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Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. As one of the American League's eight charter ...

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National League final standings

National League statistical leaders

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*Batting average: Jesse Burkett – .405 *Home runs:

Sam Thompson Samuel Luther "Big Sam" Thompson (March 5, 1860 – November 7, 1922) was an American professional baseball player from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906. At , the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known ...

– 18 *Runs batted in:

– 165 *Wins:

Cy Young Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Born in Gilmore, Ohio, he worked on his family's farm as a youth before starting his professional baseball career. Young entered th ...

– 35 *Earned run average:

Al Maul Albert Joseph "Smiling Al" Maul (October 9, 1865 May 3, 1958) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher and outfielder over parts of 15 seasons (1884–1901) in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Keystones, Philad ...

– 2.45 *Strikeouts:

Amos Rusie Amos Wilson Rusie (May 30, 1871 – December 6, 1942), nicknamed "The Hoosier Thunderbolt", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the late 19th century. He had a 10-season career in the National League (NL), w ...

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Notable seasons

*Philadelphia Phillies right fielder

led the NL in home runs (18), total bases (352), slugging percentage (.654), and runs batted in (165). He was second in the NL in adjusted OPS+ (176). He was third in the NL in hits (211). He was fourth in the NL in batting average (.392). *Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher

Pink Hawley Emerson "Pink" Hawley (December 5, 1872 – September 19, 1938) was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1892 to 1901. Hawley played for the St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Pittsburgh ...

had a win–loss record of 31–22 and led the NL in innings pitched (444.1) and shutouts (4). He was second in the NL in wins (31) and earned run average (3.18). He was third in the NL in strikeouts (142). He was fifth in the NL in adjusted ERA+ (143)."1895 National League Pitching Leaders"
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Events

*February 27 – Responding to the complaints of senior citizens like

Cap Anson Adrian Constantine Anson (April 17, 1852 – April 14, 1922), nicknamed "Cap" (for "Captain") and "Pop", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman. Including his time in the National Association (NA), he played a record 27 ...

, the National League restricts the size of gloves for all fielders, save catchers and first basemen, to 10 ounces, with a maximum circumference of 14 inches around the palm (less than 4½ inches across). The league also rescinds the rule forbidding ''intentional discoloring'' of the ball, thus allowing players to dirty the baseball to their satisfaction. *August 16 – Tommy Dowd of the St. Louis Browns hits for the cycle in an 8–5 win over the Louisville Colonels. *September 30 – Washington Senators first baseman Ed Cartwright hits for the cycle against the

Boston Beaneaters Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most p ...

Births

January

*January 6 – Charlie Blackburn *January 9 –

Ray French Raymond James French, MBE (born 23 December 1939) is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. French played at international level in both codes. He won four caps for England in rugby union ...

*January 11 – Paddy Driscoll *January 12 –

Henry Bostick Henry Landers Bostick (''born Henry Lipschitz'') (January 12, 1895 – September 16, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics during the season. He attended the University of Denver The ...

*January 12 – Jack Knight *January 16 – Lou Guisto *January 18 – George Hesselbacher *January 19 – Dan Boone *January 21 – Ed Sperber *January 21 – Jimmy Zinn *January 24 – Joe Cobb

February

*February 2 –

George Halas George Stanley Halas Sr. (; February 2, 1895October 31, 1983), nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was an American professional football player, coach, and team owner. He was the founder and owner of the National Football League's Chi ...

*February 2 – George Lees *February 2 – Burlin White *February 6 –

Babe Ruth George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. Nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Su ...

*February 9 – Wally Hood *February 12 – Sweetbread Bailey *February 15 –

Larry Goetz Lawrence John Goetz (February 15, 1895 – October 31, 1962) was a professional baseball umpire. Goetz started umpiring in the Blue Grass League from 1920 to 1922. He also umpired in the Western Ohio League, Piedmont League, and the American ...

*February 15 – Jimmy Ring *February 16 – Red Cox *February 17 – Leon Carlson *February 22 – Tony DeFate *February 22 – Roy Graham *February 22 – Ed Monroe *February 23 – Gus Sandberg *February 24 – Bill Bagwell

March

*March 3 – Joe Jaeger *March 4 – Jesse Baker *March 8 – Jack Bentley *March 9 – Frank Kane *March 10 –

Jake Propst William Jacob Propst (March 10, 1895 – February 24, 1967) was a pinch hitter in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is ...

*March 13 – Eric Erickson *March 13 –

Alejandro Oms Alejandro Oms Cosme (March 13, 1896 – November 5, 1946) was a Cuban center fielder in Negro league baseball and Latin American baseball, most notably with the Cuban Stars (East). Born in Santa Clara, Las Villas, he died at age 51 in Havana. ...

