 134 122 121
Jesse Tannehill 24 14 2.82 41 36 1 322.0 361 101 52 65
Tully Sparks 8 6 3.86 28 17 0 170.0 180 73 82 53
Bill Hoffer 8 10 3.63 23 19 0 163.2 169 66 64 44
Jack Chesbro 6 9 4.11 19 17 0 149.0 165 68 59 28
Chummy Gray 3 3 3.44 9 7 0 70.2 85 27 24 9
Billy Rhines 4 4 6.00 9 9 0 54.0 59 36 13 6
Jim Gardner 1 0 7.52 6 3 0 32.1 52 27 13 2
Harley Payne 1 3 3.76 5 5 0 26.1 33 11 4 8
Rosie Rosebraugh 0 1 9.00 2 2 0 6.0 14 6 3 2
Jay Parker 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.0 0 2 2 0

👥 Roster (26)

Ginger Beaumont Frank Bowerman Jack Chesbro Willie Clark Frank Dillon Patsy Donovan Bones Ely George Fox Jim Gardner Chummy Gray Bill Hoffer Sam Leever +14 more

26 players

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The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The record for the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates reads 76 wins and 73 losses, good for 7th in the NL. With 841 runs scored and 771 given up, the 1899 differential was +70. The team batting average of .288 was 2% above the 1899 league mark of .282. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.61 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.86. League clubs averaged 806 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 4% more.

The home park, Exposition Park, recorded 200,100 in attendance, about 2,354 a game. Jimmy Williams topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 9 home runs. Jesse Tannehill was the top winner, with 24 victories. Sam Leever struck out 121, the most on the club. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 76-73 (.510 win pct).
Who led the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Jimmy Williams led the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates with 9 home runs.
What was the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.61.
Did the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Williams (9 HR, 116 RBI) and Jesse Tannehill (24-14, 2.82 ERA).
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