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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1898 / 1900)
76-73, Finished 7th in National League
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Scored 834 runs, Allowed 765 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-69
Manager: Bill Watkins (7-15) and Patsy Donovan (69-58)
Ballpark: Exposition Park (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 251,834 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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1898 / 1900 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
December 14, 1898
Traded Jack O'Brien, Dick Padden and Jimmy Slagle to the Washington Senators. Received Heinie Reitz.
1899
Purchased Jimmy Williams from Kansas City (Western).
April 13, 1899 (Standings)
Loaned Tom O'Brien to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
June 18, 1899 (Standings)
Purchased John O'Brien from the Baltimore Orioles.
July, 1899 (Standings)
Purchased Jack Chesbro from Richmond (Atlantic).
August 5, 1899 (Standings)
Released Willie Clark.
September, 1899 (Standings)
Purchased Pop Dillon from Buffalo (Western) for $1,500.
September 9, 1899 (Standings)
Purchased Chummy Gray from Buffalo (Western) for $1,000.
October, 1899 (Standings)
Tom O'Brien returned by the New York Giants as part of earlier loan.
December 8, 1899
Traded Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison, John O'Brien and $25,000 to the Louisville Colonels. Received Fred Clarke, Bert Cunningham, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner and Chief Zimmer.
December 12, 1899
Sold Jack McCarthy to the Chicago Orphans for $2,000.
January, 1900
Sold Patsy Donovan to the St. Louis Cardinals for $1,000.
February, 1900
Sold Tully Sparks to the Philadelphia Phillies.
March, 1900
Released Bill Hoffer. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Sold Mike Kelley to Indianapolis (American). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
Traded Heinie Reitz to Milwaukee (American Association). Received a player to be named later. Milwaukee (American Association) sent Harry Smith (September, 1900) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
March 9, 1900
Frank Bowerman assigned from roster onto the New York Giants.
Sold Bert Cunningham to the Chicago Orphans.
Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, Art Madison and John O'Brien assigned onto roster from the Louisville Colonels.
March 15, 1900
Sold Art Madison to Indianapolis (American). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
April, 1900
Released Paddy Fox.
Released John O'Brien.
