English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian H.G. Wells published his first novel, "The Time Machine", a parody of English class division and a satirical warning that human progress was not inevitable. In the story, the "Time Traveler" landed in the year 802701 to find two types of people: the Eloi, a weak species, who lived above ground, and the Morlocks, a carnivorous group of creatures that lived below. Much of the realism of the story was achieved by carefully studied technical details and was based on the basic principles regarding time as the fourth dimension.
On February 6, 1895, George Herman "Babe" Ruth was born to George Ruth and Catherine Schamberger, in their home at 216 Emory Street, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Before a game with the visiting Cleveland Spiders, the entire Chicago Colts team was arrested for "inciting, aiding and abetting the forming of a noisy crowd on a Sunday". Reverend W.W. Clark and the "Sunday Observance League" had protested the concept of baseball on Sunday and instigated the police action. After owner Jim Hart posted bail, 10,000 fans remained to watch the "wanted men" beat the visitors 13-4.
The senior circuit, on February 27, 1895, restricted the size of gloves for all fielders, except catchers and first basemen, to 10 ounces, with a maximum circumference of 14 inches around the palm. They also rescinds the rule forbidding intentional discoloring of the ball, thus allowing players to dirty the baseball to their satisfaction!
In the Temple Cup (prelude to the World Series) the Baltimore Orioles (87-43) met the Cleveland Spiders (84-46) with the Spiders winning the title in five games, thanks-in-part to the arm of an "up-and-comer" named Cy Young.
"Zane Grey is renowned for his thrilling plots, his unforgettable gunmen and his incomparably satisfying action. But there are deeper and more abiding reasons to read this master storyteller." - Marian Kester Coombs
1895 National League Player Review |
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Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
Base on Balls | Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia | 96 | Top 25 |
Bill Joyce | Washington | |||
Batting Average | Jesse Burkett | Cleveland | .409 | Top 25 |
Doubles | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | 49 | Top 25 |
Hits | Jesse Burkett | Cleveland | 225 | Top 25 |
Home Runs | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia | 18 | Top 25 |
On Base Percentage | Ed Delahanty | Philadelphia | .500 | Top 25 |
RBI | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia | 165 | Top 25 |
Runs | Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia | 166 | Top 25 |
Slugging Average | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia | .654 | Top 25 |
Stolen Bases | Billy Hamilton | Philadelphia | 97 | Top 25 |
Total Bases | Sam Thompson | Philadelphia | 352 | Top 25 |
Triples | Kip Selbach | Washington | 22 | Top 25 |
Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
1895 N.L. History | Year-by-Year History |
1895 National League Pitcher Review |
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Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
Complete Games | Ted Breitenstein | St. Louis | 46 | Top 25 |
ERA | Al Maul | Washington | 2.45 | Top 25 |
Games | Pink Hawley | Pittsburgh | 56 | Top 25 |
Saves | Ernie Beam | Philadelphia | 3 | Top 25 |
Kid Nichols | Boston | |||
Tom Parrott | Cincinnati | |||
Shutouts | Pink Hawley | Pittsburgh | 4 | Top 25 |
Bill Hoffer | Baltimore | |||
Sadie McMahon | Baltimore | |||
Amos Rusie | New York | |||
Cy Young | Cleveland | |||
Strikeouts | Amos Rusie | New York | 201 | Top 25 |
Winning Percentage | Bill Hoffer | Baltimore | .838 | Top 25 |
Wins | Cy Young | Cleveland | 35 | Top 25 |
Statistic | Name(s) | Team(s) | # | Top 25 |
1895 N.L. History | Year-by-Year History |
1895 National LeagueTeam Standings |
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Team | Roster | W | L | T | WP | GB |
Baltimore Orioles | 87 | 43 | 2 | .669 | 0 |
Cleveland Spiders | 84 | 46 | 1 | .646 | 3 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 53 | 2 | .595 | 9½ |
Chicago Colts | 72 | 58 | 3 | .554 | 15 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 71 | 60 | 2 | .542 | 16½ |
Boston Beaneaters | 71 | 60 | 1 | .542 | 16½ |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 71 | 61 | 3 | .538 | 17 |
Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 64 | 2 | .508 | 21 |
New York Giants | 66 | 65 | 1 | .504 | 21½ |
Washington Senators | 43 | 85 | 4 | .336 | 43 |
St. Louis Browns | 39 | 92 | 5 | .298 | 48½ |
Louisville Colonels | 35 | 96 | 2 | .267 | 52½ |
Team | Roster | W | L | T | WP | GB |
1895 National League Team Standings |
1895 National League Team ReviewHitting Statistics League Leaderboard |
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Statistic | Team | # |
Base on Balls | Washington | 518 |
Batting Average | Philadelphia | .330 |
Doubles | Philadelphia | 272 |
Hits | Philadelphia | 1,664 |
Home Runs | Philadelphia | 61 |
On Base Percentage | Philadelphia | .394 |
Runs | Philadelphia | 1,068 |
Slugging Average | Philadelphia | .450 |
Stolen Bases | Cincinnati | 326 |
Triples | Cincinnati | 105 |
Statistic | Team | # |
1895 National League Team ReviewPitching Statistics League Leaderboard |
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Statistic | Team | # |
Complete Games | Chicago | 119 |
ERA | Baltimore | 3.80 |
Fewest Hits Allowed | Baltimore | 1,216 |
Fewest Home Runs Allowed | Pittsburgh | 17 |
Fewest Walks Allowed | Cleveland | 346 |
Saves | Philadelphia | 7 |
Shutouts | Baltimore | 10 |
Strikeouts | New York | 409 |
Statistic | Team | # |
Why did we choose a quotation about author Zane Grey? On the 15th of June, he appeared in his first Minor League ballgame. His baseball career would be short lived, but the novelist would go on to write more than ninety-books and have more than one-hundred films made from his classics.
Most fans know that the rules state the home team must supply baseballs for the game. However, did you know that on May 23, 1895, Louisville forfeited a game to Brooklyn because they ran out of baseballs?
Hit For the Cycle: Two National League players hit for the cycle in 1895. Tommy Dowd, outfielder on the St. Louis Browns, who hit for the cycle on August 16, 1895, during an 8–5 win over the Louisville Colonels. And Ed Cartwright, first baseman on the Washington Senators, who hit for the cycle on September 30, 1895, during a 15-7 win over the Boston Beaneaters.
On June 3, 1895, Roger Connor hit his one-hundred twenty-second career home run. This historic shot tied Harry Stovey for the most home runs in Major League Baseball history! Twenty days later, June 23, 1895, Connor hit home run #123 and became the all-time home run king!