Champions
*
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
:
Brooklyn Superbas
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...
National League final standings
Statistical leaders
Events
*May 15 –
Willie Keeler
William Henry Keeler (March 3, 1872 – January 1, 1923), nicknamed "Wee Willie" because of his small stature, was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1892 to 1910, primarily for the Baltimore Orioles and Brooklyn ...
, known as one of the smallest players and best
bunters in baseball, drives the ball past startled left fielder
Ed Delahanty
Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed "Big Ed", was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the Philadelphia Quakers, Cleveland Infants, Philadelph ...
of the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
for an
inside-the-park
In baseball, an inside-the-park home run is a play where a batter hits a home run without hitting the ball out of the field of play. It is also known as an "inside-the-parker", "in-the-park home run", or "in-the-park homer".
Discussion
To score ...
grand slam
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category te ...
and an 8–5 victory for the
Brooklyn Superbas
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...
.
*May 25 –
Deacon Phillippe
Charles Louis "Deacon" Phillippe (originally Phillippi) (May 23, 1872 – March 30, 1952) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Louisville Colonels and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Biography
Born in Rural Retreat, Virginia to Andrew ...
of the
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...
pitches a 7–0
no-hitter
In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
against the
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
.
*June 2 – The
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...
blow a 10–0 lead, eventually losing 11–10 to the
Brooklyn Superbas
The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1884 as a member of the American Association before joining the National League in 1890. They remained in Brooklyn until 1957, after which the club moved to Los Angeles, Californi ...
.
*July 1 – The
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
purchase the contract of pitcher
Jack Chesbro from the Richmond Giants of the Atlantic League.
*August 7 –
Vic Willis
Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...
leads the
Boston Beaneaters
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most po ...
to a 7–1 victory by pitching a
no-hitter
In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
against the
Washington Senators.
*September 12 – The
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...
lose both games of a doubleheader against the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
. At 19–114, they break the record for most losses by an MLB team in a single season, which had previously been 113.
*October 11 - Magnates of the
Western League agree to reorganize themselves into the
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
.
*October 15 - The
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...
lose both games of their season-ending doubleheader against the
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...
by scores of 16-1 and 19–3. Having lost 40 of their last 41 games, they finish the season in last place with a record of 20–134.
Buck Freeman
John Frank "Buck" Freeman (October 30, 1871 – June 25, 1949) was an American right fielder in Major League Baseball at the turn of the 20th century. Listed at and , he both batted and threw left-handed. Freeman was one of the top sluggers of ...
of the
Washington Senators leads all batters with 25
home run
In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...
s during the regular season, more than double hit by
Bobby Wallace of the
St. Louis Perfectos
ST, St, or St. may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Stanza, in poetry
* Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band
* Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise
* Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...
, who finished with 12 homers. Although Freeman failed to equal the record of 27 home runs set by
Ned Williamson
Edward Nagle "Ned" Williamson (October 24, 1857 – March 3, 1894) was a professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for three teams: the Indianapolis Blues of the National League (NL) for one season, the Chicago White ...
in the season, his total is generally regarded as the greater achievement owing to the dimensions of Williamson's home ballpark of
Lakeshore Park – Only two of the 27 homers batted by Williamson for the
Chicago White Stockings were scored away from home. Freeman's tally was not surpassed until , when
Babe Ruth
George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...
belted 29 home runs for the
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...
.
Following the season, the
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...
,
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The team competed at the major league level from 1887 to 1899, first for two seasons as a member of the now-defunct American Association (AA), followed ...
,
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that also played in the American Association (AA) throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891. They were known as the Louisville Eclipse from 1882 to 1884, and as ...
and
Washington Senators were all dropped by the National League, as a cost-cutting measure, reducing the number of teams to eight for the season; while Louisville would never sport another major-league level team, the other three cities received charter franchises in the rival
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
in
1901 – after being abandoned by the AL in 1971, the National League would
return
Return may refer to:
In business, economics, and finance
* Return on investment (ROI), the financial gain after an expense.
* Rate of return, the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment
* Tax return, a blank document or t ...
to the nation's capital
106 years later. The National League would remain at eight teams until
1962.
Births
January
*January 3 –
Buzz Arlett
Russell Loris Arlett (January 3, 1899 – May 16, 1964), also known as Buzz Arlett, was an American baseball player, sometimes called "the Babe Ruth of the minor leagues." Like Ruth, Arlett was a large man, and , who began his career as a pitch ...
