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The following are the baseball events of the year 1884 throughout the world.  

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Champions[]

Individual leaders[]

  American Association National League Union Association
AVG Dave Orr NYM .354 King Kelly CWS .354 Fred Dunlap SLM .412
HR John Reilly CIN 11 Ned Williamson CWS 27 Fred Dunlap SLM 13
RBI Dave Orr NYP 112 Cap Anson CWS 102 Not available NA
Wins Guy Hecker LOU 20 Charles Radbourn PRO 601 Bill Sweeney BO 40
ERA Guy Hecker LOU 1.80 Charles Radbourn PRO 1.38 Jim McCormick COR 1.54
Ks Guy Hecker LOU 385 Charles Radbourn PRO 441 Hugh Daily CPI 483

1Based on The Sporting News Record Book. Other sources credit Radbourn with 59 to 62 victories.

Major League Baseball final standings[]

National League final standings[]

National League
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
Providence Grays 84 28 .750 --
Boston Beaneaters 73 38 .658 10.5
Buffalo Bisons 64 47 .577 19.5
Chicago White Stockings 62 50 .554 22
New York Gothams 62 50 .554 22
Philadelphia Phillies 39 73 .348 45
Cleveland Blues 35 77 .313 49
Detroit Wolverines 28 84 .250 56

American Association final standings[]

American Association
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
New York Metropolitans 75 32 .701 --
Columbus Buckeyes 69 39 .639 6.5
Louisville Eclipse 68 40 .630 7.5
St. Louis Browns 67 40 .626 8
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68 41 .624 8
Baltimore Orioles 63 43 .594 11.5
Philadelphia Athletics 61 46 .570 14
Toledo Blue Stockings 46 58 .442 27.5
Brooklyn Atlantics 40 64 .385 33.5
Richmond Virginians 12 30 .286 32.5
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 30 78 .278 45.5
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29 78 .271 46
Washington Statesmen 12 51 .190 41

Union Association final standings[]

Union Association
Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
St. Louis Maroons 94 19 .832 --
Milwaukee Brewers 8 4 .667 35.5
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 69 36 .657 21.0
Baltimore Monumentals 58 47 .552 32.0
Boston Reds 58 51 .532 34.0
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies 41 50 .451 42.0
Washington Nationals 47 65 .420 46.5
Philadelphia Keystones 21 46 .313 50.0
St. Paul Whitecaps 2 6 .250 39.5
Altoona Unions 6 19 .240 44.0
Kansas City Unions 16 63 .203 61.0
Wilmington Quicksteps 2 16 .111 44.5

Events[]

  • Moses Fleetwood Walker was the first black to play in the major leagues. Walker played in 42 games, had 152 at-bats and had 40 hits in his only season in major league baseball. His own teammates refused to play with him. No other African-American would play in the major leagues until Jackie Robinson.

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • March 16 - Art Croft, 29, first baseman and left fielder for 1877 St. Louis and 1878 Indianapolis teams
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