1900 Major League Baseball season

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1900 MLB season
League National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 19 – October 14, 1900
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup:
  • October 15–18, 1900
Number of games140
Number of teams8
Pennant winner
NL champions Brooklyn Superbas
  NL runners-up Pittsburgh Pirates
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
Champions Brooklyn Superbas
  Runners-up Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1900–1901 National League seasons
ButtonBlue.svg National League

The 1900 Major League baseball season began on April 19, 1900. The regular season ended on October 14, with the Brooklyn Superbas as the regular season champion of the National League. The Superbas and runner-up Pittsburgh Pirates competed in the Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, a precursor to the current World Series, over four days, with Game 1 on October 15 and ended with Game 4 on October 18. The Superbas defeated the Pirates in the best-of-five series in four games.

Contents

The 1900 season saw the return of a postseason championship series (albeit as a one-off), the Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, following the end of the Temple Cup in 1897.

The 1900 season saw the aftermath of the National League contracting from 12 to 8 teams, eliminating the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Spiders, Louisville Colonels, and Washington Senators. The elimination of major-league baseball from these cities prompted the minor league American League to declare themselves as a major league the following year.

The St. Louis Perfectos renamed as the St. Louis Cardinals.

Schedule

The 1900 schedule consisted of 140 games for the eight teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 20 games against the other seven teams in the league. This format had previously been used by the National League during their 1888–1891 seasons. This format would last until 1904, which saw an increase of games played.

Opening Day took place on April 19 featuring all eight teams. The final day of the season on October 14. The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup, a precursor to the current World Series, took place between October 15 and October 18.

Rule change

The 1900 season saw the following rule change:

Teams

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [3]
National League Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 6,600 Frank Selee
Brooklyn Superbas New York, New York Washington Park 12,000 Ned Hanlon
Chicago Orphans Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 13,000 Tom Loftus
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio League Park (Cincinnati) 9,000 Bob Allen
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 Buck Ewing
George Davis
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania National League Park 18,000 Bill Shettsline
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 16,000 Fred Clarke
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis, Missouri League Park (St. Louis) 15,200 Patsy Tebeau
Louie Heilbroner

Standings

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Superbas 8254.603—43‍–‍2639‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Pirates 7960.5684½42‍–‍2837‍–‍32
Philadelphia Phillies 7563.543845‍–‍2330‍–‍40
Boston Beaneaters 6672.4781742‍–‍2924‍–‍43
St. Louis Cardinals 6575.4641940‍–‍3125‍–‍44
Chicago Orphans 6575.4641945‍–‍3020‍–‍45
Cincinnati Reds 6277.44621½27‍–‍3435‍–‍43
New York Giants 6078.4352338‍–‍3122‍–‍47

Postseason

Bracket

Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
      
NL1 Brooklyn Superbas 540 6
NL2 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 2 101

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Baltimore Orioles John McGraw Team folded
Chicago Orphans Tom Burns Tom Loftus
Cincinnati Reds Buck Ewing Bob Allen
Cleveland Spiders Joe Quinn Team folded
Louisville Colonels Fred Clarke Team folded
New York Giants Fred Hoey Buck Ewing
Pittsburgh Pirates Patsy Donovan Fred Clarke
Washington Senators Arthur Irwin Team folded

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
New York Giants Buck Ewing George Davis
St. Louis Cardinals Patsy Tebeau Louie Heilbroner

League leaders

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Honus Wagner (PIT).381
OPS Honus Wagner (PIT)1.007
HR Herman Long (BOS)12
RBI Elmer Flick (PHI)110
R Roy Thomas (PHI)132
H Willie Keeler (BKN)204
SB Patsy Donovan (STL)
George Van Haltren (NY)		45
Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Joe McGinnity (BKN)28
L Bill Carrick (NY)22
ERA Rube Waddell (PIT)2.37
K Noodles Hahn (CIN)132
IP Joe McGinnity (BKN)343.0
SV Frank Kitson (BKN)4
WHIP Rube Waddell (PIT)1.107

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
Philadelphia Phillies [6] 75−20.2%301,913−22.4%4,313
St. Louis Cardinals [7] 65−22.6%270,000−27.8%3,750
Pittsburgh Pirates [8] 793.9%264,0004.8%3,771
Chicago Orphans [9] 65−13.3%248,577−29.4%3,228
Boston Beaneaters [10] 66−30.5%202,0000.8%2,767
New York Giants [11] 600.0%190,00056.5%2,676
Brooklyn Superbas [12] 82−18.8%183,000−32.1%2,507
Cincinnati Reds [13] 62−25.3%170,000−34.5%2,698

References

  1. ↑ "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Why is home plate shaped different than other bases?". MLB.com. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1900 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1900 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1900 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
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