*January 5 –
Bill Hunnefield
*January 5 –
Bob Kinsella
Robert Francis "Red" Kinsella (January 5, 1899 – December 30, 1951) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the worl ...
*January 6 –
Charles Beverly
Charles "Hooks" Beverly (May 6, 1899 – March, 1981) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin ...
*January 9 –
Bill Conroy
*January 11 –
General Crowder
Alvin Floyd Crowder (January 11, 1899 – April 3, 1972), nicknamed "General", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eleven seasons in the American League with the Washington Senators, the St. Louis Browns, an ...
*January 12 –
Joe Hauser
Joseph John Hauser (January 21, 1899 – July 11, 1997), nicknamed "Unser Choe", was an American professional baseball player who was a first baseman in the major leagues from 1922 to 1929, with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians. ...
*January 13 –
Cactus Keck
Frank Joseph "Cactus" Keck (January 13, 1899 – February 6, 1981) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.[Ralph Miller
Ralph H. Miller (March 9, 1919 – May 15, 2001) was an American college basketball coach, a head coach for 38 years at three universities: Wichita (now known as Wichita State), Iowa, and Oregon State. With an overall record of , his teams had ...](_bl ...<br></span></div>
*January 14 – <div class=)
*January 16 –
Showboat Fisher
George Aloys "Showboat" Fisher (January 16, 1899 – May 15, 1994) was a baseball player who played in the 1930 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. He had a .335 lifetime batting average (114-for-340) in Major League Baseball with 8 ho ...
*January 17 –
Tripp Sigman
*January 18 –
Eddie Moore
*January 21 –
Lew Fonseca
Lewis Albert Fonseca (January 21, 1899 – November 26, 1989) was an American first baseman, second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox. While no ...
*January 23 –
Haddie Gill
*January 23 –
Bill Regan
*January 24 –
Bob Berman
Robert Berman, known as Bob Berman, is an American astronomer, author, and science popularizer.
He runs Overlook Observatory in Woodstock, New York, USA. He was an adjunct professor of astronomy at New York’s Marymount College located in Wes ...
*January 27 –
Bob Barrett
*January 27 –
Bibb Falk
*January 29 –
Scrip Lee
*January 29 –
Ollie Voigt
Olen Edward "Ode" Voigt (January 29, 1899 – April 7, 1970) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Wheaton, Illinois, and played baseball at Wheaton High School and the University of Illinois.
Career
Voigt started his profession ...
*January 31 –
Don Songer
Donald C. Songer (January 31, 1899 – October 3, 1962) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played four seasons in the major leagues, from until , for the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional Am ...
February
*February 6 –
Walt Huntzinger
Walter Henry Huntzinger (February 6, 1899 – August 11, 1981) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs.
*February 7 –
Earl Whitehill
Earl Oliver Whitehill (February 7, 1899 – October 22, 1954) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers for the most significant portion of his career (1923–1932), and later with the Washington Senators (1933†...
*February 9 –
Specs Toporcer
George Toporcer (born ''Toporczer''; February 9, 1899 – May 17, 1989) was a professional baseball player and executive. He served primarily as a utility infielder during his eight seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for the St. Louis Cardi ...
*February 10 –
Bill Whaley
*February 13 –
George Stutz
George "Kid" Stutz (February 13, 1893 – December 29, 1930) was a Major League Baseball shortstop. Stutz played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the season. In 6 career games, he had no hits in 9 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed.
Stut ...
*February 17 –
Peahead Walker
Douglas Clyde "Peahead" Walker (February 17, 1899 – July 16, 1970) was an American football and baseball player, and coach of American football, Canadian football, basketball, and baseball. Walker served as the head football coach at Atlantic Ch ...
*February 24 –
Pinky Pittenger
Clarke Alonzo "Pinky" Pittenger 'previously thought to be Pittinger''(February 24, 1899 – November 4, 1977) was a reserve infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at shortstop for three different teams between the and sea ...
*February 25 –
Stan Rees
Stanley Milton Rees (February 25, 1899 – August 30, 1937), nicknamed "Nellie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to beg ...
*February 27 –
Pat McNulty
Patrick Howard McNulty (February 27, 1899 – May 4, 1963) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians in 1922 and from 1924 to 1927, playing as the starting right fielder in 1925.
His ...
*February 28 –
Lil Stoner
Ulysses Simpson Grant "Lil" Stoner (February 28, 1899 – June 26, 1966), also known as Lil E. Stoner, was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, he played professional baseball for 14 seasons from 1919 to 1933, includi ...
