1884 Season

33 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1884 Major League Baseball season was played by 33 teams. The Providence Grays won the World Series, defeating the New York Metropolitans. Ed Williamson led with 27 home runs, Dave Orr led with 112 RBI, and Fred Dunlap led with 185 hits. This page carries the 1884 standings, league leaders, postseason results, 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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1884 Bracket
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⚾ Batting Leaders

1884 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 341 plate appearances at 110 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Fred Dunlap .412 2 Orator Shafer .360 3 King Kelly .354 4 Dave Orr .354 5 Jim O'Rourke .347

OPS qualified

1 Fred Dunlap 1.069 2 Dan Brouthers .941 3 King Kelly .938 4 John Reilly .918 5 Cap Anson .916

Home Runs all players

1 Ed Williamson 27 2 Fred Pfeffer 25 3 Abner Dalrymple 22 4 Cap Anson 21 5 Dan Brouthers 14

RBI all players

1 Dave Orr 112 2 Cap Anson 102 3 Fred Pfeffer 101 4 King Kelly 95 5 John Reilly 91

Hits all players

1 Fred Dunlap 185 2 Orator Shafer 168 3 Jim O'Rourke 162 4 Dave Orr 162 5 Ezra Sutton 162

Runs all players

1 Fred Dunlap 160 2 Orator Shafer 130 3 Harry Stovey 124 4 King Kelly 120 5 Joe Hornung 119

Stolen Bases all players

1 John Ake 0 2 Gus Alberts 0 3 Nin Alexander 0 4 Hezekiah Allen 0 5 Ed Andrews 0
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1884 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 110 innings at 110 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Old Hoss Radbourn 1.38 2 Charlie Sweeney 1.70 3 Henry Boyle 1.74 4 Guy Hecker 1.80 5 Pretzels Getzien 1.95

WHIP qualified

1 Charlie Sweeney 0.82 2 Henry Boyle 0.85 3 Guy Hecker 0.87 4 Jim Whitney 0.89 5 Ed Morris 0.90

Wins all pitchers

1 Old Hoss Radbourn 60 2 Guy Hecker 52 3 Charlie Buffinton 48 4 Pud Galvin 46 5 Billy Taylor 43

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Hugh Daily 483 2 Dupee Shaw 451 3 Old Hoss Radbourn 441 4 Charlie Buffinton 417 5 Guy Hecker 385

Saves all pitchers

1 Billy Taylor 4 2 John Morrill 2 3 Henry Boyle 1 4 Lew Brown 1 5 Thomas Burns 1
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📋 Standings

UA

St. Louis Maroons ★ 94-19 Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 69-36 Baltimore Monumentals 58-47 Boston Reds 58-51 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 41-50 Washington Nationals 47-65 Philadelphia Keystones 21-46 St. Paul White Caps 2-6 Altoona Mountain City 6-19 Kansas City Cowboys 16-63 Wilmington Quicksteps 2-16

National League

Providence Grays ★ 84-28 Boston Beaneaters 73-38 Buffalo Bisons 64-47 New York Gothams 62-50 Chicago White Stockings 62-50 Philadelphia Quakers 39-73 Cleveland Blues 35-77 Detroit Wolverines 28-84

AA

New York Metropolitans ★ 75-32 Columbus Buckeyes 69-39 Louisville Eclipse 68-40 St. Louis Browns 67-40 Cincinnati Red Stockings 68-41 Baltimore Orioles 63-43 Philadelphia Athletics 61-46 Toledo Blue Stockings 46-58 Brooklyn Atlantics 40-64 Richmond Virginians 12-30 Pittsburg Alleghenys 30-78 Indianapolis Hoosiers 29-78 Washington Nationals 12-51

The 1884 season in brief

The St. Louis Maroons set the pace in 1884 with a 94-19 record. Nobody in 1884 fared worse than the Wilmington Quicksteps (2-16). By season's end, nobody in the American Association came near the New York Metropolitans's 75-32, the National League was not close, the Providence Grays finishing 84-28 to the Boston Beaneaters's 73-38, and the St. Louis Maroons owned the Union Association with a 94-19 mark, the Milwaukee Brewers next at 8-4. 1884's champions were the Providence Grays, World Series winners against the New York Metropolitans, 3 games to 0. The home run board is topped by Ed Williamson at 27, ahead of Fred Pfeffer with 25. Among qualified hitters, Fred Dunlap had the top batting average, .412, with Orator Shafer next at .360. Fred Dunlap cleared the 341-plate-appearance line that 1884's 110 team games set. The batting tiles keep returning to Fred Dunlap, first in batting average, OPS, hits, and runs. Old Hoss Radbourn's 1.38 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Charlie Sweeney followed at 1.70. The other 1884 pitching tiles are led by Old Hoss Radbourn in wins (60) and Hugh Daily in strikeouts (483). Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1884 leaders page.

1884 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the World Series in 1884?
The Providence Grays won the 1884 World Series, beating the New York Metropolitans.
How many teams played in 1884?
33 teams played in the 1884 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1884?
Ed Williamson led with 27 home runs in 1884.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1884?
Dave Orr led with 112 RBI in 1884.
Who led MLB in hits in 1884?
Fred Dunlap led with 185 hits in 1884.
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