1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball team

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1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball
Southern Champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–5–1
Seasons
 1892
1894 

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]

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Legend
 Virginia win
 Virginia loss
 Tie
1893 Virginia Cavaliers baseball game log [1]
Regular season
Post-season

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References

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