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Haystacks · 10-16-2025, 05:42 PM

Season of 1895
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs

Off-Season Summary
The big news from the 1894–95 Winter Meetings was the finalization of plans to form the National Association Reserve League.
This would provide structured competitive play for players assigned to the reserve roster and further solidify the dominance of the National Association — giving it a presence in another twenty cities.

Season Summary
The first few months of the season saw the Philadelphia Quakers leading the Eastern League for much of the campaign, occasionally trading places with New York Union.
They were closely followed by Brooklyn and New York Empire.

By September, Union opened a five-game lead and held out for the pennant.
At the other end, the Philadelphia Olympics set a new record for most losses in a season (104). Boston finished with an identical record to 1894, while Baltimore continued to struggle.

In the West, the battle for supremacy was fought between the Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Kansas City Cowboys, and Milwaukee Creams.
The Browns dominated July (23–7), opening a ten-game lead and holding it for the rest of the season.
At the bottom, the Colts repeated their 1894 record, and the Canaries fared even worse.

League Standings

Eastern League

Code:

W   L   PCT   GB   Team
87  57  .604   -    New York Union
81  63  .563   6.0  New York Empire
80  64  .556   7.0  Brooklyn Atlantics
79  65  .549   8.0  Buffalo Bisons
78  66  .542   9.0  Washington Senators
76  68  .528  11.0  Philadelphia Quakers
75  69  .521  12.0  Pittsburgh Alleghenys
67  77  .465  20.0  Boston Whalers
57  87  .396  30.0  Baltimore Blue Sox
40 104  .278  47.0  Philadelphia Olympics

Western League

Code:

W   L   PCT   GB   Team
89  55  .618   -    St. Louis Browns
78  66  .542  11.0  Detroit Wolverines
75  69  .521  14.0  Milwaukee Creams
75  69  .521  14.0  Minneapolis Millers
74  70  .514  15.0  Kansas City Cowboys
72  72  .500  17.0  Chicago Cardinals
72  72  .500  17.0  Chicago Packers
69  75  .479  20.0  St. Louis Canaries
63  81  .438  26.0  Cleveland Colts
53  91  .368  36.0

[HR][/HR]
National Championship Series
Eastern Pennant: New York Union
Western Pennant: St. Louis Browns
Result: Browns win series, 4–2
Series Silver Ball: Rufus Mulkins, SS, St. Louis Browns

Batting Leaders (Combined)
Average (AVG)

Bert Hecker – CHI – .407
Charles Goodfellow – PIT – .404
George Dealy – NYU – .401
Joseph Swartwood – PIT – .387
Andrew Monroe – CHP – .382

Home Runs (HR)

Andrew Robinson – BRK – 25
Robert Chevalier – PHI – 17
Timothy Mitchell – BOS – 15
Henry Wainwright – NYU – 15
Two others tied with 15

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Isaiah Boyle – NYU – 145
Robert Veach – MIL – 141
Otto Burke – PHI – 139
Clinton Bayman – KC – 137
Robert Lovelady – NYU – 135

[HR][/HR]
Pitching Leaders (Combined)

Wins (W)

George Cary – SLB – 30
Henry Cushman – NYU – 29
Troy Kentwood – MIL – 29
George Robinson – PHI – 29
Walter Stillwater – BUF – 29

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Louis Sartre – DET – 3.30
Troy Kentwood – MIL – 3.42
Walter Stillwater – BUF – 3.44
Shaw Johnson – DET – 3.45
George Robinson – PHI – 3.52

Strikeouts (K)

Troy Kentwood – MIL – 177
Henry Gilmore – BUF – 171
James Hall – NYU – 159
George Robinson – PHI – 154
Shaw Johnson – DET – 153

Awards & Honors

Eastern League

Most Distinguished Player Medal: George Dealy (NYU) – .401/.436/.518, 5 HR, 117 RBI, 7.2 WAR
Most Distinguished Hurler Medal: George Robinson (PHI) – 29–16, 3.52 ERA, 10.4 WAR
Most Distinguished Freshman Medal: Joseph Leach (BOS) – .346/.438/.468, 3.2 WAR

Western League

Most Distinguished Player Medal: Bert Hecker (CHI) – .407/.456/.549, 169 wRC+, 6.6 WAR
Most Distinguished Hurler Medal: Troy Kentwood (MIL) – 29–22, 3.42 ERA, 15.1 WAR
Most Distinguished Freshman Medal: Clinton Bayman (KC) – .342/.421/.569, 137 RBI, 6.6 WAR

