1884 Minor League Baseball League Encyclopedia

Year Index / Affiliations / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1883 / 1885

League-by-League Batting

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP
2	Cuban Winter League

3	American Association	Major League	13	26.0	5.23	1316	48646	46186	6889	11065	1574	833	243		1992	5672	.240	.278	.326	.604	15034	468
4	National League	Major League	8	26.5	5.51	912	34508	32687	5028	8071	1216	425	321	3529	1821	4335	.247	.287	.340	.626	11100
5	Union Association	Major League	12	25.1	5.70	846	31573	30439	4825	7457	1230	279	125		1134	4830	.245	.272	.316	.588	9620

1	Cuban League	Foreign

21	Texas League		6

6	California League	No Classification	4	0.0
7	Connecticut State League	No Classification	6	0.0
8	Eastern League	No Classification	11	25.1
9	Eastern New England League	No Classification
10	Georgia State League	No Classification	6	0.0
11	Interstate Association	No Classification
12	Iron & Oil Association	No Classification	7	0.0
13	Keystone Association	No Classification	5	0.0
14	Massachusetts State Association	No Classification	7	0.0
15	New York State League	No Classification
16	Northwestern League	No Classification	14	24.2	5.55	812		29163	4504	6698	1056	285	46				.230		.290		8462
17	Ohio State League	No Classification	6	0.0
18	Ontario League	No Classification
19	Rhode Island Association	No Classification
20	Western Ontario League	No Classification

League-by-League Pitching

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1	American Association	Major League	13	24.9	5.23	640	640	.500	3.24	1318	1316	53	1263	80	3	11501.2	11065	6889	4144	243	1992	5672	472	10	884	49108	1.135	8.7	0.2	1.6	4.4	2.85
2	National League	Major League	8	24.0	5.50	447	447	.500	2.98	914	912	49	863	70	7	8046.0	8070	5028	2662	321	1821	4335		3	607	34690	1.229	9.0	0.4	2.0	4.8	2.38
3	Union Association	Major League	12	25.2	5.64	422	422	.500	3.04	856	846	87	759	44	8	7397.1	7457	4825	2501	125	1134	4830		0	690		1.161	9.1	0.2	1.4	5.9	4.26

4	Iron & Oil Association	No Classification	7
5	Keystone Association	No Classification	5
6	Northwestern League	No Classification	14	24.3	5.46	402	402	.500	1.49	812	812	90	722	56		7183.0	6654	4436	1188		1339	4240			522		1.113	8.3		1.7	5.3	3.17
7	Ohio State League	No Classification	6

League-by-League Fielding

Rk	Lg	Lev	Tms	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB
1	American Association	Major League	13	1318	34451	16252	5804	789	.897	1656
2	National League	Major League	8	914	24100	11256	3951	545	.899	956
3	Union Association	Major League	12	856	22159	10409	4800	420	.872	1295

4	Iron & Oil Association	No Classification	7
5	Keystone Association	No Classification	5
6	Northwestern League	No Classification	14	812	21472	10227	3685		.896	1159
7	Ohio State League	No Classification	6

Pro Baseball Map for 1884

ALL TEAMS ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE TOWN THEY ARE LISTED IN. We have not located the actual location of the ballpark.

We list over 30,000 of teams from minor league history. This list is not exhaustive and may be missing teams from certain leagues and years or with a small number of games played. We apologize for any omissions. Report any errors or omissions

League Teams

Lg	Lev	Tm
Cuban Winter League

Cuban League	Foreign

Texas League		Dallas Browns, Fort Worth, Galveston, Houston Nationals, San Antonio, Waco

California League	No Classification	San Francisco, San Francisco Haverlys, San Francisco Occidental, San Francisco Star
Connecticut State League	No Classification	Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, Rockville, Waterbury, Willimantic
Eastern League	No Classification	Allentown Dukes, Baltimore Monumentals, Brooklyn Atlantics, Harrisburg Olympics, Lancaster Ironsides, Newark Domestics, Reading Actives, Richmond Virginias, Trenton Trentonians, Wilmington Quicksteps, York White Roses
Eastern New England League	No Classification
Georgia State League	No Classification	Atlanta, Augusta Browns, Augusta Clinchs, Columbus Stars, Oglethorpe, Savannah Dixies
Interstate Association	No Classification
Iron & Oil Association	No Classification	East Liberty Liberty Stars, Franklin, Johnstown, New Brighton, New Castle Neshannocks, Oil City, Youngstown
Keystone Association	No Classification	Chambersburg, Chester, Lancaster, Littlestown, York
Massachusetts State Association	No Classification	Boston Reserves, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lynn, Salem, Springfield, Worcester
New York State League	No Classification
Northwestern League	No Classification	Bay City, Evansville, Fort Wayne Hoosiers, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee Brewers, Minneapolis Millers, Muskegon, Peoria Reds, Quincy Quincys, Saginaw Greys, St. Paul Apostles, Stillwater, Terre Haute, Winona Clippers
Ohio State League	No Classification	Chillicothe Logans, Dayton Gem Citys, Hamilton, Ironton, Portsmouth Riversides, Springfield
Ontario League	No Classification
Rhode Island Association	No Classification
Western Ontario League	No Classification

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