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1894 Major League Baseball season

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{MLBseason|year=1894}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1894 MLB season

| league = National League (NL)

| sport = Baseball

| duration = Regular season:{{Bulleted list

| {{nowrap|April 19 – September 30, 1894}}}}Temple Cup:{{Bulleted list

| {{nowrap|October 4–8, 1894}}}}

| no_of_games = 132

| no_of_teams = 12

| playoffs = Pennant winner

| conf1 = NL

| conf1_champ = Baltimore Orioles

| conf1_runner-up = New York Giants

| finals = Temple Cup

| finals_link = 1894 Temple Cup

| finals_champ = New York Giants

| finals_runner-up = Baltimore Orioles

| seasonslist = List of Major League Baseball seasons

| seasonslistnames = MLB

| prevseason_link = 1893 Major League Baseball season

| prevseason_year = 1893

| nextseason_link = 1895 Major League Baseball season

| nextseason_year = 1895

}}

{{NL Team Maps (1893–1895)}}

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.

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 {{mlby|1891}} and the one-off, split-season 1892 World's Championship Series.

Schedule

{{See also|Major League Baseball 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 {{mlby|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.{{Cite web |title=1894 Major Leagues Schedule |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1894-schedule.shtml |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}} The Temple Cup took place between October 4 and October 8.

Rule changes

The 1894 season saw the following rule changes:

  • Foul bunts are now classified as strikes.{{Cite web |title=MLB Rule Changes {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/rulechng.shtml |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com |language=en-us}}
  • The sacrifice hit rule, which is when a batter deliberately gets out in an effort to advance a baserunner to another base, is implemented.
  • Sacrifice hits, which exempt a batter from a time at bat (including sacrifice bunts), is implemented.
  • A precursor to the Infield fly rule is implemented, stating "the batsman is out if he hits a fly ball that can be handled by an infielder while first base is occupied, with only one out."{{Cite web |last=Bauer |first=John |title=1893 Winter Meetings: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bunt – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/1893-winter-meetings-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bunt/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |language=en-US}}

Teams

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

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |League

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |City

! scope="col" |Stadium

! scope="col" |Capacity

! scope="col" |Manager{{Cite web |title=1894 Major League Managers |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/1894-managers.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

rowspan="17" style="{{Baseball primary style|National League}};"|{{Baseball secondary link|National League|National League (baseball)|National League}}

! scope="row" |Baltimore Orioles

|Baltimore, Maryland

|Union Park

|6,500

|{{sortname|Ned|Hanlon|dab=baseball}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |Boston Beaneaters

| rowspan="3" |Boston, Massachusetts

|South End Grounds (II)*{{Cref2|A|group=1|1}}

|8,500*

| rowspan="3" |{{sortname|Frank|Selee}}

Congress Street Grounds*{{Cref2|B|group=1|1}}

|14,000*

South End Grounds (III)

|5,000

scope="row" |Brooklyn Grooms

|Brooklyn, New York

|Eastern Park

|12,000

|{{sortname|Dave|Foutz}}

scope="row" |Chicago Colts

|Chicago, Illinois

|West Side Park

|13,000

|{{sortname|Cap|Anson}}

scope="row" |Cincinnati Reds

|Cincinnati, Ohio

|League Park (Cincinnati)

|9,000

|{{sortname|Charles|Comiskey}}

scope="row" |Cleveland Spiders

|Cleveland, Ohio

|League Park (Cleveland)

|9,000

|{{sortname|Patsy|Tebeau}}

scope="row" |Louisville Colonels

|Louisville, Kentucky

|Eclipse Park

|6,400

|{{sortname|Billy|Barnie}}

scope="row" |New York Giants

|New York, New York

|Polo Grounds

|16,000

|{{sortname|John|Ward|link=John Montgomery Ward}}

rowspan="3" scope="row" |Philadelphia Phillies

| rowspan="3" |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds{{Cref2|A|group=1|2}}

|12,500

| rowspan="3" |{{sortname|Arthur|Irwin}}

University of Pennsylvania Athletic Field*{{Cref2|B|group=1|2}}

|Unknown

Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds*{{Cref2|C|group=1|1}}

|Unknown*

rowspan="2" scope="row" |Pittsburgh Pirates

| rowspan="2" |Allegheny, Pennsylvania

| rowspan="2" |Exposition Park

| rowspan="2" |6,500

|{{sortname|Al|Buckenberger}}

{{sortname|Connie|Mack}}
scope="row" |St. Louis Browns

|St. Louis, Missouri

|New Sportsman's Park

|14,500

|{{sortname|George|Miller|link=Doggie Miller}}

scope="row" |Washington Sentaors

|Washington, D.C.

