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1894 Philadelphia Phillies Season
The 1894 baseball season was the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...' twelfth season in the National League. The team finished in fourth place with a record of 71–57, 18 games behind the Baltimore Orioles. Background 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. Following a fire which destroyed its ballpark on August 6, the Phillies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baker Bowl
National League Park, commonly referred to as the Baker Bowl after 1923, was a baseball stadium and home to the Philadelphia Phillies from 1887 until 1938, and first home field of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1933 to 1935. It opened in 1887 with a capacity of 12,500, burned down in 1894, and was rebuilt in 1895 as the first ballpark constructed primarily of steel and brick, and first with a cantilevered upper deck. The ballpark's first base line ran parallel to Huntingdon Street; right field to center field parallel to Broad Street (Philadelphia), North Broad Street; center field to left field parallel to Lehigh Avenue; and the third base line parallel to 15th Street. The stadium was demolished in 1950. 1887 construction and 1894 fire The Phillies had played at Recreation Park (Philadelphia), Recreation Park since their first season in 1883. Phillies owners Al Reach and John Rogers (baseball), John Rogers built the new National League Park at a cost of $80,000 with a capacity of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Haddock (baseball)
George Silas Haddock (December 25, 1866 – April 18, 1926), nicknamed ''Gentleman George'', was a 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1888 to 1894 in the Players' League, American Association and National League. Haddock played right field for the Washington Nationals against the Cleveland Spiders, on September 4, 1889. He relieved George Keefe, who worked four innings as the Nationals' starting pitcher.''The Lucky Clevelands". September 5, 1889. ''Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...''. 6. References External links Baseball Almanac 1866 births 1926 deaths 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Grooms players Buffalo Bisons (PL) players Philadelphia Phillies players Washington Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lave Cross
Lafayette Napoleon Cross (born Vratislav Kriz, May 12, 1866 – September 6, 1927) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from to . Cross played most of his 21-year career with Philadelphia-based teams in four different leagues. One of the sport's top all-around players in the years surrounding the turn of the 20th century, when he retired he ranked fifth in major league history in hits (2,644) and runs batted in (1,371), ninth in doubles (411) and total bases (3,466), and third in games played (2,275) and at bats (9,064). Cross also excelled as a defensive player. After beginning his major league career as a catcher, he led third basemen in fielding percentage five times, and ended his career with nearly every fielding record at that position: games (1,721), putouts (2,306), assists (3,706), total chances (6,406), and fielding average (.938); his 212 double plays ranked third behind Billy Nash and Arlie Latham. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Boyle
John Anthony Boyle (March 22, 1866 – January 7, 1913), nicknamed "Honest Jack", was an American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball. His younger brother, Eddie Boyle, played in 1896. Baseball career Born in Cincinnati, Boyle began his professional baseball career in 1886, playing in one game for the Cincinnati Red Stockings of the American Association. On November 12, 1886, he was traded, along with $350, to the St. Louis Browns in exchange for Hugh Nicol. In 1887, Boyle caught only a couple of games until July 3. Although some sources credit Boyle with having caught 87 straight games, the correct statistic is 43 straight games--after that he played right field, ending his then-record streak. Boyle accompanied Charles Comiskey to the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League team in 1890 and returned with him to St. Louis the following year. In 1892, Boyle signed with the New York Giants for $5,500. After one season with New York, Boyle was traded, with Jack S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Allen (shortstop)
Robert Gilman Allen (July 10, 1867 – May 14, 1943) was an American shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Beaneaters and the Cincinnati Reds, as well as a manager for two brief stints with the Phillies and Reds. Early life He was born in Marion, Ohio, and played youth baseball with future president Warren G. Harding. Career Allen made his NL debut in with the Phillies, and in his day was considered a power hitter, hitting a career-high eight home runs in . In 1894, he was struck in the face with a pitch, sustaining a broken cheekbone. The ''Chicago Tribune'' reported that cheekbone fragments had entered Allen's brain. The paper suggested that Allen had sustained permanent damage to his eyesight and his mind. When Allen's contract was up, he took a three-year hiatus from baseball, but he later joined the Beaneaters. His playing time diminished and he walked away from baseball again after the 1897 season. In , he was hired as manager of the Cincinnati Reds, Reds, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Grady (baseball)
