1899 Boston Beaneaters Roster

The 1899 Boston Beaneaters team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1899 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1899 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1899 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1899 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1899 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1899 Boston Beaneaters

Complete Roster  
 

n/a Harvey Bailey 6-00 160 Left Unknown 1876-11-24
n/a Billy Ging 5-10 170 Right Right 1872-11-07
n/a Charlie Hickman 5-09 180 Right Right 1876-03-04
n/a Frank Killen 6-01 200 Left Left 1870-11-30
n/a Fred Klobedanz 5-11 190 Left Left 1871-06-13
n/a Ted Lewis 5-10½ 158 Right Right 1872-12-25
n/a Jouett Meekin 6-01 180 Right Right 1867-02-21
n/a Kid Nichols 5-10½ 175 Right Both 1869-09-14
n/a Oscar Streit 6-05 190 Left Left 1873-07-07
n/a Mike Sullivan 6-01 210 Right Left 1866-10-23
n/a Vic Willis 6-02 185 Right Right 1876-04-12
n/a Marty Bergen 5-10 170 Right Unknown 1871-10-25
n/a Boileryard Clarke 5-11½ 170 Right Right 1868-10-18
n/a Bill Merritt 5-07 160 Right Right 1870-07-30
n/a Billy Sullivan 5-09 155 Right Right 1875-02-01
n/a Jimmy Collins 5-09 178 Right Right 1870-01-16
n/a Mike Hickey 5-10½ 150 Right Right 1871-12-25
n/a Charlie Kuhns 5-09 160 Unknown Unknown 1876-10-27
n/a Herman Long 5-08½ 160 Right Left 1866-04-13
n/a Bobby Lowe 5-10 150 Right Right 1865-07-10
n/a Fred Tenney 5-09 155 Left Left 1871-11-26
n/a Hugh Duffy 5-07 168 Right Right 1866-11-26
n/a Charlie Frisbee 5-09 175 Right Both 1874-02-02
n/a Billy Hamilton 5-06 165 Right Left 1866-02-15
n/a General Stafford 5-08 165 Right Right 1868-01-30
n/a Chick Stahl 5-10 160 Left Left 1873-01-10
n/a George Yeager 5-10 190 Right Right 1874-06-05
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The 1899 Boston Beaneaters played 152 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 57 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at South End Grounds III (Park Factors: 110/108) where 200,384 fans witnessed their 1899 Beaneaters finish the season with a .625 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1899 Boston Beaneaters Opening Day starters list, a 1899 Boston Beaneaters salary list, a 1899 Boston Beaneaters uniform number breakdown and a 1899 Boston Beaneaters primary starters list:

1899 Boston Beaneaters
Opening Day Starters


Marty Bergen
Jimmy Collins
Hugh Duffy
Billy Hamilton
Herman Long
Bobby Lowe
Kid Nichols
Chick Stahl
Fred Tenney

1899 Boston Beaneaters
Most Games by Position

C Marty Bergen (72)
1B Fred Tenney (150)
2B Bobby Lowe (148)
3B Jimmy Collins (151)
SS Herman Long (143)
LF Hugh Duffy (138)
CF Billy Hamilton (78)
RF Chick Stahl (146)
  
SP Ted Lewis
SP Kid Nichols
  
CL Vic Willis


1899 Boston Beaneaters
Salaries

Kid Nichols $2,400.00


1899 Boston Beaneaters
Uniform Numbers

Uniform Numbers Not Worn

Did you know that a 1899 Boston Beaneaters Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?