| 1899 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | League Park | |||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush[1] | |||
| Managers | Buck Ewing | |||
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The1899Cincinnati Reds season was a season in Americanbaseball. The team finished in sixth place in theNational League with a record of 83–67, 16 games behind theBrooklyn Superbas.
The Reds were coming off a successful season in1898, earning a third-place finish with a 92–60 record. However, they once again faded down the stretch, as the team was in first place in the first week of September before slumping for the remainder of the season.
Buck Ewing returned to manage Cincinnati for a fifth season. The Reds also purchasedKip Selbach from theWashington Senators during the off-season for $5,000. Selbach batted .303 with three home runs and 60 RBI with the Senators in 1898. The club also acquiredBill Phillips, who spent the 1898 season with theIndianapolis Hoosiers of theWestern League, where he had a 29–8 record. Phillips last played in theNational League in 1895 with the Reds, going 6–7 with a 6.03 ERA. Twenty-year-oldNoodles Hahn was also signed by Cincinnati, as he split the 1898 season with theDetroit Tigers andSt. Paul Saints, going 12–20 between those two clubs.
Once again,Jake Beckley had a very solid offensive season, batting .333 with three home runs and 99 RBI, all team highs.Kip Selbach was also very solid, batting .297 with three home runs and 87 RBI, as well as scoring a team high 105 runs.
On the mound, Hahn was the ace, earning a 23–8 record with a 2.68 ERA in his rookie season. Hahn pitched a team high 309 innings, and struck out 145 batters. Phillips was also very solid, going 17–9 with a 3.32 ERA in 33 games.
Cincinnati started the season off on the right foot, going 14–7 in their opening twenty-one games, only 1.5 games out of first. However, a 7–15 mark over their next twenty-two games saw the team fall under the .500 level with a 24–25 record, sitting in seventh place, 14.5 games behind the Brooklyn Superbas. The team would remain around the .500 mark, as they were 40–41, before going on a franchise record fourteen-game winning streak. Cincinnati's record improved to 54–41, however, they still remained in fifth place, eight games behind Brooklyn. The Reds then lost six of their next seven games to fall into sixth place, 12.5 games out. At the end of the season, Cincinnati was a sixth place team with an 83–67 record, 19 games behind Brooklyn.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Superbas | 101 | 47 | .682 | — | 61–16 | 40–31 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 95 | 57 | .625 | 8 | 53–26 | 42–31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 58 | .618 | 9 | 58–25 | 36–33 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 62 | .581 | 15 | 51–24 | 35–38 |
| St. Louis Perfectos | 84 | 67 | .556 | 18½ | 50–33 | 34–34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 67 | .553 | 19 | 57–29 | 26–38 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 73 | .510 | 25½ | 49–34 | 27–39 |
| Chicago Orphans | 75 | 73 | .507 | 26 | 44–39 | 31–34 |
| Louisville Colonels | 75 | 77 | .493 | 28 | 33–28 | 42–49 |
| New York Giants | 60 | 90 | .400 | 42 | 35–38 | 25–52 |
| Washington Senators | 54 | 98 | .355 | 49 | 35–43 | 19–55 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 20 | 134 | .130 | 84 | 9–33 | 11–101 |
