1894 Boston Beaneaters season
The 1894 Boston Beaneaters season was the 24th season of the franchise. The team finished in third place in the National League with a record 83–49–1, 8.0 games behind the Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles] and 5.0 games behind the New York Giants season|New York Giants]. As of 2025 [Major League Baseball season|2025], the 1894 Beaneaters hold the MLB record for the most runs scored in a single season by one team with 1,220, a stunning 9.17 runs per contest; however, they also allowed 1,002 runs, the 33rd-most in baseball history.
Regular season
The Beaneaters' home park, the South End Grounds, was destroyed in a fire on May 15. The team played their home games at Congress Street Grounds until the rebuilt park opened on July 20.
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 | | 70 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 3 | 56 |
| 1B | | 123 | 500 | 165 | .330 | 3 | 100 |
| 2B | | 133 | 613 | 212 | .346 | 17 | 115 |
| SS | | 104 | 475 | 154 | .324 | 12 | 79 |
| 3B | | 132 | 512 | 148 | .289 | 8 | 87 |
| OF | | 125 | 539 | 237 | .440 | 18 | 145 |
| OF | | 128 | 494 | 166 | .336 | 13 | 114 |
| OF | | 127 | 539 | 188 | .349 | 13 | 126 |
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 |
| 53 | 201 | 54 | .269 | 1 | 29 |
| 46 | 171 | 59 | .345 | 2 | 33 |
| 27 | 86 | 34 | .395 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | 26 | 6 | .231 | 0 | 6 |
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 |
| 50 | 407.0 | 32 | 13 | 4.75 | 113 |
| 45 | 338.0 | 26 | 14 | 4.90 | 76 |
| 27 | 208.2 | 12 | 10 | 6.81 | 32 |
| 15 | 104.0 | 6 | 8 | 5.97 | 23 |
| 12 | 74.0 | 4 | 4 | 5.84 | 12 |
| 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 7.71 | 1 |
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 |
| 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 11.81 | 1 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.00 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Awards and honors