1899 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1899 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 76-73. They scored 834 runs and belted 27 home runs to go along with a .289 batting average. The offense was powered by Jimmy Williams, who led the team with 9 home runs, 116 RBI, and 219 hits. Ginger Beaumont had a great year on the basepaths with 31 stolen bases.
The team allowed 765 runs and had a team ERA of 3.60. Jesse Tannehill led the team with 24 wins. Sam Leever led the team with 121 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Willie Clark | 1B | 80 | 298 | 49 | 85 | 0 | 44 | 11 | .379 | .396 | .775 | .285 |
| Pop Dillon | 1B | 30 | 121 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 20 | 5 | .286 | .298 | .584 | .256 |
| Bones Ely | SS | 138 | 522 | 66 | 145 | 3 | 72 | 8 | .313 | .352 | .665 | .278 |
| Paddy Fox | 1B | 13 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .311 | .366 | .677 | .244 |
| Art Madison | 2B | 42 | 118 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .338 | .356 | .694 | .271 |
| John O'Brien | 2B | 79 | 279 | 26 | 63 | 1 | 33 | 8 | .285 | .272 | .557 | .226 |
| Heinie Reitz | 2B | 34 | 130 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 3 | .314 | .323 | .637 | .262 |
| Heinie Smith | 2B | 15 | 53 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 2 | .345 | .377 | .722 | .283 |
| Jimmy Williams | 3B | 152 | 617 | 126 | 219 | 9 | 116 | 26 | .417 | .532 | .949 | .355 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ginger Beaumont | OF | 111 | 437 | 90 | 154 | 3 | 38 | 31 | .416 | .444 | .860 | .352 |
| Patsy Donovan | OF | 121 | 531 | 82 | 156 | 1 | 55 | 26 | .322 | .347 | .669 | .294 |
| Jack McCarthy | OF | 138 | 560 | 108 | 171 | 3 | 67 | 28 | .355 | .421 | .776 | .305 |
| Tom McCreery | OF | 118 | 455 | 76 | 147 | 2 | 64 | 11 | .390 | .422 | .812 | .323 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Bowerman | C | 109 | 424 | 49 | 110 | 3 | 53 | 10 | .286 | .366 | .652 | .259 |
| Pop Schriver | C | 91 | 301 | 31 | 85 | 1 | 49 | 4 | .343 | .389 | .732 | .282 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5450 | 834 | 1574 | 27 | 700 | 179 | .335 | .384 | .719 | .289 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Chesbro | 19 | 17 | 149 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 28 | 59 | 4.11 | 1.503 | |||
| Jim Gardner | 6 | 3 | 32.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7.52 | 2.012 | |||
| Chummy Gray | 9 | 7 | 70.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 3.44 | 1.542 | |||
| Bill Hoffer | 23 | 19 | 163.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 44 | 64 | 3.63 | 1.423 | |||
| Sam Leever | 51 | 39 | 379 | 21 | 23 | .477 | 3 | 121 | 122 | 3.18 | 1.253 | |||
| Jay Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Harley Payne | 5 | 5 | 26.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3.76 | 1.407 | |||
| Billy Rhines | 9 | 9 | 54 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Rosie Rosebraugh | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.833 | |||
| Tully Sparks | 28 | 17 | 170 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 53 | 82 | 3.86 | 1.541 | |||
| Jesse Tannehill | 40 | 35 | 313 | 24 | 14 | .632 | 1 | 61 | 51 | 2.73 | 1.294 | |||
| Team Totals | 193 | 154 | 1364 | 76 | 73 | .510 | 4 | 334 | 437 | 3.60 | 1.394 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmy Williams | 152 |
| At Bats | Jimmy Williams | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Williams | 689 |
| Batting Average | Jimmy Williams | .355 |
| On-Base % | Jimmy Williams | .417 |
| Slugging % | Jimmy Williams | .532 |
| OPS | Jimmy Williams | .949 |
| Runs | Jimmy Williams | 126 |
| Hits | Jimmy Williams | 219 |
| Total Bases | Jimmy Williams | 328 |
| Doubles | Jimmy Williams | 28 |
| Triples | Jimmy Williams | 27 |
| Home Runs | Jimmy Williams | 9 |
| RBI | Jimmy Williams | 116 |
| Walks | Jimmy Williams | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Ginger Beaumont | 31 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bones Ely | 29 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jesse Tannehill | 24 |
| Losses | Sam Leever | 23 |
| Saves | Sam Leever | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Jesse Tannehill | .632 |
| ERA | Jesse Tannehill | 2.73 |
| WHIP | Sam Leever | 1.253 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam Leever | 379 |
| Games | Sam Leever | 51 |
| Games Started | Sam Leever | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Leever | 121 |
| Complete Games | Sam Leever | 35 |
| Shutouts | Sam Leever | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Chesbro | 664 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sam Leever | 134 |
| Hits Allowed | Jesse Tannehill | 354 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam Leever | 122 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sam Leever | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam Leever | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jesse Tannehill | 14 |
