1894 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1894 baseball season was the Philadelphia Phillies' 12th season in the National League. The team finished in fourth place with a record of 71–57, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. In August, the Phillies scored 312 runs, which still stands as the record in Major League Baseball for runs scored in a single month. Four of the team's outfielders hit over .400: Hall of Famers Sam Thompson, Ed Delehanty, and Billy Hamilton, plus reserve Tuck Turner. The Phillies set the record for the highest team batting average for a single season, .349 according to Baseball Almanac or .350 according to Stathead.[1][2]
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Owner(s) | Al Reach, John Rogers |
Manager(s) | Arthur Irwin |
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Following a fire which destroyed their ballpark on August 6, the Phillies played half a dozen home games at the University of Pennsylvania athletic field. They were especially productive there, winning five of the six games, and outscoring their opponents 93 to 35, including one game they won 29 to 4.
Regular season

Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | 0.695 | — | 52–15 | 37–24 |
New York Giants | 88 | 44 | 0.667 | 3 | 49–17 | 39–27 |
Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | 0.629 | 8 | 44–19 | 39–30 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18 | 48–20 | 23–37 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | 0.534 | 20½ | 42–24 | 28–37 |
Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | 0.527 | 21½ | 35–24 | 33–37 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | 0.500 | 25 | 46–28 | 19–37 |
Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | 0.432 | 34 | 35–30 | 22–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | 0.424 | 35 | 34–32 | 22–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | 0.423 | 35 | 37–28 | 18–47 |
Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | 0.341 | 46 | 32–30 | 13–57 |
Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | 0.277 | 54 | 24–38 | 12–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–4–1 | 6–4 | 10–2 | 11–1 | |||||
Boston | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | — | 6–6–1 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 1–11–2 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–8–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
Cleveland | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 10–2 | 8–3–1 | — | 8–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–8 | — | 0–12–1 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||||
New York | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 7–5–1 | 11–1–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–0–1 | — | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 8–3–2 | 5–7 | 8–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8–1 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | |||||
St. Louis | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | |||||
Washington | 1–11 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jack Clements | 48 | 171 | 60 | .351 | 3 | 36 |
1B | Jack Boyle | 117 | 510 | 152 | .351 | 4 | 89 |
3B | Lave Cross | 122 | 542 | 210 | .387 | 7 | 132 |
SS | Joe Sullivan | 77 | 312 | 110 | .353 | 3 | 63 |
OF | Billy Hamilton | 132 | 558 | 225 | .403 | 4 | 90 |
OF | Ed Delahanty | 116 | 495 | 200 | .404 | 4 | 133 |
OF | Sam Thompson | 102 | 451 | 187 | .415 | 13 | 147 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Tuck Turner | 82 | 347 | 145 | .418 | 1 | 84 |
Bob Allen | 41 | 154 | 40 | .260 | 0 | 19 |
Arthur Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jack Taylor | 41 | 298.0 | 23 | 13 | 4.08 | 76 |
Kid Carsey | 37 | 288.1 | 18 | 12 | 5.52 | 43 |
Lou Johnson | 4 | 32.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.06 | 10 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Nixey Callahan | 9 | 33.2 | 1 | 2 | 9.89 | 9 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tuck Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 | 3 |
Al Burris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
References
- "Batting Average Team Records". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- "Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, batting_avg>=.320, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Batting Average". Stathead. Retrieved October 21, 2020.