*March 17 –

Lyman Lamb Lyman Raymond Lamb (March 17, 1895 – October 5, 1955) was an American professional baseball outfielder and third baseman. While playing in the minor leagues in 1924, he hit 100 doubles to set the organized baseball single-season record. Baseba ...

*March 23 –

Frank Parkinson Frank Parkinson (7 February 1887 – 28 January 1946)J. A. Chartres, 'Parkinson, Frank (1887–1946)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, October 200accessed 23 January 2010/ref> was a British electrica ...

*March 26 – Joe Klugmann *March 27 –

Bill Burwell William Edwin Burwell (March 27, 1895 – June 11, 1973) was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. Early life Burwell was born in Jarbalo, Kansas.He won 239 minor league games during a 22-year playing career. He pitche ...

*March 31 –

Carson Bigbee Carson Lee "Skeeter" Bigbee (March 31, 1895 – October 17, 1964) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was born in Lebanon, Oregon, and attended the University of Oreg ...

April

*April 2 – Earl Pruess *April 8 – Eddie Bacon *April 10 –

Bob McGraw Robert Emmett McGraw (April 10, 1895 – June 2, 1978) was an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies. Biography McGraw was born on April 10, ...

*April 11 – Ralph Sharman *April 12 –

Sammy Vick Samuel Bruce Vick (April 12, 1895 – August 17, 1986) was an American professional right fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the New York Yankees from 1917 to 1920, and the Boston Red Sox in 1921. He stood , and weighed 163 lb., ...

*April 18 – Hans Rasmussen *April 22 – Bob Smith *April 23 – Tom Knowlson *April 24 –

Harry Harper Harry Clayton Harper (April 24, 1895 – April 23, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher, businessman, and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Brooklyn ...

*April 24 –

Dixie Parker Douglas Woolley Parker (April 24, 1895 – May 15, 1972) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1923 season. Listed at 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb., Parker batted and threw right handed. He was ...

*April 25 –

George Lowe George Edward Lowe (born November 10, 1957) is an American voice actor and comedian whose voice roles include Space Ghost on the animated series ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' and its spin-off, ''Cartoon Planet''.Buzz Murphy

May

*May 3 – Bob Pepper *May 3 – Chick Tolson *May 4 – Charlie Babington *May 8 – Ed Murray *May 10 – Pat Hardgrove *May 12 – Jim Poole *May 13 – Red Lanning *May 13 – Frank Mills *May 15 – Joe Evans *May 15 – Jimmy Smith *May 16 – Colonel Snover *May 19 –

Ray Kennedy Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021) was an English footballer who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kennedy played as a forward for Arsenal, and then played as a le ...

*May 24 – Gus Felix *May 25 – Jim Riley *May 30 – Harry Salmon

June

*June 2 – Al Baird *June 3 – Johnny Bassler *June 5 – Ray Rohwer *June 8 – Sam McConnell *June 13 –

Emilio Palmero Emilio Antonio Palmero (June 13, 1895 – July 15, 1970) was a Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, spread out over a span of fourteen years from 1915 to 1928. He also pitched extensively in th ...

*June 14 –

Ike Davis Isaac Benjamin Davis (born March 22, 1987) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. From 2010 through 2016, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, and New Y ...

*June 21 –

Oliver Marcelle Oliver Marcell (June 21, 1895 – June 12, 1949), nicknamed "Ghost", was an American third baseman in the Negro leagues for a number of teams around the league from 1918-1931. He also played shortstop. A Creole born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, h ...

*June 23 – Jack Smith *June 23 – George Weiss *June 25 – Bill Webb *June 30 –

Johnny Miljus John Kenneth (Johnny) Miljus (Serbian Cyrillic Џон Кенет Миљуш or Serbian Latin ''Džon Kenet Miljuš'') (June 30, 1895 – February 11, 1976) nicknamed "Big Serb" and "Jovo", was a Serbian-American baseball player who pitched in Maj ...

July

*July 2 – Frank Thompson *July 5 – George Kopshaw *July 9 –

Joe Gleason Joseph Paul Gleason (July 9, 1895 – September 8, 1990) was a pitcher in 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 ...

*July 12 – Artie Dede *July 19 –

Snake Henry Frederick Marshall "Snake" Henry (July 19, 1895 – October 12, 1987) was a major league baseball first baseman and minor league manager. Henry played in a total of twenty nine games for the Boston Braves during the and seasons. He compiled a ...

*July 23 – Art Rico *July 29 – Dutch Stryker

August

*August 1 – Clem Llewellyn *August 4 – Hooks Foreman *August 7 – Ed Gill *August 9 – Willis Flournoy *August 10 – Joe Schepner *August 16 – Fred Bailey *August 20 –

Pete Schneider Peter Joseph Schneider (August 20, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914–1918) and New York Yankees (1919). Schneider batted and threw right-handed. Career Born in L ...

