1893 college baseball season

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1893 college baseball season
ChampionsYale (N/A title)
Runners-upAmherst
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The 1893 college baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States began in the spring of 1893. Play largely consisted of regional matchups, some organized by conferences, and ended in June. For the first and only time prior to 1947, a national championship event was organized by Amos Alonzo Stagg. With competition at the Chicago World's Fair, the champions of the East, South, and West met, with Yale defeating Amherst 9–0 in the final game.[1][2][3]

New programs[]

  • LSU and Ole Miss began varsity play for the first time.

Chicago World's Fair Tournament[]

The champions of the West and South played a double-elimination tournament prior to the arrival of teams from the East (New England).[4][5][6]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Virginia 11  
Illinois 7  
  Virginia 14  
  Wisconsin 4  
Wisconsin
Vanderbilt  
  Virginia 11 —
  Illinois 7 —
Illinois 6  
Vanderbilt 2  
  Wisconsin 10
  Illinois 17  

A second bracket consisting of Virginia and the four teams from New England followed next, with several games played at South Side Park.[7][8][9]

 
                                                 
   
      Virginia 6  
    Wesleyan 0    
  Amherst 8         Virginia 6            
  Wesleyan 7           Amherst 8              
      Amherst           Amherst 0 0
      Vermont         Yale 1 9
  Vermont 14         Virginia 2    
  Yale 12       Vermont 1     Yale 6  
      Yale 2  
   
School W L Pct
Yale 4 1 .800
Virginia 4 2 .667
Amherst 3 2 .600
Illinois 2 2 .500
Vermont 1 2 .333
Wisconsin 1 2 .333
Wesleyan 0 2 .000
Vanderbilt 0 2 .000

References[]

  1. ^ "Monthly Record". Outing, an Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation. Vol. XXII. September 1893. pp. 115–116. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  2. ^ "Will See The Opening Game". Chicago Tribune. June 24, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
  3. ^ "Baseball Notes" (PDF). The New York Times. February 13, 1893. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  4. ^ 2017 UVA Baseball Record Book (PDF). Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. ^ 2017 Illinois Baseball Record Book (PDF). Illinois Fighting Illini. p. 94. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  6. ^ The World Almanac and Encyclopaedia, 1894. The New York World. 1894. p. 288. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "More Honors For Yale; Capt. Bowers's Nine Won the Intercollegiate Series at Chicago" (PDF). The New York Times. July 16, 1893. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  8. ^ "Yale Shuts Out Amherst; These Clubs Now Tied for the Intercollegiate Championship" (PDF). The New York Times. July 14, 1893. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Amherst and Vermont Win" (PDF). The New York Times. July 5, 1893. Retrieved June 25, 2017.


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