1894 Major League Baseball season

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1894 MLB season
League National League (NL)
Sport Baseball
DurationRegular season:
  • April 19 – September 30, 1894
Temple Cup:
  • October 4–8, 1894
Number of games132
Number of teams12
Pennant winner
NL champions Baltimore Orioles
  NL runners-up New York Giants
Temple Cup
Champions New York Giants
  Runners-up Baltimore Orioles
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1893–1895 National League seasons
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The 1894 Major League baseball season began on April 19, 1894. The regular season ended on September 30, with the Baltimore Orioles as the pennant winner of the National League and the New York Giants as runner-up. The postseason began with Game 1 of the first Temple Cup on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Giants swept the Orioles, capturing their first Temple Cup.

Contents

The 1894 season saw the return of a postseason championship series, the Temple Cup, following the end of the World's Championship Series with the demise of the American Association in 1891 and the one-off, split-season 1892 World's Championship Series.

Schedule

The 1894 schedule consisted of 132 games for the twelve teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 12 games against the other eleven teams in the league. This continued the format put in place in the previous season and would be used until 1898.

Opening Day took place on April 19 featuring eight teams. The final day of the season was on September 30, also featuring eight teams. [1] The Temple Cup took place between October 4 and October 8.

Rule changes

The 1894 season saw the following rule changes:

Teams

An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at. Ballparks listed in backwards chronological order.

LeagueTeamCityStadiumCapacityManager [3]
National League Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Union Park 6,500 Ned Hanlon
Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds (II)* [A] 8,500* Frank Selee
Congress Street Grounds* [B] 14,000*
South End Grounds (III) 5,000
Brooklyn Grooms Brooklyn, New York Eastern Park 12,000 Dave Foutz
Chicago Colts Chicago, Illinois West Side Park 13,000 Cap Anson
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio League Park (Cincinnati) 9,000 Charles Comiskey
Cleveland Spiders Cleveland, Ohio League Park (Cleveland) 9,000 Patsy Tebeau
Louisville Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Eclipse Park 6,400 Billy Barnie
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 John Ward
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds [A] 12,500 Arthur Irwin
University of Pennsylvania Athletic Field* [B] Unknown
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds* [C] Unknown*
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 6,500 Al Buckenberger
Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri New Sportsman's Park 14,500 George Miller
Washington Sentaors Washington, D.C. Boundary Field 6,500 Gus Schmelz
  1. ^
    Initial stadium of the season burned in a fire (Boston: May 16, Philadelphia: August 6)
  2. ^
    Temporary stadium.
  3. ^
    Makeshift stands built for remainder of the season, from August 18.

Standings

National League

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 8939.695—52‍–‍1537‍–‍24
New York Giants 8844.667349‍–‍1739‍–‍27
Boston Beaneaters 8349.629844‍–‍1939‍–‍30
Philadelphia Phillies 7157.5551848‍–‍2023‍–‍37
Brooklyn Grooms 7061.53420½42‍–‍2428‍–‍37
Cleveland Spiders 6861.52721½35‍–‍2433‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates 6565.5002546‍–‍2819‍–‍37
Chicago Colts 5775.4323435‍–‍3022‍–‍45
St. Louis Browns 5676.4243534‍–‍3222‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 5575.4233537‍–‍2818‍–‍47
Washington Senators 4587.3414632‍–‍3013‍–‍57
Louisville Colonels 3694.2775424‍–‍3812‍–‍56

Postseason

Bracket

Temple Cup
      
NL1 Baltimore Orioles 1 6 1 1
NL2 New York Giants 4947

Managerial changes

Off-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Philadelphia Phillies Harry Wright Arthur Irwin
St. Louis Browns Bill Watkins George Miller
Washington Senators Jim O'Rourke Gus Schmelz

In-season

TeamFormer ManagerNew Manager
Pittsburgh Pirates Al Buckenberger Connie Mack

League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

National League

Hitting leaders [4]
StatPlayerTotal
AVG Hugh Duffy (BOS).440
OPS Hugh Duffy (BOS)1.196
HR Hugh Duffy (BOS)18
RBI Sam Thompson (PHI)149
R Billy Hamilton 1 (PHI)198
H Hugh Duffy (BOS)237
SB Billy Hamilton (PHI)100

1 All-time single-season runs record

Pitching leaders [5]
StatPlayerTotal
W Amos Rusie 1 (NY)36
L Pink Hawley (PIT)27
ERA Amos Rusie 1 (NY)2.78
K Amos Rusie 1 (NY)195
IP Theodore Breitenstein (STL)447.1
SV Tony Mullane (CLE/ BAL )4
WHIP Amos Rusie (NY)1.410

1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner

Home field attendance

Team nameWins%±Home attendance%±Per game
New York Giants [6] 8829.4%387,00033.4%5,451
Philadelphia Phillies [7] 71−1.4%352,77320.4%4,969
Baltimore Orioles [8] 8948.3%328,000129.4%4,896
Chicago Colts [9] 571.8%239,0006.9%3,515
Brooklyn Grooms [10] 707.7%214,000−8.9%3,101
Pittsburgh Pirates [11] 65−19.8%159,000−13.6%2,120
Cincinnati Reds [12] 55−15.4%158,000−18.7%2,394
St. Louis Browns [13] 56−1.8%155,000−20.5%2,348
Boston Beaneaters [14] 83−3.5%152,800−21.0%2,425
Washington Senators [15] 4512.5%125,00038.9%2,016
Cleveland Spiders [16] 68−6.8%82,000−36.9%1,390
Louisville Colonels [17] 36−28.0%75,00039.7%1,210

References

  1. ↑ "1894 Major Leagues Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "1894 Major League Baseball Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "1894 National League Batting Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ↑ "1894 National League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  13. ↑ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Washington Senators Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Cleveland Spiders Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Louisville Colonels Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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