*August 24 – Les Howe *August 25 – Ray Roberts *August 26 – Axel Lindstrom *August 29 – Guy Morrison

September

*September 5 – Ted Jourdan *September 6 – Shags Horan *September 10 – George Kelly *September 15 –

Hugh McQuillan Alvin Hugh McQuillan (September 15, 1895 – August 26, 1947) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1918 to 1927. He played for the Boston Braves and New York Giants. In 1561.2 innings ...

*September 21 – Ad Swigler *September 22 – Austin McHenry *September 23 – Johnny Mokan *September 26 – Bernie Neis *September 28 – Hal Bubser *September 28 – Whitey Witt *September 30 –

Dick Cox Elmer Joseph Cox (September 30, 1897 in Pasadena, California – June 1, 1966 in Morro Bay, California) was a professional baseball player who played outfield for the Brooklyn Robins in 1925 & 1926. He had a steady bat over his two seasons in ...

October

*October 1 –

Carmen Hill Carmen Proctor Hill (October 1, 1895 – January 1, 1990), born in Royalton, Minnesota, was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1915–16, 1918–19 and 1926–29), New York Giants (1922) and St. Louis Cardinals (1929–30). He helped the Gia ...

*October 1 – Roy Johnson *October 3 – Bert Lewis *October 4 – Ralph Shinners *October 5 –

Norm McMillan Norman Alexis "Bub" McMillan (October 5, 1895 – September 28, 1969) was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, third baseman and second baseman with the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Browns and the Chicago Cubs between 1922 ...

*October 7 – Fred Fussell *October 8 –

Ed Wingo Edmund Armand Wingo (1895–1964) was a Canadian professional baseball player. He appeared in one game in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1920 season as a catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball ...

*October 13 –

Mike Gazella Michael Gazella (October 13, 1895 – September 11, 1978) was an American major league baseball player who played for the New York Yankees on several championship teams in the 1920s. Born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania, Gazella played football as we ...

*October 13 –

Ben Paschal Benjamin Edwin Paschal (October 13, 1895 – November 10, 1974) was an American baseball outfielder who played eight seasons in Major League Baseball from 1915 to 1929, mostly for the New York Yankees. After two " cup of coffee" stints with the Cl ...

*October 13 – Jim Roberts *October 16 –

Bill Skiff William Franklin Skiff (October 16, 1895 – December 25, 1976) was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. Although he appeared only briefly in Major League Baseball in 22 total games as a catcher and pinch hitter for ...

*October 18 – Babe Pinelli *October 18 – Tom Sullivan *October 20 – John Russell *October 22 – Johnny Morrison *October 24 –

Al Pierotti Albert Felix Pierotti (October 24, 1895 – February 12, 1964) was a professional American football center and Major League Baseball pitcher. Football career Pierotti played in the American Professional Football League with the Akron Pros, Cle ...

*October 27 – Clarence Huber *October 30 – Thomas Healy

November

*November 3 – Felton Stratton *November 3 – Jim Walkup *November 3 –

Kid Willson Frank Hoxie "Kid" Willson (November 3, 1895 – April 17, 1964) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball nine years apart, in 1918 and 1927, both for the Chicago White Sox.Bill McCarren *November 5 – Tom McNamara *November 5 – Rasty Wright *November 8 – Mike Knode *November 10 –

Chick Fewster Wilson Lloyd "Chick" Fewster (November 10, 1896 – April 16, 1945) was an American professional baseball second baseman. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1917 and 1927 for the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cle ...

*November 10 – Slicker Parks *November 10 – Bill Summers *November 11 – Cy Morgan *November 13 – George Dumont *November 17 – George Scott *November 19 –

Billy Zitzmann William Arthur Zitzmann (November 19, 1895 – May 29, 1985) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1919 and 1929, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. He batted ri ...

*November 23 – Dallas Bradshaw *November 25 –

Jakie May Frank Spruiell "Jakie" May (November 25, 1895 – June 3, 1970) was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of 14 seasons (1917–1921, 1924–1932) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. ...

*November 26 – George Tomer *November 28 – Bill Anderson *November 28 – Molly Craft *November 29 – Jack Enright

December

*December 1 – Jake Miller *December 2 – Art Jahn *December 7 –

Bud Davis John Wilbur Davis (December 7, 1895 in Merry Point, Virginia – May 26, 1967 in Williamsburg, Virginia) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919. He would later re-establish himself as a hitter in ...

*December 25 – Frank Ellerbe *December 25 –

Herb Hunter Herbert Harrison Hunter (December 25, 1895 – July 25, 1970) was a utility infielder–outfielder in Major League Baseball who played parts of four seasons between 1916 and 1921. Listed at , 165 lb., Hunter batted left-handed and threw right ...

