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.
| 1894 Baltimore Orioles | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1894 National League Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | Union Park | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Owners | Harry Von der Horst | |
| Managers | Ned Hanlon | |
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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.[needs context] 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
editSeason standings
edit| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | .695 | — | 52–15 | 37–24 |
| New York Giants | 88 | 44 | .667 | 3 | 49–17 | 39–27 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | .629 | 8 | 44–19 | 39–30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | .555 | 18 | 48–20 | 23–37 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | .534 | 20½ | 42–24 | 28–37 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | .527 | 21½ | 35–24 | 33–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | .500 | 25 | 46–28 | 19–37 |
| Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | .432 | 34 | 35–30 | 22–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | .424 | 35 | 34–32 | 22–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | .423 | 35 | 37–28 | 18–47 |
| Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | .341 | 46 | 32–30 | 13–57 |
| Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | .277 | 54 | 24–38 | 12–56 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–4–1 | 6–4 | 10–2 | 11–1 | |||||
| Boston | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | — | 6–6–1 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 1–11–2 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–8–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 10–2 | 8–3–1 | — | 8–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
| Louisville | 2–10 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–8 | — | 0–12–1 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||||
| New York | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 7–5–1 | 11–1–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–0–1 | — | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 8–3–2 | 5–7 | 8–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8–1 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | |||||
| Washington | 1–11 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | |||||
Roster
edit| 1894 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Wilbert Robinson | 109 | 414 | 146 | .353 | 1 | 98 |
| 1B | Dan Brouthers | 123 | 525 | 182 | .347 | 9 | 128 |
| 2B | Heinie Reitz | 108 | 446 | 135 | .303 | 2 | 105 |
| SS | Hughie Jennings | 128 | 501 | 168 | .335 | 4 | 109 |
| 3B | John McGraw | 124 | 512 | 174 | .340 | 1 | 92 |
| OF | Willie Keeler | 129 | 590 | 219 | .371 | 5 | 94 |
| OF | Steve Brodie | 129 | 573 | 210 | .366 | 3 | 113 |
| OF | Joe Kelley | 129 | 507 | 199 | .393 | 6 | 111 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bonner | 33 | 118 | 38 | .322 | 0 | 24 |
| Boileryard Clarke | 28 | 100 | 24 | .240 | 1 | 19 |
| Kirtley Baker | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadie McMahon | 35 | 275.2 | 25 | 8 | 4.21 | 60 |
| Bill Hawke | 32 | 206.0 | 16 | 9 | 5.81 | 68 |
| Kid Gleason | 21 | 172.0 | 15 | 5 | 4.45 | 35 |
| George Hemming | 6 | 45.1 | 4 | 0 | 3.57 | 4 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Inks | 22 | 133.0 | 9 | 4 | 5.55 | 30 |
| Tony Mullane | 21 | 122.2 | 6 | 9 | 6.31 | 43 |
| Duke Esper | 16 | 101.0 | 10 | 2 | 3.92 | 25 |
| Stub Brown | 9 | 49.2 | 4 | 0 | 4.89 | 8 |
| Jack Horner | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtley Baker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ∞ | 0 |
Notes
edit- ^ a b Suehsdorf, A. D. (1978). The Great American Baseball Scrapbook, p. 11. Random House. ISBN 0-394-50253-1.
References
edit- 1894 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference
- 1894 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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