| 1884 Baltimore Orioles | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American Association | |
| Ballpark | Oriole Park | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Owner | Harry Von der Horst | |
| Manager | Billy Barnie | |
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| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Metropolitans | 75 | 32 | 0.701 | — | 42–9 | 33–23 |
| Columbus Buckeyes | 69 | 39 | 0.639 | 6½ | 38–16 | 31–23 |
| Louisville Eclipse | 68 | 40 | 0.630 | 7½ | 41–14 | 27–26 |
| St. Louis Browns | 67 | 40 | 0.626 | 8 | 38–16 | 29–24 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 68 | 41 | 0.624 | 8 | 40–16 | 28–25 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 43 | 0.594 | 11½ | 42–13 | 21–30 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 61 | 46 | 0.570 | 14 | 38–16 | 23–30 |
| Toledo Blue Stockings | 46 | 58 | 0.442 | 27½ | 28–25 | 18–33 |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | 40 | 64 | 0.385 | 33½ | 23–26 | 17–38 |
| Richmond Virginians | 12 | 30 | 0.286 | 30½ | 5–15 | 7–15 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 30 | 78 | 0.278 | 45½ | 18–37 | 12–41 |
| Indianapolis Hoosiers | 29 | 78 | 0.271 | 46 | 15–39 | 14–39 |
| Washington Nationals | 12 | 51 | 0.190 | 41 | 10–20 | 2–31 |
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| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | COL | IND | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | RIC | STL | TOL | WSH | ||||
| Baltimore | — | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 5–5 | 5–5–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Brooklyn | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 1–9–1 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 3–2–1 | 2–7–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–1 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 3–7 | 9–1–1 | 5–5 | 4–6–1 | 4–6 | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–0 | ||||
| Columbus | 4–6 | 7–3 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | ||||
| Indianapolis | 1–9 | 3–7 | 1–9–1 | 2–8 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 1–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 3–6 | 4–2 | ||||
| Louisville | 4–6–1 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 9–1 | — | 3–7–1 | 6–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 4–1 | ||||
| New York | 5–5 | 9–1–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 7–3–1 | — | 8–2 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–4–1 | 5–4–1 | 6–2 | ||||
| Philadelphia | 7–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 5–5–1 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 2–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–0 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 7–1 | ||||
| Pittsburgh | 0–9 | 6–4 | 1–8–1 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 2–8 | 1–9 | 2–8 | — | 1–4–1 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 4–1 | ||||
| Richmond | 0–4 | 2–3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| St. Louis | 5–5 | 7–2–1 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–3–1 | 5–5 | 4–5–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–5 | 5–1 | ||||
| Toledo | 5–5–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–7 | 1–8–1 | 6–3 | 1–9 | 4–5–1 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 4–0–1 | 5–5 | — | 5–1 | ||||
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | ||||
| 1884 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers | Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Sam Trott | 71 | 284 | 73 | .257 | 3 |
| 1B | Dan Stearns | 100 | 396 | 94 | .237 | 3 |
| 2B | Tim Manning | 91 | 341 | 70 | .205 | 2 |
| 3B | Joe Sommer | 107 | 479 | 129 | .269 | 4 |
| SS | Jimmy Macullar | 107 | 360 | 73 | .203 | 4 |
| OF | Tom York | 83 | 314 | 70 | .223 | 1 |
| OF | Gid Gardner | 41 | 173 | 37 | .214 | 2 |
| OF | Jim Clinton | 104 | 437 | 118 | .270 | 4 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Traffley | 53 | 210 | 37 | .176 | 0 |
| Dennis Casey | 37 | 149 | 37 | .248 | 3 |
| Oyster Burns | 35 | 131 | 39 | .298 | 6 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | 13 | 56 | 12 | .214 | 0 |
| John Ake | 13 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 0 |
| John Burns | 6 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 0 |
| Jim McLaughlin | 5 | 22 | 5 | .227 | 0 |
| Jim Roxburgh | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Emslie | 50 | 455.1 | 32 | 17 | 2.75 | 264 |
| Hardie Henderson | 52 | 439.1 | 27 | 23 | 2.62 | 346 |
| Fred Goldsmith | 4 | 30.0 | 3 | 1 | 2.70 | 11 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McLaughlin | 3 | 22.0 | 1 | 2 | 3.68 | 8 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Burns | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 6 |
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