1899 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1899  Philadelphia Phillies
League National League
Ballpark National League Park
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Record94–58 (.618)
League place3rd
Owners Al Reach, John Rogers
Managers Bill Shettsline
  1898
1900  

The following lists the events of the 1899 Philadelphia Phillies season.

Contents

Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in 1899 in Charlotte, North Carolina where the team practiced and played exhibition games at the Latta Park Baseball Field. The team boarded and made its headquarters at the Central Hotel. On Easter Sunday, April 2, the team attended services at St. Peter's Catholic Church. [1] It was the first season the Phillies trained in Charlotte and the team's first at the Latta Park Baseball Field.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Superbas 10147.68261164031
Boston Beaneaters 9557.625853264231
Philadelphia Phillies 9458.618958253633
Baltimore Orioles 8662.5811551243538
St. Louis Perfectos 8467.55618½50333434
Cincinnati Reds 8367.5531957292638
Pittsburgh Pirates 7673.51025½49342739
Chicago Orphans 7573.5072644393134
Louisville Colonels 7577.4932833284249
New York Giants 6090.4004235382552
Washington Senators 5498.3554935431955
Cleveland Spiders 20134.1308493311101

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBALBSNBROCHICINCLELOUNYGPHIPITSTLWAS
Baltimore 7–76–89–54–912–26–7–210–46–7–19–38–69–4–1
Boston 7–76–85–710–411–39–512–25–910–48–612–2–1
Brooklyn 8–68–68–5–17–614–011–310–48–68–68–4–111–3
Chicago 5–97–55–8–18–613–17–77–6–15–96–7–28–64–9
Cincinnati 9–44–106–76–814–08–69–5–14–1010–3–35–8–28–6–1
Cleveland 2–123–110–141–130–144–101–132–122–121–134–10
Louisville 7–6–25–93–117–76–810–47–77–66–8–15–9–112–2
New York 4–102–122–106–7–15–9–113–17–74–10–16–74–107–7
Philadelphia 7–6–19–56–89–510–412–26–710–4–16–87–712–2
Pittsburgh 3–94–106–87–6–23–10–312–28–6–17–68–67–711–3
St. Louis 6–86–84–8–16–88–5–213–19–5–110–47–77–78–6
Washington 4–9–12–12–13–119–46–8–110–42–127–72–123–116–8

Roster

1899 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Ed McFarland 96324108.333257
1B Duff Cooley 94406112.276131
2B Nap Lajoie 77312118.378670
SS Monte Cross 154557143.257365
3B Billy Lauder 151583156.268390
OF Roy Thomas 150547178.325047
OF Elmer Flick 127485166.342298
OF Ed Delahanty 146581238.4109137

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Pearce Chiles 97338108.320276
Klondike Douglass 7727570.255027
Joe Dolan 6122257.257130
Billy Goeckel 3714137.262016
Red Owens 8211.04801
Harry Croft 271.14300
Dave Fultz 252.40000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Wiley Piatt 39305.023153.4589
Red Donahue 35279.02183.3951
Chick Fraser 35270.221123.3668
Al Orth 21144.21432.4935
Jack Fifield 1492.2384.088
Bill Magee 970.0355.664
George Wheeler 639.0316.003

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Bill Bernhard 21132.1662.6523

Notes

  1. "Philies Are Good". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 3, 1899. p. 4.

References