1883 Season

16 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1883 Major League Baseball season was played by 16 teams. Harry Stovey led with 14 home runs, Dan Brouthers led with 97 RBI, and Dan Brouthers led with 159 hits. This page carries the 1883 standings, league leaders, and a link to every team's season.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
Win% (Winning Percentage):
Wins divided by games decided.
GB (Games Back):
How far a team trailed the division or league leader.

Data updated

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1883 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 303 plate appearances at 98 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Dan Brouthers .374 2 Roger Connor .357 3 Ed Swartwood .357 4 Pete Browning .338 5 George Gore .334

OPS qualified

1 Dan Brouthers .969 2 Roger Connor .900 3 Ed Swartwood .869 4 John Morrill .868 5 Harry Stovey .852

Home Runs all players

1 Harry Stovey 14 2 Buck Ewing 10 3 Charley Jones 10 4 John Reilly 9 5 Jerry Denny 8

RBI all players

1 Dan Brouthers 97 2 Jack Burdock 88 3 Charley Jones 80 4 John Reilly 79 5 Ezra Sutton 73

Hits all players

1 Dan Brouthers 159 2 Ed Swartwood 147 3 Roger Connor 146 4 Jim O'Rourke 143 5 John Reilly 136

Runs all players

1 Harry Stovey 110 2 Joe Hornung 107 3 George Gore 105 4 John Reilly 103 5 Jim O'Rourke 102

Stolen Bases all players

1 Myron Allen 0 2 Doug Allison 0 3 Cap Anson 0 4 Jersey Bakley 0 5 George Baker 0
View Complete Batting Stats →

🎯 Pitching Leaders

1883 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 98 innings at 98 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Jim McCormick 1.84 2 Old Hoss Radbourn 2.05 3 Will White 2.09 4 Tony Mullane 2.19 5 Jim Whitney 2.24

WHIP qualified

1 Tim Keefe 0.96 2 Tony Mullane 0.97 3 Old Hoss Radbourn 0.98 4 Will White 1.00 5 Jim Whitney 1.03

Wins all pitchers

1 Old Hoss Radbourn 48 2 Pud Galvin 46 3 Will White 43 4 Tim Keefe 41 5 Jim Whitney 37

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Tim Keefe 359 2 Jim Whitney 345 3 Old Hoss Radbourn 315 4 Pud Galvin 279 5 Larry Corcoran 216

Saves all pitchers

1 Jim Whitney 2 2 George Weidman 2 3 Cap Anson 1 4 Bob Barr 1 5 Charlie Buffinton 1
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📋 Standings

National League

Boston Beaneaters ★ 63-35 Chicago White Stockings 59-39 Providence Grays 58-40 Cleveland Blues 55-42 Buffalo Bisons 52-45 New York Gothams 46-50 Detroit Wolverines 40-58 Philadelphia Quakers 17-81

AA

Philadelphia Athletics ★ 66-32 St. Louis Browns 65-33 Cincinnati Red Stockings 61-37 New York Metropolitans 54-42 Louisville Eclipse 52-45 Columbus Buckeyes 32-65 Pittsburg Alleghenys 31-67 Baltimore Orioles 28-68

The 1883 season in brief

No 1883 club finished with a better record than the Philadelphia Athletics at 66-32. Nobody in 1883 fared worse than the Philadelphia Quakers (17-81). Across the races, the American Association went to the Philadelphia Athletics by the narrowest of margins over the St. Louis Browns, 66-32 to 65-33 and the Boston Beaneaters (63-35) held off the Chicago White Stockings (59-39) in the National League. The data holds no postseason results for 1883. Harry Stovey led the majors with 14 home runs, ahead of Buck Ewing with 10. Among qualified hitters, Dan Brouthers had the top batting average, .374, with Roger Connor next at .357. Qualification for that 1883 board is 303 plate appearances at 98 team games. Dan Brouthers topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, RBI, and hits. Jim McCormick's 1.84 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Old Hoss Radbourn followed at 2.05. 1883's pitching counting leaders: Old Hoss Radbourn in wins (48) and Tim Keefe in strikeouts (359). Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1883 leaders page.

1883 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1883?
16 teams played in the 1883 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1883?
Harry Stovey led with 14 home runs in 1883.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1883?
Dan Brouthers led with 97 RBI in 1883.
Who led MLB in hits in 1883?
Dan Brouthers led with 159 hits in 1883.
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