|Boundary Field

|6,500

|{{sortname|Gus|Schmelz}}

{{Cnote2 Begin}}

{{Cnote2|A|group=1|Initial stadium of the season burned in a fire (Boston: May 16, Philadelphia: August 6)}}

{{Cnote2|B|group=1|Temporary stadium.}}

{{Cnote2|C|group=1|Makeshift stands built for remainder of the season, from August 18.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

Standings

=National League=

{{1894 National League standings|highlight=Baltimore Orioles}}

Postseason

=Bracket=

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1=Temple Cup

| legs=4

| RD1-seed1=NL1

| RD1-team1=Baltimore Orioles

| RD1-score1-1=1

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=1

| RD1-score1-4=1

| RD1-seed2=NL2

| RD1-team2=New York Giants

| RD1-score2-1=4

| RD1-score2-2=9

| RD1-score2-3=4

| RD1-score2-4=7

}}

Managerial changes

=Off-season=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Former Manager

! scope="col" |New Manager

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Philadelphia Phillies

|Harry Wright

|Arthur Irwin

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |St. Louis Browns

|Bill Watkins

|George Miller

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Washington Senators

|Jim O'Rourke

|Gus Schmelz

=In-season=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" |Team

! scope="col" |Former Manager

! scope="col" |New Manager

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |Pittsburgh Pirates

|Al Buckenberger

|Connie Mack

League leaders

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

=National League=

{{Flexbox wrap|start}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Hitting leaders{{Cite web |title=1894 National League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1894-batting-leaders.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

style="width:15%;"| Stat

! Player

! style="width:15%;"| Total

AVG

| Hugh Duffy (BOS)

| .440

OPS

| Hugh Duffy (BOS)

| 1.196

HR

| Hugh Duffy (BOS)

| 18

RBI

| Sam Thompson (PHI)

| 149

R

| Billy Hamilton1 (PHI)

| 198

H

| Hugh Duffy (BOS)

| 237

SB

| Billy Hamilton (PHI)

| 100

1 All-time single-season runs record

{{Flexbox wrap|break}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Pitching leaders{{Cite web |title=1894 National League Pitching Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1894-pitching-leaders.shtml |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}

style="width:15%;"| Stat

! Player

! style="width:15%;"| Total

W

| Amos Rusie1 (NY)

| 36

L

| Pink Hawley (PIT)

| 27

ERA

| Amos Rusie1 (NY)

| 2.78

K

| Amos Rusie1 (NY)

| 195

IP

| Theodore Breitenstein (STL)

| 447.1

SV

| Tony Mullane (CLE/{{small|BAL}})

| 4

WHIP

| Amos Rusie (NY)

| 1.410

1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner

{{Flexbox wrap|end}}

Home field attendance

class="wikitable sortable"
style="text-align:center; font-size:larger;"
Team name

!Wins

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!Home attendance

!{{abbr|%±|Percent change}}

!{{abbr|Per game|Average home attendance per game}}

New York Giants{{cite web |title=San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|88

| 29.4%

|387,000

|33.4%

|5,451

Philadelphia Phillies{{cite web |title=Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|71

| −1.4%

|352,773

| 20.4%

|4,969

Baltimore Orioles{{cite web |title=Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLO/attend.shtml |access-date=January 22, 2025 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|89

|48.3%

|328,000

|129.4%

|4,896

Chicago Colts{{cite web |title=Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|57

| 1.8%

|239,000

| 6.9%

|3,515

Brooklyn Grooms{{cite web |title=Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LAD/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|70

| 7.7%

|214,000

| −8.9%

|3,101

Pittsburgh Pirates{{cite web |title=Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|65

|−19.8%

|159,000

| −13.6%

|2,120

Cincinnati Reds{{cite web |title=Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|55

| −15.4%

|158,000

| −18.7%

|2,394

St. Louis Browns{{cite web |title=St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|56

| −1.8%

|155,000

| −20.5%

|2,348

Boston Beaneaters{{cite web |title=Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ATL/attend.shtml |access-date=March 28, 2024 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|83

|−3.5%

|152,800

| −21.0%

|2,425

Washington Senators{{cite web |title=Washington Senators Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WAS/attend.shtml |access-date=January 22, 2025 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|45

|12.5%

|125,000

|38.9%

|2,016

Cleveland Spiders{{cite web |title=Cleveland Spiders Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLV/attend.shtml |access-date=January 22, 2025 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|68

|−6.8%

|82,000

|−36.9%

|1,390

Louisville Colonels{{cite web |title=Louisville Colonels Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/LOU/attend.shtml |access-date=January 22, 2025 |publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}

|36

|−28.0%

|75,000

|39.7%

|1,210

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1894-schedule.shtml 1894 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference]

{{1894 MLB season by team}}

{{MLB seasons}}

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