1883 Boston Beaneaters season

1883 Boston Beaneaters
1883 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
South End Grounds (since 1871)
Boston, Massachusetts (since 1871)
Results
Record	63–35 (.643)
League place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Arthur Soden
Manager(s)	Jack Burdock, John Morrill
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The 1883 Boston team won its third National League pennant. This is also generally recognized as the year during which the team's nickname became the Boston Beaneaters.

Regular season

Season standings

Team photograph of the 1883 Boston Beaneaters

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	63	35	0.643	—	41–8	22–27
Chicago White Stockings	59	39	0.602	4	36–13	23–26
Providence Grays	58	40	0.592	5	34–15	24–25
Cleveland Blues	55	42	0.567	7½	31–18	24–24
Buffalo Bisons	49	45	0.521	12	36–13	13–32
New York Gothams	46	50	0.479	16	28–19	18–31
Detroit Wolverines	40	58	0.408	23	23–26	17–32
Philadelphia Quakers	17	81	0.173	46	9–40	8–41

Record vs. opponents

1883 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	7–7	7–7	10–4	10–4	7–7	14–0	8–6
Buffalo	7–7	—	5–9	7–7	9–5–1	8–5	9–5	7–7
Chicago	7–7	9–5	—	6–8	9–5	9–5	12–2	7–7
Cleveland	4–10	7–7	8–6	—	9–5–1	7–6–2	12–2	8–6
Detroit	4–10	5–9–1	5–9	5–9–1	—	8–6	11–3–1	2–12
New York	7–7	5–8	5–9	6–7–2	6–8	—	12–2	5–9
Philadelphia	0–14	5–9	2–12	2–12	3–11–1	2–12	—	3–11
Providence	6–8	7–7	7–7	6–8	12–2	9–5	11–3	—

Roster

1883 Boston Beaneaters
Roster
Pitchers Jim Whitney Catchers Mert Hackett Mike Hines		Infielders Lew Brown Jack Burdock John Morrill Ezra Sutton Sam Wise		Outfielders Charlie Buffinton Joe Hornung Paul Radford Edgar Smith		Manager Jack Burdock 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	Hines, MikeMike Hines	63	231	52	.225	0	16
1B	Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill	97	402	129	.319	6	68
2B	Burdock, JackJack Burdock	96	400	132	.330	5	88
3B	Sutton, EzraEzra Sutton	94	414	134	.324	3	73
SS	Wise, SamSam Wise	96	406	110	.271	4	58
OF	Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton	86	341	81	.238	1	26
OF	Radford, PaulPaul Radford	72	258	53	.205	0	14
OF	Hornung, JoeJoe Hornung	96	446	124	.278	8	66

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
Hackett, MertMert Hackett	46	179	42	.235	2	24
Smith, EdgarEdgar Smith	30	115	25	.217	0	16
Brown, LewLew Brown	14	54	13	.241	0	9

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
Whitney, JimJim Whitney	62	514	37	21	2.24	345
Buffinton, CharlieCharlie Buffinton	43	333	25	14	3.03	188

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
Morrill, JohnJohn Morrill	2	13	1	0	2.77	5

References

• 1883 Boston Beaneaters season at Baseball Reference