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Sports season
The 1894 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1894. The regular season ended on September 30, with the Baltimore Orioles as the pennant winner of the National League and the New York Giants as runner-up. The postseason began with Game 1 of the first Temple Cup on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Giants swept the Orioles, capturing their first Temple Cup.
The 1894 season saw the return of a postseason championship series, the Temple Cup , following the end of the World's Championship Series with the demise of the American Association in 1891 and the one-off, split-season 1892 World's Championship Series .
The 1894 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 continued the format put in place in the previous season and would be used until 1898 .
Opening Day took place on April 19 featuring eight teams. The final day of the season was on September 30, also featuring eight teams.[ 1] Temple Cup took place between October 4 and October 8.
Foul bunts are now classified as strikes .[ 2]
The sacrifice hit rule, which is when a batter deliberately gets out in an effort to advance a baserunner to another base, is implemented.[ 2] An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at. Ballparks listed in backwards chronological order.
^ Temporary stadium.
^ Intial stadium of the season burned in a fire (Boston: May 16, Philadelphia: August 6)
Home field attendance [ edit ]
Team name
Wins
%±
Home attendance
%±
Per game
New York Giants [ 3] 88
29.4%
387,000
33.4%
5,451
Philadelphia Phillies [ 4] 71
−1.4%
352,773
20.4%
4,969
Baltimore Orioles [ 5] 89
48.3%
328,000
129.4%
4,896
Chicago Colts [ 6] 57
1.8%
239,000
6.9%
3,515
Brooklyn Grooms [ 7] 70
7.7%
214,000
−8.9%
3,101
Pittsburgh Pirates [ 8] 65
−19.8%
159,000
−13.6%
2,120
Cincinnati Reds [ 9] 55
−15.4%
158,000
−18.7%
2,394
St. Louis Browns [ 10] 56
−1.8%
155,000
−20.5%
2,348
Boston Beaneaters [ 11] 83
−3.5%
152,800
−21.0%
2,425
Washington Senators [ 12] 45
12.5%
125,000
38.9%
2,016
Cleveland Spiders [ 13] 68
−6.8%
82,000
−36.9%
1,390
Louisville Colonels [ 14] 36
−28.0%
75,000
39.7%
1,210
^ "1894 Major Leagues Schedule" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 27, 2025 .^ a b c "MLB Rule Changes | Baseball Almanac" . www.baseball-almanac.com . Retrieved January 28, 2025 .^ "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025 .^ "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved March 28, 2024 .^ "Washington Senators Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025 .^ "Cleveland Spiders Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025 .^ "Louisville Colonels Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors" . Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved January 22, 2025 .
Pre-modern era
Beginnings Competition NL monopoly
Modern era
See also
