1892 Season

12 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1892 Major League Baseball season was played by 12 teams. Bug Holliday led with 13 home runs, Dan Brouthers led with 124 RBI, and Dan Brouthers led with 197 hits. This page carries the 1892 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

🏆 Postseason

1892 Bracket
CS BSN def. CL4 (5-0)

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⚾ Batting Leaders

1892 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 471 plate appearances at 152 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Dan Brouthers .335 2 Billy Hamilton .330 3 Cupid Childs .317 4 Thomas Burns .315 5 Ed Delahanty .306

OPS qualified

1 Dan Brouthers .911 2 Roger Connor .883 3 Ed Delahanty .855 4 Thomas Burns .849 5 Cupid Childs .841

Home Runs all players

1 Bug Holliday 13 2 Roger Connor 12 3 Jake Beckley 10 4 Jimmy Ryan 10 5 Sam Thompson 9

RBI all players

1 Dan Brouthers 124 2 Sam Thompson 104 3 Jake Beckley 96 4 Thomas Burns 96 5 Henry Larkin 96

Hits all players

1 Dan Brouthers 197 2 Sam Thompson 186 3 Hugh Duffy 184 4 Billy Hamilton 183 5 Herman Long 181

Runs all players

1 Cupid Childs 136 2 Billy Hamilton 132 3 Hugh Duffy 125 4 Roger Connor 123 5 Dan Brouthers 121

Stolen Bases all players

1 John Ward 88 2 Tom Brown 78 3 Arlie Latham 66 4 Bill Dahlen 60 5 Billy Hoy 60
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1892 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 152 innings at 152 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Cy Young 1.93 2 Tim Keefe 2.36 3 John Clarkson 2.48 4 George Cuppy 2.51 5 Adonis Terry 2.57

WHIP qualified

1 Cy Young 1.06 2 Kid Nichols 1.16 3 Jesse Duryea 1.17 4 Scott Stratton 1.17 5 Red Ehret 1.18

Wins all pitchers

1 Bill Hutchison 36 2 Cy Young 36 3 Kid Nichols 35 4 Jack Stivetts 35 5 Amos Rusie 32

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Bill Hutchison 314 2 Amos Rusie 304 3 Gus Weyhing 202 4 Kid Nichols 192 5 Ed Stein 190

Saves all pitchers

1 Gus Weyhing 3 2 Jesse Duryea 2 3 Bert Abbey 1 4 Kid Carsey 1 5 Bob Caruthers 1
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📋 Standings

National League

Boston Beaneaters ★ 102-48 Cleveland Spiders 93-56 Brooklyn Grooms 95-59 Philadelphia Phillies 87-66 Cincinnati Reds 82-68 Pittsburgh Pirates 80-73 Chicago Colts 70-76 New York Giants 71-80 Louisville Colonels 63-89 Washington Senators 58-93 St. Louis Browns 56-94 Baltimore Orioles 46-101

The 1892 season in brief

At 102-48, the Boston Beaneaters had the top winning percentage of the 1892 season. Nobody in 1892 fared worse than the Baltimore Orioles (46-101). In the 1892 standings, nobody in the National League came near the Boston Beaneaters's 102-48. Before that, the bracket shows the Boston Beaneaters over the Cleveland Spiders in the Championship Series (5-0). On the home run tile, Bug Holliday sat first with 13, ahead of Roger Connor with 12. The qualified batting-average board starts with Dan Brouthers at .335, with Billy Hamilton next at .330. In 1892 the qualifying line sat at 471 plate appearances, from a 152-game club schedule. The batting tiles keep returning to Dan Brouthers, first in batting average, OPS, RBI, and hits. The ERA board, limited to qualified pitchers, starts with Cy Young at 1.93; Tim Keefe followed at 2.36. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Bill Hutchison in wins (36) and Bill Hutchison in strikeouts (314). John Ward had the most stolen bases, 88. Beyond the top five in each tile, the 1892 leaders page ranks the whole 1892 field.

1892 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1892?
12 teams played in the 1892 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1892?
Bug Holliday led with 13 home runs in 1892.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1892?
Dan Brouthers led with 124 RBI in 1892.
Who led MLB in hits in 1892?
Dan Brouthers led with 197 hits in 1892.
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