*December 26 –

Bonnie Hollingsworth John Burnette Hollingsworth (December 26, 1895 in Jacksboro, Tennessee – January 4, 1990 in Knoxville, Tennessee) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1922 to 1928. file:hollingsworth101.jpg, Hollingsworth warming up Exter ...

*December 26 – Herman Pillette *December 29 –

Clyde Barnhart Clyde Lee Barnhart (December 29, 1895 – January 21, 1980) was a right-handed outfielder and third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Cumberland Valley State Normal School (now Shippensburg Univer ...

Deaths

*January 10 – Steve Ladew, 32, outfielder/pitcher for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association. *January 15 –

Ed Silch Edward Silch (February 22, 1865 – January 15, 1895), also known as "Baldy", was an American Major League Baseball player from St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He played just one season in the majors, consisting of 14 games with the Brooklyn Bridegroom ...

, 29, pitcher for the 1888 Brooklyn Bridegrooms of the National League. *January 21 – Frank Bowes, 30, backup catcher/outfielder/infielder for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators of the American Association. *January 29 – Tony Suck, 36, catcher who played with the

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen F ...

of the National League (1883) and for the

Baltimore Monumentals The Baltimore Monumentals were an American baseball team in the short-lived Union Association. In their lone season of 1884, they finished fourth in the UA with a 58–47 record. History The team was managed by Bill Henderson. Their top-hitting ...

and

Chicago Browns The Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies (also known as Chicago/Pittsburgh) were a short-lived professional baseball team in the Union Association of 1884. They were to battle the Chicago White Stockings, of the National League, for the Chicago ba ...

of the Union Association (1884). *February 8 – Roger Carey, 30, second baseman for the 1889 New York Giants of the National League. *March 2 – Kid Camp, 25, National League pitcher who played for the 1892 Pittsburgh Pirates and the 1894 Chicago Colts. *March 30 – Henry Easterday, 30, shortstop who played for five teams of two different leagues between the 1884 and 1890 seasons. *April 16 – Jack McQuaid, 36, American Association and National League umpire from 1886 to 1894. *April 18 – Henry Myers, 36, shortstop and manager for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles, who also played part of two seasons with the Providence Grays and the

Wilmington Quicksteps The Wilmington Quicksteps (also known as the Quickstep Club of Wilmington) were an 1884 late-season replacement baseball team in the Union Association. They finished with a 2-16 record and were managed by Joe Simmons. The team played their home ga ...

. *April 21 – Jim Tipper, 45, National Association outfielder who played for the

Middletown Mansfields The Middletown Mansfields were an early baseball team in Middletown, Connecticut that existed from 1866 to 1872. Formation In the summer of 1866, a ballclub was established at Middletown's Douglas Pump Company by the factory owner's son, sixteen-ye ...

Hartford Dark Blues The Hartfords (more commonly called the Hartford Dark Blues because of their uniform color) were a 19th-century baseball team. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut. History In 1874, baseball in Hartford, CT was being played in a fever pit ...

, and

New Haven Elm Citys The Elm City baseball club, or New Haven Elm Citys in modern nomenclature, were a professional baseball team based in New Haven, Connecticut ("The Elm City"). They existed for one season, in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Player ...

teams between the 1869 and 1875 seasons. *April 23 – Long John Ewing, 31, pitcher/outfielder for six teams in four different leagues between 1883 and 1891, who led all National League pitchers with a 2.27

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the numb ...

in his last major league season. *June 21 – Rex Smith, 31, pitcher for the 1886 Philadelphia Athletics season, 1886 Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association. *July 8 – Steve King (baseball), Steve King, 53, outfielder who played from 1871 to 1872 for the Troy Haymakers of the National Association. *August 8 – Billy Colgan, (?), catcher for the 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys season, 1884 Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association. *October 3 – Harry Wright, 60, Hall of Fame player/manager and organizer of baseball's first professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, who is recognized as the first major league manager to collect 1000 career victories. *October 16 – Kid Summers, 27, Canadian catcher and outfielder who played for the 1893 St. Louis Browns season, 1893 St. Louis Browns of the National League. *November 9 – George Joyce (baseball), George Joyce, 48, center fielder for the 1886 Washington Nationals season, 1886 Washington Nationals of the National League. *November 16 – Jim McLaughlin (pitcher/outfielder), Jim McLaughlin, 34, pitcher/outfielder for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles season, 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association. *November 20 – Dick Hunt (baseball), Dick Hunt, 48, right fielder/second baseman for the 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords season, 1872 Brooklyn Eckfords of the National Association. *December 12 – Harry Fuller, 33, third baseman for the 1891 St. Louis Browns season, 1891 St. Louis Browns of the American Association.

References

External links

1895 National League season team stats at Baseball Reference
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