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1893 in baseball

1893 in baseball

Overview of the events of 1893 in baseball


The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world.

Champions

National League final standings

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Statistical leaders

Amos Rusie
National League
TypeNameStat
AVGBilly Hamilton PHI.380
HREd Delahanty PHI19
RBIEd Delahanty PHI146
WinsFrank Killen PIT36
ERATed Breitenstein STL3.18
StrikeoutsAmos Rusie NY208

Notable seasons

  • Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Ed Delahanty led the NL in home runs (19), runs batted in (146), total bases (347), and slugging percentage (.583). He was second in the NL in hits (219) and adjusted OPS+ (164). He was third in the NL in batting average (.368) and runs scored (145).[1][2]
  • New York Giants pitcher Amos Rusie had a win–loss record of 33–21 and led the NL in innings pitched (482), strikeouts (208), and shutouts (4). He was second in the NL in earned run average (3.23). He was third in the NL in wins (33) and adjusted ERA+ (143).[3][4]

Events

Births

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

Lip Pike
  • 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

  1. "Ed Delahanty Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. "1893 National League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. "Amos Rusie Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. "1893 National League Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. "Hit By A Pitch Team Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

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