1884 Boston Beaneaters season

1884 Boston Beaneaters
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	73–38 (.658)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Arthur Soden
Manager(s)	John Morrill
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Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Providence Grays	84	28	0.750	—	45–11	39–17
Boston Beaneaters	73	38	0.658	10½	40–16	33–22
Buffalo Bisons	64	47	0.577	19½	37–18	27–29
New York Gothams	62	50	0.554	22	34–22	28–28
Chicago White Stockings	62	50	0.554	22	39–17	23–33
Philadelphia Quakers	39	73	0.348	45	19–37	20–36
Cleveland Blues	35	77	0.312	49	22–34	13–43
Detroit Wolverines	28	84	0.250	56	18–38	10–46

Record vs. opponents

1884 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	9–6–2	10–6	14–2	12–4–1	8–8–1	13–3	7–9–1
Buffalo	6–9–2	—	10–6–1	14–2	12–4	5–11–1	11–5	6–10
Chicago	6–10	6–10–1	—	8–8	11–5	12–4	14–2	5–11
Cleveland	2–14	2–14	8–8	—	9–7	5–11	6–10–1	3–13
Detroit	4–12–1	4–12	5–11	7–9	—	2–14–1	5–11	1–15
New York	8–8–1	11–5–1	4–12	11–5	14–2–1	—	11–5	3–13–1
Philadelphia	3–13	5–11	2–14	10–6–1	11–5	5–11	—	3–13
Providence	9–7–1	10–6	11–5	13–3	15–1	13–3–1	13–3	—

Roster

1884 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers Charlie Buffinton John Connor Daisy Davis Jim Whitney		Catchers Marty Barrett Tom Gunning Mert Hackett Mike Hines Infielders Jack Burdock John Morrill Ezra Sutton Sam Wise		Outfielders Bill Annis Bill Crowley Joe Hornung Jim Manning Gene Moriarty		Manager John Morrill

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	Hackett, MertMert Hackett	72	268	55	.205	1	20
1B	Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill	111	438	114	.260	3	61
2B	Burdock, JackJack Burdock	87	361	97	.269	6	49
3B	Sutton, EzraEzra Sutton	110	468	162	.346	3	61
SS	Wise, SamSam Wise	114	426	91	.214	4	41
OF	Crowley, BillBill Crowley	108	407	110	.270	6	61
OF	Manning, JimJim Manning	89	345	83	.241	2	35
OF	Hornung, JoeJoe Hornung	115	518	139	.268	7	51

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
Whitney, JimJim Whitney	66	270	70	.259	3	40
Hines, MikeMike Hines	35	132	23	.174	0	3
Annis, BillBill Annis	27	96	17	.177	0	3
Gunning, TomTom Gunning	12	45	5	.111	0	2
Moriarty, GeneGene Moriarty	4	16	1	.063	0	0
Barrett, MartyMarty Barrett	3	6	0	.000	0	0

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
Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton	67	587	48	16	76	417
Whitney, JimJim Whitney	38	336	23	14	2.09	270
Connor, JohnJohn Connor	7	60	1	4	3.15	29
Davis, DaisyDaisy Davis	4	31	1	3	7.84	13

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
Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill	7	0	1	2	7.43	13

References

• 1884 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference