1892 National League

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The 1892 season of the National League was the seventeenth season of the league. The league had merged with the American Association in the previous winter, absorbing four clubs, and was now officially known as the National League and American Association. The season was played under a split season format.

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Season summary[edit]

Standings[edit]

Bold indicates half winner, Italics indicates World's Championship Series champion

Total Standings[edit]

Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) AVG OBP SLG ERA FPCT
1 Boston Beaneaters 152 102 48 2 .671 -.- 862 (5.67) 649 (4.27) 0.250 0.317 0.327 2.86 0.929
2 Cleveland Spiders 153 93 56 4 .608 8.5 855 (5.59) 613 (4.01) 0.254 0.323 0.340 2.41 0.935
3 Brooklyn Grooms 158 95 59 4 .601 9.0 935 (5.92) 733 (4.64) 0.262 0.338 0.350 3.25 0.940
4 Philadelphia Phillies 155 87 66 2 .561 16.5 860 (5.55) 690 (4.45) 0.262 0.328 0.367 2.93 0.939
5 Cincinnati Reds 155 82 68 5 .529 20.0 766 (4.94) 731 (4.72) 0.241 0.306 0.322 3.17 0.939
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 155 80 73 2 .516 23.5 802 (5.17) 796 (5.14) 0.236 0.292 0.322 3.10 0.927
7 Chicago Colts 147 70 76 1 .476 30.0 635 (4.32) 735 (5.00) 0.235 0.294 0.316 3.16 0.932
8 New York Giants 153 71 80 2 .464 31.5 811 (5.30) 826 (5.40) 0.251 0.316 0.338 3.29 0.913
9 Louisville Colonels 154 63 89 2 .409 40.0 649 (4.21) 804 (5.22) 0.226 0.285 0.284 3.34 0.928
10 Washington Senators 153 58 93 2 .379 44.5 731 (4.78) 869 (5.68) 0.239 0.309 0.319 3.46 0.916
11 St. Louis Browns 155 56 94 5 .361 46.0 703 (4.54) 922 (5.95) 0.226 0.306 0.298 4.20 0.929
12 Baltimore Orioles 152 46 101 5 .303 54.5 779 (5.13) 1020 (6.71) 0.253 0.318 0.343 4.28 0.910

Half Standings[edit]

First Half (April 12 - July 13) Second Half (July 15October 15)
Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G) Rank Team G W L T WPCT GB RS (RS/G) RA (RA/G)
1 Boston Beaneaters 75 52 22 1 .703 -.- 440 (5.87) 313 (4.17) 1 Cleveland Spiders 79 53 23 3 .697 -.- 470 (5.95) 301 (3.81)
2 Brooklyn Grooms 78 51 26 1 .662 2.5 497 (6.37) 370 (4.74) 2 Boston Beaneaters 77 50 26 1 .658 3.0 422 (5.48) 336 (4.36)
3 Philadelphia Phillies 77 46 30 1 .605 7.0 441 (5.73) 337 (4.38) 3 Brooklyn Grooms 80 44 33 3 .571 9.5 438 (5.48) 363 (4.54)
4 Cincinnati Reds 77 44 31 2 .587 8.5 394 (5.12) 343 (4.45) 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 79 43 34 2 .558 10.5 398 (5.04) 406 (5.14)
5 Cleveland Spiders 74 40 33 1 .548 11.5 385 (5.20) 312 (4.22) 5 Philadelphia Phillies 78 41 36 1 .532 12.5 416 (5.33) 354 (4.54)
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 76 37 39 0 .487 16.0 404 (5.32) 390 (5.13) 6 New York Giants 79 40 37 2 .519 13.5 449 (5.68) 388 (4.91)
7 Washington Senators 76 35 41 0 .461 18.0 396 (5.21) 445 (5.86) 7 Chicago Colts 76 39 37 0 .513 14.0 341 (4.49) 389 (5.12)
8 Chicago Colts 71 31 39 1 .443 19.0 294 (4.14) 346 (4.87) 8 Cincinnati Reds 78 38 37 3 .507 14.5 372 (4.77) 387 (4.96)
9 St. Louis Browns 74 31 42 1 .425 20.5 375 (5.07) 452 (6.11) 9 Louisville Colonels 77 33 42 2 .440 19.5 343 (4.45) 410 (5.32)
10 New York Giants 74 31 43 0 .419 21.0 362 (4.89) 438 (5.92) 10 Baltimore Orioles 77 26 46 5 .361 25.0 406 (5.27) 490 (6.36)
11 Louisville Colonels 77 30 47 0 .390 23.5 306 (3.97) 394 (5.12) 11 St. Louis Browns 81 25 52 4 .325 28.5 327 (4.04) 469 (5.79)
12 Baltimore Orioles 75 20 55 0 .267 32.5 373 (4.97) 527 (7.03) 12 Washington Senators 77 23 52 2 .307 29.5 335 (4.35) 424 (5.51)

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Roger Connor Philadelphia Phillies 155
At Bats Tom Brown Louisville Colonels 660
Runs Scored Cupid Childs Cleveland Spiders 136
Hits Dan Brouthers Brooklyn Grooms 197
Doubles Roger Connor Philadelphia Phillies 37
Triples Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies 21
Home Runs Bug Holliday Cincinnati Reds 13
Total Bases Dan Brouthers Brooklyn Grooms 282
Runs Batted In Dan Brouthers Brooklyn Grooms 124
Stolen Bases John Ward Brooklyn Grooms 88
Walks Jack Crooks St. Louis Browns 136
Hit by Pitch Tommy Tucker Boston Beaneaters 26
Strikeouts Tom Brown Louisville Colonels 94
Batting Average Dan Brouthers Brooklyn Grooms 0.335
On-Base Percentage Cupid Childs Cleveland Spiders 0.443
Slugging Percentage Ed Delahanty Philadelphia Phillies 0.495
On-Base plus Slugging Dan Brouthers Brooklyn Grooms 0.912
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Dan Brouthers Brooklyn Grooms 180

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Bill Hutchison
Cy Young
Chicago Colts
Cleveland Spiders
36
Losses George Cobb Baltimore Orioles 37
Win-Loss Percentage Mike Sullivan
Cy Young
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Spiders
0.750
Appearances Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 75
Games Started Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 70
Complete Games Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 67
Shutouts Cy Young Cleveland Spiders 9
Games Finished Gus Weyhing Philadelphia Phillies 10
Saves Gus Weyhing Philadelphia Phillies 3
Innings Pitched Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 622.0
Batters Faced Kid Nichols Boston Beaneaters 1877
Hits Allowed Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 571
Home Runs Allowed George Cobb Baltimore Orioles 21
Base-on-Balls Allowed Amos Rusie New York Giants 267
Hit Batsmen Tim Keefe Philadelphia Phillies 13
Strikeouts Bill Hutchison Chicago Colts 314
Wild Pitches Ed Crane New York Giants 31
Balks Ed Stein Brooklyn Grooms 1
Runs Allowed George Cobb Baltimore Orioles 333
Earned Runs Allowed George Cobb Baltimore Orioles 213
Earned Run Average Cy Young Cleveland Spiders 1.93
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Cy Young Cleveland Spiders 1.062

Postseason[edit]

The World's Championship Series featured a match-up between two National League teams. The series featured the winner of the season's first half, the Boston Beaneaters playing against the winner of the season's second half, the Cleveland Spiders. The Boston club won the series five games to none with one tie.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]

* Denotes a fill-in umpire