1893 Chicago Colts

56-71 • .441 Win% • 9th in NL

The 1893 Chicago Colts went 56-71 (.441) finishing 9th in the NL. The club scored 829 runs, allowed 874, and played home games at South Side Park I. Team leaders included Bill Lange (8 HR, 88 RBI) and Willie McGill (17-18, 4.61 ERA).

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.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

56 Wins
71 Losses
.441 Win %
9th Rank
829 R 874 RA
Diff -45

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829 Runs Scored
874 Runs Allowed
-45 Run Diff
246K Attendance

📈 vs. 1893 NL Average

Batting Avg .278 equal to the 1893 league average (.279)
OBP .348 2% below the 1893 league average (.356)
SLG .378 equal to the 1893 league average (.379)
Team ERA 4.81 3% worse than the 1893 league average (4.67)
Runs Scored 829 4% below the 1893 league average (860 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSouth Side Park I
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Home Games 65
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Total Attendance 246,611
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Avg per Game 3,794

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1893

Batting Avg

1 Bob Glenalvin 0.344 2 Cap Anson 0.314 3 Charlie Irwin 0.305 4 Bill Dahlen 0.301 5 Walt Wilmot 0.301

Home Runs

1 Bill Lange 8 2 Bill Dahlen 5 3 Pop Schriver 4 4 Jimmy Ryan 3 5 Walt Wilmot 3

RBI

1 Cap Anson 91 2 Bill Lange 88 3 Jiggs Parrott 65 4 Bill Dahlen 64 5 Sam Dungan 64
1893 Chicago Colts — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bill Dahlen 116 485 113 146 28 15 5 64 58 30 31 0.301
Bill Lange 117 469 92 132 8 7 8 88 52 20 47 0.281
Jiggs Parrott 113 468 55 113 10 9 1 65 14 27 25 0.241
Sam Dungan 107 465 86 138 23 7 2 64 29 8 11 0.297
Cap Anson 103 398 70 125 24 2 0 91 68 12 13 0.314
Walt Wilmot 94 392 69 118 14 14 3 61 40 8 39 0.301
Jimmy Ryan 83 341 82 102 21 7 3 30 59 25 8 0.299
George Decker 81 328 57 89 9 8 2 48 24 22 22 0.271
Malachi Kittridge 70 255 32 59 9 5 2 30 17 15 3 0.231
Pop Schriver 64 229 49 65 8 3 4 34 14 9 4 0.284
Bill Hutchison 46 162 14 41 7 3 0 25 7 20 2 0.253
Lew Camp 38 156 37 41 7 7 2 17 19 19 30 0.263
Willie McGill 40 124 18 29 4 0 0 13 20 13 5 0.234
Charlie Irwin 21 82 14 25 6 2 0 13 10 1 4 0.305
Bob Glenalvin 16 61 11 21 3 1 0 12 7 3 7 0.344
Hal Mauck 23 61 2 9 0 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.148
Fritz Clausen 10 33 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.121
Bert Abbey 7 26 2 6 1 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.231
Gus McGinnis 13 25 8 6 0 0 0 7 9 2 0 0.240
Bill Eagan 6 19 3 5 0 0 0 2 5 5 4 0.263
Frank Donnelly 7 18 4 8 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 0.444
Henry Lynch 4 14 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.214
John O'Brien 4 14 3 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0.357
Tom Parrott 4 14 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.357
Clark Griffith 4 11 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.182
Sam Shaw 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.286
Bob Caruthers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Hughey 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Harley Parker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gus Yost 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Abe Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1893

ERA

1 Fritz Clausen 3.08 2 Hal Mauck 4.41 3 Willie McGill 4.61 4 Bill Hutchison 4.75 5 Gus McGinnis 5.35

Wins

1 Willie McGill 17 2 Bill Hutchison 16 3 Hal Mauck 8 4 Fritz Clausen 6 5 Frank Donnelly 3

Strikeouts

1 Willie McGill 91 2 Bill Hutchison 80 3 Fritz Clausen 31 4 Hal Mauck 23 5 Gus McGinnis 13
1893 Chicago Colts — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bill Hutchison 16 24 4.75 44 40 0 348.1 420 184 156 80
Willie McGill 17 18 4.61 39 34 0 302.2 311 155 181 91
Hal Mauck 8 10 4.41 23 18 0 143.0 168 70 60 23
Fritz Clausen 6 2 3.08 10 9 1 76.0 71 26 39 31
Gus McGinnis 2 5 5.35 13 5 0 67.1 85 40 31 13
Bert Abbey 2 4 5.46 7 7 0 56.0 74 34 20 6
Frank Donnelly 3 1 5.36 7 5 2 42.0 51 25 17 6
Tom Parrott 0 3 6.67 4 3 0 27.0 35 20 17 7
Clark Griffith 1 2 5.03 4 2 0 19.2 24 11 5 9
Sam Shaw 1 0 5.63 2 2 0 16.0 12 10 13 1
Jim Hughey 0 1 11.00 2 2 0 9.0 14 11 3 4
Jimmy Ryan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 4.2 3 0 0 1
Gus Yost 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 2.2 3 4 8 1
Harley Parker 0 0 13.50 1 0 1 2.0 5 3 1 0
Abe Johnson 0 0 36.00 1 0 1 1.0 2 4 2 0

👥 Roster (31)

Bert Abbey Cap Anson Lew Camp Bob Caruthers Fritz Clausen Bill Dahlen George Decker Frank Donnelly Sam Dungan Bill Eagan Bob Glenalvin Clark Griffith +19 more

31 players

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The 1893 Chicago Colts in brief

A 56-71 record (.441) put the 1893 Chicago Colts 9th in the NL. The run column shows 829 for and 874 against. Pitchers allowed 4.81 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.67. League clubs averaged 860 runs that year, so the Chicago Colts scored 4% fewer. Home games were played at South Side Park I, where 246,611 fans came through the gates.

The home run leader was Bill Lange, who hit 8. Cap Anson drove in a team-high 91 runs. Bill Dahlen collected the most hits, 146. The pitching staff's wins leader was Willie McGill (17). The roster section lists 31 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1892 season and the 1894 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1893 Chicago Colts

What was the 1893 Chicago Colts record?
The 1893 Chicago Colts finished 56-71 (.441 win pct).
Who led the 1893 Chicago Colts in home runs?
Bill Lange led the 1893 Chicago Colts with 8 home runs.
What was the 1893 Chicago Colts team ERA?
The 1893 Chicago Colts posted a team ERA of 4.81.
Did the 1893 Chicago Colts win the World Series?
No. The 1893 Chicago Colts did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1893 Chicago Colts play?
The 1893 Chicago Colts played home games at South Side Park I.
Who led the 1893 Chicago Colts in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Lange (8 HR, 88 RBI) and Willie McGill (17-18, 4.61 ERA).
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