1894 Philadelphia Phillies season

National League season March 2026 November 2013 Philadelphia Phillies 1894 1894 Philadelphia Phillies baseball team.jpg 300px 1894 Philadelphia Phillies National League Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 71 54 y 4th Al Reach, John Rogers Arthur Irwin The 1894 baseball season was the Philadelphia Phillies' 12th season in the National League. The team finished in fourth place with a record of 71–57, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. Background thumb|right|The 1894 Philadelphia Phillies In August 1894, the Phillies scored 312 runs, which still stands as the record in Major League Baseball for runs scored in a single month. Four of the team's outfielders hit over .400: Hall of Famers Sam Thompson, Ed Delehanty, and Billy Hamilton, plus reserve Tuck Turner. The Phillies set the record for the highest team batting average for a single season, .349 according to Baseball Almanac or .350 according to Stathead.https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_bavg2.shtml Batting Average Team Records Baseball Almanac October 21, 2020https://stathead.com/tiny/PT3ur Team Batting Season Finder: For Single Seasons, from 1871 to 2020, batting_avg>=.320, Standard statistics, Sorted by greatest Batting Average Stathead October 21, 2020 On August 6, 1894, at 11:00 AM, while the players were practicing at the ballpark, a fire broke out in the pavilion. The players rushed to contain it but were quickly overwhelmed by the smoke. Within two hours, the fire had reduced the ballpark to charred wood and ashes.August 13, 1894 Destruction of the Ball Park Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 24 The grandstand and bleachers of the original stadium were destroyed inflicting $80,000 in damages, equivalent to $US 80000 1894 in US, which was covered fully by insurance. The fire also spread to the adjoining properties, causing an additional $20,000 in damage, US 20000 1894 0 eq $.August 9, 1894 Another Baseball Park Fire The Christian Recorder thumb|left|Advertisement Louisville Colonels at Philadelphia Phillies at University of Pennsylvania Athletic Grounds, 37th/Spruce Streets, August 14, 1894 While the Phillies were playing a short road trip and staging six home games at the University of Pennsylvania Grounds at 37th and Spruce, a building crew worked around the clock erecting temporary bleachers. The makeshift stands were finished in time for the game on August 18. Following a fire which destroyed its ballpark on August 6, the Phillies played half a dozen home games at the University of Pennsylvania athletic field. The team was especially productive there, winning five of its six games, and outscoring its opponents 93 to 35, including one game it won 29 to 4. The Phillies returned to Broad and Huntington for the August 18, 1894 game against Cleveland rebuilt with new bleachers. 5,500 fans paid admission of which 4,000 were seated in left field. The weather threatened rain otherwise a larger crowd would have been expected to see the Phillies win 11 to 6.August 19, 1894 The Phillies At Home: They Celebrate Their Return to Their old Grounds by Defeating Cleveland Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Regular season Season standings Philadelphia Phillies Record vs. opponents PHI Roster 1894 Philadelphia Phillies Roster Pitchers Al Burris Nixey Callahan Kid Carsey Jack Fanning Frank Figgemeier George Haddock George Harper Lou Johnson Alex Jones Al Lukens Jack Scheible Jack Taylor Gus Weyhing Catchers Dick Buckley Jack Clements Mike Grady Infielders Bob Allen Jack Boyle Lave Cross Tom Delahanty Bill Hallman Arthur Irwin Tom Murray Charlie Reilly Joe Sullivan Charlie Yingling Outfielders Ed Delahanty Billy Hamilton Sam Thompson Tuck Turner Manager Arthur Irwin 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 Jack Clements Jack Clements 48 171 60 .351 3 36 1B Jack Boyle Jack Boyle 117 510 153 .300 4 89 2B Bill Hallman122519162.312069 3B Lave Cross Lave Cross 122 542 210 .387 7 132 SS Joe Sullivan Joe Sullivan (shortstop) 77 312 110 .353 3 63 OF Billy Hamilton Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) 132 558 225 .403 4 90 OF Ed Delahanty Ed Delahanty 116 494 200 .405 4 133 OF Sam Thompson Sam Thompson (outfielder) 102 451 187 .415 13 147 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 Tuck Turner 82 347 145 .418 1 84 Bob Allen Bob Allen (shortstop) 41 154 40 .260 0 19 Arthur Irwin 1 0 0 ---- 0 0 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 Jack Taylor Jack Taylor (1890s pitcher) 41 298.0 23 13 4.08 76 Kid Carsey 37 288.1 18 12 5.52 43 Lou Johnson Lou Johnson (pitcher) 4 32.2 1 1 6.06 10 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 Nixey Callahan 9 33.2 1 2 9.89 9 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 Tuck Turner 1 0 0 0 7.50 3 Al Burris 1 0 0 0 18.00 0 References 1894 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference Runs scored records at Baseball Almanac Category:Philadelphia Phillies seasons Philadelphia Phillies season Philly