The 1899 Brooklyn Superbas season was the 16th season of the current-day Dodgers franchise and the 9th season in the

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. The team won the National League pennant with a record of 101–47, 8 games ahead of the Boston Beaneaters, after finishing tenth in

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Offseason

The 1899 season began with the Brooklyn team and the

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merging their ownership groups. Baltimore owner Harry Von der Horst and Ned Hanlon became part owners of Brooklyn. Von der Horst insisted that Hanlon become the team's new manager, a position that had been promised to outfielder

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, who had been interim manager the previous year. Griffin quit and wound up suing the team for lost wages. His contract was sold to the

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, but Griffin never played or managed in the majors again. Renamed the Superbas as part of the deal, the team also siphoned off several of the Orioles' best players. On March 11, the team brought

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, Mike Heydon,

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, Al Maul,

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and

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onto their roster from Baltimore, while assigning Harry Howell, Candy LaChance, Kit McKenna,

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, Jack Ryan, Jimmy Sheckard and

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to the Orioles. This influx of talent was a good part of the reason why the Superbas won the

pennant with 101 wins after winning just 54 games in 1898.

Notable transactions

* March 11, 1899:

was sold by the Superbas to the

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 4, 1899:

Pat Crisham Patrick J. Crisham (born June 4, 1877 in Amesbury, Massachusetts – June 12, 1915 in Syracuse, New York) was an American baseball player who played infielder in Major League Baseball in 1899. He played for the Baltimore Orioles The Balt ...

and George Magoon were traded by the Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles for

. * April 10, 1899: Dan McFarlan was assigned to the Superbas by the Baltimore Orioles. * April 25, 1899: Pete Cassidy, Mike Heydon, Dan McFarlan and cash were traded by the Superbas to the Washington Senators for

Doc Casey James Patrick Casey (March 15, 1870 – December 31, 1936) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1898 and 1907 for the Washington Senators, Brooklyn Superbas, Detroit ...

and Duke Farrell. * July 14, 1899:

and Aleck Smith were traded by the Superbas to the Washington Senators for

Deacon McGuire James Thomas "Deacon" McGuire (November 18, 1863 – October 31, 1936) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach whose career spanned the years 1883 to 1915. He played 26 seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a ca ...

. * August 3, 1899:

was traded by the Superbas to the Baltimore Orioles for

Gene DeMontreville Eugene Napoleon DeMontreville (March 10, 1873 – February 18, 1935) was an American professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators, Baltimore Oriole ...

and

Jerry Nops Jeremiah Henry Nops (June 23, 1875 – March 26, 1937) was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1896 to 1901, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles (NL), Brooklyn Superbas, and Baltimore Orioles (AL). He was 5 ...

. * August 8, 1899:

and

were traded by the Superbas back to the Orioles for

, undoing the trade of August 3.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases''

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; CG = Complete games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Bases on balls; SO = Strikeouts''

Notes

References

Baseball-Reference season pageBaseball Almanac season page

External links

Acme Dodgers page

Retrosheet
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