1900 Pittsburgh Pirates

79-60 • .568 Win% • 2nd in NL

The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates went 79-60 (.568) finishing 2nd in the NL. The club scored 733 runs, allowed 612, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Jimmy Williams (5 HR, 68 RBI) and Deacon Phillippe (20-13, 2.84 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

79 Wins
60 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
733 R 612 RA
Diff +121

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733 Runs Scored
612 Runs Allowed
+121 Run Diff
15K Attendance

📈 vs. 1900 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 2% below the 1900 league average (.279)
OBP .326 4% below the 1900 league average (.339)
SLG .368 1% above the 1900 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.06 17% better than the 1900 league average (3.69)
Runs Scored 733 1% below the 1900 league average (742 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 15,100
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Avg per Game 215

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1900

Batting Avg

1 Honus Wagner 0.381 2 Jesse Tannehill 0.336 3 Charles Zimmer 0.295 4 Pop Schriver 0.293 5 Claude Ritchey 0.292

Home Runs

1 Ginger Beaumont 5 2 Jimmy Williams 5 3 Honus Wagner 4 4 Fred Clarke 3 5 Tom O'Brien 3

RBI

1 Honus Wagner 100 2 Jimmy Williams 68 3 Claude Ritchey 67 4 Tom O'Brien 61 5 Bones Ely 51
1900 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ginger Beaumont 138 567 105 158 14 9 5 50 40 34 27 0.279
Honus Wagner 135 527 107 201 45 22 4 100 41 17 38 0.381
Claude Ritchey 123 476 62 139 17 8 1 67 29 8 18 0.292
Bones Ely 130 475 60 116 6 6 0 51 17 29 6 0.244
Jimmy Williams 106 416 73 110 15 11 5 68 32 27 18 0.264
Fred Clarke 106 399 84 110 15 12 3 32 51 20 21 0.276
Tom O'Brien 102 376 61 109 22 6 3 61 21 18 12 0.290
Charles Zimmer 82 271 27 80 7 10 0 35 17 28 4 0.295
Duff Cooley 66 249 30 50 8 1 0 22 14 21 9 0.201
Tommy Leach 51 160 20 34 1 2 1 16 21 16 8 0.212
Jack O'Connor 43 147 15 35 4 1 0 19 3 4 5 0.238
Tom McCreery 43 132 20 29 4 3 1 13 16 23 2 0.220
Jesse Tannehill 34 110 19 37 7 0 0 17 5 8 2 0.336
Deacon Phillippe 38 105 7 19 3 1 0 7 1 16 0 0.181
Pop Schriver 37 92 12 27 7 0 1 12 10 3 0 0.293
Sam Leever 30 88 9 18 2 2 1 5 2 9 1 0.205
Jack Chesbro 32 85 10 15 4 1 0 9 6 17 1 0.176
Rube Waddell 30 81 6 14 2 3 0 9 0 15 1 0.173
Frank Dillon 5 18 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.111
Tacks Latimer 4 12 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Jiggs Donahue 3 10 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 0.200
Patsy Flaherty 4 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Jouett Meekin 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Poole 2 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0.500
Bert Husting 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Walt Woods 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1900

ERA

1 Rube Waddell 2.37 2 Sam Leever 2.71 3 Deacon Phillippe 2.84 4 Jesse Tannehill 2.88 5 Jack Chesbro 3.67

Wins

1 Deacon Phillippe 20 2 Jesse Tannehill 20 3 Jack Chesbro 15 4 Sam Leever 15 5 Rube Waddell 8

Strikeouts

1 Rube Waddell 130 2 Sam Leever 84 3 Deacon Phillippe 75 4 Jack Chesbro 56 5 Jesse Tannehill 50
1900 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Deacon Phillippe 20 13 2.84 38 33 0 279.0 274 88 42 75
Jesse Tannehill 20 6 2.88 29 27 0 234.0 247 75 43 50
Sam Leever 15 13 2.71 30 29 0 232.2 236 70 48 84
Jack Chesbro 15 13 3.67 32 26 1 215.2 220 88 79 56
Rube Waddell 8 13 2.37 29 22 0 208.2 176 55 55 130
Patsy Flaherty 0 0 6.14 4 1 0 22.0 30 15 9 5
Jouett Meekin 0 2 6.92 2 2 0 13.0 20 10 8 3
Bert Husting 0 0 5.63 2 0 0 8.0 10 5 5 7
Ed Poole 1 0 1.29 1 0 0 7.0 4 1 0 3
Tom McCreery 0 0 12.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 4 1 0
Honus Wagner 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 0 4 1
Walt Woods 0 0 21.00 1 0 0 3.0 9 7 1 1

👥 Roster (26)

Ginger Beaumont Jack Chesbro Fred Clarke Duff Cooley Frank Dillon Jiggs Donahue Bones Ely Patsy Flaherty Bert Husting Tacks Latimer Tommy Leach Sam Leever +14 more

26 players

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The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 79-60, a .568 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL. The run column shows 733 for and 612 against. Against a league average of .279, the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .272. The Pittsburgh Pirates staff finished with a 3.06 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.69. League clubs averaged 742 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1% fewer.

Home games were played at Exposition Park, where 15,100 fans came through the gates. For power, Jimmy Williams led the way with 5 homers. The RBI leader was Honus Wagner, with 100. Jesse Tannehill led the pitchers with 20 wins. Rube Waddell struck out 130, the most on the club. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 79-60 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Ginger Beaumont led the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 home runs.
What was the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.06.
Did the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jimmy Williams (5 HR, 68 RBI) and Deacon Phillippe (20-13, 2.84 ERA).
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