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 and 5.0 games behind the New York Giants. As of 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
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