1890 Boston Beaneaters
[edit] Summary
The 1890 Boston Beaneaters finished with a record of 76-57. They scored 763 runs and belted 31 home runs to go along with a .258 batting average. Herman Long provided the power for the team with 8 homers. Steve Brodie was the best run producer with 67 RBI. Tommy Tucker led the team with 159 hits for a .295 average. Herman Long had a great year on the basepaths with 49 stolen bases.
The team allowed 593 runs and had a team ERA of 2.93. Kid Nichols led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 222 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Herman Long | SS | 101 | 431 | 95 | 108 | 8 | 52 | 49 | .320 | .355 | .675 | .251 |
| Bobby Lowe | SS | 52 | 207 | 35 | 58 | 2 | 21 | 15 | .366 | .391 | .757 | .280 |
| Chippy McGarr | 3B | 121 | 487 | 68 | 115 | 1 | 51 | 39 | .291 | .296 | .587 | .236 |
| Pop Smith | 2B | 134 | 463 | 82 | 106 | 1 | 53 | 39 | .353 | .322 | .675 | .229 |
| Tommy Tucker | 1B | 132 | 539 | 104 | 159 | 1 | 62 | 43 | .387 | .362 | .749 | .295 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Steve Brodie | OF | 132 | 514 | 77 | 152 | 0 | 67 | 29 | .387 | .368 | .755 | .296 |
| Patsy Donovan | OF | 32 | 140 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .307 | .257 | .564 | .257 |
| Paul Hines | OF | 69 | 273 | 41 | 72 | 2 | 48 | 9 | .350 | .352 | .702 | .264 |
| Al Schellhase | OF | 9 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .138 | .305 | .138 |
| Marty Sullivan | OF | 121 | 505 | 82 | 144 | 6 | 61 | 33 | .357 | .386 | .743 | .285 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Charlie Bennett | C | 85 | 281 | 59 | 60 | 3 | 40 | 6 | .377 | .320 | .697 | .214 |
| Charlie Ganzel | C | 38 | 163 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 24 | 1 | .300 | .350 | .650 | .270 |
| Lou Hardie | C | 47 | 185 | 17 | 42 | 3 | 17 | 4 | .296 | .319 | .615 | .227 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4722 | 763 | 1220 | 31 | 580 | 285 | .342 | .341 | .683 | .258 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Clarkson | 44 | 44 | 383 | 26 | 18 | .591 | 0 | 138 | 140 | 3.27 | 1.332 | |||
| Pretzels Getzien | 40 | 40 | 350 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 0 | 140 | 82 | 3.19 | 1.211 | |||
| Al Lawson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 1.778 | |||
| Kid Nichols | 48 | 47 | 424 | 27 | 19 | .587 | 0 | 222 | 112 | 2.23 | 1.146 | |||
| John Taber | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4.15 | 1.462 | |||
| Tony Von Fricken | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1.12 | 3.875 | |||
| Team Totals | 136 | 134 | 1187 | 76 | 57 | .571 | 1 | 506 | 354 | 2.93 | 1.252 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Pop Smith | 134 |
| At Bats | Tommy Tucker | 539 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Tucker | 620 |
| Batting Average | Steve Brodie | .296 |
| On-Base % | Steve Brodie and Tommy Tucker | .387 |
| Slugging % | Marty Sullivan | .386 |
| OPS | Steve Brodie | .755 |
| Runs | Tommy Tucker | 104 |
| Hits | Tommy Tucker | 159 |
| Total Bases | Marty Sullivan and Tommy Tucker | 195 |
| Doubles | Steve Brodie and Marty Sullivan | 19 |
| Triples | Pop Smith | 12 |
| Home Runs | Herman Long | 8 |
| RBI | Steve Brodie | 67 |
| Walks | Pop Smith | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Pop Smith | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | Herman Long | 49 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Kid Nichols | 27 |
| Losses | Kid Nichols | 19 |
| Saves | John Taber | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | John Clarkson | .591 |
| ERA | Kid Nichols | 2.23 |
| WHIP | Kid Nichols | 1.146 |
| Innings Pitched | Kid Nichols | 424 |
| Games | Kid Nichols | 48 |
| Games Started | Kid Nichols | 47 |
| Strikeouts | Kid Nichols | 222 |
| Complete Games | Kid Nichols | 47 |
| Shutouts | Kid Nichols | 7 |
| Batters Faced | Kid Nichols | 1744 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | John Clarkson | 139 |
| Hits Allowed | Kid Nichols | 374 |
| Walks Allowed | John Clarkson | 140 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Clarkson | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Kid Nichols | 30 |
| Hit Batsmen | Kid Nichols | 12 |
