1900 Pittsburg Pirates season

1900 Pittsburg Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Location
Exposition Park (since 1891)
Allegheny, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Barney Dreyfuss
Manager(s)	Fred Clarke
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The 1900 Pittsburg Pirates season was the 19th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates^[1] franchise. The Pirates finished second in the National League with a record of 79–60.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Superbas	82	54	0.603	—	43–26	39–28
Pittsburg Pirates	79	60	0.568	4½	42–28	37–32
Philadelphia Phillies	75	63	0.543	8	45–23	30–40
Boston Beaneaters	66	72	0.478	17	42–29	24–43
St. Louis Cardinals	65	75	0.464	19	40–31	25–44
Chicago Orphans	65	75	0.464	19	45–30	20–45
Cincinnati Reds	62	77	0.446	21½	27–34	35–43
New York Giants	60	78	0.435	23	38–31	22–47

Game log

1900 Game Log: 79–60 (Home: 42–28; Away: 37–32)
April: 4–6 (Home: 0–3; Away: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 19 @ Cardinals 0–3 — 12,000 0–1 2 April 21 @ Cardinals 4–3 — — 1–1 3 April 22 @ Cardinals 5–6 — 20,000 1–2 4 April 23 @ Reds 6–0 — — 2–2 5 April 24 @ Reds 5–3 — — 3–2 6 April 25 @ Reds 8–9 — — 3–3 7 April 26 Reds 11–12 — — 3–4 8 April 27 Reds 5–19 — — 3–5 9 April 28 Reds 4–7 — — 3–6 10 April 29 @ Reds 8–6 — — 4–6
May: 16–10 (Home: 12–7; Away: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 11 May 2 Cardinals 6–5 — — 5–6 12 May 3 Cardinals 2–9 — — 5–7 13 May 5 Cardinals 5–1 — — 6–7 14 May 6 @ Orphans 6–7 — — 6–8 15 May 7 Orphans 6–4 — — 7–8 16 May 8 Orphans 1–2 — — 7–9 17 May 10 Orphans 5–4 — — 8–9 18 May 12 Beaneaters 5–1 — — 9–9 19 May 13 @ Reds 7–6 — — 10–9 20 May 14 Beaneaters 6–3 — — 11–9 21 May 15 Beaneaters 7–5 — — 12–9 22 May 16 Phillies 8–3 — — 13–9 23 May 17 Phillies 3–4 — — 13–10 24 May 18 Phillies 11–4 — — 14–10 25 May 20 @ Orphans 3–6 — — 14–11 26 May 21 Superbas 5–7 — — 14–12 27 May 22 Superbas 1–4 — — 14–13 28 May 23 Superbas 8–5 — — 15–13 29 May 24 Superbas 5–4 — — 16–13 30 May 25 Giants 3–4 — — 16–14 31 May 26 Giants 6–13 — — 16–15 32 May 27 @ Reds 10–2 — — 17–15 33 May 28 Giants 14–0 — — 18–15 34 May 30 @ Giants 7–6 — 3,000 19–15 35 May 30 @ Giants 1–9 — 15,000 19–16 36 May 31 @ Giants 6–4 — — 20–16
June: 9–12 (Home: 4–2; Away: 5–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 37 June 1 @ Giants 4–6 — — 20–17 38 June 2 @ Phillies 2–8 — — 20–18 39 June 4 @ Phillies 5–4 — — 21–18 40 June 5 @ Phillies 5–6 — — 21–19 41 June 6 @ Phillies 6–3 — — 22–19 42 June 7 @ Superbas 7–4 — — 23–19 43 June 9 @ Superbas 3–9 — — 23–20 44 June 11 @ Superbas 7–8 — — 23–21 45 June 12 @ Beaneaters 1–3 — — 23–22 46 June 13 @ Beaneaters 0–1 — — 23–23 47 June 14 @ Beaneaters 3–7 — — 23–24 48 June 16 Orphans 5–8 — — 23–25 49 June 17 @ Orphans 1–8 — — 23–26 50 June 18 @ Orphans 4–1 — — 24–26 51 June 19 @ Orphans 0–1 — — 24–27 52 June 20 @ Orphans 8–1 — — 25–27 53 June 26 Orphans 8–6 — — 26–27 54 June 27 Orphans 9–2 — — 27–27 55 June 28 Phillies 3–0 — — 28–27 56 June 29 Phillies 2–4 — — 28–28 57 June 30 Phillies 5–3 — — 29–28
July: 14–10 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 58 July 1 @ Reds 6–0 — — 30–28 59 July 2 Beaneaters 2–1 — — 31–28 60 July 3 Beaneaters 2–1 — — 32–28 61 July 4 Beaneaters 8–6 — — 33–28 62 July 4 Beaneaters 3–1 — 10,500 34–28 63 July 5 Giants 3–7 — — 34–29 64 July 7 Giants 4–3 — — 35–29 65 July 8 @ Cardinals 3–17 — — 35–30 66 July 10 Superbas 2–4 — — 35–31 67 July 11 Superbas 4–0 — — 36–31 68 July 12 Superbas 7–6 — — 37–31 69 July 13 Phillies 8–23 — — 37–32 70 July 14 @ Orphans 6–1 — — 38–32 71 July 15 @ Orphans 3–5 — — 38–33 72 July 16 @ Orphans 7–3 — — 39–33 73 July 17 Orphans 2–0 — — 40–33 74 July 19 @ Phillies 3–4 — — 40–34 75 July 20 @ Phillies 4–7 — — 40–35 76 July 21 @ Phillies 0–3 — — 40–36 77 July 24 @ Giants 1–2 — — 40–37 78 July 25 @ Giants 11–3 — — 41–37 79 July 27 @ Beaneaters 2–3 — — 41–38 80 July 28 @ Beaneaters 9–2 — — 42–38 81 July 31 @ Superbas 17–1 — — 43–38
