Champions

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over

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(4–0) *

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: Baltimore Orioles

Statistical leaders

¹ National League Triple Crown pitching winner

National League final standings

1894 New York Giants baseball team alternate pose

Notable seasons

*Boston Beaneaters center fielder

Hugh Duffy Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates, Boston Reds, Boston Beaneaters, Milwau ...

set the MLB single-season record for batting average (.440). He also led the NL in hits (237), home runs (18), total bases (374), and runs scored (160). He was second in the NL in slugging percentage (.694) and runs batted in (145). He was third in the NL in on-base percentage (.502) and adjusted OPS+ (173). *New York Giants pitcher Amos Rusie had a win–loss record of 36–13 and led the NL in wins (36), earned run average (2.78), adjusted ERA+ (188), and strikeouts (195). He was second in the NL in innings pitched (444).

Events

*April 24 –

Lave Cross Lafayette Napoleon Cross (born Vratislav Kriz, May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from to . Cross played most of his 21-year career with Phila ...

of the

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hits for the cycle as the Phillies crush the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, 22–5. *May 30 – Second baseman Bobby Lowe of the

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becomes the first player in Major League history to hit four home runs in a game, hitting two in a nine-run 3rd inning. Boston tops the

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, 20–11. *June 13 – Bill Hassamaer outfielder/infielder for the Washington Senators hits for the cycle against the

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. Washington wins, 12–3. *July 10 – Jerry Denny of the

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becomes the final

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to play a Major League game without wearing a

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. *August 4 –

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, the home stadium of the

, burns down in a fire. The Phillies are forced to play their remaining games at the

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. *August 17 –

outfielder Sam Thompson hits for the cycle as the Phillies crush the

, 29–4. *September 3 – The

set a Major League record for most

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in a game, with nine against the

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. *September 28 –

pitcher Tom Parrott hits for the cycle against the

. New York wins, however, 9–8.

Births

January

*January 1 – Hack Miller *January 2 – Bill Wagner *January 3 ** John Fluhrer ** Tom Whelan *January 8 – Art Ewoldt *January 9 ** Billy Lee ** Ira Townsend *January 14 – Art Decatur *January 16 – Moxie Divis *January 18 – Danny Clark *January 25 – Charlie Whitehouse *January 27 – Joe Weiss *January 29 – Otto Rettig *January 31 – Stuffy Stewart

February

*February 1 ** Walt Golvin ** Rube Parnham *February 4 – Vern Spencer *February 6 – Pelham Ballenger *February 7 – Charlie Jackson *February 10 **

Herb Pennock Herbert Jefferis Pennock (February 10, 1894 – January 30, 1948) was an American professional baseball pitcher and front-office executive. He played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1933, and is best known for his time spent with the ...

** Cotton Tierney *February 13 –

Billy Martin Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr. (May 16, 1928 – December 25, 1989) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the New York Yankees. First known ...

*February 19 –

Ernie Cox Ernest Cox (February 17, 1894 – February 26, 1962) was a Canadian football player who played eleven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. Cox was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He died in his home town of Hamilton, and was inducted into the Canadi ...

*February 20 – Suds Sutherland *February 22 ** Tom Grubbs ** Bill Hall *February 23 – José Rodríguez *February 27 – Bob Cone *February 28 –

Jud Wilson Ernest Judson Wilson (February 28, 1894 – June 24, 1963), nicknamed "Boojum", was an American third baseman, first baseman, and manager in Negro league baseball. He played for the Baltimore Black Sox, the Homestead Grays, and the Philadelphia ...

March

*March 2 – Elmer Myers *March 7 **

Frank Gleich Frank Elmer Gleich nch(March 7, 1894 – March 27, 1949) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees. Listed at , 175 lb., Gleich batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was b ...

Merwin Jacobson Merwin John William Jacobson (March 7, 1894 – January 13, 1978) was an American backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between and . Listed at , 165 lb., Jacobson batted and threw left-handed. He w ...

*March 10 ** Fred Johnson ** Jack Wieneke *March 14 – Gene Layden *March 17 – Ralph Shafer *March 19 ** Red Torkelson **

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*March 20 – Bill Stellbauer *March 28 – Lee King *March 29 ** Dixie Leverett ** Alex McColl ** Bob Steele *March 31 ** Ben Mallonee ** Tom Sheehan

April

*April 1 ** Robert Bonner ** Hal Reilly *April 2 – Harry O'Donnell *April 5 – Jim Sullivan *April 7 ** Fred Lear ** Horace Milan *April 13 **

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** Lizzie Murphy ** Squiz Pillion *April 15 –

Red Gunkel Woodward William "Red" Gunkel (April 15, 1894 – April 19, 1954) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Cleveland Indians during the 1916 season. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign T ...

