1899 college baseball season

1899 college baseball season
Seasons

The 1899 college baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States began in the spring of 1899. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. No national championship event was held until 1947.

New programs

• The Citadel played its first varsity season.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1899 season.

Conference	Regular Season Winner
SIAA	Sewanee/Texas
Western	Michigan

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1899 Western Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 5 – 2   .714 14 – 5   .737 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 – 4   .692 11 – 6   .647 Chicago  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 18 – 8   .692 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6   .250 8 – 7   .533 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 5 – 16   .238 † – Conference champion