August: 13–10 (Home: 12–7; Away: 1–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 82 August 1 @ Superbas 6–10 — — 43–39 83 August 4 Phillies 4–3 — — 44–39 84 August 5 @ Reds 1–3 — — 44–40 85 August 6 Phillies 7–3 — — 45–40 86 August 7 Phillies 9–0 — — 46–40 87 August 8 Beaneaters 6–3 — — 47–40 88 August 9 Beaneaters 2–3 — — 47–41 89 August 11 Beaneaters 5–1 — — 48–41 90 August 12 @ Orphans 6–2 — — 49–41 91 August 13 Giants 4–7 — — 49–42 92 August 14 Giants 5–0 — — 50–42 93 August 14 Giants 7–1 — 4,600 51–42 94 August 15 Giants 6–2 — — 52–42 95 August 16 Superbas 0–8 — — 52–43 96 August 17 Superbas 5–3 — — 53–43 97 August 18 Superbas 8–4 — — 54–43 98 August 20 Giants 2–4 — — 54–44 99 August 23 Reds 2–3 — — 54–45 100 August 24 Reds 2–11 — — 54–46 101 August 25 Reds 6–5 — — 55–46 102 August 26 @ Reds 0–1 — — 55–47 103 August 30 Cardinals 11–3 — — 56–47 104 August 31 Cardinals 5–10 — — 56–48
September: 18–9 (Home: 4–4; Away: 14–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 105 September 1 Cardinals 2–1 — — 57–48 106 September 3 @ Beaneaters 8–7 — 2,500 58–48 107 September 3 @ Beaneaters 14–1 — 5,000 59–48 108 September 4 @ Beaneaters 9–0 — — 60–48 109 September 4 @ Beaneaters 6–5 — 2,500 61–48 110 September 5 @ Beaneaters 5–2 — — 62–48 111 September 6 @ Superbas 9–2 — — 63–48 112 September 7 @ Superbas 6–6 — — 63–48 113 September 8 @ Superbas 15–7 — — 64–48 114 September 8 @ Superbas 5–6 — — 64–49 115 September 10 @ Superbas 6–5 — — 65–49 116 September 11 @ Phillies 2–0 — — 66–49 117 September 12 @ Phillies 10–9 — 3,000 67–49 118 September 13 @ Phillies 6–11 — — 67–50 119 September 15 @ Giants 1–2 — — 67–51 120 September 17 @ Giants 12–3 — — 68–51 121 September 18 @ Giants 9–4 — — 69–51 122 September 19 @ Giants 5–2 — — 70–51 123 September 20 Cardinals 10–4 — — 71–51 124 September 21 Cardinals 7–3 — — 72–51 125 September 22 Cardinals 6–7 — — 72–52 126 September 23 @ Cardinals 3–1 — — 73–52 127 September 24 @ Cardinals 0–1 — — 73–53 128 September 26 Reds 4–6 — — 73–54 129 September 27 Reds 1–4 — — 73–55 130 September 28 Reds 8–1 — — 74–55 131 September 29 Reds 1–2 — — 74–56 132 September 30 @ Reds 3–4 — — 74–57
October: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 3–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 133 October 6 Cardinals 3–4 — — 74–58 134 October 7 @ Cardinals 3–2 — — 75–58 135 October 8 @ Cardinals 8–0 — — 76–58 136 October 8 @ Cardinals 8–2 — 1,300 77–58 137 October 9 @ Cardinals 4–8 — — 77–59 138 October 11 Orphans 2–1 — — 78–59 139 October 12 Orphans 10–6 — — 79–59 140 October 13 Orphans 5–7 — — 79–60
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Tie Bold = Pittsburgh Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1900 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHI	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	4–16–2	12–8	13–7	11–7–2	9–11	5–15	12–8
Brooklyn	16–4–2	—	10–10–1	15–4–2	10–10	10–8	8–11–1	13–7
Chicago	8–12	10–10–1	—	9–11–1	12–8–1	9–11–1	8–12	9–11–2
Cincinnati	7–13	4–15–2	11–9–1	—	7–13	9–11–2	12–8	12–8
New York	7–11–2	10–10	8–12–1	13–7	—	7–13	9–11	6–14
Philadelphia	11–9	8–10	11–9–1	11–9–2	13–7	—	9–11	12–18
Pittsburg	15–5	11–8–1	12–8	8–12	11–9	11–9	—	11–9
St. Louis	8–12	7–13	11–9–2	8–12	14–6	8–12	9–11	—

