1883 Boston Beaneaters
National League Champions
LeagueNational League
BallparkSouth End Grounds
CityBoston, Massachusetts
Record63–35 (.643)
League place1st
OwnerArthur Soden
ManagersJack Burdock, John Morrill
← 1882
1884 →

The 1883 Boston Beaneaters season was the 13th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won their third National League pennant, their third in six years. This is also generally recognized as the year during which the team's nickname became the Boston Beaneaters.

Regular season

Season standings

Baseball players are posing for a photograph, four men standing, seven men sitting on chairs.
Team photograph of the 1883 Boston Beaneaters
National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 63 35 0.643 — 41–8 22–27
Chicago White Stockings 59 39 0.602 4 36–13 23–26
Providence Grays 58 40 0.592 5 34–15 24–25
Cleveland Blues 55 42 0.567 7½ 31–18 24–24
Buffalo Bisons 49 45 0.521 12 36–13 13–32
New York Gothams 46 50 0.479 16 28–19 18–31
Detroit Wolverines 40 58 0.408 23 23–26 17–32
Philadelphia Quakers 17 81 0.173 46 9–40 8–41

Record vs. opponents

1883 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS BUF CHI CLE DET NYG PHI PRV
Boston — 7–7 7–7 10–4 10–4 7–7 14–0 8–6
Buffalo 7–7 — 5–9 7–7 9–5–1 8–5 9–5 7–7
Chicago 7–7 9–5 — 6–8 9–5 9–5 12–2 7–7
Cleveland 4–10 7–7 8–6 — 9–5–1 7–6–2 12–2 8–6
Detroit 4–10 5–9–1 5–9 5–9–1 — 8–6 11–3–1 2–12
New York 7–7 5–8 5–9 6–7–2 6–8 — 12–2 5–9
Philadelphia 0–14 5–9 2–12 2–12 3–11–1 2–12 — 3–11
Providence 6–8 7–7 7–7 6–8 12–2 9–5 11–3 —


Roster

1883 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Mike Hines 63 231 52 .225 0 16
1B John Morrill 97 402 129 .319 6 68
2B Jack Burdock 96 400 132 .330 5 88
3B Ezra Sutton 94 414 134 .324 3 73
SS Sam Wise 96 406 110 .271 4 58
OF Charlie Buffinton 86 341 81 .238 1 26
OF Paul Radford 72 258 53 .205 0 14
OF Joe Hornung 96 446 124 .278 8 66

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Mert Hackett 46 179 42 .235 2 24
Edgar Smith 30 115 25 .217 0 16
Lew Brown 14 54 13 .241 0 9

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jim Whitney 62 514.0 37 21 2.24 345
Charlie Buffinton 43 333.0 25 14 3.03 188

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Morrill 2 13.0 1 0 2.77 5

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