1899 Philadelphia Phillies | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | National League Park | |
City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
Owners | Al Reach, John Rogers | |
Managers | Bill Shettsline | |
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The following lists the events of the 1899 Philadelphia Phillies season.
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 | 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 | BLN | BOS | BKN | CHI | CIN | CLV | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSN | |||||
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 | — |
Roster
1899 Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
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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C | Ed McFarland | 96 | 324 | 108 | .333 | 2 | 57 |
1B | Duff Cooley | 94 | 406 | 112 | .276 | 1 | 31 |
2B | Nap Lajoie | 77 | 312 | 118 | .378 | 6 | 70 |
SS | Monte Cross | 154 | 557 | 143 | .257 | 3 | 65 |
3B | Billy Lauder | 151 | 583 | 156 | .268 | 3 | 90 |
OF | Roy Thomas | 150 | 547 | 178 | .325 | 0 | 47 |
OF | Elmer Flick | 127 | 485 | 166 | .342 | 2 | 98 |
OF | Ed Delahanty | 146 | 581 | 238 | .410 | 9 | 137 |
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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Pearce Chiles | 97 | 338 | 108 | .320 | 2 | 76 |
Klondike Douglass | 77 | 275 | 70 | .255 | 0 | 27 |
Joe Dolan | 61 | 222 | 57 | .257 | 1 | 30 |
Billy Goeckel | 37 | 141 | 37 | .262 | 0 | 16 |
Red Owens | 8 | 21 | 1 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Croft | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Fultz | 2 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
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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Wiley Piatt | 39 | 305.0 | 23 | 15 | 3.45 | 89 |
Red Donahue | 35 | 279.0 | 21 | 8 | 3.39 | 51 |
Chick Fraser | 35 | 270.2 | 21 | 12 | 3.36 | 68 |
Al Orth | 21 | 144.2 | 14 | 3 | 2.49 | 35 |
Jack Fifield | 14 | 92.2 | 3 | 8 | 4.08 | 8 |
Bill Magee | 9 | 70.0 | 3 | 5 | 5.66 | 4 |
George Wheeler | 6 | 39.0 | 3 | 1 | 6.00 | 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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Bill Bernhard | 21 | 132.1 | 6 | 6 | 2.65 | 23 |
Notes
- ↑ "Philies Are Good". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. April 3, 1899. p. 4.
References