1892 Philadelphia Phillies season
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| Owner(s) | Al Reach, John Rogers |
| Manager(s) | Harry Wright |
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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.
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 |
| Pittsburg 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 | |||||
| Pittsburg | 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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| 2B | Hallman, BillBill Hallman | 138 | 586 | 171 | .292 | 2 | 84 |
| 3B | Reilly, CharlieCharlie Reilly | 91 | 331 | 65 | .196 | 1 | 24 |
| SS | Allen, BobBob Allen | 152 | 563 | 128 | .227 | 2 | 64 |
| OF | Hamilton, BillyBilly 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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| Thornton, JohnJohn Thornton | 5 | 13 | 5 | .385 | 0 | 2 |
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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| Carsey, KidKid Carsey | 43 | 317.2 | 19 | 16 | 3.12 | 76 |
| Keefe, TimTim Keefe | 39 | 313.1 | 19 | 16 | 2.36 | 136 |
| Esper, DukeDuke Esper | 21 | 160.1 | 11 | 6 | 3.42 | 45 |
| Knell, PhilPhil Knell | 11 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 4.05 | 43 |
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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| Thornton, JohnJohn 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.