1899 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

Philadelphia Phillies
Season:1899
League:National League
Ballpark:National League Park
City:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Owners:Al Reach, John Rogers
Managers:Bill Shettsline

The following lists the events of the 1899 Philadelphia Phillies season.

Preseason

The Phillies held spring training in 1899 in Charlotte, North Carolina where the team practiced and played exhibition games at the Latta Park Baseball Field. The team boarded and made its headquarters at the Central Hotel. On Easter Sunday, April 2, the team attended services at St. Peter's Catholic Church.[1] It was the first season the Phillies trained in Charlotte and the team's first at the Latta Park Baseball Field.

Regular season

Roster

1899 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 96 324 108 .333 2 57
1B 94 406 112 .276 1 31
2B 77 312 118 .378 6 70
SS 154 557 143 .257 3 65
3B 151 583 156 .268 3 90
OF 150 547 178 .325 0 47
OF 127 485 166 .342 2 98
OF 146 581 238 .410 9 137

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
97 338 108 .320 2 76
77 275 70 .255 0 27
61 222 57 .257 1 30
37 141 37 .262 0 16
8 21 1 .048 0 1
2 7 1 .143 0 0
2 5 2 .400 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
39 305.0 23 15 3.45 89
35 279.0 21 8 3.39 51
35 270.2 21 12 3.36 68
21 144.2 14 3 2.49 35
14 92.2 3 8 4.08 8
9 70.0 3 5 5.66 4
6 39.0 3 1 6.00 3

Other pitchers

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

References

Notes and References

  1. News: . April 3, 1899 . Philies Are Good . Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4.