March
*March 1 –
Ernie Padgett
*March 2 –
George Stueland
*March 4 –
Dutch Kemner
*March 13 –
Otis Brannan
*March 16 –
Vic Keen
Howard Victor Keen (March 16, 1899 – December 10, 1976) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals a ...
*March 17 –
Charlie Root
Charles Henry "Chinski" Root (March 17, 1899 – November 5, 1970) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1923 and 1941. Root batted and threw right-handed. He holds the club record fo ...
*March 27 –
Ed Hock
*March 27 –
Marty Walker
Martin Van Buren "Marty" Walker (March 27, 1899 – April 24, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Walker played one game for the 1928 Philadelphia Phillies, getting the start on the last day of the season. In his only career game ...
*March 28 –
Al Hermann
*March 29 –
Herb McQuaid
*March 30 –
Hal Rhyne
*March 31 –
Ed Johnson
April
*April 5 –
Tony Welzer
*April 8 –
Ted Kleinhans
Theodore Otto Kleinhans (born Traugott Otto Kleinhans, April 8, 1899 – July 24, 1985) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Deer Park, Wisconsin. Kleinhans played 4 seasons in Major League Baseball, with the Philadelphia Phillies ...
*April 8 –
Lerton Pinto
*April 10 –
Rudy Kneisch
Rudolph Frank Kneisch (April 10, 1899 – April 6, 1965) was an American professional baseball player who played in two games for the Detroit Tigers during the season.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in th ...
*April 12 –
Bernie Henderson
Bernard Henderson (April 12, 1899 – June 6, 1966), nicknamed "Barnyard", was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1921 Cleveland Indians season.
External links
*April 12 –
Trader Horne
*April 18 –
Bill Bayne
William Lear "Beverly" Bayne (April 18, 1899 – May 22, 1981) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox between 1919 and 1930. Bayne batted and threw left-handed. He was bor ...
*April 18 –
Harry Hulihan
*April 29 –
Frank McGee
May
*May 2 –
Skinny O'Neal
*May 2 –
Gale Staley
*May 7 –
Eddie Pick
*May 8 –
Fritz Henrich
*May 10 –
Freddie Maguire
*May 12 –
Tod Dennehey
*May 14 –
Earle Combs
Earle Bryan Combs (May 14, 1899 – July 21, 1976) was an American professional baseball player who played his entire career for the New York Yankees (1924–1935). Combs batted leadoff and played center field on the Yankees' fabled 1927 team (oft ...
*May 23 –
Frank Kelliher
*May 23 –
Charlie Niebergall
Charles Arthur Niebergall (May 23, 1899 – August 29, 1982) was an American professional baseball catcher and scout. He appeared in 54 major league games over three seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. Listed at and , he threw and batted right- ...
*May 25 –
Jimmie Keenan
James William "Sparkplug" Keenan (May 25, 1899 – June 5, 1980) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in and .
External links
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1899 births
1980 deaths
Major League Baseb ...
*May 28 –
Bob Rice
*May 29 –
Hal Elliott
Harold William "Ace" Elliott (May 29, 1899 – April 25, 1963) was an American baseball pitcher. He played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1929 to 1932. He led the National League (baseball), National League by appeari ...
*May 29 –
Art Reinhart
Arthur Conrad Reinhart (May 29, 1899 - November 11, 1946) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from -.
Biography
Reinhart was in born in Ackley, Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa. He was a left-handed pitcher and pitched in the Texas Leag ...
June
*June 1 –
Al Niehaus
*June 2 –
Sloppy Thurston
Hollis John "Sloppy" Thurston (June 2, 1899 – September 14, 1973) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns, Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators, and Brooklyn Robins/D ...
*June 3 –
Urbane Pickering
Urbane Henry "Pick" Pickering (June 3, 1899 – May 13, 1970) was an American baseball player for the Boston Red Sox.
Biography
Pickering was born on June 3, 1899, in Hoxie, Kansas.
In 1931, Pickering made his Major League debut with th ...
*June 7 –
Lafayette Henion
*June 11 –
Horace Allen
*June 14 –
William Pierson
*June 22 –
Leo Moon
*June 25 –
June Greene
July
*July 6 –
Lenny Metz
*July 9 –
Fred Johnston
*July 10 –
Wally Kopf
Walter Henry "Wally" Kopf (July 10, 1899 – April 30, 1979) was a German American professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons, which included one in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Giants (1921). He played only t ...
