1892 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

Philadelphia Phillies
Season:1892
League:National League
Ballpark:Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
City:Philadelphia
Owners:Al Reach, John Rogers
Manager:Harry Wright

The 1892 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team competed in the National League, which played a split season that year.

The Phillies finished in third place during the first half of the season, and in fifth place in the second half. Their overall record was 87–66, which was the fourth-best record in the National League.

Offseason

Spring training

The Phillies held spring training in 1892 in Gainesville, Florida, the team's first spring in Florida. Twelve members of the team rode the train forty hours from Philadelphia's Broad Street Station to Gainesville.

The team practiced and played exhibition games at The Ballpark. The Phillies lost $469.69 on the trip.[1]

The team subsequently returned to Gainesville for spring training in 1921.

Regular season

Roster

1892 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 109 402 106 .264 8 76
1B 155 564 166 .294 12 73
2B 138 586 171 .292 2 84
3B 91 331 65 .196 1 24
SS 152 563 128 .227 2 64
OF 123 477 146 .306 6 91
OF 153 609 186 .305 9 104
OF 139 554 183 .330 3 53

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
140 541 149 .275 4 69
25 98 14 .143 0 4
16 54 10 .185 0 6
8 37 10 .270 0 5
1 3 0 .000 0 0
1 3 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
59 469.2 32 21 2.66 202
43 317.2 19 16 3.12 76
39 313.1 19 16 2.36 136
21 160.1 11 6 3.42 45
11 80.0 5 5 4.05 43
3 26.0 1 0 1.38 7

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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Notes and References

  1. News: Spring Training: From Dust to Boom . Joseph Durso . New York Times. March 3, 1968 . S3.