1895 IN BASEBALL



Contents
Champions
Statistical Leaders
National League final standings
Births
Deaths

Champions



National League: Baltimore Orioles

Statistical Leaders



★ Batting: Jesse Burkett .409

★ Home Runs: Sam Thompson 18

★ Wins: Cy Young 35

★ ERA: Al Maul 2.45

National League final standings


'Rank' 'Club' 'Wins' 'Losses' 'Win %'   'GB'
1st Baltimore Orioles 87   43 .669     --
2nd Cleveland Spiders 84   46 .646   3.0
3rd Philadelphia Phillies 78   53 .595   9.5
4th Chicago Colts 72   58 .554   15.0
5th Brooklyn Grooms 71   60 .542   16.5
5th Boston Beaneaters 71   60 .542   16.5
7th Pittsburgh Pirates 71   61 .538   17.0
8th Cincinnati Reds 66   64 .508   21.0
9th New York Giants 66   65 .504   21.5
10th Washington Senators 43   85 ..336   21.5
11th St. Louis Browns 39   92 .298   48.5
12th Louisville Colonels 35   96 .267   52.5

Births



January 9 - Dobie Moore

January 19 - Dan Boone

February 6 - Babe Ruth

March 13 - Alejandro Oms

June 21 - Oliver Marcelle

June 23 - George Weiss

June 30 - Johnny Miljus

September 10 - George Kelly

October 18 - Babe Pinelli

November 10 - Bill Summers

November 13 - George Dumont

Deaths



September 29 - George Tebeau, 33, an outfielder with the Cincinnati Red Stockings and Toledo Maumees in the American Association and for the Washington Senators and Cleveland Spiders of the National League, who later became the owner of the Kansas City Blues American Association franchise.

October 3 - Harry Wright, 60, organizer of baseball's first professional team, the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, and the first major league manager to record 1000 victories

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