1894 Boston Beaneaters season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Beaneaters 1894 National League South End Grounds (since 1871)Congress Street Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 83–49–1 (83 49) 3rd Arthur Soden Frank Selee (5th 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 83–49–1 (83 49), 8.0 games behind the Baltimore Orioles and 5.0 games behind the New York Giants. As of 2025, the 1894 Beaneaters hold the MLB record for the most runs scored in a single season by one team with 1,220, a stunning 9.17 runs per contest; however, they also allowed 1,002 runs (7.53 runs allowed per game), the 33rd-most in baseball history. 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 Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1894 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Marvin Hawley George Hodson Henry Lampe Tom Lovett Kid Nichols Tom Smith Harry Staley Jack Stivetts George Stultz Frank West Catchers Charlie Ganzel Bill Merritt Jack Ryan Fred Tenney Infielders Frank Connaughton Herman Long Bobby Lowe Billy Nash Tommy Tucker Outfielders Jimmy Bannon Hugh Duffy Tommy McCarthy Manager Frank Selee 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 Tommy Tucker (baseball) 123 500 165 .330 3 100 2B Bobby Lowe 133 613 212 .346 17 115 SS Herman Long Herman Long (baseball) 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 baseball 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 Jack Ryan (catcher) 53 201 54 .269 1 29 Frank Connaughton 46 171 59 .345 2 33 Fred Tenney 27 86 34 .395 2 21 Bill Merritt Bill Merritt (catcher) 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 baseball 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 baseball 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 Tom Smith (pitcher) 2 0 0 1 15.00 2 Frank West Frank West (baseball) 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Jimmy Bannon 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 Tommy McCarthy baseball 1 0 0 0 4.50 0 Awards and honors Hugh Duffy, Major League Baseball record, highest single-season batting average (.440)Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 26, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, 978-1-55365-507-7 Notes References 1894 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1890s in Boston