1893 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world.
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Champions
National League final standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Beaneaters | 86 | 43 | .667 | — | 49–15 | 37–28 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 48 | .628 | 5 | 54–19 | 27–29 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 73 | 55 | .570 | 12½ | 47–22 | 26–33 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | 57 | .558 | 14 | 43–22 | 29–35 |
| New York Giants | 68 | 64 | .515 | 19½ | 49–20 | 19–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | 37–27 | 28–36 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 65 | 63 | .508 | 20½ | 43–24 | 22–39 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 70 | .462 | 26½ | 36–24 | 24–46 |
| Chicago Colts | 56 | 71 | .441 | 29 | 38–34 | 18–37 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 75 | .432 | 30½ | 40–30 | 17–45 |
| Louisville Colonels | 50 | 75 | .400 | 34 | 24–28 | 26–47 |
| Washington Senators | 40 | 89 | .310 | 46 | 21–27 | 19–62 |
Statistical leaders
| 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 NYG | 208 | |
Events
- June 19 – Baltimore Orioles outfielder Piggy Ward reached base a record 17 times in 17 consecutive plate appearances, a streak he started on June 16. The record would be matched 69 years later, when catcher Earl Averill, Jr. tied that mark in 1962.[1]
- 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".
- August 18 – The Boston Beaneaters set a Major League record which still stands for the most batters hit by a pitch in an inning. Four batters are hit in the 2nd inning in the game with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
- November 21 – Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the WL will prosper.
Births
January
- January 1 – Frank Fuller
- January 2 – Jesse Altenburg
- January 3 – George Shively
- January 10 – Joe Gingras
- January 10 – Marty Herrmann
- January 12 – Lefty Lorenzen
- January 12 – Charlie Young
- January 14 – Billy Meyer
- January 17 – Luke Glavenich
- January 20 – Al Gould
- January 20 – Red Hill
- January 25 – Abe Bowman
- January 28 – Guy Cooper
- January 30 – Red Smyth
- January 31 – George Burns
February
- February 2 – Cy Warmoth
- February 7 – Charlie Jamieson
- February 10 – Bill Evans
- February 12 – Earl Sheely
- February 13 – Ben Dyer
- February 17 – Eddie Onslow
- February 17 – Wally Pipp
- February 21 – Norman Plitt
- February 21 – Marsh Williams
- February 23 – Jim O'Neill
- February 25 – Phil Slattery
- February 28 – Sam Mayer
March
- March 8 – Ray Francis
- March 9 – Billy Southworth
- March 9 – Lefty Williams
- March 12 – Joe Engel
- March 12 – Alex Gaston
- March 18 – Russ Wrightstone
- March 20 – Johnny Butler
- March 23 – Ray Kremer
- March 24 – George Sisler
- March 26 – Frank Brower
- March 27 – Charlie Boardman
April
- April 4 – Pete Kilduff
- April 7 – Desmond Beatty
- April 7 – Fletcher Low
- April 9 – Bill Morrell
- April 9 – Tiny Osborne
- April 10 – Walter Ancker
- April 11 – Hal Deviney
- April 11 – Spencer Pumpelly
- April 13 – Roy Walker
- April 14 – Ben Tincup
- April 15 – Vern Hughes
- April 15 – Jack Sheehan
- April 24 – Walt Smallwood
- April 27 – Allen Sothoron
- April 29 – Shag Thompson
May
- May 6 – Pat Griffin
- May 7 – Bill Hobbs
- May 8 – Ed Hemingway
- May 8 – Edd Roush
