1894 Philadelphia Phillies season explained

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.

Background

thumb|right|The 1894 Philadelphia Phillies In August 1894, 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]}

Following a fire which destroyed its ballpark on August 6, the Phillies played half a dozen home games at the University of Pennsylvania athletic field. The team was especially productive there, winning five of its six games, and outscoring its opponents 93 to 35, including one game it won 29 to 4.https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1894/PKL_PHI081894.htm

Regular season

Roster

1894 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

Player stats

Batting

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
C		48	171	60	.351	3	36
1B		117	510	153	.300	4	89
2B	Bill Hallman	122	519	162	.312	0	69
3B		122	542	210	.387	7	132
SS		77	312	110	.353	3	63
OF		132	558	225	.403	4	90
OF		116	494	200	.405	4	133
OF		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
	82	347	145	.418	1	84
	41	154	40	.260	0	19
	1	0	0	----	0	0

Pitching

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
	41	298.0	23	13	4.08	76
	37	288.1	18	12	5.52	43
	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

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
	1	0	0	0	7.50	3
	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

References

• 1894 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference
• Runs scored records at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. Web site: Batting Average Team Records . Baseball Almanac . October 21, 2020.
2. Web site: Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, batting_avg>=.320, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Batting Average . Stathead . October 21, 2020.