The 1900 Pittsburgh[ a] Pirates season was the 19th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise. The Pirates finished second in the National League with a record of 79–60.
1900 Pittsburgh Pirates team photograph
1900 Game Log: 79–60 (Home: 42–28; Away: 37–32)
April: 4–6 (Home: 0–3; Away: 4–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 19
@ Cardinals
0–3
—
12,000
0–1
2
April 21
@ Cardinals
4–3
—
—
1–1
3
April 22
@ Cardinals
5–6
—
20,000
1–2
4
April 23
@ Reds
6–0
—
—
2–2
5
April 24
@ Reds
5–3
—
—
3–2
6
April 25
@ Reds
8–9
—
—
3–3
7
April 26
Reds
11–12
—
—
3–4
8
April 27
Reds
5–19
—
—
3–5
9
April 28
Reds
4–7
—
—
3–6
10
April 29
@ Reds
8–6
—
—
4–6
May: 16–10 (Home: 12–7; Away: 4–3)
June: 9–12 (Home: 4–2; Away: 5–10)
July: 14–10 (Home: 8–3; Away: 6–7)
August: 13–10 (Home: 12–7; Away: 1–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
82
August 1
@ Superbas
6–10
—
—
43–39
83
August 4
Phillies
4–3
—
—
44–39
84
August 5
@ Reds
1–3
—
—
44–40
85
August 6
Phillies
7–3
—
—
45–40
86
August 7
Phillies
9–0
—
—
46–40
87
August 8
Beaneaters
6–3
—
—
47–40
88
August 9
Beaneaters
2–3
—
—
47–41
89
August 11
Beaneaters
5–1
—
—
48–41
90
August 12
@ Orphans
6–2
—
—
49–41
91
August 13
Giants
4–7
—
—
49–42
92
August 14
Giants
5–0
—
—
50–42
93
August 14
Giants
7–1
—
4,600
51–42
94
August 15
Giants
6–2
—
—
52–42
95
August 16
Superbas
0–8
—
—
52–43
96
August 17
Superbas
5–3
—
—
53–43
97
August 18
Superbas
8–4
—
—
54–43
98
August 20
Giants
2–4
—
—
54–44
99
August 23
Reds
2–3
—
—
54–45
100
August 24
Reds
2–11
—
—
54–46
101
August 25
Reds
6–5
—
—
55–46
102
August 26
@ Reds
0–1
—
—
55–47
103
August 30
Cardinals
11–3
—
—
56–47
104
August 31
Cardinals
5–10
—
—
56–48
September: 18–9 (Home: 4–4; Away: 14–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
105
September 1
Cardinals
2–1
—
—
57–48
106
September 3
@ Beaneaters
8–7
—
2,500
58–48
107
September 3
@ Beaneaters
14–1
—
5,000
59–48
108
September 4
@ Beaneaters
9–0
—
—
60–48
109
September 4
@ Beaneaters
6–5
—
2,500
61–48
110
September 5
@ Beaneaters
5–2
—
—
62–48
111
September 6
@ Superbas
9–2
—
—
63–48
112
September 7
@ Superbas
6–6
—
—
63–48
113
September 8
@ Superbas
15–7
—
—
64–48
114
September 8
@ Superbas
5–6
—
—
64–49
115
September 10
@ Superbas
6–5
—
—
65–49
116
September 11
@ Phillies
2–0
—
—
66–49
117
September 12
@ Phillies
10–9
—
3,000
67–49
118
September 13
@ Phillies
6–11
—
—
67–50
119
September 15
@ Giants
1–2
—
—
67–51
120
September 17
@ Giants
12–3
—
—
68–51
121
September 18
@ Giants
9–4
—
—
69–51
122
September 19
@ Giants
5–2
—
—
70–51
123
September 20
Cardinals
10–4
—
—
71–51
124
September 21
Cardinals
7–3
—
—
72–51
125
September 22
Cardinals
6–7
—
—
72–52
126
September 23
@ Cardinals
3–1
—
—
73–52
127
September 24
@ Cardinals
0–1
—
—
73–53
128
September 26
Reds
4–6
—
—
73–54
129
September 27
Reds
1–4
—
—
73–55
130
September 28
Reds
8–1
—
—
74–55
131
September 29
Reds
1–2
—
—
74–56
132
September 30
@ Reds
3–4
—
—
74–57
October: 5–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 3–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
133
October 6
Cardinals
3–4
—
—
74–58
134
October 7
@ Cardinals
3–2
—
—
75–58
135
October 8
@ Cardinals
8–0
—
—
76–58
136
October 8
@ Cardinals
8–2
—
1,300
77–58
137
October 9
@ Cardinals
4–8
—
—
77–59
138
October 11
Orphans
2–1
—
—
78–59
139
October 12
Orphans
10–6
—
—
79–59
140
October 13
Orphans
5–7
—
—
79–60
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pittsburgh Pirates team member
Record vs. opponents
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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team
BOS
BR
CHI
CIN
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
Boston
—
4–16–2
12–8
13–7
11–7–2
9–11
5–15
12–8
Brooklyn
16–4–2
—
10–10–1
15–4–2
10–10
10–8
8–11–1
13–7
Chicago
8–12
10–10–1
—
9–11–1
12–8–1
9–11–1
8–12
9–11–2
Cincinnati
7–13
4–15–2
11–9–1
—
7–13
9–11–2
12–8
12–8
New York
7–11–2
10–10
8–12–1
13–7
—
7–13
9–11
6–14
Philadelphia
11–9
8–10
11–9–1
11–9–2
13–7
—
9–11
12–18
Pittsburgh
15–5
11–8–1
12–8
8–12
11–9
11–9
—
11–9
St. Louis
8–12
7–13
11–9–2
8–12
14–6
8–12
9–11
—
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
April
10
4
6
0.400
56
68
May
26
16
10
0.615
147
122
June
21
9
12
0.429
88
93
July
24
14
10
0.583
117
103
August
23
13
10
0.565
109
90
September
27
18
9
0.667
173
106
October
8
5
3
0.625
43
30
Total
139
79
60
0.568
733
612
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
Home
70
42
28
0.600
359
315
Away
69
37
32
0.536
368
291
Total
139
79
60
0.568
733
612
Notable transactions
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1900 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
1900 Chronicle Telegraph Cup
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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.
^ In the early 20th century and earlier, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled with and without the final 'h'.