1893 in baseball
The following are the baseball events of the year 1893 throughout the world.
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 (NY) | 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 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
[edit]- 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.[5]
- 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 ft 6 in (18.44 m).
- 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.[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.
Births
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1 – Frank Fuller
- January 2 – Jesse Altenburg
- January 3 – George Shively
- January 10
- January 12
- January 14 – Billy Meyer
- January 17 – Luke Glavenich
- January 20
- January 25 – Abe Bowman
- January 28 – Guy Cooper
- January 30 – Red Smyth
- January 31 – George Burns
February
[edit]- February 2 – Cy Warmoth
- February 7 – Charlie Jamieson
- February 10 – Bill Evans
- February 12 – Earl Sheely
- February 13 – Ben Dyer
- February 17
- February 21
- February 23 – Jim O'Neill
- February 25 – Phil Slattery
- February 28 – Sam Mayer
March
[edit]- March 8 – Ray Francis
- March 9
- March 12
- 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
[edit]- April 4 – Pete Kilduff
- April 7
- April 9
- April 10 – Walter Ancker
- April 11
- April 13 – Roy Walker
- April 14 – Ben Tincup
- April 15
- April 24 – Walt Smallwood
- April 27 – Allen Sothoron
- April 29 – Shag Thompson
May
[edit]- May 6 – Pat Griffin
- May 7 – Bill Hobbs
- May 8
- May 9 – Bill Bolden
- May 12
- May 15 – Sam Fishburn
- May 20
- May 21 – Herold Juul
- May 22 – Pat Parker
- May 23 – Elmer Leifer
- May 25 – Bill Bankston
June
[edit]- June 1
- June 5 – Herb Hall
- June 9
- June 18 – Ben Shaw
- June 22 – Larry Pezold
- June 26 – Elmer Ponder
- June 27 – Charlie Wheatley
July
[edit]- July 1 – Howie Camp
- July 3 – Dickey Kerr
- July 6 – Shovel Hodge
- July 7 – Dutch Wetzel
- July 8
- July 9
- July 11
- 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
[edit]- August 5 – Jack Harper
- August 8 – Jack Smith
- August 11 – Red Causey
- August 12 – John Michaelson
- August 16 – Cy Wright
- August 18
- August 19 – Jim Shaw
- August 22
- August 23 – Sam White
- August 24
- August 25 – Bob Gandy
- August 27
- August 30 – Ralph Head
- August 31 – Murphy Currie
September
[edit]- September 5 – Don Rader
- September 6 – Bill Murray
- September 9 – Walt Kinney
- September 11
- September 13
- September 15 – Speed Martin
- September 17 – Whitey Glazner
- September 20
- September 22
- September 25 – Ed Chaplin
- September 28
- September 30 – Duke Kelleher
October
[edit]- October 5 – Paul Speraw
- October 6
- October 12 – Hank Ritter
- October 13
- October 15
- October 19 – Lloyd Christenbury
- October 25 – Vic Aldridge
- October 31 – Bill Herring
November
[edit]- November 1
- 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
- November 29
- November 30 – Tex Hoffman
December
[edit]- 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
- December 19 – Paul Strand
- December 22
- December 29 – Joe Smith
Deaths
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- January 4 – Jim Halpin, 29, shortstop in 1882, and 1884–1885.
- March – Joseph Quinn, 36, 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
[edit]- ^ "Ed Delahanty Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "1893 National League Batting Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Amos Rusie Stats". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ "1893 National League Pitching Leaders". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
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