*April 19 – John Donahue *April 21 – Charlie Maisel *April 22 – Jake Pitler *April 24 – Howard Ehmke

May

*May 1 – Paul Carter *May 3 – Cliff Markle *May 8 – Roy Wilkinson *May 15 – Eddie Stumpf *May 16 – Paddy Smith *May 17 – Frank Woodward *May 22 – Hooks Warner *May 23 – Lee McElwee *May 25 – Joe Judge *May 26 – Bill Fincher *May 27 – Frank Snyder *May 30 ** Al Mamaux ** Twink Twining *May 31 – John Sullivan

June

*June 10 ** Fred Hofmann ** Roy Sanders *June 11 ** Jack Calvo ** Walt Whittaker *June 13 – Henry Baldwin *June 15 ** Mike Cantwell ** Norm Glockson *June 16 – Bob Glenn *June 27 ** Red Bluhm ** Joe Connolly

July

*July 5 – Hod Eller *July 10 – Jim Walsh *July 12 – Lee Meadows *July 13 **

Ed Corey Edward Norman "Ike" Corey (born Ed Cohen from July 13, 1894, to September 17, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Corey played one game in his career, in the 1918 season, with the Chicago White Sox. He pitched two innings, giving up one ru ...

** George Cunningham *July 16 ** Howdy Caton ** Rich Gee *July 18 **

Wilbur Fisher Wilbur McCullough Fisher (July 18, 1894 – October 24, 1960) was an American pinch hitter in Major League Baseball. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. ...

** Bill Haeffner ** Carl Stimson *July 19 – George Brickley *July 25 – Red Holt *July 26 – Larry Woodall *July 28 – John Glaiser *July 30 ** Bill Cunningham ** Chuck Ward

August

*August 3 **

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Harry Heilmann Harry Edwin Heilmann (August 3, 1894 – July 9, 1951), nicknamed "Slug", was an American baseball player and radio announcer. He played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 seasons in Major League Baseball wit ...

*August 4 ** Sid Benton ** Jim Grant *August 9 ** Leo Kavanagh ** Johnny Mitchell *August 12 – Paul Carpenter *August 23 – Roy Leslie *August 24 – Jimmy Cooney *August 25 – Buzz Wetzel *August 26 – Sparky Adams *August 27 ** Carl East ** Eddie Mulligan *August 29 – Gus Bono *August 30 –

Bing Miller Edmund John "Bing" Miller (August 30, 1894 – May 7, 1966) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from 1922 to 1936, most prominently as a member of the Philadelphia Athletic ...

*August 31 – Norman Glaser

September

*September 1 – Fred Nicholson *September 4 ** Leo Dixon ** Fred Worden *September 6 – Billy Gleason *September 12 – Ole Olsen *September 13 ** Sam Crane ** Dink O'Brien *September 22 – Frank Walker *September 24 – Otto Neu *September 27 – Mike Loan

October

*October 1 ** Ray Kolp ** Duster Mails *October 9 – Jing Johnson *October 10 –

Myrl Brown Myrl Lincoln Brown (October 10, 1894 – February 23, 1981) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the Pittsburgh Pirates in . During the 1920 season, the Pirates bought Brown's contract from the Reading Aces of the International Le ...

*October 11 – Gary Fortune *October 12 – John Merritt *October 13 ** Bob Allen **

Swede Risberg Charles August "Swede" Risberg (October 13, 1894 – October 13, 1975) was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He played for the Chicago White Sox from 1917 to 1920 and is best known for his involvement in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. Backgro ...

*October 16 – Mike Menosky *October 18 – Phil Morrison *October 19 – Tim McCabe *October 20 ** Toots Coyne ** Wickey McAvoy *October 23 – Rube Bressler *October 27 – Charlie Bold *October 28 – John Bischoff *October 30 – Harley Dillinger *October 31 ** Ken Crawford ** Ray O'Brien

November

*November 1 – Clarence Berger *November 4 – Bill Shanner *November 13 ** Ernie Neitzke ** Ray Steineder *November 18 – Sam Covington *November 20 – Rube Ehrhardt *November 21 – Bill Morrisette *November 23 ** Art Corcoran ** Jesse Petty

December

*December 1 – Ernie Alten *December 5 –

Philip K. Wrigley Philip Knight Wrigley (December 5, 1894 – April 12, 1977) was an American chewing gum manufacturer and a Major League Baseball executive, inheriting both of those roles as the son of William Wrigley Jr. Biography Wrigley was born in Chicago in ...

