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The following are the baseball events of the year 1892 throughout the world.

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1892 Cleveland Spiders team photo 1892 Cleveland Spiders.jpg
1892 Cleveland Spiders team photo

Champions

National League final standings

1892 National League season
League National League
Sport Baseball
DurationApril 12 – October 15, 1892
Number of games154
Number of teams12
Regular season [1]
First-half winner Boston Beaneaters (52–22)
Second-half winner Cleveland Spiders (53–23)
World's Championship Series
ChampionsBoston Beaneaters (5–0–1)
  Runners-upCleveland Spiders (0–5–1)

The National League played a split season schedule, with the teams that had the best record in each half of the season meeting in a postseason best-of-nine series, known at the time as the "World's Championship Series".

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 102480.68054–2148–27
Cleveland Spiders 93560.62454–2439–32
Brooklyn Grooms 95590.617951–2444–35
Philadelphia Phillies 87660.56916½55–2632–40
Cincinnati Reds 82680.5472045–3237–36
Pittsburgh Pirates 80730.52323½54–3426–39
Chicago Colts 70760.4793036–3134–45
New York Giants 71800.47031½42–3629–44
Louisville Colonels 63890.4144037–3126–58
Washington Senators 58930.38444½34–3624–57
St. Louis Browns 56940.3734637–3619–58
Baltimore Orioles 461010.31354½29–4417–57
National League
First Half Standings
WLPct.GB
Boston Beaneaters 5222.703
Brooklyn Grooms 5126.6622+12
Philadelphia Phillies 4630.6057
Cincinnati Reds 4431.5878+12
Cleveland Spiders 4033.54811+12
Pittsburgh Pirates 3739.48716
Washington Senators 3541.46118
Chicago Colts 3139.44319
St. Louis Browns 3142.42520+12
New York Giants 3143.41921
Louisville Colonels 3047.39023+12
Baltimore Orioles 2055.26732+12
National League
Second Half Standings
WLPct.GB
Cleveland Spiders 5323.697
Boston Beaneaters 5026.6583
Brooklyn Grooms 4433.5719+12
Pittsburgh Pirates 4334.55810+12
Philadelphia Phillies 4136.53212+12
New York Giants 4037.51913+12
Chicago Colts 3937.51314
Cincinnati Reds 3837.50714+12
Louisville Colonels 3342.44019+12
Baltimore Orioles 2646.36125
St. Louis Browns 2552.32528+12
Washington Senators 2352.30729+12

Statistical leaders

ERA leader Cy Young Cy Yoyng 1891.jpg
ERA leader Cy Young
National League
TypeNameStat
AVG Dan Brouthers BKN .358
HR Bug Holliday CIN 13
RBI Dan Brouthers BKN 124
Wins Bill Hutchison CHC
Cy Young CLE
36
ERA Cy Young CLE 1.93
Strikeouts Bill Hutchison CHC 314

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Jack Stivetts

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Stivetts</span> American baseball player (1868–1930)

John Elmer Stivetts was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanning from 1889 to 1899. He played in the American Association (AA) with the St. Louis Browns, and in the National League (NL) with the Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Spiders. "Happy Jack" was born to German immigrants and raised in Ashland, Pennsylvania. He initially followed his father into the coal mining industry before playing professional baseball. After playing 2+12 seasons in minor league baseball, he was signed by the Browns. Over the next few seasons, he was regarded as one of the best pitchers in baseball.

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References

  1. "The 1892 Season". Retrosheet . Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. Landers, Chris (June 6, 2017). "Did you know that Benjamin Harrison was the first president to attend a Major League game?". MLB.com . Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. "Events of Wednesday, July 13, 1892".
  4. "Events of Thursday, July 14, 1892".
  5. "Events of Friday, July 15, 1892".
  6. Lansche, Jerry (1991). Glory Fades Away. Taylor Publishing. p. 207.