1893 college baseball season

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1893 college baseball season
Champions Yale (N/A title)
Runners-up Amherst
Seasons
  1892
1894  

The 1893 college baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States began in the spring of 1893. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. For the first and only time prior to 1947, a national championship event was organized by Amos Alonzo Stagg. With competition at the Chicago World's Fair, the champions of the East, South, and West met, with Yale defeating Amherst 9–0 in the final game. [1] [2] [3]

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Chicago World's Fair Tournament

The champions of the West and South played a double-elimination tournament prior to the arrival of teams from the East (New England). [4] [5] [6]

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Virginia 11
Illinois 7
Virginia14
Wisconsin4
Wisconsin
Vanderbilt
Virginia11
Illinois7
Lower round 1Lower final
Wisconsin10
Illinois6Illinois17
Vanderbilt2

A second bracket consisting of Virginia and the four teams from New England followed next, with several games played at South Side Park. [7] [8] [9]

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
Virginia6
Wesleyan0
Amherst 8Virginia6
Wesleyan 7Amherst8
AmherstAmherst00
VermontYale19
Vermont 14Virginia2
Yale 12Vermont1Yale6
Yale2
SchoolWLPct
Yale 41.800
Virginia 42.667
Amherst 32.600
Illinois 22.500
Vermont 12.333
Wisconsin 12.333
Wesleyan 02.000
Vanderbilt 02.000

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