1890 National League

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The 1890 season of the National League was the fifteenth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 129 86 43 0 .667 -.- 884 (6.85) 620 (4.81) 0.264 0.341 0.369 3.06 0.940
2 Chicago Colts 139 84 53 2 .604 6.0 847 (6.09) 692 (4.98) 0.260 0.330 0.355 3.24 0.939
3 Philadelphia Phillies 133 78 54 1 .586 9.5 823 (6.19) 707 (5.32) 0.269 0.342 0.364 3.32 0.929
4 Cincinnati Reds 134 77 55 2 .575 10.5 753 (5.62) 633 (4.72) 0.259 0.322 0.361 2.79 0.933
5 Boston Beaneaters 134 76 57 1 .567 12.0 763 (5.69) 593 (4.43) 0.258 0.333 0.341 2.93 0.935
6 New York Giants 135 63 68 4 .467 24.0 713 (5.28) 698 (5.17) 0.259 0.309 0.354 3.06 0.922
7 Cleveland Spiders 136 44 88 4 .324 43.5 630 (4.63) 832 (6.12) 0.232 0.306 0.299 4.13 0.929
8 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 138 23 113 2 .167 66.5 597 (4.33) 1235 (8.95) 0.230 0.291 0.294 5.97 0.896

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Cap Anson
Tom Burns
Walt Wilmot
Chicago Colts
Chicago Colts
Chicago Colts
139
At Bats Cliff Carroll Chicago Colts 582
Runs Scored Hub Collins Brooklyn Bridegrooms 148
Hits Jack Glasscock
Sam Thompson
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
172
Doubles Sam Thompson Philadelphia Phillies 41
Triples John Reilly Cincinnati Reds 26
Home Runs Oyster Burns
Mike Tiernan
Walt Wilmot
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
New York Giants
Chicago Colts
13
Total Bases Mike Tiernan New York Giants 274
Runs Batted In Oyster Burns Brooklyn Bridegrooms 128
Stolen Bases Billy Hamilton Philadelphia Phillies 102
Walks Cap Anson Chicago Colts 113
Hit by Pitch Tommy Tucker Boston Beaneaters 25
Strikeouts Pop Smith Boston Beaneaters 81
Batting Average Jack Glasscock New York Giants 0.336
On-Base Percentage Cap Anson Chicago Colts 0.443
Slugging Percentage Mike Tiernan New York Giants 0.495
On-Base plus Slugging Mike Tiernan New York Giants 0.880
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Mike Tiernan New York Giants 156

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 42
Losses Amos Rusie New York Giants 34
Win-Loss Percentage Tom Lovett Brooklyn Bridegrooms 0.732
Appearances Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 71
Games Started Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 66
Complete Games Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 65
Shutouts Kid Nichols Boston Beaneaters 7
Games Finished Jesse Burkett New York Giants 7
Saves Dave Foutz
Kid Gleason
Bill Hutchison
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Colts
2
Innings Pitched Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 603.0
Batters Faced Kid Nichols Boston Beaneaters 1744
Hits Allowed Ed Beatin Cleveland Spiders 518
Home Runs Allowed Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 20
Base-on-Balls Allowed Amos Rusie New York Giants 289
Hit Batsmen Kirtley Baker Pittsburgh Alleghenys 17
Strikeouts Amos Rusie New York Giants 341
Wild Pitches Amos Rusie New York Giants 36
Balks Kid Gleason
Tom Lovett
Billy Rhines
John Taber
Tom Vickery
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Beaneaters
Philadelphia Phillies
1
Runs Allowed Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 315
Earned Runs Allowed Ed Beatin Cleveland Spiders 202
Earned Run Average Billy Rhines Cincinnati Reds 1.95
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Billy Rhines Cincinnati Reds 1.121

Postseason[edit]

In the World's Series, the National League champion Brooklyn Bridegrooms defeated the American Association's Louisville Colonels, 3 games to 3 with one tie.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

* Denotes a fill-in umpire

Further Reading[edit]

  • Charles C. Alexander: Turbulent Seasons: Baseball in 1890-1891, Southern Methodist University Press, Dallas, TX, 2011.
  • Scott D. Peterson: Reporting Baseball's Sensational Season of 1890: The Brotherhood War and the Rise of Modern Sports Journalism, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7864-7368-7