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The following are the baseball events of the year 1900 throughout the world.  

Contents 1 Champions 2 Statistical leaders 3 National League final standings 4 Events 5 Births 5.1 January-March 5.2 April-June 5.3 July-September 5.4 October-December 6 Deaths

[edit] Champions

• Chronicle-Telegraph Cup: Brooklyn Superbas defeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 games to 1
• National League: Brooklyn Superbas

American League (minor league): Chicago White Sox

[edit] Statistical leaders

	National League
AVG	Honus Wagner PIT	.341
HR	Herman Long BOS	12
RBI	Elmer Flick PHI	110
Wins	Joe McGinnity BRO	28
ERA	Rube Waddell PIT	2.37
Ks	Noodles Hahn CIN	132

[edit] National League final standings

National League Club Wins Losses Win %   GB Brooklyn Superbas 82 54 .603 -- Pittsburgh Pirates 79 60 .568 4.5 Philadelphia Phillies 75 63 .543 8 Boston Beaneaters 66 72 .478 17 Chicago Orphans 65 75 .464 19 St. Louis Cardinals 65 75 .464 19 Cincinnati Reds 62 77 .446 21.5 New York Giants 60 78 .435 23

[edit] Events

• July 12 - Noodles Hahn pitches a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Reds win, 4-0.
• September 7 - Kid Nichols of the Boston Beaneaters records his 300th career win.

[edit] Births

[edit] January-March

• January 1 - Al Stokes
• January 7 - John Beckwith
• January 26 - Lefty Jamerson
• February 2 - Willie Kamm
• February 15 - George Earnshaw
• March 6 - Lefty Grove
• March 14 - Marty McManus
• March 9 - Bill Narleski
• March 31 - Mule Suttles

[edit] April-June

• April 23 - Jim Bottomley
• April 26 - Hack Wilson
• May 20 - George Grantham
• May 28 - Bill Barrett
• June 4 - George Watkins
• June 10 - Garland Braxton
• June 23 - Bill Harris

[edit] July-September

• July 17 - Red Smith
• July 23 - Jimmie Wilson
• August 16 - George Scales
• September 2 - Joe Heving
• September 5 - Merv Shea
• September 15 - Bud Clancy
• September 17 - Hughie Critz
• September 23 - Lefty Stewart

[edit] October-December

• October 16 - Nick Cullop
• October 16 - Goose Goslin
• October 19 - Herb Welch
• October 24 - Ossie Bluege
• October 31 - Cal Hubbard
• November 5 - Pete Donohue
• December 10 - Roy Carlyle
• December 20 - Gabby Hartnett
• December 23 - Danny Taylor
• December 28 - Ted Lyons

[edit] Deaths

• January 19 - Marty Bergen, 28, catcher for the Boston Beaneaters since 1896 who batted .280 for the 1898 championship team
• January 21 - Jim Rogers, 27, played two seasons and managed one from 1896-1897.
• February 7 - "Brewery Jack" Taylor, 26, pitcher for Cincinnati, previously with the Phillies (and others), who had three 20-win seasons from 1894-96, led NL in games and innings in 1898
• March 31 - Foghorn Bradley, 44, pitcher for the 1876 Boston Red Caps who went on to umpire for six major league seasons
• May 14 - Billy Taylor, 45?, player for seven seasons, mostly as a pitcher and outfielder, from 1881 to 1887.
• July 15 - Billy Barnie, 47, manager of the Orioles from 1883 to 1891, and later of three other teams; pilot of Hartford team in Eastern League since 1899
• October 7 - Bill Phillips, 43, first baseman for Cleveland and Brooklyn who was the first Canadian in the major leagues; batted. 302 in 1885.
• October 9 - Harry Wheeler, 42, Pitcher/Outfielder for eight teams from 1878 to 1884.

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