1890 Players League

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The 1890 season of the Players League was the only season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates league champion
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Boston Reds 130 81 48 1 .623 -.- 992 (7.63) 767 (5.90) 0.282 0.371 0.398 3.79 0.918
2 Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 133 76 56 1 .571 6.5 964 (7.25) 893 (6.71) 0.277 0.344 0.374 3.95 0.909
3 New York Giants 132 74 57 1 .561 8.0 1018 (7.71) 875 (6.63) 0.284 0.348 0.405 4.17 0.921
4 Chicago Pirates 138 75 62 1 .543 10.0 886 (6.42) 770 (5.58) 0.264 0.330 0.361 3.39 0.918
5 Philadelphia Athletics 132 68 63 1 .515 14.0 941 (7.13) 855 (6.48) 0.278 0.337 0.393 4.05 0.910
6 Pittsburgh Burghers 128 60 68 0 .469 20.5 835 (6.52) 892 (6.97) 0.260 0.342 0.369 4.22 0.907
7 Cleveland Infants 131 55 75 1 .420 26.5 849 (6.48) 1027 (7.84) 0.286 0.354 0.386 4.23 0.907
8 Buffalo Bisons 134 36 96 2 .269 46.5 793 (5.92) 1199 (8.95) 0.260 0.335 0.337 6.11 0.914

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Hugh Duffy Chicago Pirates 138
At Bats Hugh Duffy Chicago Pirates 596
Runs Scored Hugh Duffy Chicago Pirates 161
Hits Hugh Duffy Chicago Pirates 191
Doubles Pete Browning Cleveland Infants 40
Triples Jake Beckley
Joe Visner
Pittsburgh Burghers
Pittsburgh Burghers
22
Home Runs Roger Connor New York Giants 14
Total Bases Billy Shindle Philadelphia Athletics 282
Runs Batted In Hardy Richardson Boston Reds 146
Stolen Bases Harry Stovey Boston Reds 97
Walks Bill Joyce Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 123
Hit by Pitch Connie Mack Buffalo Bisons 20
Strikeouts Tom Brown Boston Reds 84
Batting Average Pete Browning Cleveland Infants '0.373
On-Base Percentage Dan Brouthers Boston Reds '0.466
Slugging Percentage Roger Connor New York Giants '0.548
On-Base plus Slugging Roger Connor New York Giants '0.998
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Pete Browning Cleveland Infants 169

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 34
Losses George Haddock Buffalo Bisons 26
Win-Loss Percentage Bill Daley Boston Reds '0.720
Appearances Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 59
Games Started Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 57
Complete Games Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 54
Shutouts Silver King Chicago Pirates 4
Games Finished George Hemming Cleveland Infants/Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 10
Saves George Hemming
Hank O'Day
Cleveland Infants/Brooklyn Ward's Wonders
New York Giants
3
Innings Pitched Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 501.0
Batters Faced Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 2225
Hits Allowed Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 498
Home Runs Allowed Ad Gumbert Boston Reds 18
Base-on-Balls Allowed Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 249
Hit Batsmen George Van Haltren Brooklyn Ward's Wonders 19
Strikeouts Mark Baldwin Chicago Pirates 211
Wild Pitches Henry Gruber Cleveland Infants 47
Balks Buck Ewing New York Giants 1
Runs Allowed Henry Gruber Cleveland Infants 352
Earned Runs Allowed Bert Cunningham Philadelphia Athletics/Buffalo Bisons 200
Earned Run Average Silver King Chicago Pirates '2.69
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Harry Staley Pittsburgh Burghers '1.202

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.