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1894 Major League Baseball season

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The 1894 major league baseball season began on April 19, 1894. The regular season ended on September 30, with the Baltimore Orioles as the pennant winner of the National League and the New York Giants as runner-up. The postseason began with Game 1 of the first Temple Cup on October 4 and ended with Game 4 on October 8. The Giants swept the Orioles, capturing their first Temple Cup.

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Locations of teams for the 1893–1895 National League seasons
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The 1894 season saw the return of a postseason championship series, the Temple Cup, following the end of the World's Championship Series with the demise of the American Association in 1891 and the one-off, split-season 1892 World's Championship Series.

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Schedule

The 1894 schedule consisted of 132 games for the twelve teams of the National League. Each team was scheduled to play 12 games against the other eleven teams in the league. This continued the format put in place in the previous season and would be used until 1898.

Opening Day took place on April 19 featuring eight teams. The final day of the season was on September 30, also featuring eight teams.[1] The Temple Cup took place between October 4 and October 8.

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Rule changes

The 1894 season saw the following rule changes:

  • Foul bunts are now classified as strikes.[2]
  • The sacrifice hit rule, which is when a batter deliberately gets out in an effort to advance a baserunner to another base, is implemented.[2]
  • A precursor to the Infield fly rule is implemented, stating "the batsman is out if he hits a fly ball that can be handled by an infielder while first base is occupied, with only one out."[3]
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Teams

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An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at. Ballparks listed in backwards chronological order.

  1. ^
    Initial stadium of the season burned in a fire (Boston: May 16, Philadelphia: August 6)
  2. ^
    Temporary stadium.
  3. ^
    Makeshift stands built for remainder of the season, from August 18.

Standings

National League

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Postseason

Bracket

Temple Cup
      
NL1 Baltimore Orioles 1 6 1 1
NL2 New York Giants 4 9 4 7

Managerial changes

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In-season

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League leaders

Any team shown in small text indicates a previous team a player was on during the season.

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1 All-time single-season runs record

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1 National League Triple Crown pitching winner

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Home field attendance

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References

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