1895 Season

12 teams competing in 2 leagues

The 1895 Major League Baseball season was played by 12 teams. Sam Thompson led with 18 home runs, Sam Thompson led with 165 RBI, and Jesse Burkett led with 225 hits. This page carries the 1895 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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1895 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 Jesse Burkett .405 2 Ed Delahanty .404 3 Sam Thompson .392 4 Bill Lange .389 5 Billy Hamilton .389

OPS qualified

1 Ed Delahanty 1.117 2 Sam Thompson 1.085 3 Bill Lange 1.032 4 Joe Kelley 1.003 5 Jesse Burkett 1.001

Home Runs all players

1 Sam Thompson 18 2 Bill Joyce 17 3 Jack Clements 13 4 Ed Delahanty 11 5 John Anderson 10

RBI all players

1 Sam Thompson 165 2 Steve Brodie 134 3 Joe Kelley 134 4 Hughie Jennings 125 5 Ed McKean 119

Hits all players

1 Jesse Burkett 225 2 Willie Keeler 213 3 Sam Thompson 211 4 Hughie Jennings 204 5 Billy Hamilton 201

Runs all players

1 Billy Hamilton 166 2 Willie Keeler 162 3 Hughie Jennings 159 4 Jesse Burkett 153 5 Ed Delahanty 149

Stolen Bases all players

1 Billy Hamilton 97 2 Bill Lange 67 3 John McGraw 61 4 Joe Kelley 54 5 Hughie Jennings 53
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🎯 Pitching Leaders

1895 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 Al Maul 2.45 2 Pink Hawley 3.18 3 Bill Hoffer 3.21 4 John Foreman 3.22 5 Cy Young 3.26

WHIP qualified

1 Cy Young 1.18 2 Al Maul 1.28 3 Pink Hawley 1.29 4 Bill Hoffer 1.34 5 Kid Nichols 1.34

Wins all pitchers

1 Cy Young 35 2 Pink Hawley 31 3 Bill Hoffer 31 4 Kid Nichols 27 5 George Cuppy 26

Strikeouts all pitchers

1 Amos Rusie 201 2 Kid Nichols 148 3 Pink Hawley 142 4 Theodore Breitenstein 131 5 Cy Young 121

Saves all pitchers

1 Ernie Beam 3 2 Tom Parrott 3 3 Jack Cronin 2 4 George Cuppy 2 5 John Foreman 2
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📋 Standings

National League

Baltimore Orioles ★ 87-43 Cleveland Spiders 84-46 Philadelphia Phillies 78-53 Chicago Colts 72-58 Brooklyn Grooms 71-60 Boston Beaneaters 71-60 Pittsburgh Pirates 71-61 Cincinnati Reds 66-64 New York Giants 66-65 Washington Senators 43-85 St. Louis Browns 39-92 Louisville Colonels 35-96

The 1895 season in brief

No 1895 club finished with a better record than the Baltimore Orioles at 87-43. The Louisville Colonels finished at the bottom of the 1895 table at 35-96. In the 1895 standings, National League honors went to the Baltimore Orioles, whose 87-43 beat the Cleveland Spiders's 84-46. No postseason series are recorded for 1895, so the page has no bracket. Sam Thompson led the majors with 18 home runs, ahead of Bill Joyce with 17. Jesse Burkett's .405 is the best average on the qualified board, with Ed Delahanty next at .404. That 1895 rate board needs 412 plate appearances (133 team games times the per-game rule). Al Maul's 2.45 ERA led the qualified pitchers; Pink Hawley followed at 3.18. First place on the remaining pitching boards: Cy Young in wins (35) and Amos Rusie in strikeouts (201). Billy Hamilton had the most stolen bases, 97. For the complete tables behind these tiles, see the 1895 leaders page.

1895 MLB Season: Frequently Asked Questions

How many teams played in 1895?
12 teams played in the 1895 major league season.
Who led MLB in home runs in 1895?
Sam Thompson led with 18 home runs in 1895.
Who led MLB in RBI in 1895?
Sam Thompson led with 165 RBI in 1895.
Who led MLB in hits in 1895?
Jesse Burkett led with 225 hits in 1895.
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