1893 in baseball

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

List of years in baseball

Champions

National League final standings

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 8643 0.667 49–15 37–28
Pittsburgh Pirates 8148 0.628 5 54–19 27–29
Cleveland Spiders 7355 0.570 12½ 47–22 26–33
Philadelphia Phillies 7257 0.558 14 43–22 29–35
New York Giants 6864 0.515 19½ 49–20 19–44
Cincinnati Reds 6563 0.508 20½ 37–27 28–36
Brooklyn Grooms 6563 0.508 20½ 43–24 22–39
Baltimore Orioles 6070 0.462 26½ 36–24 24–46
Chicago Colts 5671 0.441 29 38–34 18–37
St. Louis Browns 5775 0.432 30½ 40–30 17–45
Louisville Colonels 5075 0.400 34 24–28 26–47
Washington Senators 4089 0.310 46 21–27 19–62

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

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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

  1. Ranking the Most Unbreakable MLB Player Streaks and All-Time Consecutive Records BleacherReport.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2015.
  2. "Hit By A Pitch Team Records". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved 14 May 2012.


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