1892 Philadelphia Phillies season
The 1892 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished with an overall record of 87–66, fourth-best in the National League. They finished in third place in the first half of the season, and in fifth place in the second half.
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Owner(s) | Al Reach, John Rogers |
Manager(s) | Harry Wright |
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Offseason
Spring training
The Phillies held spring training in Gainesville, Florida, the team's first spring in Florida. Twelve members of the team rode the train 40-hours from Philadelphia's Broad Street Station to Gainesville. They played an exhibition against the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The team lost $469.69 on the trip.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 48 | 0.680 | — | 54–21 | 48–27 |
Cleveland Spiders | 93 | 56 | 0.624 | 8½ | 54–24 | 39–32 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 95 | 59 | 0.617 | 9 | 51–24 | 44–35 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 66 | 0.569 | 16½ | 55–26 | 32–40 |
Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 68 | 0.547 | 20 | 45–32 | 37–36 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 73 | 0.523 | 23½ | 54–34 | 26–39 |
Chicago Colts | 70 | 76 | 0.479 | 30 | 36–31 | 34–45 |
New York Giants | 71 | 80 | 0.470 | 31½ | 42–36 | 29–44 |
Louisville Colonels | 63 | 89 | 0.414 | 40 | 37–31 | 26–58 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 93 | 0.384 | 44½ | 34–36 | 24–57 |
St. Louis Browns | 56 | 94 | 0.373 | 46 | 37–36 | 19–58 |
Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 101 | 0.313 | 54½ | 29–44 | 17–57 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 0–13 | 2–12–1 | 4–7 | 4–10 | 2–11–2 | 6–7 | 5–9 | 4–10 | 5–9 | 8–6–1 | 6–7–1 | |||||
Boston | 13–0 | — | 9–5 | 10–4 | 8–5–1 | 8–6 | 12–2 | 11–3–1 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 11–3 | |||||
Brooklyn | 12–2–1 | 5–9 | — | 10–4 | 6–8 | 8–6 | 9–5 | 7–7 | 9–5–2 | 10–4 | 9–5–1 | 10–4 | |||||
Chicago | 7–4 | 4–10 | 4–10 | — | 6–7–1 | 3–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | 5–9 | 7–7 | 7–5 | 12–2 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10–4 | 5–8–1 | 8–6 | 7–6–1 | — | 5–9 | 7–6–1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 12–2–1 | 10–3–1 | |||||
Cleveland | 11–2–2 | 6–8 | 6–8 | 9–3 | 9–5 | — | 13–1 | 8–5 | 10–4 | 7–7–1 | 8–5–1 | 6–8 | |||||
Louisville | 7–6 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 9–5 | 6–7–1 | 1–13 | — | 4–10 | 4–10 | 8–6 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | |||||
New York | 9–5 | 3–11–1 | 7–7 | 4–10 | 6–8 | 5–8 | 10–4 | — | 5–9 | 4–10–1 | 9–4 | 9–4 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10–4 | 7–6 | 5–9–2 | 9–5 | 9–5 | 4–10 | 10–4 | 9–5 | — | 8–6 | 7–7 | 9–5 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–5 | 6–7 | 4–10 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 7–7–1 | 6–8 | 10–4–1 | 6–8 | — | 10–4 | 6–8 | |||||
St. Louis | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 5–9–1 | 5–7 | 2–12–1 | 5–8–1 | 5–9–1 | 4–9 | 7–7 | 4–10 | — | 6–8 | |||||
Washington | 7–6–1 | 3–11 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 8–6 | 6–8 | 4–9 | 5–9 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — |
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Jack Clements | 109 | 402 | 106 | .264 | 8 | 76 |
1B | Roger Connor | 155 | 564 | 166 | .294 | 12 | 73 |
2B | Bill Hallman | 138 | 586 | 171 | .292 | 2 | 84 |
3B | Charlie Reilly | 91 | 331 | 65 | .196 | 1 | 24 |
SS | Bob Allen | 152 | 563 | 128 | .227 | 2 | 64 |
OF | Ed Delahanty | 123 | 477 | 146 | .306 | 6 | 91 |
OF | Sam Thompson | 153 | 609 | 186 | .305 | 9 | 104 |
OF | Billy Hamilton | 139 | 554 | 183 | .330 | 3 | 53 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Lave Cross | 140 | 541 | 149 | .275 | 4 | 69 |
Joe Mulvey | 25 | 98 | 14 | .143 | 0 | 4 |
Tom Dowse | 16 | 54 | 10 | .185 | 0 | 6 |
Dummy Stephenson | 8 | 37 | 10 | .270 | 0 | 5 |
Harry Morelock | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Connors | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Gus Weyhing | 59 | 469.2 | 32 | 21 | 2.66 | 202 |
Kid Carsey | 43 | 317.2 | 19 | 16 | 3.12 | 76 |
Tim Keefe | 39 | 313.1 | 19 | 16 | 2.36 | 136 |
Duke Esper | 21 | 160.1 | 11 | 6 | 3.42 | 45 |
Phil Knell | 11 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 4.05 | 43 |
Jack Taylor | 3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 7 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Thornton | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 12.75 | 2 |
References
- Joseph Durso (March 3, 1968). "Spring Training: From Dust to Boom". New York Times. p. S3.