1899 St. Louis Perfectos

84-67 • .556 Win% • 5th in NL

The 1899 St. Louis Perfectos went 84-67 (.556) finishing 5th in the NL. The club scored 819 runs, allowed 739, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Bobby Wallace (12 HR, 108 RBI) and Cy Young (26-16, 2.58 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

84 Wins
67 Losses
.556 Win %
5th Rank
819 R 739 RA
Diff +80

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819 Runs Scored
739 Runs Allowed
+80 Run Diff
373K Attendance

📈 vs. 1899 NL Average

Batting Avg .285 1% above the 1899 league average (.282)
OBP .347 1% above the 1899 league average (.343)
SLG .377 3% above the 1899 league average (.366)
Team ERA 3.36 13% better than the 1899 league average (3.86)
Runs Scored 819 2% above the 1899 league average (806 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 87
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Total Attendance 373,550
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Avg per Game 4,293

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1899

Batting Avg

1 Jesse Burkett 0.396 2 Emmet Heidrick 0.328 3 Mike Donlin 0.323 4 Lave Cross 0.303 5 Bobby Wallace 0.295

Home Runs

1 Bobby Wallace 12 2 Jesse Burkett 7 3 Mike Donlin 6 4 Lave Cross 4 5 Ed McKean 3

RBI

1 Bobby Wallace 108 2 Emmet Heidrick 82 3 Jesse Burkett 71 4 Lave Cross 64 5 Cupid Childs 48
1899 St. Louis Perfectos — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Emmet Heidrick 146 591 109 194 21 14 2 82 34 21 55 0.328
Bobby Wallace 151 577 91 170 28 14 12 108 54 20 17 0.295
Jesse Burkett 141 558 116 221 21 8 7 71 67 23 25 0.396
Cupid Childs 125 464 73 123 11 11 1 48 74 19 11 0.265
Lave Cross 103 403 61 122 14 5 4 64 17 3 11 0.303
Harry Blake 97 292 50 70 9 4 2 41 43 15 16 0.240
Jack O'Connor 84 289 33 73 5 6 0 43 15 6 7 0.253
Patsy Tebeau 77 281 27 69 10 3 1 26 18 10 5 0.246
Ed McKean 67 277 40 72 7 3 3 40 20 4 4 0.260
Mike Donlin 66 266 49 86 9 6 6 27 17 33 20 0.323
Lou Criger 77 258 39 66 4 5 2 44 28 10 14 0.256
Cy Young 44 148 22 32 5 3 1 18 2 12 1 0.216
Jack Powell 49 134 13 27 0 1 1 6 12 28 0 0.201
Jake Stenzel 35 128 21 35 9 0 1 19 16 4 8 0.273
George Cuppy 21 70 6 13 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.186
Willie Sudhoff 25 64 9 13 1 0 0 0 8 13 0 0.203
Dusty Miller 10 39 3 8 1 0 0 3 3 4 1 0.205
Charlie Hemphill 11 37 4 9 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0.243
Tim Flood 10 31 0 9 0 0 0 3 4 2 1 0.290
Cowboy Jones 12 29 1 5 3 0 0 0 4 4 0 0.172
Pete McBride 12 27 2 5 1 0 1 5 2 9 0 0.185
Fritz Buelow 7 15 4 7 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0.467
Tom Thomas 4 12 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Sutthoff 3 10 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0.100
Zeke Wilson 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Freddy Parent 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.125
Ossee Schrecongost 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Burke 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Frank Bates 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1899

ERA

1 Cy Young 2.58 2 George Cuppy 3.15 3 Jack Powell 3.52 4 Cowboy Jones 3.59 5 Willie Sudhoff 4.04

Wins

1 Cy Young 26 2 Jack Powell 23 3 Willie Sudhoff 12 4 George Cuppy 11 5 Cowboy Jones 6

Strikeouts

1 Cy Young 111 2 Jack Powell 87 3 Willie Sudhoff 29 4 Cowboy Jones 28 5 Pete McBride 26
1899 St. Louis Perfectos — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Powell 23 19 3.52 48 43 0 373.0 433 146 85 87
Cy Young 26 16 2.58 44 42 1 369.1 368 106 44 111
Willie Sudhoff 12 10 4.04 25 23 0 178.1 193 80 62 29
George Cuppy 11 8 3.15 21 21 0 171.2 203 60 26 25
Cowboy Jones 6 5 3.59 12 12 0 85.1 111 34 22 28
Pete McBride 2 4 4.08 11 6 0 64.0 65 29 40 26
Zeke Wilson 1 1 4.50 5 2 0 26.0 30 13 4 3
Tom Thomas 1 1 2.52 4 2 0 25.0 22 7 4 8
Jack Sutthoff 1 2 4.13 3 3 0 24.0 29 11 15 8
Mike Donlin 0 1 7.63 3 1 0 15.1 15 13 14 6
Frank Bates 0 0 1.04 2 0 0 8.2 7 1 5 0

👥 Roster (29)

Frank Bates Harry Blake Fritz Buelow Jimmy Burke Jesse Burkett Cupid Childs Lou Criger Lave Cross George Cuppy Mike Donlin Tim Flood Emmet Heidrick +17 more

29 players

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The 1899 St. Louis Perfectos in brief

A 84-67 record (.556) put the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos 5th in the NL. With 819 runs scored and 739 given up, the 1899 differential was +80. Against a league average of .282, the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos batted .285. Pitchers allowed 3.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.86. Measured against the 806-run league average, the offense was 2% ahead.

Robison Field was home in 1899, drawing a total attendance of 373,550. For power, Bobby Wallace led the way with 12 homers. Jesse Burkett collected the most hits, 221. On the mound, Cy Young won 26 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 29 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1898 season and the 1900 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos

What was the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos record?
The 1899 St. Louis Perfectos finished 84-67 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos in home runs?
Bobby Wallace led the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos with 12 home runs.
What was the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos team ERA?
The 1899 St. Louis Perfectos posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos win the World Series?
No. The 1899 St. Louis Perfectos did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos play?
The 1899 St. Louis Perfectos played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1899 St. Louis Perfectos in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Wallace (12 HR, 108 RBI) and Cy Young (26-16, 2.58 ERA).
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