1894 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkPhiladelphia Base Ball Grounds
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagersArthur Irwin
← 1893 Seasons 1895 →

The 1894 baseball season was the Philadelphia Phillies' 12th season in the National League. The team finished in fourth place with a record of 71–57, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

Background

The 1894 Philadelphia Phillies

In August 1894, the Phillies scored 312 runs, which still stands as the record in Major League Baseball for runs scored in a single month. Four of the team's outfielders hit over .400: Hall of Famers Sam Thompson, Ed Delehanty, and Billy Hamilton, plus reserve Tuck Turner.

The Phillies set the record for the highest team batting average for a single season, .349 according to Baseball Almanac or .350 according to Stathead.[1][2]

Following a fire which destroyed its ballpark on August 6, the Phillies played half a dozen home games at the University of Pennsylvania athletic field. The team was especially productive there, winning five of its six games, and outscoring its opponents 93 to 35, including one game it won 29 to 4.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 89 39 0.695 — 52–15 37–24
New York Giants 88 44 0.667 3 49–17 39–27
Boston Beaneaters 83 49 0.629 8 44–19 39–30
Philadelphia Phillies 71 57 0.555 18 48–20 23–37
Brooklyn Grooms 70 61 0.534 20½ 42–24 28–37
Cleveland Spiders 68 61 0.527 21½ 35–24 33–37
Pittsburgh Pirates 65 65 0.500 25 46–28 19–37
Chicago Colts 57 75 0.432 34 35–30 22–45
St. Louis Browns 56 76 0.424 35 34–32 22–44
Cincinnati Reds 55 75 0.423 35 37–28 18–47
Washington Senators 45 87 0.341 46 32–30 13–57
Louisville Colonels 36 94 0.277 54 24–38 12–56

Record vs. opponents

1894 National League record

Sources: [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore — 4–8 8–4 9–3 10–2 9–3 10–2 6–6 6–4–1 6–4 10–2 11–1
Boston 8–4 — 6–6 7–5 8–4 9–3 10–2 6–6–1 6–6 8–4 6–6 9–3
Brooklyn 4–8 6–6 — 6–6–1 6–6 6–5 8–4 5–7–1 5–7–1 7–5–1 8–4 9–3
Chicago 3–9 5–7 6–6–1 — 6–6–1 2–10 8–4 1–11–2 7–5 6–6–1 6–6 7–5
Cincinnati 2–10 4–8 6–6 6–6–1 — 3–8–1 7–5 5–7 3–8–2 5–7 7–5 7–5
Cleveland 3–9 3–9 5–6 10–2 8–3–1 — 8–3 3–9 7–5 4–8 9–3 8–4
Louisville 2–10 2–10 4–8 4–8 5–7 3–8 — 0–12–1 3–8 3–9 6–6 4–8
New York 6–6 6–6–1 7–5–1 11–1–2 7–5 9–3 12–0–1 — 5–7 8–4–1 7–5–1 10–2
Philadelphia 4–6–1 6–6 7–5–1 5–7 8–3–2 5–7 8–3 7–5 — 8–4 5–7 8–4
Pittsburgh 4–6 4–8 5–7–1 6–6–1 7–5 8–4 9–3 4–8–1 4–8 — 6–6 8–4
St. Louis 2–10 6–6 4–8 6–6 5–7 3–9 6–6 5–7–1 7–5 6–6 — 6–6
Washington 1–11 3–9 3–9 5–7 5–7 4–8 8–4 2–10 4–8 4–8 6–6 —


Roster

1894 Philadelphia Phillies
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 Jack Clements 48 171 60 .351 3 36
1B Jack Boyle 117 510 152 .351 4 89
2B Bill Hallman 122 519 162 .312 0 69
3B Lave Cross 122 542 210 .387 7 132
SS Joe Sullivan 77 312 110 .353 3 63
OF Billy Hamilton 132 558 225 .403 4 90
OF Ed Delahanty 116 495 200 .404 4 133
OF Sam Thompson 102 451 187 .415 13 147

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
Tuck Turner 82 347 145 .418 1 84
Bob Allen 41 154 40 .260 0 19
Arthur Irwin 1 0 0 ---- 0 0

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
Jack Taylor 41 298.0 23 13 4.08 76
Kid Carsey 37 288.1 18 12 5.52 43
Lou Johnson 4 32.2 1 1 6.06 10

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
Nixey Callahan 9 33.2 1 2 9.89 9

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Tuck Turner 1 0 0 0 7.50 3
Al Burris 1 0 0 0 18.00 0

References

  1. ^ "Batting Average Team Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, batting_avg>=.320, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Batting Average". Stathead. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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