Champions

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National League final standings

Statistical leaders

Events

*May 15 – Willie Keeler, 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, Philadel ...

of the

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for an inside-the-park grand slam and an 8–5 victory for the

. *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 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

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. *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), followe ...

blow a 10–0 lead, eventually losing 11–10 to the

. *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 John Dwight Chesbro (June 5, 1874 – November 6, 1931) was an American professional baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "Happy Jack", Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1899–1902), the New York Highlanders (1903–1909), and the Boston Red So ...

from the Richmond Giants of the Atlantic League. *August 7 –

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leads the

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to a 7–1 victory by pitching a

against the Washington Senators. *September 12 – The

lose both games of a doubleheader against the

. 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

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. *October 15 - The

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

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s during the regular season, more than double hit by Bobby Wallace of the St. Louis Perfectos, 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 Whit ...

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) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

, Louisville Colonels 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

1901 Events January * January 1 – The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton becomes the first Prime Minist ...

– after being abandoned by the AL in 1971, the National League would

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to the nation's capital 106 years later. The National League would remain at eight teams until

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ...

Births

January

*January 3 – Buzz Arlett *January 5 –

Bill Hunnefield William Fenton Hunnefield (January 5, 1899 – August 28, 1976) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He was a switch hitter, threw with his right hand, was tall, and weighed . Baseball career Hunnefield was a member of the Massachuse ...

*January 5 – Bob Kinsella *January 6 – Charles Beverly *January 9 – Bill Conroy *January 11 – General Crowder *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. H ...

*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 ...

*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 hom ...

*January 17 –

Tripp Sigman Wesley Triplett Sigman (January 17, 1899 in Mooresville, North Carolina – March 8, 1971 in Augusta, Georgia Augusta ( ), officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Geo ...

*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 *January 27 – Bob Barrett *January 27 –

Bibb Falk Bibb August Falk (January 27, 1899 – June 8, 1989) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox (1920–28) and Cleveland Indians (1929–31). Born in Austin, Texas, Falk played football and baseba ...

*January 29 –

Scrip Lee Holsey Scranton Scriptus Lee, Sr. (January 29, 1899 – February 13, 1974) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. He played from 1921 to 1934 with several teams. He was nicknamed both Scrip and Script. Before his Negro leagues career, Le ...

*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

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 *February 17 – Peahead Walker *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 *February 27 – Pat McNulty *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, inclu ...

March

*March 1 – Ernie Padgett *March 2 – George Stueland *March 4 – Dutch Kemner *March 13 – Otis Brannan *March 16 – Vic Keen *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 *March 28 – Al Hermann *March 29 – Herb McQuaid *March 30 –

Hal Rhyne Harold J. Rhyne (March 30, 1899 – January 7, 1971) was an American professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1926 through 1933 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, and Chicago White Sox. In a seven- ...

*March 31 – Ed Johnson

April

*April 5 – Tony Welzer *April 8 – Ted Kleinhans *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 *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 b ...

*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 Frederick Edward Maguire (May 10, 1899 – November 3, 1961) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played six years as a second baseman in Major League Baseball: 1922–23 with the New York Giants, 1928 with the Chicago Cubs, ...

*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 (of ...

*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 *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

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 Robin ...

*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 William Pierson (July 17, 1926 – August 27, 2004) was an American television, motion picture and stage actor, best known for his raspy voice and his role as Marko the Mailman in the 1953 film ''Stalag 17'' as well as a recurring role as Dean ...

*June 22 –

Leo Moon Leo Moon (June 22, 1899 – August 25, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for one season. He pitched 5⅔ innings in one game for the Cleveland Indians during the 1932 Cleveland Indians season and had a 17-year career in the minor leagues ...

*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 ...

*July 11 – Binky Jones *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 Joseph William Kiefer arlem Joe or Smoke(July 19, 1899 – July 5, 1975) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. Listed at , 190 lb., Kiefer batted and threw right-handed. He was born ...

*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 West Palm Beach is a city in and the county seat of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located immediately to the west of t ...

*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 *August 7 –

Oscar Levis Oscar Joseph "Chick" Levis (August 7, 1899 - May, 1983) Oscar Joseph Dacosta Levy was a Jamaican baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played from 1921 to 1931 with the Cuban Stars (East) and the Hilldale Club The Hilldale Athletic Club (inf ...

*August 7 – Guy Sturdy *August 7 –

Ted Wingfield Frederick Davis "Ted" Wingfield (August 7, 1899 – July 18, 1975) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1923 through 1927 for the Washington Senators (1923–24) and Boston Re ...

*August 11 –

Frank Brazill Frank Leo Brazill (August 11, 1899 – November 3, 1976) was a professional baseball first baseman whose career spanned 19 seasons (1919–1938). During the 1921 and 1922 Major League Baseball (MLB) season he was a member of the Philadelphia At ...

*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 Bas ...

*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 At ...

*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 ...

*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 The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in M ...

*September 15 –

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 (1926–1928), Philadelphia Phillies (1930–1933) and Cincinnati Reds (1934). ...

*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 *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 nat ...

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 *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 *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 The 1925 Boston Braves season was t ...

*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 relie ...

*November 18 – Dutch Ulrich *November 21 – Charlie Gibson *November 21 – Augie Swentor *November 27 – Lena Styles *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 *December 7 – Ed Morris *December 10 – Verdo Elmore *December 10 – Jake Hehl *December 11 – Willie Gisentaner *December 12 – Allie Watt *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 ea ...

*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, Pe ...

*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

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 William Henry McGunnigle (January 1, 1855 – March 9, 1899) was an American baseball manager for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Pittsburgh Pirates and Louisville Colonels. He was nicknamed "Gunner" or "Mac" during his playing days. McGunnigle the pla ...

, 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, To ...

, 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, 25, pitcher. *August 10 – Henry Buker, 40, shortstop. *September 17 – John Haldeman, 43, journalist and business manager for the ''

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'', who played second base in one game for the 1877 Louisville Grays. *November 2 – Tim McGinley, 45, catcher. *December 1 –

Ed Gastfield Edward Gastfield (August 1, 1865 – December 1, 1899) was an American professional baseball player in the 1880s. He appeared in 25 games in Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher, for the Detroit Wolverines in 1884, and in one game for ...

, 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 hi ...

, 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, 31, outfielder.

References

1899 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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