The 1883 Boston Beaneaters season was the 13th season of the franchise. The Beaneaters won their third National League pennant, their third in six years. This is also generally recognized as the year during which the team's nickname became the Boston Beaneaters.
Regular season
Season standings

Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 63 | 35 | .643 | — | 41–8 | 22–27 |
Chicago White Stockings | 59 | 39 | .602 | 4 | 36–13 | 23–26 |
Providence Grays | 58 | 40 | .592 | 5 | 34–15 | 24–25 |
Cleveland Blues | 55 | 42 | .567 | 7½ | 31–18 | 24–24 |
Buffalo Bisons | 49 | 45 | .521 | 12 | 36–13 | 13–32 |
New York Gothams | 46 | 50 | .479 | 16 | 28–19 | 18–31 |
Detroit Wolverines | 40 | 58 | .408 | 23 | 23–26 | 17–32 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 17 | 81 | .173 | 46 | 9–40 | 8–41 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | NYG | 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
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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 |
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C | Mike Hines | 63 | 231 | 52 | .225 | 0 | 16 |
1B | John Morrill | 97 | 402 | 129 | .319 | 6 | 68 |
2B | Jack Burdock | 96 | 400 | 132 | .330 | 5 | 88 |
3B | Ezra Sutton | 94 | 414 | 134 | .324 | 3 | 73 |
SS | Sam Wise | 96 | 406 | 110 | .271 | 4 | 58 |
OF | Charlie Buffinton | 86 | 341 | 81 | .238 | 1 | 26 |
OF | Paul Radford | 72 | 258 | 53 | .205 | 0 | 14 |
OF | Joe 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 |
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Mert Hackett | 46 | 179 | 42 | .235 | 2 | 24 |
Edgar Smith | 30 | 115 | 25 | .217 | 0 | 16 |
Lew 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 |
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Jim Whitney | 62 | 514.0 | 37 | 21 | 2.24 | 345 |
Charlie Buffinton | 43 | 333.0 | 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 |
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John Morrill | 2 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 5 |
References