*July 11 –
Binky Jones
John Joseph "Binky" Jones (July 11, 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri – May 13, 1961) was a professional baseball player who played shortstop for the Brooklyn Robins in ten games during the 1924 season.
Jones is notable for being part of one of the o ...
*July 12 –
Walt French
*July 16 –
Nellie Pott
Nelson Adolph Pott (July 16, 1899 – December 3, 1963) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in two games for the Cleveland Indians during the 1922 Cleveland Indians season
The 1922 Cleveland Indians season w ...
*July 17 –
Red Smith
*July 19 –
Joe Kiefer
*July 20 –
Happy Foreman
August G. Foreman (July 20, 1899 – February 13, 1953) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the Chicago White Sox (1924) and Boston Red Sox (1926). Listed at 5' 7", 160 lb., he batted and threw left-hand ...
*July 23 –
Ed Holley
*July 23 –
Chuck Rowland
*July 27 –
Jim Faulkner
James Leroy Faulkner (July 27, 1899 in Beatrice, Nebraska – June 1, 1962 in West Palm Beach, Florida) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major profe ...
*July 29 –
Walter Beall
August
*August 1 –
Joe Shaute
Joseph Benjamin Shaute (August 1, 1899 in Peckville, Pennsylvania – February 21, 1970 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1922 to 1934, and during his 13-year career, he played primarily for the Cl ...
*August 2 –
Tink Riviere
Arthur Bernard Riviere (August 2, 1899 – September 27, 1965) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals in and the Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based i ...
*August 4 –
Ski Melillo
Oscar Donald "Ski" Melillo (August 4, 1899 – November 14, 1963) was an American second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. He briefly served as manager of the St. Louis Browns in and was also a member of the coaching staff for the Cle ...
*August 5 –
Sam Gibson
*August 5 –
Slim McGrew
Walter Howard "Slim" McGrew (August 5, 1899 – August 21, 1967) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Washington Senators (1901–60), Washington Senators from to .
External links
1899 births
1967 deaths
Major League Bas ...
*August 7 –
Oscar Levis
*August 7 –
Guy Sturdy
Guy R. Sturdy (August 7, 1899 – May 4, 1965) was a professional baseball player. He was a first baseman over parts of two seasons (1927–1928) with the St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a .288 batting average and one home run in ...
*August 7 –
Ted Wingfield
*August 11 –
Frank Brazill
*August 12 –
Bill Black
William Patton Black Jr. (September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American musician and bandleader who is noted as one of the pioneers of rock and roll. He played in Elvis Presley's early trio. Black later formed Bill Black's Combo.
Ear ...
*August 14 –
Skinny Graham
Kyle Graham (August 14, 1899 – December 1, 1973), sometimes known by the nickname "Skinny Graham", was an American baseball pitcher. He played professional baseball for eight years from 1923 to 1930, including four seasons in Major League Baseb ...
*August 18 –
Bernie Friberg
Gustaf Bernhard Friberg (August 18, 1899 – December 8, 1958) born in Manchester, New Hampshire, attended Worcester Academy, was a Utility Player for the Chicago Cubs (1919–20 and 1922–25), Philadelphia Phillies (1925–32) and Boston Red So ...
*August 22 –
Dud Lee
*August 25 –
Pea Ridge Day
Henry Clyde Day (August 26, 1899 – March 21, 1934) was a champion Arkansas hog-caller and right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who committed suicide after an unsuccessful operation to repair his throwing arm.
The "Hog-Calling Pitcher"
...
September
*September 5 –
Max Bishop
Max Frederick Bishop (September 5, 1899 – February 24, 1962) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from through , most notably as a member of the Philadelphia ...
*September 6 –
Del Bissonette
Adelphia Louis Bissonette (September 6, 1899 – June 9, 1972) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (then known as the Brooklyn Robins) from ...
*September 7 –
Clarence Winters
*September 8 –
George Gilham
*September 9 –
Waite Hoyt
Waite Charles Hoyt (September 9, 1899 – August 25, 1984) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for seven different teams during 1918–1938. He was one of the dominant pitchers of the 19 ...
*September 10 –
Augie Johns
Augustus Francis Johns (September 10, 1899 – September 12, 1975) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers.[Harry McCurdy
Harry Henry McCurdy (September 15, 1899 – July 21, 1972), born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, was a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (1922–1923), Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based ...](_bl ...<br></span></div>
*September 15 – <div class=)
*September 16 –
Heinie Mueller
*September 17 –
Sheriff Blake
John Frederick "Sheriff" Blake (September 17, 1899 – October 31, 1982), was a pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1920 to 1931 and 1937. He played for the St. Louis Browns, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, and C ...
