1893 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world.
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[edit] Champions
[edit] National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Boston Beaneaters | 86 | 43 | .667 | – |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 48 | .628 | 5 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 73 | 55 | .570 | 12.5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | 57 | .558 | 14 |
| New York Giants | 68 | 64 | .515 | 19.5 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20.5 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20.5 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 70 | .462 | 26.5 |
| Chicago Colts | 56 | 71 | .441 | 29 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 75 | .432 | 30.5 |
| Louisville Colonels | 50 | 75 | .400 | 34 |
| Washington Senators | 40 | 89 | .310 | 46 |
[edit] Events
- August 16 – Bill Hawke of the Baltimore Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Washington Senators in a 5–0 win. It is the first no-hitter thrown from the modern-day pitching distance of 60'6".
- November 21 – Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the WL will prosper.
[edit] Births
[edit] January–April
- January 1 – Frank Fuller
- January 3 - George Shively
- January 28 – Guy Cooper
- January 31 – George Burns
- February 7 – Charlie Jamieson
- February 10 – Bill Evans
- February 12 – Earl Sheely
- February 17 – Wally Pipp
- February 21 – Norman Plitt
- March 8 – Ray Francis
- March 9 – Billy Southworth
- March 9 – Lefty Williams
- March 12 – Alex Gaston
- March 23 – Ray Kremer
- March 24 – George Sisler
- April 11 – Hal Deviney
[edit] May–August
- May 8 – Edd Roush
- May 12 – Hob Hiller
- June 9 – Irish Meusel
- July 3 – Dickie Kerr
- July 11 – Clarence Blethen
- July 11 – Milt Stock
- July 14 – John Peters
- July 22 – Jesse Haines
- August 18 – Burleigh Grimes
- August 22 – Oscar Fuhr
[edit] September–December
- September 13 – John Kelleher
- September 13 – Mike McNally
- September 13 – Dutch Ruether
- September 22 – Ira Flagstead
- September 25 – Ed Chaplin
- November 5 – Spencer Heath
- November 16 – Cristóbal Torriente
- November 18 – Les Mann
- November 28 – Benn Karr
- November 28 - Frank O'Rourke
- December 6 – Hack Eibel
[edit] Deaths
- 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
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