1892 Philadelphia Phillies season

1892 Philadelphia Phillies
LeagueNational League
BallparkPhiladelphia Base Ball Grounds
CityPhiladelphia
Record
  • 1st half: 46–30 (.605)
  • 2nd half: 41–36 (.532)
  • Overall: 87–66 (.569)[1]
League place
  • 1st half: 3rd (7 GB)
  • 2nd half: 5th (12+12 GB)
OwnersAl Reach, John Rogers
ManagerHarry Wright
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1892 Philadelphia Phillies; Pictured are Bob Allen, Charlie Reilly, Sam Thompson, Harry Wright, Roger Connor, Bill Hallman, Billy Hamilton, Ed Delahanty, Jack Clements, Tim Keefe, Lave Cross, Gus Weyhing, Kid Carsey.

The 1892 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team competed in the National League, which played a split season that year.

The Phillies finished in third place during the first half of the season, and in fifth place in the second half. Their overall record was 87–66, which was the fourth-best record in the National League.

Offseason

Spring training

The Phillies held spring training in 1892 in Gainesville, Florida, the team's first spring in Florida. Twelve members of the team rode the train forty hours from Philadelphia's Broad Street Station to Gainesville.

The team practiced and played exhibition games at The Ballpark. The Phillies lost $469.69 on the trip.[2]

The team subsequently returned to Gainesville for spring training in 1921.

Regular season

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 102 48 .680 54‍–‍21 48‍–‍27
Cleveland Spiders 93 56 .624 54‍–‍24 39‍–‍32
Brooklyn Grooms 95 59 .617 9 51‍–‍24 44‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies 87 66 .569 16½ 55‍–‍26 32‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds 82 68 .547 20 45‍–‍32 37‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Pirates 80 73 .523 23½ 54‍–‍34 26‍–‍39
Chicago Colts 70 76 .479 30 36‍–‍31 34‍–‍45
New York Giants 71 80 .470 31½ 42‍–‍36 29‍–‍44
Louisville Colonels 63 89 .414 40 37‍–‍31 26‍–‍58
Washington Senators 58 93 .384 44½ 34‍–‍36 24‍–‍57
St. Louis Browns 56 94 .373 46 37‍–‍36 19‍–‍58
Baltimore Orioles 46 101 .313 54½ 29‍–‍44 17‍–‍57
National League
First Half Standings
W L Pct. GB
Boston Beaneaters 52 22 .703
Brooklyn Grooms 51 26 .662 2+12
Philadelphia Phillies 46 30 .605 7
Cincinnati Reds 44 31 .587 8+12
Cleveland Spiders 40 33 .548 11+12
Pittsburgh Pirates 37 39 .487 16
Washington Senators 35 41 .461 18
Chicago Colts 31 39 .443 19
St. Louis Browns 31 42 .425 20+12
New York Giants 31 43 .419 21
Louisville Colonels 30 47 .390 23+12
Baltimore Orioles 20 55 .267 32+12
National League
Second Half Standings
W L Pct. GB
Cleveland Spiders 53 23 .697
Boston Beaneaters 50 26 .658 3
Brooklyn Grooms 44 33 .571 9+12
Pittsburgh Pirates 43 34 .558 10+12
Philadelphia Phillies 41 36 .532 12+12
New York Giants 40 37 .519 13+12
Chicago Colts 39 37 .513 14
Cincinnati Reds 38 37 .507 14+12
Louisville Colonels 33 42 .440 19+12
Baltimore Orioles 26 46 .361 25
St. Louis Browns 25 52 .325 28+12
Washington Senators 23 52 .307 29+12

Record vs. opponents


Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team BLN BSN BRO CHI CIN CLV LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSN
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

1892 Philadelphia Phillies
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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
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
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
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 80.0 5 5 4.05 43
Jack Taylor 3 26.0 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
John Thornton 3 12.0 0 2 12.75 2

References

  1. ^ "The 1892 Season". Retrosheet. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Joseph Durso (March 3, 1968). "Spring Training: From Dust to Boom". New York Times. p. S3.