Philadelphia Phillies left fielder
Billy Hamilton leads the NL with 179 hits, 111 stolen bases, 141 runs scored, and a .340 batting average. His .874 OPS and 155 OPS+ both rank second in the league.[1][2]
Chicago Colts pitcher
Bill Hutchison has a record of 44-19 and leads the NL with 561 innings pitched and 44 wins. His 261 strikeouts rank second in the league. He has a 2.81 earned run average and a 123 ERA+.[3][4]
Events
January–March
January 16 - An agreement is signed between the National League, American Association, and Western Association which creates a three man panel to settle any and all disputes between the three leagues. The agreement occurs two days after the National League allowed the American Association to place a team in Boston, a move the NL's
Boston Beaneaters opposed.
January 30 - The
Boston Reds purchase the contract of second baseman
Cupid Childs from the Syracuse Stars for $2,000.
February 6 – The
New York Giants' salary list is leaked to the press. It shows a total player payroll of $54,600 with
Buck Ewing's $5,500 salary topping the scale.
April–June
April 11 –
Clark Griffith‚ 21 years old‚ makes his Major League debut‚ pitching for the
St. Louis Browns to a 13–5 victory over the
Cincinnati Kelly's Killers. After spending much of 1892 and 1893 in the minor leagues‚ Griffith will return to remain active in the majors as a pitcher‚ manager‚ and club owner until his death in
1955.
April 22 – In the first game at the third
Polo Grounds, Boston beats the New York Giants, 4-3.
May 22 – At Cincinnati's League Park,
Mickey Welch of the New York Giants hits into a game-ending
triple play. Batting with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, Welch lines one to shortstop
Germany Smith, who catches the ball and tosses it to second baseman,
Bid McPhee, who tags the runner caught off second,
Charley Bassett. McPhee then relay the ball to first baseman,
John Reilly, who toes the sack to retire the runner,
Artie Clarke, who was running between bases. The Reds won 8–3.
September 4 – Responding to writers who claim it's time for him to quit,
Chicago's 39-year-old player-manager
Cap Anson wears a false white beard against
Boston. It doesn't help him at the plate – he is hitless in 3 at-bats. The White Stockings beat Boston, 5-3.
November 26 – A series for the championship of the
Pacific Coast begins between the champions of the California League (the San Jose Dukes) and the Pacific Northwest League pennant winners (the Portland Webfeet). San Jose wins the opener, 8–6. The series will last until January 10 with San Jose winning 10 games to 9. All the games are played in
San Jose, California.
May 21 –
Jim Whitney, 33, pitcher who had five 20-win seasons, including 37 for
1883Boston champions; led NL in wins, games and innings as
1881 rookie, in strikeouts in 1883; good hitter also played center field, batted .323 in
1882.
June 10 –
Jerry Dorgan, 34?, reserve player from 1880 to 1885.
October 14 –
Larry Corcoran, 32, pitcher who won 175 games for the
Chicago White Stockings from 1880 to 1885, led NL in wins, strikeouts and ERA once each; first pitcher to coordinate signals with his catcher, threw three no-hitters.
October 21 –
Ed Daily, 29, pitcher from 1885 to 1891. Won 26 games in
1885.