1893 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world.
| Years in baseball |
Champions
[edit]Statistical leaders
[edit]| National League | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stat | Player | Total |
| AVG | Billy Hamilton (PHI) | .380 |
| HR | Ed Delahanty (PHI) | 19 |
| RBI | Ed Delahanty (PHI) | 146 |
| W | Frank Killen (PIT) | 36 |
| ERA | Theodore Breitenstein (STL) | 3.18 |
| K | Amos Rusie (NYG) | 208 |
National League final standings
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Notable seasons
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- 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 winโloss record of 33โ21 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
[edit]- June 19 โ 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.[5]
- August 16 โ Bill Hawke of the Baltimore Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Washington Senators in a 5โ0 win. It is the first no-hitter thrown from the modern-day pitching distance of 60ย ft 6ย in (18.44ย m).
- August 19 โ The Pittsburgh Pirates set a Major League record which still stands for the most batters hit by a pitch in an inning. Pitchers Red Ehret and Adonis Terry hit four batters in the 2nd inning against the Boston Beaneaters, hitting Charlie Ganzel, Herman Long, Bobby Lowe, and Tommy Tucker.[6][7]
- November 21 โ Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the WL will prosper.
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 โ Frank Fuller
- January 2 โ Jesse Altenburg
- January 3 โ George Shively
- January 10
- January 12
- January 14 โ Billy Meyer
- January 17 โ Luke Glavenich
- January 20
- January 25 โ Abe Bowman
- January 28 โ Guy Cooper
- January 30 โ Red Smyth
- January 31 โ George Burns
February
[edit]- February 2 โ Cy Warmoth
- February 7 โ Charlie Jamieson
- February 10 โ Bill Evans
- February 12 โ Earl Sheely
- February 13 โ Ben Dyer
- February 17
- February 21
- February 23 โ Jim O'Neill
- February 25 โ Phil Slattery
- February 28 โ Sam Mayer
March
[edit]- March 8 โ Ray Francis
- March 9
- March 12
- March 18 โ Russ Wrightstone
- March 20 โ Johnny Butler
- March 23 โ Ray Kremer
- March 24 โ George Sisler
- March 26 โ Frank Brower
- March 27 โ Charlie Boardman
April
[edit]- April 4 โ Pete Kilduff
- April 7
- April 9
- April 10 โ Walter Ancker
- April 11
- April 13 โ Roy Walker
- April 14 โ Ben Tincup
- April 15
- April 24 โ Walt Smallwood
- April 27 โ Allen Sothoron
- April 29 โ Shag Thompson
May
[edit]- May 6 โ Pat Griffin
- May 7 โ Bill Hobbs
- May 8
- May 9 โ Bill Bolden
- May 12
- May 15 โ Sam Fishburn
- May 20