The 1900 Brooklyn Superbas

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captured their second consecutive National League

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 championship by four and a half games. The Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles (19th century)

The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897...

, which had been owned by the same group, folded after the 1899 season when such arrangements were outlawed, and a number of the Orioles' players, including star pitcher Joe McGinnity, were reassigned to the Superbas.

Offseason

• January, 1900: Farmer Steelman
  Farmer Steelman
  Morris James "Farmer" Steelman was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Louisville Colonels, Brooklyn Superbas, and Philadelphia Athletics from 1899 to 1902.-Career:...
  
   was purchased by the Superbas from the Louisville Colonels
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
  .
• March, 1900: Kit McKenna
  Kit McKenna
  Kristian "Kit" Kerr McKenna was a former Major League Baseball player, from Lynchburg, Virginia, who pitched for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Baltimore Orioles during the two seasons in which played....
  
  , Pat Crisham
  Pat Crisham
  Patrick J. Crisham , was an American baseball player who played infielder in Major League Baseball in 1899. He played for the Baltimore Orioles.-External links:...
  
   and Candy LaChance
  Candy LaChance
  George Joseph LaChance was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball between 1893 and . LaChance was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed...
  
   were purchased from the Superbas by the Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Indians
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• March 10, 1900: Bill Keister
  Bill Keister
  William Hoffman Keister , was a professional baseball player who played shortstop and second base in the Major Leagues from -. He would play for the Baltimore Orioles , Baltimore Orioles , Boston Beaneaters, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Cardinals.-External links:...
  
  , John McGraw
  John McGraw
  John McGraw may refer to:* John McGraw , , New York lumber tycoon, and one of the founding trustees of Cornell University* John McGraw , , Governor of Washington state from 1893–1897...
  
   and Wilbert Robinson
  Wilbert Robinson
  Wilbert Robinson , nicknamed "Uncle Robbie", was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball...
  
   were purchased from the Superbas by the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
  .

Notable transactions

• April, 1900: Steve Brodie
  Steve Brodie (baseball)
  Walter Scott "Steve" Brodie , is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1890-1902. He played for the Boston Beaneaters, St. Lois Browns, Baltimore Orioles , Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles and the New York Giants.-External links:...
  
   was purchased from the Superbas by the Chicago White Sox
  Chicago White Sox
  The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
  
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• May 15, 1900: Lave Cross
  Lave Cross
  Lafayette Napoleon Cross was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played most of his 21-year career with Philadelphia-based teams in four different leagues...
  
   was purchased by the Superbas from the St. Louis Cardinals
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
  .

Roster

1900 Brooklyn Superbas
Roster
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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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
C		76	273	33	75	.275	0	39	3
1B		115	441	61	120	.272	1	69	31
2B		97	343	72	107	.312	4	55	27
3B		117	461	73	135	.293	4	67	20
SS		133	483	87	125	.259	1	69	31
OF		136	552	106	171	.310	4	54	33
OF		136	563	106	204	.362	4	68	41
OF		85	273	74	82	.300	1	39	30

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	Avg.	HR	RBI	SB
	121	454	90	145	.319	6	91	26
	71	241	20	69	.286	0	34	2
	69	234	34	57	.244	0	28	21
	7	25	2	6	.240	0	3	2
	1	4	0	0	.000	0	0	0
	1	3	0	1	.333	0	1	0

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
	44	37	343	28	8	2.94	113	93	32
	42	35	292	20	13	3.91	111	75	26
	40	30	253.1	15	13	4.19	56	55	21
	9	8	68	4	4	3.84	18	22	6
	8	8	48	3	4	4.31	20	8	3
	10	7	63	3	4	5.57	28	6	5
	5	4	31	1	2	6.68	18	13	2
	2	2	17	1	1	6.88	5	2	2

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	BB	SO	CG
	21	10	110.1	6-5	3.75	36	26	7

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 Pittsburgh Pirates

1900 Pittsburgh Pirates season

‎- Notable transactions :* May 22, 1900: Jack O'Connor was purchased by the Pirates from the St. Louis Cardinals for $2,000.- Roster :- Starters by position :...

. It pitted the Pirates against the Superbas in a best-of-five postseason series, with all the games taking place in Pittsburgh. The Superbas won the series, 3 games to 1.

Game 1

October 15, 1900

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	13	1
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	4
W: Joe McGinnity (1-0)   L: Rube Waddell Rube Waddell George Edward Waddell was an American southpaw pitcher in Major League Baseball. In his thirteen-year career he played for the Louisville Colonels , Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Orphans in the National League, and the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns in the American League...  (0-1)   Att.: 4,000

Game 2

October 16, 1900

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	7	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	6
W: Frank Kitson (1-0)   L: Sam Leever Sam Leever Samuel Leever , nicknamed "The Goshen Schoolmaster," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates....  (0-1)   Att.: 1,800

Game 3

October 17, 1900

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Pittsburgh	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	3	x	10	13	1
W: Deacon Phillippe Deacon Phillippe Charles Louis "Deacon" Phillippe was a turn-of-the-century pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates....  (1-0)   L: Harry Howell (0-1)   Att.: 2,500

Game 4

October 18, 1900

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Brooklyn	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	6	8	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	9	3
W: Joe McGinnity (2-0)   L: Sam Leever Sam Leever Samuel Leever , nicknamed "The Goshen Schoolmaster," was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. He spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates....  (0-2)   Att.: 2,335

External links

• 1900 Brooklyn Superbas uniform
• Brooklyn Dodgers reference site
• Acme Dodgers page
• Retrosheet