Notable Events & Notes

Johannes Beekhof sets a new stolen base record with 203.
Canaries trade 35 year-old Beekhof to the Chicago Canaries at the close of the season. In return the receive a slate of prospects, Rodolfo Jasso, Joseph Shields and David Ruth.
Beekhof started 1817 games for the Canaries since 1880, recording 2491 hits, 935 RBI, 2072 SB, and an average of .318. Whilst winning 10 ‘Most Distinguished Player Medal’s, 6 National Championship Series, and 1 Series Silver Ball.
Chicago trades veteran Jimmy Varney to the Minneapolis Millers.
Varney made his debut at just 17 years-old for the Cardinals in the 1876 season. He has gone on to start in 2060 games for the Chicago club, recording 2216 hits, 160 HR, 1286 RBI, with an average of .272.
In return, Chicago receives prospects Jack Donaldson and James Kappel.
Retirement of Henry Wharton, New York Empire legend.
Wharton joined the professional ranks quite late, making his debut at 29 years-old in 1881. He went on to start 1537 games for Empire, recording 1898 hits, 842 RBI, 1503 SB, chalking up a career average of .300. He would win 4 ‘Most Distinguished Player Medal’s, 4 National Championship Series and 2 Series Silver Balls.

6+ Hit Games

05/31/1895 – David Dalrymple – 7 Hits in 7 AB vs Minneapolis (Cincinnati)
09/17/1895 – John White – 6 Hits in 8 AB, 5 RBI vs Cincinnati (Minneapolis)

Hit for the Cycle

06/21/1895 – Guy Blackwell – 4-for-6, HR, 3 RBI (Cincinnati)
06/27/1895 – Rufus Mulkins – 4-for-5, HR, 2 RBI (St. Louis)
07/19/1895 – Fred Boston – 5-for-5, HR, 4 RBI (Pittsburgh)
09/07/1895 – Thomas Flores – 5-for-5, HR, 2 RBI (Buffalo)
10/05/1895 – Rufus Mulkins – 5-for-7, HR, 2 RBI (St. Louis)

No-Hitters

08/15/1895 – Lewis Wheelock – 4 K, 0 BB, 9 IP vs Buffalo (Washington)

Notable Hit Streaks

07/23/1895 – Charles Goodfellow – 35 Games (Pittsburgh)

Most Notable Milestones

04/15/1895 – Patrick Cassidy – 1000 Runs Scored (Washington)
04/27/1895 – Henry Astor – 1500 Strikeouts (Boston)
04/30/1895 – John Robinson – 1500 Hits (Philadelphia)
05/13/1895 – Boone Fairweather – 1000 Hits (St. Louis)
05/26/1895 – William Hall – 150 Wins (Chicago)
05/28/1895 – Franz Miller – 1000 Hits (Philadelphia)
05/29/1895 – Joseph Robinson – 1000 Hits (Milwaukee)
05/29/1895 – Joseph McGuire – 1000 Hits (Milwaukee)
06/01/1895 – George Peterson – 1000 Hits (Baltimore)
06/05/1895 – Lemuel Thompson – 2000 Hits (Philadelphia)
06/19/1895 – Joseph Swartwood – 1000 Hits (Pittsburgh)
07/02/1895 – David Thomas – 1000 Stolen Bases (Chicago)
07/08/1895 – William Porter – 1000 Hits (Cincinnati)
07/22/1895 – Sidney Powers – 1000 Hits (Cleveland)
07/23/1895 – Joseph Wells – 1500 Strikeouts (Minneapolis)
07/27/1895 – Henry Gilmore – 1000 Strikeouts (Buffalo)
07/31/1895 – Johannes Beekhof – 2000 Stolen Bases (St. Louis)
07/31/1895 – Robert Cusick – 1000 Hits (Kansas City)
08/02/1895 – George Hill – 1500 Hits (Boston)
08/21/1895 – Edward King – 2000 Hits (St. Louis)
08/23/1895 – Edward Krieg – 1000 Hits (New York)
08/23/1895 – Billy Hulbert – 1000 Runs Scored (Boston)
08/31/1895 – George Hill – 1000 Runs Scored (Boston)
09/08/1895 – Herman Stovey – 1000 Runs Scored (Cincinnati)
09/10/1895 – Charles White – 1000 Runs Batted In (Boston)
09/11/1895 – Timothy Mitchell – 1000 Hits (Boston)
09/11/1895 – Caleb White – 1500 Strikeouts (New York)
09/23/1895 – Lewis Wheelock – 150 Wins (Washington)
09/23/1895 – Edward Graise – 1000 Hits (Philadelphia)
09/25/1895 – William Calles – 1000 Hits (Detroit)
09/28/1895 – Al Weldon – 1000 Hits (Buffalo)

