:1899 Chicago Orphans season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Chicago Orphans
| season = 1899
| misc =
| league = National League
| ballpark = West Side Park
| city = Chicago
| record = {{winpct|75|73|record=y}}
| league_place = 8th
| owners = Albert Spalding
| managers = Tom Burns
| television =
| radio =
|}}
The 1899 Chicago Orphans season was the 28th season of the Chicago Orphans franchise, the 24th in the National League and the seventh at West Side Park. The Orphans finished eighth in the National League with a record of 75–73.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1899 National League standings|highlight=Chicago Orphans}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1899 NL Record vs. opponents|team=CHI}}
= Roster =
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valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Nixey Callahan}}
{{MLBplayer | Dick Cogan}}
{{MLBplayer | Ned Garvin}}
{{MLBplayer | Clark Griffith}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Katoll}}
{{MLBplayer | John Malarkey}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Phyle}}
{{MLBplayer | Skel Roach}}
{{MLBplayer | Jack Taylor}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Frank Chance}}
{{MLBplayer | Tim Donahue}}
{{MLBplayer | Art Nichols}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Bill Bradley}}
{{MLBplayer | Jim Connor}}
{{MLBplayer | Doc Curley}}
{{MLBplayer | Gene DeMontreville}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Everitt}}
{{MLBplayer | George Magoon}}
{{MLBplayer | Barry McCormick}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Wolverton}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Danny Green}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Lange}}
{{MLBplayer | Sam Mertes}}
{{MLBplayer | Frank Quinn}}
{{MLBplayer | Jimmy Ryan}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Tom Burns}} |
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
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
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| C | Tim Donahue | 92 | 278 | 69 | .248 | 0 | 29 |
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| 1B | Bill Everitt | 136 | 536 | 166 | .310 | 1 | 74 |
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| 2B | Barry McCormick | 102 | 376 | 97 | .258 | 2 | 52 |
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| SS | Gene DeMontreville | 82 | 310 | 87 | .281 | 0 | 40 |
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| 3B | Harry Wolverton | 99 | 389 | 111 | .285 | 1 | 49 |
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| OF | Jimmy Ryan | 125 | 525 | 158 | .301 | 3 | 68 |
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| OF | Danny Green | 117 | 475 | 140 | .295 | 6 | 56 |
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| OF | Sam Mertes | 117 | 426 | 127 | .298 | 9 | 81 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
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align="center" | 107 | 416 | 135 | .325 | 1 | 58 |
align=center | 69 | 234 | 48 | .205 | 0 | 24 |
align=center | 64 | 192 | 55 | .286 | 1 | 22 |
align=center | 59 | 189 | 43 | .228 | 0 | 21 |
align=center | 35 | 129 | 40 | .310 | 2 | 18 |
align=center | 17 | 47 | 12 | .255 | 1 | 11 |
align=center | 10 | 37 | 4 | .108 | 0 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Frank|Quinn|Frank Quinn (outfielder)}} | 12 | 34 | 6 | .176 | 0 | 1 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
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align="center" | 41 | 354.2 | 18 | 21 | 3.76 | 67 |
align=center | 38 | 319.2 | 22 | 14 | 2.79 | 73 |
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| {{sortname|Nixey|Callahan}} | 35 | 294.1 | 21 | 12 | 3.06 | 77 |
align="center" | 24 | 199.0 | 9 | 13 | 2.85 | 69 |
align=center | 10 | 83.2 | 1 | 8 | 4.20 | 10 |
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| {{sortname|Dick|Cogan}} | 5 | 44.0 | 2 | 3 | 4.30 | 9 |
align="center" | 2 | 18.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.00 | 1 |
align=center | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.00 | 7 |
align=center | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1899.shtml 1899 Chicago Orphans season at Baseball Reference]
{{1899 MLB season by team}}
{{Chicago Cubs}}
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