1894 Pittsburgh Pirates season
The 1894 Pittsburgh[1] Pirates season was the 13th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 8th in the National League. The Pirates finished seventh in the National League with a record of 65–65.
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| Owner(s) | William Kerr and Phil Auten |
| Manager(s) | Al Buckenberger, Connie Mack |
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Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | 0.695 | — | 52–15 | 37–24 |
| New York Giants | 88 | 44 | 0.667 | 3 | 49–17 | 39–27 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | 0.629 | 8 | 44–19 | 39–30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18 | 48–20 | 23–37 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | 0.534 | 20½ | 42–24 | 28–37 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | 0.527 | 21½ | 35–24 | 33–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | 0.500 | 25 | 46–28 | 19–37 |
| Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | 0.432 | 34 | 35–30 | 22–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | 0.424 | 35 | 34–32 | 22–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | 0.423 | 35 | 37–28 | 18–47 |
| Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | 0.341 | 46 | 32–30 | 13–57 |
| Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | 0.277 | 54 | 24–38 | 12–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| 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
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Player stats
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 |
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| C | Connie Mack | 70 | 231 | 57 | .247 | 1 | 21 |
| OF | Mike Smith | 126 | 490 | 175 | .357 | 6 | 74 |
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 |
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| Joe Sugden | 39 | 139 | 46 | .331 | 2 | 23 |
| Bill Merritt | 36 | 109 | 30 | .275 | 1 | 18 |
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 |
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| Red Ehret | 46 | 346.2 | 19 | 21 | 5.14 | 102 |
| Ad Gumbert | 38 | 271 | 15 | 14 | 6.04 | 67 |
| Harry Jordan | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Mike Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
References
- Until the early 20th century, the name of Pittsburgh was spelled both with and without the final 'h'.
- 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates Page at Baseball Almanac