The Boston Beaneaters (now the Atlanta Braves) had seen some pretty good days
under Manager Frank
Selee but 1900 brought a continued
decline under his leadership. They ended up 66-72, 17 games behind in fourth
place. Closer to last than third.
They year started out on a bad note. In 1899, several
players didn’t like how moody catcher Marty Bergen was. So much so, they said they wouldn’t play with him next
year. I guess no one really knew how troubled he was. On January 19, Marty’s
father discovered how bad it was. Bergen used a razor and ax to kill his wife, three year old son,
new born daughter and himself.
Things did not start well and did not finish well.
