1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Southern Champion
Conference	Independent
Record	10–5–1
	Seasons ← 1892 1894 →

Last updated February 02, 2026

The 1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team represented the Virginia Cavaliers of the University of Virginia in the 1893 college baseball season.^[1]

The Cavaliers advanced to the first national championship event for college baseball, held at the Chicago World's Fair and pitting top teams from the East, South, and West. Virginia defeated three other schools for the opportunity to face the top teams from New England. They finished third in that event, but were widely considered the second-best team in the tournament.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Legend
	Virginia win
	Virginia loss
	Tie

1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log^[1]

Regular season

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record
Apr 1	vs Yale	Richmond, VA	L 8–14	0–1
Apr 3	Yale	Charlottesville, VA	L 4–11	0–2
	Harvard		T 1–1	0–2–1
	Vermont		W 6–5	1–2–1
	Vermont		L 4–7	1–3–1
	North Carolina		W 5–2	2–3–1
	Lafayette		W 11–2	3–3–1
	Lafayette		W 15–4	4–3–1
	Sewanee		W 13–5	5–3–1
	Randolph-Macon		W 16–0	6–3–1

Postseason

Southern and Western Champions
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Tournament record
June 26	Illinois	Chicago, IL	W 11–7	7–3–1	1–0
June 29	Wisconsin	Chicago, IL	W 14–4	8–3–1	2–0
July 1	Illinois	Chicago, IL	W 11–7	9–3–1	3–0

World's Columbian Exposition
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Tournament record
July 6	Wesleyan	Chicago, IL	W 6–0	10–3–1	4–0
July 11	Amherst	Chicago, IL	L 6–8	10–4–1	4–1
July 12	Yale	Chicago, IL	L 2–6	10–5–1	4–2

References

1 2 Year by Year Results (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
↑ "Monthly Record". Outing, an Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation. Vol. XXII. September 1893. pp. 115–116. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
↑ "Will See The Opening Game". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1893. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
↑ "Baseball Notes" (PDF). New York Times. February 13, 1893. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

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[results-1] 1 2 Year by Year Results (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2019.

[outing-2] "Monthly Record". Outing, an Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation. Vol. XXII. September 1893. pp. 115–116. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[3] "Will See The Opening Game". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1893. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[4] "Baseball Notes" (PDF). New York Times. February 13, 1893. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

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