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1892 Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 1892 MLB season |
| league | National League (NL) |
| sport | Baseball |
| duration | Regular season:{{Bulleted list |
| no_of_games | 154 |
| no_of_teams | 12 |
| playoffs | Pennant winner |
| conf1 | NL |
| conf1_champ | [Boston Beaneaters](1892-boston-beaneaters-season) |
| conf1_runner-up | [Cleveland Spiders](1892-cleveland-spiders-season) |
| conf2 | First-half |
| conf2_champ | [Boston Beaneaters](1892-boston-beaneaters-season) |
| conf2_runner-up | [Brooklyn Grooms](1892-brooklyn-grooms-season) |
| conf3 | Second-half |
| conf3_champ | [Cleveland Spiders](1892-cleveland-spiders-season) |
| conf3_runner-up | [Boston Beaneaters](1892-boston-beaneaters-season) |
| finals | World's Championship Series |
| finals_link | 1892 World Series |
| finals_champ | [Boston Beaneaters](1892-boston-beaneaters-season) |
| finals_runner-up | [Cleveland Spiders](1892-cleveland-spiders-season) |
| seasonslist | List of Major League Baseball seasons |
| seasonslistnames | MLB |
| prevseason_link | 1891 Major League Baseball season |
| prevseason_year | 1891 |
| nextseason_link | 1893 Major League Baseball season |
| nextseason_year | 1893 |
| 1st half: April 12 – July 13, 1892 | 2nd half: July 15 – October 15, 1892}}World's Championship Series:{{Bulleted list | October 17–24, 1892}} | conf1_runner-up = Cleveland Spiders | conf2_runner-up = Brooklyn Grooms | conf3_runner-up = Boston Beaneaters | finals_runner-up = Cleveland Spiders
Standing, left to right: Charlie Reilly, Sam Thompson, Harry Wright, Roger Connor, Bill Hallman Seated, left to right: Bob Allen, Ed Delahanty, Gus Weyhing, Jack Clements, Tim Keefe, Lave Cross, Billy Hamilton]] The 1892 major league baseball season began on April 12, 1892. Unique to National League history, the season was organized into a split season format, with July 14 being the split date between the two half seasons. The regular season ended on October 15, with the Boston Beaneaters as the pennant winner of the National League overall, as well as the first-half champions, with the Cleveland Spiders as second-half champions. The postseason began with Game 1 of the eighth and final World's Championship Series on October 17 and ended with Game 6 on October 24. Aside from a tie game, the Beaneaters swept the Spiders with five wins in the best-of-nine playoff, and therefore winner of the final Dauvray Cup. This was Boston's only pre-modern championship.
The 1892 season saw the return of a postseason championship series (albeit a one-off of this format), following the demise of the American Association. The one-off was the first since the 1890 World's Championship Series. The next championship series would take place in via the Temple Cup.
The demise of the American Association saw four of its teams merged into the National League, including the Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis Browns, and Washington Statesmen (renamed as the Washington Senators). The four other American Association clubs active at the end of the previous season, the Boston Reds, Columbus Solons, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia Athletics), saw their owners paid $135,000 () and their players dispersed to the surviving clubs.
Schedule
The 1892 schedule consisted of 154 games for the twelve teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 12 games against the other eleven teams in the league. This replaced the 140-game, 20-games-each against seven-teams format previously used by the National League since 1888 and defunct-American Association since 1886. The 140-game format would return in .
Opening Day took place on April 12 featuring all twelve teams. Each half of the season was split by an off day on July 14. The final day of the season was on October 15 and also featured all twelve teams. The 1892 World's Championship Series took place between October 17 and October 24.
Rule changes
The 1892 season saw the following rule changes:
- Players' benches must be at least 25 feet from the baseline.
- Umpires now have discretion to declare a forfeit if teams engaged in “dilatory practices” to get a game called on account of rain or darkness.
- Umpire are now stated to be the "absolute judge of the plays" and that only the captain may approach the umpire to seek an interpretation of the playing rules.
- A batter would be entitled to only two bases if the ball cleared a fence less than 235 feet from home plate. Otherwise, the batter would be credited with a home run.
- A baserunner would be credited with a stolen base when he advanced more than one base on a single or infield out and when he advanced a base on a fair or foul fly out, "provided there is a possible chance and a palpable effort made to retire him."
- A batter was to be called out if he attempted to hinder the catcher from catching or throwing the ball "by stepping outside the lines of his position or otherwise obstructing or interfering with that player."
- Rules modifying hit by pitch were made; a batter was to be allowed first base if "his person or clothing" was hit by a pitched ball "excepting hands or forearms, which makes it a dead ball."
- A baserunner was now declared out for hindering a fielder, and all runners had to return to the bases last held.