- May 8 – Roy Wilkinson
- May 9 – Bill Bolden
- May 12 – Hob Hiller
- May 12 – George Kaiserling
- May 15 – Sam Fishburn
- May 20 – Walter Bernhardt
- May 20 – Fritz Von Kolnitz
- May 21 – Herold Juul
- May 22 – Pat Parker
- May 23 – Elmer Leifer
- May 25 – Bill Bankston
June
- June 1 – Guy Morton
- June 1 – Eddie Palmer
- June 5 – Herb Hall
- June 9 – Irish Meusel
- June 9 – Mack Wheat
- June 18 – Ben Shaw
- June 22 – Larry Pezold
- June 26 – Elmer Ponder
- June 27 – Charlie Wheatley
July
- July 1 – Howie Camp
- July 3 – Dickey Kerr
- July 6 – Shovel Hodge
- July 7 – Dutch Wetzel
- July 8 – Bill Brown
- July 8 – Dan Woodman
- July 9 – Turner Barber
- July 9 – Harry Eccles
- July 9 – Tony Faeth
- July 11 – Clarence Blethen
- July 11 – Milt Stock
- July 13 – Luther Farrell
- July 14 – John Peters
- July 15 – Red Oldham
- July 16 – Doc Prothro
- July 21 – Ray Keating
- July 22 – Jesse Haines
- July 24 – Joe Schultz
- July 31 – Allen Russell
August
- August 5 – Jack Harper
- August 8 – Jack Smith
- August 11 – Red Causey
- August 12 – John Michaelson
- August 16 – Cy Wright
- August 18 – Bernie Duffy
- August 18 – Burleigh Grimes
- August 18 – William Marriott
- August 19 – Jim Shaw
- August 22 – Lyle Bigbee
- August 22 – Oscar Fuhr
- August 23 – Sam White
- August 24 – Paul Des Jardien
- August 24 – Bartolo Portuondo
- August 25 – Bob Gandy
- August 27 – Howie Haworth
- August 27 – Dizzy Nutter
- August 30 – Ralph Head
- August 31 – Murphy Currie
September
- September 5 – Don Rader
- September 6 – Bill Murray
- September 9 – Walt Kinney
- September 11 – Ray Grimes
- September 11 – Roy Grimes
- September 13 – John Kelleher
- September 13 – Mike McNally
- September 13 – Dutch Ruether
- September 15 – Speed Martin
- September 17 – Whitey Glazner
- September 20 – Jack Bradley
- September 20 – Doc Wallace
- September 22 – Ira Flagstead
- September 22 – Pat French
- September 25 – Ed Chaplin
- September 28 – Mike Massey
- September 28 – Cy Rheam
- September 30 – Duke Kelleher
October
- October 5 – Paul Speraw
- October 6 – Pat Duncan
- October 6 – Johnny Tillman
- October 12 – Hank Ritter
- October 13 – Pickles Dillhoefer
- October 13 – Dick Spalding
- October 15 – John Karst
- October 15 – Gil Whitehouse
- October 19 – Lloyd Christenbury
- October 25 – Vic Aldridge
- October 31 – Bill Herring
November
- November 1 – Tom Burr
- November 1 – Otis Lawry
- November 4 – Bill Leinhauser
- November 5 – Spencer Heath
- November 6 – Dana Fillingim
- November 15 – Joe Leonard
- November 16 – Cristóbal Torriente
- November 21 – Ziggy Hasbrook
- November 25 – Gene Bailey
- November 28 – Benn Karr
- November 28 – Frank O'Rourke
- November 29 – Carter Elliott
- November 29 – Charlie Snell
- November 30 – Tex Hoffman
December
- December 2 – Tommy Vereker
- December 4 – Luke Nelson
- December 5 – Joe Gedeon
- December 6 – Hack Eibel
- December 12 – Les Hennessy
- December 17 – Bert Yeabsley
- December 18 – Dominic Mulrenan
- December 18 – Rinaldo Williams
- December 19 – Paul Strand
- December 22 – Marty Becker
- December 22 – Jesse Winters
- December 29 – Joe Smith
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.
References
- ^ Ranking the Most Unbreakable MLB Player Streaks and All-Time Consecutive Records BleacherReport.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
- ^ "Hit By A Pitch Team Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.