*December 6 ** Bruno Betzel ** Walter Mueller *December 8 – Razor Ledbetter *December 10 – Ike Caveney *December 11 – Lou Raymond *December 12 – Charlie Blackwell *December 13 – Larry Jacobus *December 14 ** Stan Baumgartner ** Jim Joe Edwards *December 19 –

Ford Frick Ford Christopher Frick (December 19, 1894 – April 8, 1978) was an American sportswriter and baseball executive. After working as a teacher and as a sportswriter for the ''New York Journal-American, New York American'', he served as public rela ...

*December 20 – Butch Henline *December 22 – Hervey McClellan *December 29 – Hank DeBerry *December 31 ** Joe Berry ** Jim Murray

Deaths

*January 6 – Marty Sullivan, 31, outfielder who hit .273 in 398 games for the White Stockings, Hoosiers, Beaneaters, and Spiders from 1887 to 1891. *February 28 – Edgar McNabb, 28, pitcher for the 1893 Baltimore Orioles of the National League. *March 3 –

Ned Williamson Edward Nagle Williamson (October 24, 1857 – March 3, 1894) was an American professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball. He played for three teams: the Indianapolis Blues of the National League (NL) for one season, the Chicago W ...

, 36, third baseman and shortstop for the Chicago White Stockings, who set single-season records with 49 doubles in 1883, 27 home runs in 1884, while leading the National League in assists seven times and double plays six times. *March 24 – Mike Jones, 28, Canadian pitcher for the 1890 American Association champion Louisville Colonels. *April 3 – Billy Redmond, 41, shortstop who played for three different teams in two leagues between 1875 and 1878. *April 29 – Sparrow McCaffrey, 26, catcher for the 1889 Columbus Solons of the American Association. *May 3 – Bob Ferguson, 49, infielder and manager of eight teams, known as sport's first switch-hitter and nicknamed "Death to Flying Things" for defensive skill, who captained an 1870 team which defeated Cincinnati Red Stockings after 84 straight wins, was president of National Association from 1872 to 1875, and set record for career games as umpire. *May 19 – Bill Mountjoy, 35, Canadian pitcher who posted a 31–24 record and a 3.25 ERA for the Cincinnati and Baltimore National League teams from 1883 to 1885. *June 23 – Jimmy Say, 32, third baseman/shortstop for five different teams in three leagues between 1882 and 1887. *August 25 – Yank Robinson, 34, second baseman for six teams of four different leagues, most prominently for the St. Louis Browns squads that won four American Association pennants from 1885 to 1888 and the 1886 World Series. *August 28 –

Gracie Pierce Grayson S. "Gracie" Pierce (before 1865 – August 28, 1894) was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and center fielder for three seasons, playing for five teams from 1882 to 1884. He later became a regular umpire in both the Nation ...

, second baseman and outfielder for five different teams in two leagues from 1882 through 1884, who later umpired in the National League and the Players' League. *September 16 – Terry Larkin, 38, National League pitcher and an 89-game winner from 1877 to 1879, who committed suicide by slitting his throat with a razor. *September 26 – Nick Reeder, 27, third baseman who played one game for the 1891 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. *October 16 – Ed Conley, 30, pitcher for the 1884 Providence Grays of the National League. *November 2 ** William Houseman, 35, pitcher for the 1886 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. ** Alamazoo Jennings, 43, catcher for the 1878 Milwaukee Grays of the National League; worked intermittently as an umpire between 1882 and 1891 in the American Association and Union Association. *November 8 –

King Kelly Michael Joseph "King" Kelly (December 31, 1857 – November 8, 1894), also commonly known as "$10,000 Kelly", was an American outfielder, catcher, and manager (baseball), manager in various professional American baseball leagues including the Na ...

, 36, Hall of Fame catcher and right fielder for the Chicago and Boston National League teams, known as a fiery and alert competitor that developed the hit-and-run and caused numerous refinements of sport's rules upon his exploitation of loopholes, who batted .308 lifetime with two batting titles, led the league in runs and doubles three times each, starred on five Chicago champion teams, and managed Boston to the 1890 Players' League title. *December 24 – Charlie Duffee, 28, outfielder for four teams in two different leagues, who led all American Association outfielders in assists in the 1889 and 1891 seasons. *December 25 – Tom Cahill, 26, utility player for the 1891 Louisville Colonels of the American Association. *December 30 –

Jack McMahon John Joseph McMahon (December 3, 1928 – June 11, 1989) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard from St. John's University, McMahon was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1952 NBA draft. He played eight sea ...

, 25, first baseman and catcher who played from 1892 to 1893 for the New York Giants of the National League.

References

External links

1894 National League team stats at Baseball Reference
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