1900 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

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

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Notable transactions

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

Roster

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

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

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

Postseason

1900 ''Chronicle Telegraph'' Cup

Main article: 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.

Notes

References

References

1. (October 15, 1900). "Baseball season for 1900 not a banner one". [[The Brooklyn Daily Times]].
2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/o'conja01.shtml Jack O'Connor page at Baseball Reference]