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| Team | BAL | BSN | BRO | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WAS | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 7–7 | 6–8 | 9–5 | 4–9 | 12–2 | 6–7–2 | 10–4 | 6–7–1 | 9–3 | 8–6 | 9–4–1 | |||||
| Boston | 7–7 | — | 6–8 | 5–7 | 10–4 | 11–3 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 5–9 | 10–4 | 8–6 | 12–2–1 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | 8–5–1 | 7–6 | 14–0 | 11–3 | 10–4 | 8–6 | 8–6 | 8–4–1 | 11–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–9 | 7–5 | 5–8–1 | — | 8–6 | 13–1 | 7–7 | 7–6–1 | 5–9 | 6–7–2 | 8–6 | 4–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–4 | 4–10 | 6–7 | 6–8 | — | 14–0 | 8–6 | 9–5–1 | 4–10 | 10–3–3 | 5–8–2 | 8–6–1 | |||||
| Cleveland | 2–12 | 3–11 | 0–14 | 1–13 | 0–14 | — | 4–10 | 1–13 | 2–12 | 2–12 | 1–13 | 4–10 | |||||
| Louisville | 7–6–2 | 5–9 | 3–11 | 7–7 | 6–8 | 10–4 | — | 7–7 | 7–6 | 6–8–1 | 5–9–1 | 12–2 | |||||
| New York | 4–10 | 2–12 | 2–10 | 6–7–1 | 5–9–1 | 13–1 | 7–7 | — | 4–10–1 | 6–7 | 4–10 | 7–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7–6–1 | 9–5 | 6–8 | 9–5 | 10–4 | 12–2 | 6–7 | 10–4–1 | — | 6–8 | 7–7 | 12–2 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 3–9 | 4–10 | 6–8 | 7–6–2 | 3–10–3 | 12–2 | 8–6–1 | 7–6 | 8–6 | — | 7–7 | 11–3 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–8 | 6–8 | 4–8–1 | 6–8 | 8–5–2 | 13–1 | 9–5–1 | 10–4 | 7–7 | 7–7 | — | 8–6 | |||||
| Washington | 4–9–1 | 2–12–1 | 3–11 | 9–4 | 6–8–1 | 10–4 | 2–12 | 7–7 | 2–12 | 3–11 | 6–8 | — | |||||
| 1899 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Heinie Peitz | 94 | 293 | 79 | .270 | 1 | 43 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 135 | 517 | 172 | .333 | 3 | 99 |
| 2B | Bid McPhee | 112 | 377 | 105 | .279 | 1 | 65 |
| SS | Tommy Corcoran | 138 | 540 | 150 | .278 | 0 | 81 |
| 3B | Charlie Irwin | 90 | 314 | 73 | .232 | 1 | 52 |
| OF | Kip Selbach | 141 | 525 | 156 | .297 | 3 | 87 |
| OF | Dusty Miller | 81 | 327 | 83 | .254 | 0 | 37 |
| OF | Mike Smith | 88 | 343 | 101 | .294 | 1 | 24 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Steinfeldt | 108 | 390 | 96 | .246 | 0 | 43 |
| Algie McBride | 64 | 251 | 87 | .347 | 1 | 23 |
| Bob Wood | 63 | 195 | 61 | .313 | 0 | 24 |
| Kid Elberfeld | 41 | 138 | 36 | .261 | 0 | 22 |
| Sam Crawford | 31 | 127 | 39 | .307 | 1 | 20 |
| Farmer Vaughn | 31 | 108 | 19 | .176 | 0 | 2 |
| Jimmy Barrett | 26 | 92 | 34 | .370 | 0 | 10 |
| Socks Seybold | 22 | 85 | 19 | .224 | 0 | 8 |
| Mike Kahoe | 14 | 42 | 7 | .167 | 0 | 4 |
| Jake Stenzel | 9 | 29 | 9 | .310 | 0 | 3 |
| Lefty Houtz | 5 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noodles Hahn | 38 | 309.0 | 23 | 8 | 2.68 | 145 |
| Pink Hawley | 34 | 250.1 | 14 | 17 | 4.24 | 46 |
| Bill Phillips | 33 | 227.2 | 17 | 9 | 3.32 | 43 |
| Ted Breitenstein | 26 | 210.2 | 13 | 9 | 3.59 | 59 |
| Jack Taylor | 25 | 180.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.09 | 35 |
| Emil Frisk | 9 | 68.1 | 3 | 6 | 3.95 | 17 |
| Jack Cronin | 5 | 41.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.49 | 9 |
| Frank Dwyer | 5 | 32.2 | 0 | 5 | 5.51 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Dammann | 9 | 48.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.88 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heinie Peitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 |