*September 20 –
Nelson Greene
*September 20 –
Karl Schnell
*September 21 –
Del Lundgren
Ebin Delmer Lundgren (September 21, 1899 – October 19, 1984) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1924) and Boston Red Sox (1926–27). Listed at , 160 lb, Lundgren batted and threw ri ...
*September 25 –
Hoge Workman
Harry Hallworth "Hoge" Workman (September 25, 1899 – May 20, 1972) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a player-coach in the National Football League. Listed at 5' 11", 170 lb., Workman batted and threw right-handed. A nativ ...
October
*October 11 –
Eddie Dyer
Edwin Hawley Dyer (October 11, 1899 – April 20, 1964) was an American left-handed pitcher, manager and farm system official in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922–1944 and 1946–1950. In , Dyer's first season at the he ...
*October 11 –
Ernie Smith
*October 12 –
Bub Kuhn
*October 15 –
John Chapman
*October 22 –
Ike Kahdot
*October 22 –
Geechie Meredith
*October 24 –
Cuckoo Christensen
Walter Niels "Cuckoo" Christensen (October 24, 1899 – December 20, 1984) born in San Francisco, California, was a baseball outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (-).
Christensen led the National League (baseball), National League in on-base percen ...
*October 26 –
Judy Johnson
William Julius "Judy" Johnson (October 26, 1899 – June 15, 1989) was an American professional third baseman and manager whose career in Negro league baseball spanned 17 seasons, from 1921 to 1937. Slight of build, Johnson never developed as ...
*October 26 –
Otto Vogel
Otto Henry Vogel (October 26, 1899 – July 19, 1969) was a Major League Baseball player. Vogel played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1923 and 1924 seasons. in 111 career games, Vogel had 63 hits in 253 at-bats, with a .249 batting average.
Be ...
*October 28 –
Percy Jones
November
*November 5 –
Jack Wisner
*November 6 –
Joe Munson
*November 9 –
George Abrams
*November 11 –
Bill Vargus
William Fay Vargus (November 11, 1899 – February 12, 1979) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Boston Braves for 11 games during the 1925 Boston Braves season and four games during the 1926 Boston ...
*November 18 –
Ren Kelly
Reynolds Joseph "Ren" Kelly (November 18, 1899 – August 24, 1963) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in one game for the Philadelphia Athletics on September 18, 1923. In that game, he pitched seven innings in reli ...
*November 18 –
Dutch Ulrich
Frank W. "Dutch" Ulrich (November 18, 1899 – February 11, 1929) was a Czech-American professional baseball player who played three seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies from through . In 1927, he had the seventh-best earned run average ( ...
*November 21 –
Charlie Gibson
*November 21 –
Augie Swentor
*November 27 –
Lena Styles
William Graves "Lena" Styles (November 27, 1899 – March 14, 1956) was an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball over parts of five seasons (1919–21, 1930–31) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cinc ...
*November 30 –
Reuben Ewing
Reuben Ewing (born Reuben Cohen on November 30, 1899) was a Jewish Ukrainian-American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Early life
Ewing (then Cohen) was born in Odessa, Russian Empire to Jewish-Ukrainian parents and emigrated with t ...
December
*December 2 –
Ray Morehart
Raymond Anderson Morehart (December 2, 1899 – January 13, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball, major league baseball player.
Born in Terrell, Texas, Terrell, Texas, Morehart attended Austin College and played two seasons for the Chicag ...
*December 6 –
Jocko Conlan
John Bertrand "Jocko" Conlan (December 6, 1899 – April 16, 1989) was an American baseball umpire who worked in the National League (NL) from 1941 to 1965. He had a brief career as an outfielder with the Chicago White Sox before entering umpirin ...
*December 7 –
Ed Morris
*December 10 –
Verdo Elmore
*December 10 –
Jake Hehl
*December 11 –
Willie Gisentaner
William Gisentaner (December 11, 1899 – death date unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1937 with several teams, including the Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs and the Lincoln Giants
The Li ...
*December 12 –
Allie Watt
Albert Bailey "Allie" Watt (December 12, 1899 – March 15, 1968) was a Major League Baseball player who played in with the Washington Senators. Watt was the brother of former Major Leaguer, Frank Watt.
He was born in Philadelphia, and died in ...
