1894 Season

13 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1894 Major League Baseball season was played by 13 teams. Hugh Duffy led with 18 home runs, Sam Thompson led with 149 RBI, and Hugh Duffy led with 237 hits. This page carries the 1894 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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1894 Home Run Leaders

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Batting average and OPS list qualified hitters only: 3.1 plate appearances per team game — 412 plate appearances at 133 team games. Home runs, RBI, hits, runs and stolen bases are counting totals and list every player.

Batting Average qualified

1 Hugh Duffy .440 2 Sam Thompson .415 3 Ed Delahanty .405 4 Billy Hamilton .403 5 Joe Kelley .393

OPS qualified

1 Hugh Duffy 1.196 2 Sam Thompson 1.162 3 Bill Joyce 1.143 4 Joe Kelley 1.104 5 Ed Delahanty 1.062

Home Runs all players

1 Hugh Duffy 18 2 Bill Joyce 17 3 Bobby Lowe 17 4 Bill Dahlen 15 5 Jimmy Bannon 13

RBI all players

1 Sam Thompson 149 2 Hugh Duffy 145 3 Ed Delahanty 133 4 Lave Cross 132 5 Walt Wilmot 130

Hits all players

1 Hugh Duffy 237 2 Billy Hamilton 225 3 Willie Keeler 219 4 Bobby Lowe 212 5 Steve Brodie 210

Runs all players

1 Billy Hamilton 198 2 Willie Keeler 165 3 Joe Kelley 165 4 Hugh Duffy 160 5 Bobby Lowe 158

Stolen Bases all players

1 Billy Hamilton 100 2 John McGraw 78 3 Walt Wilmot 76 4 Tom Brown 66 5 Bill Lange 66
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1894 Strikeout Leaders

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ERA and WHIP list qualified pitchers only: 1 inning pitched per team game — 133 innings at 133 team games. Wins, strikeouts and saves are counting totals and list every pitcher.

ERA qualified

1 Amos Rusie 2.78 2 Jouett Meekin 3.70 3 Win Mercer 3.85 4 Cy Young 3.94 5 Jack Taylor 4.08

WHIP qualified

1 Amos Rusie 1.41 2 Jouett Meekin 1.41 3 Cy Young 1.45 4 John Clarkson 1.45 5 Jack Taylor 1.49

Wins all pitchers

1 Amos Rusie 36 2 Jouett Meekin 33 3 Kid Nichols 32 4 Theodore Breitenstein 27 5 Ed Stein 26

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Amos Rusie 195 2 Theodore Breitenstein 140 3 Jouett Meekin 137 4 Pink Hawley 120 5 Kid Nichols 113

Saves all pitchers

1 Tony Mullane 4 2 Bill Hawke 3 3 Win Mercer 3 4 Jimmy Callahan 2 5 Duke Esper 2
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📋 Standings

National League

Baltimore Orioles ★ 89-39 New York Giants 88-44 Boston Beaneaters 83-49 Philadelphia Phillies 71-57 Brooklyn Grooms 70-61 Cleveland Spiders 68-61 Pittsburgh Pirates 65-65 Chicago Colts 57-75 St. Louis Browns 56-76 Cincinnati Reds 55-75 Washington Senators 45-87 Louisville Colonels 36-94

IND

Cuban Giants ★ 1-0

The 1894 season in brief

No 1894 club finished with a better record than the Cuban Giants at 1-0. At the other end, the Louisville Colonels went 36-94. Group by group, the New York Giants (88-44) chased the Baltimore Orioles (89-39) to the end in the National League. No postseason series are recorded for 1894, so the page has no bracket. The home run board is topped by Hugh Duffy at 18, ahead of Bill Joyce with 17. Hugh Duffy's .440 is the best average on the qualified board, with Sam Thompson next at .415. That 1894 rate board needs 412 plate appearances (133 team games times the per-game rule). Hugh Duffy topped several batting tiles at once: batting average, OPS, home runs, and hits. Among qualified pitchers, Amos Rusie had the lowest ERA, 2.78; Jouett Meekin followed at 3.70. 1894's pitching counting leaders: Amos Rusie in wins (36) and Amos Rusie in strikeouts (195). The stolen-base tile is headed by Billy Hamilton with 100. Full batting and pitching tables are on the 1894 leaders page.

1894 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1894?
13 teams played in the 1894 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1894?
Hugh Duffy led with 18 home runs in 1894.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1894?
Sam Thompson led with 149 RBI in 1894.
Who led MLB in hits in 1894?
Hugh Duffy led with 237 hits in 1894.
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