# 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 13th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their eighth in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 65–65.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNational League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | .695 | — | 52‍–‍15 | 37‍–‍24 |
| New York Giants | 88 | 44 | .667 | 3 | 49‍–‍17 | 39‍–‍27 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | .629 | 8 | 44‍–‍19 | 39‍–‍30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | .555 | 18 | 48‍–‍20 | 23‍–‍37 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | .534 | 20½ | 42‍–‍24 | 28‍–‍37 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | .527 | 21½ | 35‍–‍24 | 33‍–‍37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | .500 | 25 | 46‍–‍28 | 19‍–‍37 |
| Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | .432 | 34 | 35‍–‍30 | 22‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | .424 | 35 | 34‍–‍32 | 22‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | .423 | 35 | 37‍–‍28 | 18‍–‍47 |
| Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | .341 | 46 | 32‍–‍30 | 13‍–‍57 |
| Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | .277 | 54 | 24‍–‍38 | 12‍–‍56 |

### Record vs. opponents

1894 National League recordvte Sources: :
| 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
## 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 | Connie Mack | 70 | 231 | 57 | .247 | 1 | 21 |
| 1B | Jake Beckley | 132 | 537 | 185 | .345 | 7 | 122 |
| 2B | Lou Bierbauer | 131 | 528 | 160 | .303 | 3 | 109 |
| SS | Jack Glasscock | 87 | 335 | 94 | .281 | 1 | 65 |
| 3B | Denny Lyons | 72 | 257 | 82 | .319 | 4 | 51 |
| OF | Mike Smith | 126 | 490 | 175 | .357 | 6 | 74 |
| OF | Jake Stenzel | 132 | 525 | 185 | .352 | 13 | 121 |
| OF | Patsy Donovan | 133 | 577 | 175 | .303 | 4 | 76 |

#### 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 |
| Fred Hartman | 49 | 182 | 58 | .319 | 2 | 20 |
| Joe Sugden | 39 | 139 | 46 | .331 | 2 | 23 |
| Farmer Weaver | 30 | 115 | 40 | .348 | 0 | 24 |
| Bill Merritt | 36 | 109 | 30 | .275 | 1 | 18 |
| Frank Scheibeck | 28 | 102 | 36 | .353 | 1 | 10 |
| Monte Cross | 13 | 43 | 19 | .442 | 2 | 13 |
| Gene Steere | 10 | 39 | 8 | .205 | 0 | 4 |
| Gene DeMontreville | 2 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ritz | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
| Red Ehret | 46 | 346.2 | 19 | 21 | 5.14 | 102 |
| Ad Gumbert | 38 | 271.0 | 15 | 14 | 6.04 | 67 |
| Frank Killen | 28 | 204.0 | 14 | 11 | 4.50 | 62 |
| Jock Menefee | 13 | 111.2 | 5 | 8 | 5.40 | 33 |
| Harry Jordan | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 1 |
| Adonis Terry | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 67.50 | 0 |

#### 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 |
| Tom Colcolough | 22 | 148.2 | 8 | 5 | 7.08 | 29 |
| George Nicol | 9 | 46.1 | 3 | 4 | 6.22 | 13 |
| Jack Easton | 3 | 19.2 | 0 | 1 | 4.12 | 1 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Phil Knell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 |
| Mike Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |