1894 Washington Senators

45-87 • .341 Win% • 11th in NL

The 1894 Washington Senators went 45-87 (.341) finishing 11th in the NL. The club scored 882 runs, allowed 1,122, and played home games at Boundary Field. Team leaders included Bill Joyce (17 HR, 89 RBI) and Win Mercer (17-23, 3.85 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

45 Wins
87 Losses
.341 Win %
11th Rank
882 R 1122 RA
Diff -240

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882 Runs Scored
1122 Runs Allowed
-240 Run Diff
138K Attendance

📈 vs. 1894 NL Average

Batting Avg .287 7% below the 1894 league average (.309)
OBP .380 equal to the 1894 league average (.379)
SLG .425 2% below the 1894 league average (.435)
Team ERA 5.51 3% worse than the 1894 league average (5.33)
Runs Scored 882 10% below the 1894 league average (983 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumBoundary Field
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Home Games 62
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Total Attendance 138,296
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Avg per Game 2,230

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1894

Batting Avg

1 Bill Joyce 0.355 2 Otis Stocksdale 0.324 3 Bill Hassamaer 0.322 4 Charlie Abbey 0.314 5 Kip Selbach 0.306

Home Runs

1 Bill Joyce 17 2 Ed Cartwright 12 3 Charlie Abbey 7 4 Kip Selbach 7 5 Deacon McGuire 6

RBI

1 Ed Cartwright 106 2 Charlie Abbey 101 3 Bill Hassamaer 90 4 Bill Joyce 89 5 Deacon McGuire 78
1894 Washington Senators — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Charlie Abbey 129 523 95 164 26 18 7 101 58 38 31 0.314
Ed Cartwright 132 507 88 149 35 13 12 106 57 43 31 0.294
Bill Hassamaer 118 494 106 159 33 17 4 90 41 20 16 0.322
Deacon McGuire 104 425 67 130 18 6 6 78 33 19 11 0.306
Kip Selbach 97 372 69 114 21 17 7 71 51 20 21 0.306
Bill Joyce 99 355 103 126 25 14 17 89 87 33 21 0.355
Piggy Ward 98 347 86 105 11 7 0 36 80 31 41 0.303
Paul Radford 95 325 61 78 13 5 0 49 65 23 24 0.240
George Tebeau 61 222 41 50 10 6 0 28 37 20 17 0.225
Frank Scheibeck 52 196 49 45 2 4 0 17 45 24 11 0.230
Win Mercer 53 165 29 48 5 2 2 29 9 20 9 0.291
Dan Dugdale 38 134 19 32 4 2 0 16 13 14 7 0.239
Al Maul 41 124 23 30 3 3 2 20 14 11 1 0.242
Otis Stocksdale 24 71 10 23 1 0 0 6 2 5 2 0.324
Joe Sullivan 17 60 7 15 3 0 0 5 6 2 3 0.250
Mike Sullivan 20 57 4 9 1 1 1 7 2 11 0 0.158
Duke Esper 19 54 7 14 3 1 1 4 4 7 0 0.259
Charlie Petty 16 41 5 8 0 1 0 3 4 8 0 0.195
Tim O'Rourke 7 25 4 5 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0.200
Jake Boyd 6 21 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0.143
George Haddock 5 16 4 3 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0.188
John Malarkey 4 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0.071
Kid Mohler 3 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.111
Varney Anderson 2 7 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.429
Count Campau 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.143
Ben Stephens 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jack Egan 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Will Wynne 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1894

ERA

1 Win Mercer 3.85 2 Otis Stocksdale 5.06 3 Charlie Petty 5.59 4 Al Maul 5.98 5 Mike Sullivan 6.58

Wins

1 Win Mercer 17 2 Al Maul 11 3 Duke Esper 5 4 Otis Stocksdale 5 5 Charlie Petty 3

Strikeouts

1 Win Mercer 72 2 Al Maul 34 3 Duke Esper 24 4 Mike Sullivan 21 5 Charlie Petty 14
1894 Washington Senators — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Win Mercer 17 23 3.85 50 39 3 339.1 445 145 126 72
Al Maul 11 15 5.98 28 26 0 201.2 272 134 73 34
Mike Sullivan 2 10 6.58 20 12 1 117.2 166 86 74 21
Otis Stocksdale 5 9 5.06 18 14 0 117.1 176 66 42 10
Duke Esper 5 10 7.45 18 14 0 116.0 177 96 39 24
Charlie Petty 3 8 5.59 16 12 0 103.0 156 64 32 14
George Haddock 0 4 8.69 4 4 0 29.0 50 28 17 1
John Malarkey 2 1 4.15 3 3 0 26.0 42 12 5 3
Jake Boyd 0 3 8.53 3 3 0 19.0 37 18 14 3
Varney Anderson 0 2 7.07 2 2 0 14.0 15 11 6 3
Ben Stephens 0 0 4.91 3 2 0 11.0 19 6 8 1
Will Wynne 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 8.0 10 6 8 2
Jack Egan 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 5.0 8 6 2 2

👥 Roster (28)

Charlie Abbey Varney Anderson Jake Boyd Count Campau Ed Cartwright Dan Dugdale Jack Egan Duke Esper George Haddock Bill Hassamaer Bill Joyce John Malarkey +16 more

28 players

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The 1894 Washington Senators in brief

A 45-87 record (.341) put the 1894 Washington Senators 11th in the NL. With 882 runs scored and 1122 given up, the 1894 differential was -240. Against a league average of .309, the 1894 Washington Senators batted .287. The Washington Senators staff finished with a 5.51 ERA; the league as a whole was at 5.33. The 1894 Washington Senators scored 10% fewer runs than the average club (882 against 983).

Home games were played at Boundary Field, where 138,296 fans came through the gates. Bill Joyce topped the Washington Senators with 17 home runs. Ed Cartwright led in RBI with 106. The hits leader was Charlie Abbey with 164. Win Mercer was the top winner, with 17 victories. In all, the roster shows 28 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1894 Washington Senators

What was the 1894 Washington Senators record?
The 1894 Washington Senators finished 45-87 (.341 win pct).
Who led the 1894 Washington Senators in home runs?
Bill Joyce led the 1894 Washington Senators with 17 home runs.
What was the 1894 Washington Senators team ERA?
The 1894 Washington Senators posted a team ERA of 5.51.
Did the 1894 Washington Senators win the World Series?
No. The 1894 Washington Senators did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1894 Washington Senators play?
The 1894 Washington Senators played home games at Boundary Field.
Who led the 1894 Washington Senators in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Joyce (17 HR, 89 RBI) and Win Mercer (17-23, 3.85 ERA).
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