The following are the baseball events of the year 1899 throughout the world.
This article is currently under construction.
Champions[]
National League final standings[]
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Brooklyn Superbas | 101 | 47 | .682 | -- |
| Boston Beaneaters | 95 | 57 | .625 | 8 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 94 | 58 | .618 | 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 86 | 62 | .581 | 15 |
| St. Louis Perfectos | 84 | 67 | .556 | 18.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 67 | .553 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 76 | 73 | .510 | 25.5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 75 | 73 | .507 | 26 |
| Louisville Colonels | 75 | 77 | .493 | 28 |
| New York Giants | 60 | 90 | .400 | 42 |
| Washington Senators | 54 | 98 | .355 | 49 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 20 | 134 | .130 | 84 |
Events[]
- Buck Freeman scored 25 home runs during the 1899 season; the second highest total was Bobby Wallace with 12. Although Freeman failed to equal Ned Williamson's record of 27 home runs in a season, recorded in 1884, Freeman's total is generally regarded as the greater achievement owing to the dimensions of Williamson's home ballpark of Lakeshore Park (of Williamson's 27 homers, only 2 were scored away from home). Freeman's tally was not surpassed until 1919, when Babe Ruth scored 29 home runs with the Boston Red Sox.
Births[]
- January 3 - Buzz Arlett (d. 1964)
- January 11 - Alvin Crowder (d. 1972)
- January 12 - Joe Hauser (d. 1997)
- January 21 - Lew Fonseca (d. 1989)
- January 27 - Bibb Falk (d. 1989)
- February 7 - Earl Whitehill (d. 1954) auto accident
- February 9 - Specs Toporcer (d. 1989)
- March 17 - Charlie Root (d. 1970)
- May 14 - Earle Combs (d. 1976)
- September 5 - Max Bishop (d. 1962)
- September 9 - Waite Hoyt (d. 1984)
- October 11 - Eddie Dyer (d. 1964)
- October 26 - Judy Johnson (d. 1989)
- November 11 - Pie Traynor (d. 1972)
- December 6 - Jocko Conlan (d. 1989)
- December 20 - George Pipgras (d. 1986)
Deaths[]
- March 9 - Bill McGunnigle, 44, manager who led Brooklyn to the American Association title in 1889, and the NL pennant the following year after the team switched leagues; as collegiate catcher, was possibly the first at that position to wear a glove