10-16-2025, 05:42 PM	#35
Haystacks Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 170	1895 Season Summary Season of 1895 The National Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs Off-Season Summary The big news from the 1894–95 Winter Meetings was the finalization of plans to form the National Association Reserve League. This would provide structured competitive play for players assigned to the reserve roster and further solidify the dominance of the National Association — giving it a presence in another twenty cities. Season Summary The first few months of the season saw the Philadelphia Quakers leading the Eastern League for much of the campaign, occasionally trading places with New York Union. They were closely followed by Brooklyn and New York Empire. By September, Union opened a five-game lead and held out for the pennant. At the other end, the Philadelphia Olympics set a new record for most losses in a season (104). Boston finished with an identical record to 1894, while Baltimore continued to struggle. In the West, the battle for supremacy was fought between the Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Kansas City Cowboys, and Milwaukee Creams. The Browns dominated July (23–7), opening a ten-game lead and holding it for the rest of the season. At the bottom, the Colts repeated their 1894 record, and the Canaries fared even worse. League Standings Eastern League Code: W L PCT GB Team 87 57 .604 - New York Union 81 63 .563 6.0 New York Empire 80 64 .556 7.0 Brooklyn Atlantics 79 65 .549 8.0 Buffalo Bisons 78 66 .542 9.0 Washington Senators 76 68 .528 11.0 Philadelphia Quakers 75 69 .521 12.0 Pittsburgh Alleghenys 67 77 .465 20.0 Boston Whalers 57 87 .396 30.0 Baltimore Blue Sox 40 104 .278 47.0 Philadelphia Olympics Western League Code: W L PCT GB Team 89 55 .618 - St. Louis Browns 78 66 .542 11.0 Detroit Wolverines 75 69 .521 14.0 Milwaukee Creams 75 69 .521 14.0 Minneapolis Millers 74 70 .514 15.0 Kansas City Cowboys 72 72 .500 17.0 Chicago Cardinals 72 72 .500 17.0 Chicago Packers 69 75 .479 20.0 St. Louis Canaries 63 81 .438 26.0 Cleveland Colts 53 91 .368 36.0 [HR][/HR] National Championship Series Eastern Pennant: New York Union Western Pennant: St. Louis Browns Result: Browns win series, 4–2 Series Silver Ball: Rufus Mulkins, SS, St. Louis Browns Batting Leaders (Combined) Average (AVG) Bert Hecker – CHI – .407 Charles Goodfellow – PIT – .404 George Dealy – NYU – .401 Joseph Swartwood – PIT – .387 Andrew Monroe – CHP – .382 Home Runs (HR) Andrew Robinson – BRK – 25 Robert Chevalier – PHI – 17 Timothy Mitchell – BOS – 15 Henry Wainwright – NYU – 15 Two others tied with 15 Runs Batted In (RBI) Isaiah Boyle – NYU – 145 Robert Veach – MIL – 141 Otto Burke – PHI – 139 Clinton Bayman – KC – 137 Robert Lovelady – NYU – 135 [HR][/HR] Pitching Leaders (Combined) Wins (W) George Cary – SLB – 30 Henry Cushman – NYU – 29 Troy Kentwood – MIL – 29 George Robinson – PHI – 29 Walter Stillwater – BUF – 29 Earned Run Average (ERA) Louis Sartre – DET – 3.30 Troy Kentwood – MIL – 3.42 Walter Stillwater – BUF – 3.44 Shaw Johnson – DET – 3.45 George Robinson – PHI – 3.52 Strikeouts (K) Troy Kentwood – MIL – 177 Henry Gilmore – BUF – 171 James Hall – NYU – 159 George Robinson – PHI – 154 Shaw Johnson – DET – 153 Awards & Honors Eastern League Most Distinguished Player Medal: George Dealy (NYU) – .401/.436/.518, 5 HR, 117 RBI, 7.2 WAR Most Distinguished Hurler Medal: George Robinson (PHI) – 29–16, 3.52 ERA, 10.4 WAR Most Distinguished Freshman Medal: Joseph Leach (BOS) – .346/.438/.468, 3.2 WAR Western League Most Distinguished Player Medal: Bert Hecker (CHI) – .407/.456/.549, 169 wRC+, 6.6 WAR Most