Teams
| League | Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | National League}};" | Baltimore Orioles | Boston Beaneaters | Brooklyn Grooms | Chicago Colts | Cincinnati Reds | Cleveland Spiders | Louisville Colonels | New York Giants | Philadelphia Phillies | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, Maryland | Union Park | 6,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Boston, Massachusetts | South End Grounds | 6,800 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn, New York | Eastern Park | 12,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chicago, Illinois | South Side Park | 6,450 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio | League Park (Cincinnati) | 3,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland, Ohio | League Park (Cleveland) | 9,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville, Kentucky | Eclipse Park | 5,860 | |||||||||||||||||
| New York, New York | Polo Grounds | 16,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds | 12,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| Allegheny, Pennsylvania | Exposition Park | 6,500 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Louis, Missouri | Sportsman's Park | 12,000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Washington, D.C. | Boundary Field | 6,500 |
Standings
National League
Postseason
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=NL1 | RD1-team1=Boston Beaneaters | RD1-score1-1=011 | RD1-score1-2=4 | RD1-score1-3=3 | RD1-score1-4=4 | RD1-score1-5=12 | RD1-score1-6=8 | RD1-seed2=NL2 | RD1-team2=Cleveland Spiders | RD1-score2-1=011 | RD1-score2-2=3 | RD1-score2-3=2 | RD1-score2-4=0 | RD1-score2-5=7 | RD1-score2-6=3
Managerial changes
Off-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Baltimore Orioles | Boston Reds | Cincinnati Reds | Columbus Solons | Milwaukee Brewers | New York Giants | Philadelphia Athletics | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Barnie | George Van Haltren | |||||||||||
| Arthur Irwin | *Team folded* | |||||||||||
| Tom Loftus | Charles Comiskey | |||||||||||
| Gus Schmelz | *Team folded* | |||||||||||
| Charlie Cushman | *Team folded* | |||||||||||
| Jim Mutrie | Patrick Powers | |||||||||||
| George Wood | *Team folded* | |||||||||||
| Bill McGunnigle | Al Buckenberger | |||||||||||
| Charles Comiskey | Jack Glasscock | |||||||||||
| Sandy Griffin | Billy Barnie |
In-season
| Team | Former Manager | New Manager | Baltimore Orioles | Louisville Colonels | Pittsburgh Pirates | St. Louis Browns | Washington Senators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Van Haltren | John Waltz | ||||||
| John Waltz | Ned Hanlon | ||||||
| Jack Chapman | Fred Pfeffer | ||||||
| Al Buckenberger | Tom Burns | ||||||
| Jack Glasscock | Cub Stricker | ||||||
| Cub Stricker | Jack Crooks | ||||||
| Jack Crooks | George Gore | ||||||
| George Gore | Bob Caruthers | ||||||
| Billy Barnie | Arthur Irwin | ||||||
| Arthur Irwin | Danny Richardson |
League leaders
National League
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | Dan Brouthers (BRO) | .335 |
| OPS | Dan Brouthers (BRO) | .911 |
| HR | Bug Holliday (CIN) | 13 |
| RBI | Dan Brouthers (BRO) | 124 |
| R | Cupid Childs (CLE) | 136 |
| H | Dan Brouthers (BRO) | 197 |
| SB | John Ward (BRO) | 88 |
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W | Bill Hutchinson (CHI) | |
| Cy Young (CLE) | 36 | |
| L | George Cobb (NYG) | 37 |
| ERA | Cy Young (CLE) | 1.93 |
| K | Bill Hutchinson (CHI) | 314 |
| IP | Bill Hutchinson (CHI) | 622.0 |
| SV | Gus Weyhing (PHI) | 3 |
| WHIP | Cy Young (CLE) | 1.062 |
Home field attendance
| Team name | Wins | %± | Home attendance | %± | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 46.4% | 196,473 | 101.5% | 2,456 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 27.9% | 193,731 | −10.8% | 2,392 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | −34.1% | 192,442 | — | 2,566 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 95 | 55.7% | 183,727 | 1.2% | 2,355 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 45.5% | 177,205 | 38.4% | 1,991 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 17.2% | 146,421 | −20.6% | 1,927 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 93 | 43.1% | 139,928 | 6.0% | 1,771 |
| Louisville Colonels | 63 | 16.7% | 131,159 | — | 1,874 |
| New York Giants | 71 | 0.0% | 130,566 | −38.0% | 1,653 |
| Chicago Colts | 70 | −14.6% | 109,067 | −39.9% | 1,628 |
| Washington Senators | 58 | 31.8% | 128,279 | — | 1,833 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 46 | −35.2% | 93,589 | — | 1,215 |
References
References
- "1892 Major Leagues Schedule".
- Bauer, John. "1891 Winter Meetings: The Making of the Big League – Society for American Baseball Research".
- "1892 Major League Managers".
- "1892 National League Batting Leaders".
- "1892 National League Pitching Leaders".
- "Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Philadelphia Phillies Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Cleveland Spiders Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Louisville Colonels Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Washington Senators Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
- "Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums, and Park Factors". [[Baseball-Reference.com]].
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