1884 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1884 throughout the world.

Contents

Champions

Major league baseball final standings

National League final standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Providence Grays 84280.75045–1139–17
Boston Beaneaters 73380.65810½40–1633–22
Buffalo Bisons 64470.57719½37–1827–29
New York Gothams 62500.5542234–2228–28
Chicago White Stockings 62500.5542239–1723–33
Philadelphia Quakers 39730.3484519–3720–36
Cleveland Blues 35770.3124922–3413–43
Detroit Wolverines 28840.2505618–3810–46

American Association final standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 75320.70142–933–23
Columbus Buckeyes 69390.63938–1631–23
Louisville Eclipse 68400.63041–1427–26
St. Louis Browns 67400.626838–1629–24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68410.624840–1628–25
Baltimore Orioles 63430.59411½42–1321–30
Philadelphia Athletics 61460.5701438–1623–30
Toledo Blue Stockings 46580.44227½28–2518–33
Brooklyn Atlantics 40640.38533½23–2617–38
Richmond Virginians 12300.28630½5–157–15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 30780.27845½18–3712–41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29780.2714615–3914–39
Washington Nationals 12510.1904110–202–31

Union Association final standings

Union Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Maroons 94190.83249–645–13
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 69360.6572135–1734–19
Baltimore Monumentals 58470.5523229–2129–26
Boston Reds 58510.5323434–2224–29
Milwaukee Brewers 840.66735½8–40–0
St. Paul Saints 260.25039½0–02–6
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies 41500.4514221–1920–31
Altoona Mountain Citys 6190.240446–120–7
Wilmington Quicksteps 2160.11144½1–61–10
Washington Nationals (UA) 47650.42046½36–2711–38
Philadelphia Keystones 21460.3135014–217–25
Kansas City Cowboys 16630.2036111–235–40

Statistical leaders

National League statistical leaders

National League
TypeNameStat
AVG Mike "King" Kelly CHW .354
HR Ned Williamson CHW 27
RBI Cap Anson CHW 102
Wins Charles Radbourn PRO 59
ERA Charles Radbourn PRO 1.38
Strikeouts Charles Radbourn PRO 441

American Association statistical leaders

American Association
TypeNameStat
AVG Dave Orr NYM .354
HR John Reilly CIN 11
RBI Dave Orr NYM 112
Wins Guy Hecker LOU 52
ERA Guy Hecker LOU 1.80
Strikeouts Guy Hecker LOU 385

Union Association statistical leaders

Union Association
TypeNameStat
AVG Fred Dunlap SLM .412
HR Fred Dunlap SLM 13
RBI UnavailableNA
Wins Bill Sweeney BLM 40
ERA Jim McCormick COR 1.54
Strikeouts Hugh Daily CHB/WHS483

All-Time Statistical Leaders (Strikeouts)

The 1884 season was memorable in that six of the top 10 all-time Major League Baseball single season strikeout totals were set that season: [1]

PitcherStrikeoutsSeasonTeamLeagueOverall Rank
Hugh Daily 4831884 Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies/Washington Nationals UA 3
Dupee Shaw 4511884 Detroit Wolverines/Boston Reds NL/UA4
Old Hoss Radbourn 4411884 Providence Grays NL5
Charlie Buffington 4171884 Boston Beaneaters NL6
Guy Hecker 3851884 Louisville Eclipse AA7
Bill Sweeney 3741884 Baltimore Monumentals UA10

Notable seasons

Old Hoss Radbourn won a record 59 or 60 games (depending on the sources), a record that will almost certainly never be broken. In addition to wins, Radbourn led the National League in games (75), games started (73), complete games (73), ERA (1.38), saves (2), strikeouts (441), and innings pitched (678.2).

The season record for pitching strikeouts (369, by Tim Keefe 1883) is broken by seven players, with Hugh Daily beating Keefe's record by 114. To this day (as of 2020), six of the top ten strikeout seasons were accomplished in 1884 (including five of the top seven). [2] 1884 was the first season in which pitchers were allowed to throw overhand.[ improper synthesis? ]

Events

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Key people in baseball 1884

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Births

January–April

May–August

September–December


 * Some sources show 1887

Deaths

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References

  1. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Strikeouts".
  2. "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Strikeouts". Baseball reference. Retrieved October 21, 2020.