Distinguished Hurler Medal: Troy Kentwood (MIL) – 29–22, 3.42 ERA, 15.1 WAR Most Distinguished Freshman Medal: Clinton Bayman (KC) – .342/.421/.569, 137 RBI, 6.6 WAR Notable Events & Notes Johannes Beekhof sets a new stolen base record with 203. Canaries trade 35 year-old Beekhof to the Chicago Canaries at the close of the season. In return the receive a slate of prospects, Rodolfo Jasso, Joseph Shields and David Ruth. Beekhof started 1817 games for the Canaries since 1880, recording 2491 hits, 935 RBI, 2072 SB, and an average of .318. Whilst winning 10 ‘Most Distinguished Player Medal’s, 6 National Championship Series, and 1 Series Silver Ball. Chicago trades veteran Jimmy Varney to the Minneapolis Millers. Varney made his debut at just 17 years-old for the Cardinals in the 1876 season. He has gone on to start in 2060 games for the Chicago club, recording 2216 hits, 160 HR, 1286 RBI, with an average of .272. In return, Chicago receives prospects Jack Donaldson and James Kappel. Retirement of Henry Wharton, New York Empire legend. Wharton joined the professional ranks quite late, making his debut at 29 years-old in 1881. He went on to start 1537 games for Empire, recording 1898 hits, 842 RBI, 1503 SB, chalking up a career average of .300. He would win 4 ‘Most Distinguished Player Medal’s, 4 National Championship Series and 2 Series Silver Balls. 6+ Hit Games 05/31/1895 – David Dalrymple – 7 Hits in 7 AB vs Minneapolis (Cincinnati) 09/17/1895 – John White – 6 Hits in 8 AB, 5 RBI vs Cincinnati (Minneapolis) Hit for the Cycle 06/21/1895 – Guy Blackwell – 4-for-6, HR, 3 RBI (Cincinnati) 06/27/1895 – Rufus Mulkins – 4-for-5, HR, 2 RBI (St. Louis) 07/19/1895 – Fred Boston – 5-for-5, HR, 4 RBI (Pittsburgh) 09/07/1895 – Thomas Flores – 5-for-5, HR, 2 RBI (Buffalo) 10/05/1895 – Rufus Mulkins – 5-for-7, HR, 2 RBI (St. Louis) No-Hitters 08/15/1895 – Lewis Wheelock – 4 K, 0 BB, 9 IP vs Buffalo (Washington) Notable Hit Streaks 07/23/1895 – Charles Goodfellow – 35 Games (Pittsburgh) Most Notable Milestones 04/15/1895 – Patrick Cassidy – 1000 Runs Scored (Washington) 04/27/1895 – Henry Astor – 1500 Strikeouts (Boston) 04/30/1895 – John Robinson – 1500 Hits (Philadelphia) 05/13/1895 – Boone Fairweather – 1000 Hits (St. Louis) 05/26/1895 – William Hall – 150 Wins (Chicago) 05/28/1895 – Franz Miller – 1000 Hits (Philadelphia) 05/29/1895 – Joseph Robinson – 1000 Hits (Milwaukee) 05/29/1895 – Joseph McGuire – 1000 Hits (Milwaukee) 06/01/1895 – George Peterson – 1000 Hits (Baltimore) 06/05/1895 – Lemuel Thompson – 2000 Hits (Philadelphia) 06/19/1895 – Joseph Swartwood – 1000 Hits (Pittsburgh) 07/02/1895 – David Thomas – 1000 Stolen Bases (Chicago) 07/08/1895 – William Porter – 1000 Hits (Cincinnati) 07/22/1895 – Sidney Powers – 1000 Hits (Cleveland) 07/23/1895 – Joseph Wells – 1500 Strikeouts (Minneapolis) 07/27/1895 – Henry Gilmore – 1000 Strikeouts (Buffalo) 07/31/1895 – Johannes Beekhof – 2000 Stolen Bases (St. Louis) 07/31/1895 – Robert Cusick – 1000 Hits (Kansas City) 08/02/1895 – George Hill – 1500 Hits (Boston) 08/21/1895 – Edward King – 2000 Hits (St. Louis) 08/23/1895 – Edward Krieg – 1000 Hits (New York) 08/23/1895 – Billy Hulbert – 1000 Runs Scored (Boston) 08/31/1895 – George Hill – 1000 Runs Scored (Boston) 09/08/1895 – Herman Stovey – 1000 Runs Scored (Cincinnati) 09/10/1895 – Charles White – 1000 Runs Batted In (Boston) 09/11/1895 – Timothy Mitchell – 1000 Hits (Boston) 09/11/1895 – Caleb White – 1500 Strikeouts (New York) 09/23/1895 – Lewis Wheelock – 150 Wins (Washington) 09/23/1895 – Edward Graise – 1000 Hits (Philadelphia) 09/25/1895 – William Calles – 1000 Hits (Detroit) 09/28/1895 – Al Weldon – 1000 Hits (Buffalo)