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This article is about the 1893 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1893 in baseball.
1893 MLB season
LeagueNational League (NL)
SportBaseball
DurationApril 27 – September 30, 1893
Number of games132
Number of teams12
Pennant winner
NL championsBoston Beaneaters
  NL runners-upPittsburgh Pirates
MLB seasons
Locations of teams for the 1893–1895 National League seasons
National League

The 1893 major league baseball season began on April 27, 1893. The regular season ended on September 30, with the Boston Beaneaters as the pennant winner of the National League and therefore winner of the final Dauvray Cup.

The 1893 season saw no postseason championship series, unlike the split-season 1892 World's Championship Series. This would not last, as the following season would see the Temple Cup, which would be a championship series between the NL pennant winner and the runner-up.

Schedule

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See also: Major League Baseball schedule

The 1893 schedule consisted of 132 games for the twelve teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 12 games against the other eleven teams in the league. This replaced the 154-game, 14-games-each format put in place in the previous season and would be used until 1898.

Opening Day took place on April 27 featuring eight teams. The final day of the season was on September 30, featuring six teams.[1]

Rule changes

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  • In place of a pitcher's box, a pitcher's plate at a size of 12 inches by 4 inches was instituted.[2]
  • Prior to throwing a pitch, a pitcher must keep their rear foot on the plate through coming set and the windup.[2]
  • The pitcher's plate was moved back from 50 feet from home plate to 60 feet 6 inches.[2]
  • The 1885 rule allowing flat bats was rescinded, reinstating the 1857 rule requiring round bats.[2][3]
  • Additionally, Softwoods (like pine) and bats that were sawed off at the end were banned; bats must wholly of hardwood.[2][3]

Teams

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An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at

League Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
National League Baltimore Orioles Baltimore, Maryland Union Park 6,500 Ned Hanlon
Boston Beaneaters Boston, Massachusetts South End Grounds 8,500 Frank Selee
Brooklyn Grooms Brooklyn, New York Eastern Park 12,000 Dave Foutz
Chicago Colts Chicago, Illinois West Side Park
South Side Park* 		13,000
6,450* 		Cap Anson
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati, Ohio League Park (Cincinnati) 3,000 Charles Comiskey
Cleveland Spiders Cleveland, Ohio League Park (Cleveland) 9,000 Patsy Tebeau
Louisville Colonels Louisville, Kentucky Eclipse Park (II)
Eclipse Park (I)* 		6,400
5,860* 		Billy Barnie
New York Giants New York, New York Polo Grounds 16,000 John Ward
Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 12,500 Harry Wright
Pittsburgh Pirates Allegheny, Pennsylvania Exposition Park 6,500 Al Buckenberger
St. Louis Browns St. Louis, Missouri New Sportsman's Park 14,500 Bill Watkins
Washington Sentaors Washington, D.C. Boundary Field 6,500 Jim O'Rourke

Standings

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National League

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National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 86 43 .667 — 49‍–‍15 37‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 48 .628 5 54‍–‍19 27‍–‍29
Cleveland Spiders 73 55 .570 12½ 47‍–‍22 26‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies 72 57 .558 14 43‍–‍22 29‍–‍35
New York Giants 68 64 .515 19½ 49‍–‍20 19‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 65 63 .508 20½ 37‍–‍27 28‍–‍36
Brooklyn Grooms 65 63 .508 20½ 43‍–‍24 22‍–‍39
Baltimore Orioles 60 70 .462 26½ 36‍–‍24 24‍–‍46
Chicago Colts 56 71 .441 29 38‍–‍34 18‍–‍37
St. Louis Browns 57 75 .432 30½ 40‍–‍30 17‍–‍45
Louisville Colonels 50 75 .400 34 24‍–‍28 26‍–‍47
Washington Senators 40 89 .310 46 21‍–‍27 19‍–‍62

Managerial changes

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Off-season

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Team Former Manager New Manager
Brooklyn Grooms John Ward Dave Foutz
Louisville Colonels Fred Pfeffer Billy Barnie
New York Giants Patrick Powers John Ward
Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Burns Al Buckenberger
St. Louis Browns Bob Caruthers Bill Watkins
Washington Senators Danny Richardson Jim O'Rourke

League leaders

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National League

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Hitting leaders
Stat Player Total
AVG Billy Hamilton (PHI) .380
OPS Billy Hamilton (PHI) 1.014
HR Ed Delahanty (PHI) 19
RBI Ed Delahanty (PHI) 146
R Herman Long (BOS) 149
H Sam Thompson (PHI) 222
SB Tom Brown (LOU) 66
Pitching leaders
Stat Player Total
W Frank Killen (PIT) 36
L Duke Esper (WSH) 28
ERA Theodore Breitenstein (STL) 3.18
K Amos Rusie (NY) 208
IP Amos Rusie (NY) 482.0
SV Mark Baldwin (NYG/PIT)
Tom Colcolough (PIT)
Frank Donnelly (CHI)
Frank Dwyer (CIN)
Tony Mullane (BAL/CIN)
Cy Young (CLE) 		2
WHIP Kid Nichols (BOS) 1.280

Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Philadelphia Phillies[4] 72 −17.2% 293,019 51.3% 4,440
New York Giants[5] 68 −4.2% 290,000 122.1% 4,085
Brooklyn Grooms[6] 65 −31.6% 235,000 27.9% 3,507
Chicago Colts[7] 56 −20.0% 223,500 104.9% 3,062
St. Louis Browns[8] 57 1.8% 195,000 1.3% 2,708
Cincinnati Reds[9] 65 −20.7% 194,250 −1.1% 2,943
Boston Beaneaters[10] 86 −15.7% 193,300 32.0% 2,974
Pittsburgh Pirates[11] 81 1.3% 184,000 3.8% 2,521
Baltimore Orioles[12] 60 30.4% 143,000 52.8% 2,383
Cleveland Spiders[13] 73 −21.5% 130,000 −7.1% 1,857
Washington Senators[14] 40 −31.0% 90,000 −29.8% 1,837
Louisville Colonels[15] 50 −20.6% 53,683 −59.1% 1,013

References

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  1. ^ "1893 Major Leagues Schedule". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Bratkovich, Steven. "The Bats … They Keep Changing! – Society for American Baseball Research". Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  13. ^ "Cleveland Spiders Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  14. ^ "Washington Senators Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  15. ^ "Louisville Colonels Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
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