1900 in baseball

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

[edit] Champions

• National League: Brooklyn Superbas

[edit] National League final standings

[edit] Events

[edit] Births

• January 7 - John Beckwith
• February 2 - Willie Kamm
• March 6 - Lefty Grove
• March 14 - Marty McManus
• March 31 - Mule Suttles
• April 23 - Jim Bottomley
• April 26 - Hack Wilson
• May 20 - George Grantham
• July 23 - Jimmie Wilson
• August 16 - George Scales
• September 17 - Hughie Critz
• October 16 - Goose Goslin
• October 24 - Ossie Bluege
• October 31 - Cal Hubbard
• December 20 - Gabby Hartnett
• 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
• February 7 - Jack Taylor, 26, pitcher for Cincinnati, previously with the Phillies, who had three 20-win seasons from 1894-96, led NL in games and innings in 1898
• 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