1899 Washington Senators season
The 1899 Washington Senators baseball team finished the season with a 54–98 record, eleventh place in the National League.
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Owner(s) | J. Earl Wagner |
Manager(s) | Arthur Irwin |
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The 25 home runs that right fielder Buck Freeman recorded were truly remarkable by the standards of the time;[1] his tally was not surpassed until Babe Ruth hit 29 home runs with the 1919 Boston Red Sox.
When the NL contracted after the season, the Senators were disbanded. Owner J. Earl Wagner received $39,000 for his interest in the team.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Superbas | 101 | 47 | 0.682 | — | 61–16 | 40–31 |
Boston Beaneaters | 95 | 57 | 0.625 | 8 | 53–26 | 42–31 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 58 | 0.618 | 9 | 58–25 | 36–33 |
Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 62 | 0.581 | 15 | 51–24 | 35–38 |
St. Louis Perfectos | 84 | 67 | 0.556 | 18½ | 50–33 | 34–34 |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 67 | 0.553 | 19 | 57–29 | 26–38 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 73 | 0.510 | 25½ | 49–34 | 27–39 |
Chicago Orphans | 75 | 73 | 0.507 | 26 | 44–39 | 31–34 |
Louisville Colonels | 75 | 77 | 0.493 | 28 | 33–28 | 42–49 |
New York Giants | 60 | 90 | 0.400 | 42 | 35–38 | 25–52 |
Washington Senators | 54 | 98 | 0.355 | 49 | 35–43 | 19–55 |
Cleveland Spiders | 20 | 134 | 0.130 | 84 | 9–33 | 11–101 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BKN | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 7–7 | 6–8 | 9–5 | 4–9 | 12–2 | 6–7–2 | 10–4 | 6–7–1 | 9–3 | 8–6 | 9–4–1 | |||||
Boston | 7–7 | — | 6–8 | 5–7 | 10–4 | 11–3 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 5–9 | 10–4 | 8–6 | 12–2–1 | |||||
Brooklyn | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | 8–5–1 | 7–6 | 14–0 | 11–3 | 10–4 | 8–6 | 8–6 | 8–4–1 | 11–3 | |||||
Chicago | 5–9 | 7–5 | 5–8–1 | — | 8–6 | 13–1 | 7–7 | 7–6–1 | 5–9 | 6–7–2 | 8–6 | 4–9 | |||||
Cincinnati | 9–4 | 4–10 | 6–7 | 6–8 | — | 14–0 | 8–6 | 9–5–1 | 4–10 | 10–3–3 | 5–8–2 | 8–6–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 2–12 | 3–11 | 0–14 | 1–13 | 0–14 | — | 4–10 | 1–13 | 2–12 | 2–12 | 1–13 | 4–10 | |||||
Louisville | 7–6–2 | 5–9 | 3–11 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 10–4 | — | 7–7 | 7–6 | 6–8–1 | 5–9–1 | 12–2 | |||||
New York | 4–10 | 2–12 | 2–10 | 6–7–1 | 5–9–1 | 13–1 | 7–7 | — | 4–10–1 | 6–7 | 4–10 | 7–7 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–6–1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 9–5 | 10–4 | 12–2 | 6–7 | 10–4–1 | — | 6–8 | 7–7 | 12–2 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 4–10 | 6–8 | 7–6–2 | 3–10–3 | 12–2 | 8–6–1 | 7–6 | 8–6 | — | 7–7 | 11–3 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–8 | 6–8 | 4–8–1 | 6–8 | 8–5–2 | 13–1 | 9–5–1 | 10–4 | 7–7 | 7–7 | — | 8–6 | |||||
Washington | 4–9–1 | 2–12–1 | 3–11 | 9–4 | 6–8–1 | 10–4 | 2–12 | 7–7 | 2–12 | 3–11 | 6–8 | — |
Opening Day lineup
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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OF | Jack O'Brien | 127 | 468 | 132 | .282 | 6 | 51 |
OF | Buck Freeman | 155 | 588 | 187 | .318 | 25 | 122 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Win Mercer | 108 | 375 | 112 | .299 | 1 | 35 |
Harry Davis | 18 | 64 | 12 | .188 | 0 | 8 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bill Dinneen | 37 | 291 | 14 | 20 | 3.93 | 91 |
Win Mercer | 23 | 186 | 7 | 14 | 4.60 | 28 |
Roy Evans | 7 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 5.67 | 27 |
Kid Carsey | 4 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3.72 | 3 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Kirtley Baker | 11 | 54 | 1 | 7 | 6.83 | 6 |
Davey Dunkle | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 10.04 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Buck Freeman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
Notes
- Thorn, John (March 30, 2015). "The Most Dominant Home Run Season Ever". ourgame.mlblogs.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- Squeeze Play: Analyzing Contraction in Professional Sports, Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. X, Issue 1, 2003 Archived June 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine