1893 in baseball

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The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world.

Champions[edit]

National League final standings[edit]

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 86 43 0.667 49–15 37–28
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 48 0.628 5 54–19 27–29
Cleveland Spiders 73 55 0.570 12½ 47–22 26–33
Philadelphia Phillies 72 57 0.558 14 43–22 29–35
New York Giants 68 64 0.515 19½ 49–20 19–44
Cincinnati Reds 65 63 0.508 20½ 37–27 28–36
Brooklyn Grooms 65 63 0.508 20½ 43–24 22–39
Baltimore Orioles 60 70 0.462 26½ 36–24 24–46
Chicago Colts 56 71 0.441 29 38–34 18–37
St. Louis Browns 57 75 0.432 30½ 40–30 17–45
Louisville Colonels 50 75 0.400 34 24–28 26–47
Washington Senators 40 89 0.310 46 21–27 19–62

Statistical leaders[edit]

Amos Rusie
National League
Type Name Stat
AVG Billy Hamilton PHI .380
HR Ed Delahanty PHI 19
RBI Ed Delahanty PHI 146
Wins Frank Killen PIT 36
ERA Ted Breitenstein STL 3.18
Strikeouts Amos Rusie NY 208

Notable seasons[edit]

  • Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Ed Delahanty led the NL in home runs (19), runs batted in (146), total bases (347), and slugging percentage (.583). He was second in the NL in hits (219) and adjusted OPS+ (164). He was third in the NL in batting average (.368) and runs scored (145).[1][2]
  • New York Giants pitcher Amos Rusie had a win–loss record of 33–21 and led the NL in innings pitched (482), strikeouts (208), and shutouts (4). He was second in the NL in earned run average (3.23). He was third in the NL in wins (33) and adjusted ERA+ (143).[3][4]

Events[edit]

Births[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

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May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Lip Pike
  • January 4 – Jim Halpin, 29, shortstop in 1882, and 1884–1885.
  • March – Joseph Quinn, ??, catcher for two teams in 1881.
  • April 18 – Fred Siefke, 23, third baseman for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators.
  • October 10 – Lip Pike, 48, outfielder for several teams from 1871 to 1881 who batted .300 four times in the National Association and twice in the NL, winning four home run titles; the sport's first Jewish star.
  • December 2 – Bill Gleason, 25, pitcher for the 1890 Cleveland Infants.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ed Delahanty Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "1893 National League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Amos Rusie Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "1893 National League Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Ranking the Most Unbreakable MLB Player Streaks and All-Time Consecutive Records BleacherReport.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
  6. ^ "Hit By A Pitch Team Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

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