1900 in baseball

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

Champions

• National League: Brooklyn Superbas

Statistical Leaders

National League final standings

Events

• September 7 - Kid Nichols of the Boston Beaneaters records his 300th career win.

Births

January-March

• January 7 - John Beckwith
• February 2 - Willie Kamm
• February 15 - George Earnshaw
• March 6 - Lefty Grove
• March 14 - Marty McManus
• March 31 - Mule Suttles

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

July-September

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

October-December

• October 16 - Nick Cullop
• October 16 - Goose Goslin
• 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

Deaths

• January 19 - Martin Bergen, 28, catcher for the Boston Beaneaters since 1896 who batted .280 for the 1898 championship team
• 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
• 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

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