*December 13 –
Buckshot May
*December 14 –
Bob Lawrence
Robert Andrew Lawrence (December 14, 1899 – November 6, 1983) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the Chicago White Sox on July 19, 1924. He pitched in one inning and recorded one strikeout. He allowed one hit, one e ...
*December 18 –
Sam Barnes
*December 19 –
Sam Dodge
Samuel Edward Dodge (December 19, 1889 – April 5, 1966) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between 1921 and 1922 for the Boston Red Sox. Listed at , 170 lb, Dodge batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Neath, P ...
*December 20 –
George Pipgras
George William Pipgras (December 20, 1899 – October 19, 1986) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball.
Known as "The Danish Viking", he spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees, breaki ...
*December 23 –
Waddy MacPhee
*December 23 –
Tommy Thomas
*December 25 –
Tom Gulley
*December 25 –
Gene Robertson
Eugene Edward Robertson (December 25, 1899 – October 21, 1981) was a professional baseball player who played infielder in the Major Leagues from -. He played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.
In nine seasons, Robe ...
*December 26 –
Logan Drake
*December 26 –
Art Gardiner
Arthur Cecil Gardiner (December 26, 1899 – October 21, 1954) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 25, .
On September 25, 1923, the Phillies were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ga ...
Deaths
*January 6 –
John Smith, 40, first baseman for the Troy Trojans and Worcester Ruby Legs of the National League in the 1882 season.
*January 13 –
Fred Carl, 40, outfielder.
*January 17 –
Billy Arnold, 47, outfielder.
*March 6 –
Edward Santry, 38, shortstop.
*March 9 –
Bill McGunnigle, 44, manager who led Brooklyn to the American Association title in 1889, and the National League pennant the following year after the team switched leagues; as collegiate catcher, was possibly the first at that position to wear a glove.
*March 16 –
Egyptian Healy
John J. Healy (October 27, 1866 – March 16, 1899), nicknamed "Egyptian" and "Long John", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Healy played for the St. Louis Maroons, Indianapolis Hoosiers, Washington Nationals, Chicago White Stockings, T ...
, 32, pitcher.
*April 9 –
Mike Moynahan
Michael Moynahan (1856 – April 9, 1899) was an American professional baseball player from 1879 to 1886. He appeared in 169 games across four seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a shortstop, for the Buffalo Bisons (1880), Detro ...
, 43, shortstop.
*April 24 –
Pat Luby, 30, pitcher.
*July 14 –
Frank Kreeger,
outfielder and pitcher.
*July 24 –
Jim Korwan
James Korwan (March 4, 1874 – July 24, 1899) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in one game for the Brooklyn Grooms during the 1894 season and in five games for the Chicago Colts during the 1897 season.
See also
* List ...
, 25, pitcher.
*August 10 –
Henry Buker
Henry L. Buker (1859–1899) was an American professional baseball shortstop and right fielder and played one season with the 1884 Detroit Wolverines. It is unknown what hand he batted and threw with. He was born in Portland, Maine and died in C ...
, 40, shortstop.
*September 17 –
John Haldeman
John Avery Haldeman (December 2, 1855–September 17, 1899) was a journalist who played one game for Major League Baseball's Louisville Grays in the 1877 season.
Early life
Haldeman was born on December 2, 1855 in Pewee Valley, Kentucky.Connel ...
, 43, journalist and business manager for the ''
Louisville Courier-Journal
The ''Courier Journal'',
also known as the
''Louisville Courier Journal''
(and informally ''The C-J'' or ''The Courier''), and called ''The Courier-Journal'' between November 8, 1868, and October 29, 2017,
is the highest circulation newspape ...
'', who played second base in one game for the
1877 Louisville Grays.
*November 2 –
Tim McGinley, 45, catcher.
*December 1 –
Ed Gastfield, 34, catcher.
*December 14 –
Harry Dooms, 32, outfielder.
*December 16 –
Fred Waterman
Frederick A. Waterman (December 1845 – December 16, 1899) played third base for the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team. Throughout his career with "major" teams, amateur and pro, third base was his ...
, 54, third baseman, member of the 1869
Cincinnati Red Stockings
The Cincinnati Red Stockings of were baseball's first all-professional team, with ten salaried players. The Cincinnati Base Ball Club formed in 1866 and fielded competitive teams in the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) 1867†...
team that went undefeated.
*December 18 –
Fred Truax
Frederick W. Truax (1868 – December 18, 1899) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League ...
, 31, outfielder.
References
1899 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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