1893 in baseball

Champions

National League: Boston Beaneaters

Notable seasons

Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Ed Delahanty led the NL in home runs, runs batted in, total bases, and slugging percentage. He was second in the NL in hits and adjusted OPS+. He was third in the NL in batting average and runs scored.
New York Giants pitcher Amos Rusie had a win–loss record of 33–21 and led the NL in innings pitched, strikeouts, and shutouts. He was second in the NL in earned run average. He was third in the NL in wins and adjusted ERA+.

Events

June 19 – Baltimore Orioles outfielder Piggy Ward reached base a record 17 times in 17 consecutive plate appearances, a streak he started on June 16. The record would be matched 69 years later, when catcher Earl Averill, Jr. tied that mark in.
August 16 – Bill Hawke of the Baltimore Orioles pitches a no-hitter against the Washington Senators in a 5–0 win. It is the first no-hitter thrown from the modern-day pitching distance of.
August 18 – The Boston Beaneaters set a Major League record which still stands for the most batters hit by a pitch in an inning. Four batters are hit in the 2nd inning in the game with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
November 21 – Ban Johnson is named president, secretary, and treasurer of the recently reorganized Western League. Under Johnson's leadership the WL will prosper.

Births

January

January 1 – Frank Fuller
January 2 – Jesse Altenburg
January 3 – George Shively
January 10
*Joe Gingras
*Marty Herrmann
January 12
*Lefty Lorenzen
*Charlie Young
January 14 – Billy Meyer
January 17 – Luke Glavenich
January 20
*Al Gould
*Cliff Hill
January 25 – Abe Bowman
January 28 – Guy Cooper
January 30 – Red Smyth
January 31 – George Burns

February

February 2 – Cy Warmoth
February 7 – Charlie Jamieson
February 10 – Bill Evans
February 12 – Earl Sheely
February 13 – Ben Dyer
February 17
*Eddie Onslow
*Wally Pipp
February 21
*Norman Plitt
*Marsh Williams
February 23 – Jim O'Neill
February 25 – Phil Slattery
February 28 – Sam Mayer

March

March 8 – Ray Francis
March 9
*Billy Southworth
*Lefty Williams
March 12
*Joe Engel
*Alex Gaston
March 18 – Russ Wrightstone
March 20 – Johnny Butler
March 23 – Ray Kremer
March 24 – George Sisler
March 26 – Frank Brower
March 27 – Charlie Boardman

April

April 4 – Pete Kilduff
April 7
*Desmond Beatty
*Fletcher Low
April 9
*Bill Morrell
*Tiny Osborne
April 10 – Walter Ancker
April 11
*Hal Deviney
*Spencer Pumpelly
April 13 – Roy Walker
April 14 – Ben Tincup
April 15
*Vern Hughes
*Jack Sheehan
April 24 – Walt Smallwood
April 27 – Allen Sothoron
April 29 – Shag Thompson

May

May 6 – Pat Griffin
May 7 – Bill Hobbs
May 8
*Ed Hemingway
*Edd Roush
*Roy Wilkinson
May 9 – Bill Bolden
May 12
*Hob Hiller
*George Kaiserling
May 15 – Sam Fishburn
May 20
*Walter Bernhardt
*Fritz Von Kolnitz
May 21 – Herold Juul
May 22 – Pat Parker
May 23 – Elmer Leifer
May 25 – Bill Bankston

June

June 1
*Guy Morton
*Eddie Palmer
June 5 – Herb Hall
June 9
*Irish Meusel
*Mack Wheat
June 18 – Ben Shaw
June 22 – Larry Pezold
June 26 – Elmer Ponder
June 27 – Charlie Wheatley

July

July 1 – Howie Camp
July 3 – Dickey Kerr
July 6 – Shovel Hodge
July 7 – Dutch Wetzel
July 8
*Bill Brown
*Dan Woodman
July 9
*Turner Barber
*Harry Eccles
*Tony Faeth
July 11
*Clarence Blethen
*Milt Stock
July 13 – Luther Farrell
July 14 – John Peters
July 15 – Red Oldham
July 16 – Doc Prothro
July 21 – Ray Keating
July 22 – Jesse Haines
July 24 – Joe Schultz
July 31 – Allen Russell

August

August 5 – Jack Harper
August 8 – Jack Smith
August 11 – Red Causey
August 12 – John Michaelson
August 16 – Cy Wright
August 18
*Bernie Duffy
*Burleigh Grimes
*William Marriott
August 19 – Jim Shaw
August 22
*Lyle Bigbee
*Oscar Fuhr
August 23 – Sam White
August 24
*Paul Des Jardien
*Bartolo Portuondo
August 25 – Bob Gandy
August 27
*Howie Haworth
*Dizzy Nutter
August 30 – Ralph Head
August 31 – Murphy Currie

September

September 5 – Don Rader
September 6 – Bill Murray
September 9 – Walt Kinney
September 11
*Ray Grimes
*Roy Grimes
September 13
*John Kelleher
*Mike McNally
*Dutch Ruether
September 15 – Speed Martin
September 17 – Whitey Glazner
September 20
*Jack Bradley
*Doc Wallace
September 22
*Ira Flagstead
*Pat French
September 25 – Ed Chaplin
September 28
*Mike Massey
*Cy Rheam
September 30 – Duke Kelleher

October

October 5 – Paul Speraw
October 6
*Pat Duncan
*Johnny Tillman
October 12 – Hank Ritter
October 13
*Pickles Dillhoefer
*Dick Spalding
October 15
*John Karst
*Gil Whitehouse
October 19 – Lloyd Christenbury
October 25 – Vic Aldridge
October 31 – Bill Herring

November

November 1
*Tom Burr
*Otis Lawry
November 4 – Bill Leinhauser
November 5 – Spencer Heath
November 6 – Dana Fillingim
November 15 – Joe Leonard
November 16 – Cristóbal Torriente
November 21 – Ziggy Hasbrook
November 25 – Gene Bailey
November 28
*Benn Karr
*Frank O'Rourke
November 29
*Carter Elliott
*Charlie Snell
November 30 – Tex Hoffman

December

December 2 – Tommy Vereker
December 4 – Luke Nelson
December 5 – Joe Gedeon
December 6 – Hack Eibel
December 12 – Les Hennessy
December 17 – Bert Yeabsley
December 18
*Dominic Mulrenan
*Rinaldo Williams
December 19 – Paul Strand
December 22
*Marty Becker
*Jesse Winters
December 29 – Joe Smith

Deaths

January 4 – Jim Halpin, 29, shortstop in 1882, and 1884–1885.
March – Joseph Quinn, 36, catcher for two teams in 1881.
April 18 – Fred Siefke, 23, third baseman for the 1890 Brooklyn Gladiators.
October 10 – Lip Pike, 48, outfielder for several teams from 1871 to 1881 who batted.300 four times in the National Association and twice in the NL, winning four home run titles; the sport's first Jewish star.
December 2 – Bill Gleason, 25, pitcher for the 1890 Cleveland Infants.