The following are the baseball events of the year 1899 throughout the world.
Overview of the events of 1899 in baseball
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- January 6 – John Smith, 40, first baseman for the Troy Trojans and Worcester Ruby Legs of the National League in the 1882 season.
- January 13 – Fred Carl, 40, outfielder.
- January 17 – Billy Arnold, 47, outfielder.
- March 6 – Edward Santry, 38, shortstop.
- March 9 – Bill McGunnigle, 44, manager who led Brooklyn to the American Association title in 1889, and the National League pennant the following year after the team switched leagues; as collegiate catcher, was possibly the first at that position to wear a glove.
- March 16 – Egyptian Healy, 32, pitcher.
- April 9 – Mike Moynahan, 43, shortstop.
- April 24 – Pat Luby, 30, pitcher.
- July 14 – Frank Kreeger, [?], outfielder and pitcher.
- July 24 – Jim Korwan, 25, pitcher.
- August 10 – Henry Buker, 40, shortstop.
- September 17 – John Haldeman, 43, journalist and business manager for the Louisville Courier-Journal, who played second base in one game for the 1877 Louisville Grays.
- November 2 – Tim McGinley, 45, catcher.
- December 1 – Ed Gastfield, 34, catcher.
- December 14 – Harry Dooms, 32, outfielder.
- December 16 – Fred Waterman, 54, third baseman, member of the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings team that went undefeated.
- December 18 – Fred Truax, 31, outfielder.