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The Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Pittsburgh Pirates

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 season was a season in American baseball. The team finished eighth and last in the National League

National League

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 with a record of 23-113, 66.5 games behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms

1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms season

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. The 113 losses by the Alleghenys set a new major league record, breaking the old record of 111 set the previous year by the Louisville Colonels

1889 Louisville Colonels season

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. The record would stand until , when the Cleveland Spiders

1899 Cleveland Spiders season

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lost 134 games, the all-time record.

Roster

1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

Starters by position

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
1B		86	340	77	.226	0	38
OF		86	358	92	.257	1	33

Other batters

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
	83	304	65	.214	0	21
	41	168	40	.238	1	14
	3	11	2	.182	0	0
	2	8	0	.000	0	0
	1	3	0	.000	0	0

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	25	178.1	3	19	5.60	76
	14	119.2	2	9	5.11	32
	13	108	2	11	4.67	41
	10	79.1	4	6	5.22	18
	9	70.2	2	5	6.62	22
	4	28	1	2	7.07	8

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	8	58	0	5	8.38	14

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	1	0	0	0	∞	0