# 1894 Boston Beaneaters season

The 1894 Boston Beaneaters season was the 24th season of the franchise. The team finished in third place in the National League with a record of 83–49, 8 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. They hold the MLB record for most runs scored in a single season by one team with 1,220, a stunning 9.24 runs per contest.

## Regular season

The Beaneaters' home park, the South End Grounds, was destroyed in a fire on May 15. The team played their home games at Congress Street Grounds until the rebuilt park opened on July 20.

### 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 | Charlie Ganzel | 70 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 3 | 56 |
| 1B | Tommy Tucker | 123 | 500 | 165 | .330 | 3 | 100 |
| 2B | Bobby Lowe | 133 | 613 | 212 | .346 | 17 | 115 |
| SS | Herman Long | 104 | 475 | 154 | .324 | 12 | 79 |
| 3B | Billy Nash | 132 | 512 | 148 | .289 | 8 | 87 |
| OF | Hugh Duffy | 125 | 539 | 237 | .440 | 18 | 145 |
| OF | Jimmy Bannon | 128 | 494 | 166 | .336 | 13 | 114 |
| OF | Tommy McCarthy | 127 | 539 | 188 | .349 | 13 | 126 |

#### 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 |
| Jack Ryan | 53 | 201 | 54 | .269 | 1 | 29 |
| Frank Connaughton | 46 | 171 | 59 | .345 | 2 | 33 |
| Fred Tenney | 27 | 86 | 34 | .395 | 2 | 21 |
| Bill Merritt | 10 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 6 |

### 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 |
| Kid Nichols | 50 | 407.0 | 32 | 13 | 4.75 | 113 |
| Jack Stivetts | 45 | 338.0 | 26 | 14 | 4.90 | 76 |
| Harry Staley | 27 | 208.2 | 12 | 10 | 6.81 | 32 |
| Tom Lovett | 15 | 104.0 | 6 | 8 | 5.97 | 23 |
| George Hodson | 12 | 74.0 | 4 | 4 | 5.84 | 12 |
| George Stultz | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Marvin Hawley | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Henry Lampe | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.81 | 1 |

#### 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 |
| Tom Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 2 |
| Frank West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Jimmy Bannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tommy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

* Hugh Duffy, Major League Baseball record, highest single-season batting average (.440)