Michael William Grady (December 23, 1869 – December 3, 1943), was a professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1894 to 1906. Grady played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Cardinals. Grady was one of the first players from Chester County, Pennsylvania, to play Major League Baseball. Before signing with the Phillies, he played in the Brandywine AA League of West Chester. Grady made his major league debut on April 24, 1894 as a member of the Phillies. Grady hit .363 over the course of his rookie season, during which the pitching mound was moved back to its current distance of 60 feet, 6 inches from the plate and three Phillies outfielders batted over .400. Grady is largely famous for an apocryphal story about his committing four fielding errors on a single play, a story he would repeatedly tell long after his playing days were over; however, there is no contemporaneous record of this. Grady co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Clements
John J. "Jack" Clements (July 24, 1864 – May 23, 1941) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for 17 seasons. Despite being left-handed, Clements caught 1,076 games, almost four times as many as any other left-handed player in major league history and was the last left-hander to catch on a regular basis. He is credited with being the first catcher to wear a chest protector. __TOC__ Baseball career Born in Philadelphia, Clements began his major league career in 1884 in the Union Association. He played as a catcher/outfielder for the Philadelphia Keystones until the team folded in August. Clements then went to the National League, signing with the Philadelphia Quakers to finish the year. Clements spent the next 13 seasons with the Quakers (who became the Phillies in 1890), and became the team's regular catcher in 1888. He also served as a player-manager during part of the 1890 season when manager Harry Wright suffered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Buckley (baseball)
Richard D. Buckley (September 21, 1858 – December 12, 1929) was a Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... player. He played from 1888 to 1895. Sources Major League Baseball catchers Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL) players New York Giants (NL) players St. Louis Browns (NL) players Philadelphia Phillies players Baseball players from New York (state) 1858 births 1929 deaths East Liberty Liberty Stars players Binghamton Bingoes players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players Indianapolis Hoosiers (minor league) players Grand Rapids Bob-o-links players Columbus Senators players Columbus Buckeyes (minor league) players Grand Rapids Furniture Makers players Chicago White Stockings (minor league) players Omaha Omahogs players 19th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gus Weyhing
August Weyhing (September 29, 1866 – September 4, 1955) was an American pitcher in professional baseball. Nicknamed "Cannonball", "Rubber Arm Gun", and "Rubber-Winged Gus", he played for nine different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams from 1887 to 1901. Weyhing had a career win–loss record of 264–232. He holds the record for most batters hit in a career, with 277, and was the last major league pitcher to play without a baseball glove. Early life Weyhing was born on September 29, 1866, in Louisville, Kentucky, to immigrant parents from Württemberg, Germany. He was listed at 5 feet 10 inches tall and 145 pounds. He had a younger brother, John Weyhing, who also pitched in the major leagues, and four older siblings."Gus Weyhing Stats" baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Taylor (1890s Pitcher)
John Besson "Brewery Jack" Taylor (May 23, 1873 – February 7, 1900) was a baseball player in the National League (baseball), National League from 1891 to 1899. Career Taylor is often confused with Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher), John W. "Jack" Taylor, who also played in the NL during an overlapping period. His real name has also been erroneously published as John Budd Taylor in many sources, perhaps confused with the Minor League Baseball, Minor League pitcher Jack "Bud" Taylor of similar period. John Besson Taylor was born in Sandy Hill, Maryland, Sandy Hill, Maryland and moved to Staten Island, New York (state), New York as a young child, where he played with future Major League Baseball, Major League contemporaries Jack Cronin, Jack Sharrott, George Sharrott, and Tuck Turner. "Brewery Jack" was a right-handed pitcher with a career record and 120 wins and 117 losses. His nine-season career consisted of (in chronological order) one game for the 1891 San Francisco Giants#New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Scheible
John G. Scheible (February 16, 1866 – August 6, 1897) was a professional baseball player who pitched for two different teams over two seasons. He made his debut in 1893 with the Cleveland Spiders and played for the Philadelphia Phillies the following year. He was born in the village of Brier Hill, now part of Youngstown, Ohio, an industrial town located near the Pennsylvania border. Amateur and professional career Scheible's obituary in ''The Youngstown Telegram'' says that he was employed at a local flour mill before he began playing ball with minor league teams affiliated with the Tri-State League, Iron & Oil League, and New England League. In the early 1890s, he broke into the National League.''The Youngstown Telegram'', Youngstown, Ohio, August 9, 1897 Later years Upon his retirement from the National League, Scheible returned to Youngstown, where he continued to play amateur and semi-professional ball. He contracted pneumonia shortly after being hired to pitch for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Lukens
Albert P. Lukens was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... of the National League in 1894. External links 1868 births Year of death missing 19th-century baseball players Major League Baseball pitchers Philadelphia Phillies players Allentown-Bethlehem Colts players Allentown Colts players Hazleton Barons players Baseball players from West Virginia Sportspeople from Wheeling, West Virginia {{US-baseball-pitcher-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
