1892 NL
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| 1892 in baseball |
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| 1892 National League |
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| Negro Leagues |
| << 1891 1893 >> |
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.
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[edit] Season summary
[edit] Standings
- Bold indicates half winner, Italics indicates World's Championship Series champion
[edit] Total Standings
| 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 |
[edit] Half Standings
| First Half (April 12 - July 13) | Second Half (July 15 – October 15) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |
[edit] League leaders
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
[edit] Batting
[edit] Pitching
[edit] Postseason
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.
[edit] Notable events
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