1894 Baltimore Orioles season explained

Baltimore Orioles
Season:1894
Misc:1894 National League Champions
League:National League
Ballpark:Union Park
City:Baltimore, Maryland
Owners:Harry Von der Horst
Managers:Ned Hanlon

The Baltimore Orioles won their first National League pennant in 1894. They won 24 of their last 25 games.[1] After the regular season's conclusion, the Orioles participated in the first Temple Cup competition against the second-place New York Giants. The Orioles lost to the Giants in a sweep, four games to none.

The Orioles roster contained six future Hall of Famers: Wilbert Robinson, John McGraw, Dan Brouthers, Hughie Jennings, Wee Willie Keeler and Joe Kelley. Every man in their starting line-up hit .300 for the season. They bunted, hit-and-ran, Baltimore chopped, backed up throws, cut off throws, and had pitchers cover first. They also deadened balls by icing them, tilted baselines so bunts would roll fair, and put soap around the mound so an opposing pitcher would get slippery fingers if he tried to dry his hands in the dirt.[1]

Regular season

Roster

1894 Baltimore Orioles
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 109 414 146 .353 1 98
1B 123 525 182 .347 9 128
2B 108 446 135 .303 2 105
SS 128 501 168 .335 4 109
3B 124 512 174 .340 1 92
OF 129 590 219 .371 5 94
OF 129 573 210 .366 3 113
OF 129 507 199 .393 6 111

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
33 118 38 .322 0 24
28 100 24 .240 1 19
2 4 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
35 275.2 25 8 4.21 60
32 206.016 9 5.81 68
21 172.0 15 5 4.45 35
6 45.1 4 0 3.57 4

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
22 133.0 9 4 5.55 30
21 122.2 6 9 6.31 43
16 101.0 10 2 3.92 25
9 49.2 4 0 4.89 8
2 11.0 0 1 9.00 2

Relief pitchers

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

References

Notes and References

  1. Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 11. Random House. .