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA Boston Beaneaters 15 5 0.750 103 56 Brooklyn Superbas 11 8 0.579 126 103 Chicago Orphans 12 8 0.600 97 75 Cincinnati Reds 8 12 0.400 98 104 New York Giants 11 9 0.550 111 82 Philadelphia Phillies 11 9 0.550 103 102 Pittsburg Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 11 9 0.550 95 90 Total 79 60 0.568 733 612 Season Total 79 60 0.568 733 612

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 10 4 6 0.400 56 68 May 26 16 10 0.615 147 122 June 21 9 12 0.429 88 93 July 24 14 10 0.583 117 103 August 23 13 10 0.565 109 90 September 27 18 9 0.667 173 106 October 8 5 3 0.625 43 30 Total 139 79 60 0.568 733 612 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 70 42 28 0.600 359 315 Away 69 37 32 0.536 368 291 Total 139 79 60 0.568 733 612

Notable transactions

• May 22, 1900: Jack O'Connor was purchased by the Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals for $2,000.^[2]

Roster

1900 Pittsburg Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Jack Chesbro Patsy Flaherty Bert Husting Sam Leever Jouett Meekin Deacon Phillippe Jesse Tannehill Rube Waddell Walt Woods		Catchers Jiggs Donahue Tacks Latimer Jack O'Connor Pop Schriver Chief Zimmer Infielders Duff Cooley Pop Dillon Bones Ely Tommy Leach Tom O'Brien Claude Ritchey Jimmy Williams		Outfielders Ginger Beaumont Fred Clarke Tom McCreery Ed Poole Honus Wagner		Manager Fred Clarke

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
OF	Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner	135	527	201	.381	4	100
OF	Clarke, FredFred Clarke	106	399	110	.276	3	32

Other batters

Note: 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

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
Chesbro, JackJack Chesbro	32	215.2	15	13	3.67	56
Meekin, JouettJouett Meekin	2	13	0	2	6.92	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

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Wagner, HonusHonus Wagner	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

Postseason

1900 Chronicle-Telegraph Cup

The Chronicle-Telegraph Cup was held just once, in 1900, and was sponsored by the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, a newspaper in the hometown of the National League's second-place finisher, the Pirates. It pitted the Pirates against the first-place Brooklyn Superbas in a best-of-five postseason series. The Superbas won the series, 3 games to 1.

References

1. In 1891 the United States Board on Geographic Names forced the city of Pittsburgh to undergo a controversial name change by having them drop the "h" at the end of the name, making the team's official name the "Pittsburg Pirates" from the adoption of the Pirates nickname until Pittsburgh was able to get the "h" restored to its name in 1911.
2. Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference

External links

• 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac