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 (7.53 runs allowed per game), 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.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Roster 1894 Boston Beaneaters Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

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 Hugh Duffy, Major League Baseball record, highest single-season batting average (.440)Baseball's Top 100: The Game's Greatest Records, p. 26, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC,

Notes

References 1894 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference