1892 Boston Beaneaters season

March 2026 November 2013 Boston Beaneaters 1892 World Series championsNational League champions National League South End Grounds Boston, Massachusetts 1st half: 52 22 y 2nd half: 50 26 y Overall: 102 48 yhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1892/Y_1892.htm The 1892 Season Retrosheet April 4, 2021 1st half: 1st 2nd half: 2nd (3 GB) Arthur Soden Frank Selee (3rd season) The 1892 Boston Beaneaters season was the 22nd season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won their second straight and fifth overall National League pennant. In the league's first split season, the Beaneaters finished first in the first half, and three games behind the Cleveland Spiders in the second half. After the season, the two teams played a "World's Championship Series", which the Beaneaters won, five games to none (with one tie). The National League did not play another split season until 1981. Regular season Season standings Boston Beaneaters Record vs. opponents BSN Roster 1892 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Dad Clarkson John Clarkson Kid Nichols Harry Staley Jack Stivetts Lee Viau Catchers Charlie Bennett Dan Burke Joe Daly Charlie Ganzel King Kelly Infielders Herman Long Billy Nash Joe Quinn Tommy Tucker Outfielders Hugh Duffy Bobby Lowe Tommy McCarthy Harry Stovey 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 King Kelly 78 281 53 .189 2 41 1B Tommy Tucker Tommy Tucker (baseball) 149 542 153 .282 1 62 2B Joe Quinn Joe Quinn (second baseman) 143 532 116 .218 1 59 SS Herman Long Herman Long (baseball) 151 646 181 .280 6 78 3B Billy Nash 135 526 137 .260 4 95 OF Hugh Duffy 147 612 184 .301 5 81 OF Bobby Lowe 124 475 115 .242 3 57 OF Tommy McCarthy baseball 152 603 146 .242 4 63 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 Charlie Ganzel 54 198 53 .268 0 25 Harry Stovey 38 146 24 .164 0 12 Charlie Bennett 35 114 23 .202 1 16 Dan Burke Dan Burke (baseball) 1 4 0 .000 0 0 Joe Daly Joe Daly (baseball) 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 Kid Nichols 53 453.0 35 16 2.84 192 Jack Stivetts 54 415.2 35 16 3.03 180 Harry Staley 37 299.2 22 10 3.03 93 John Clarkson 16 145.2 8 6 2.35 48 Lee Viau 1 9.0 1 0 0.00 1 Dad Clarkson 1 7.0 1 0 1.29 0 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 King Kelly 1 0 0 0 1.50 0 World's Championship Series 1892 World Series The Boston Beaneaters, first-half champions, played the second-half champion Cleveland Spiders in a best-of-nine postseason series. After a 0–0 tie in the opener, called on account of darkness after 11 innings, Boston defeated Cleveland five games in a row for a sweep. Hall of Famer Hugh Duffy batted .462 with nine runs batted in and six extra-base hits including a home run. References External links 1892 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference Category:Boston Braves seasons Boston Beaneaters Boston Beaneaters Category:1890s in Boston Category:National League champion seasons