1883 in baseball
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The following are the baseball events of the year 1883 throughout the world.
This article is currently under construction.
Contents
Champions
Major League Baseball final standings
National League final standings
| National League | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Boston Beaneaters | 63 | 45 | .643 | -- |
| Chicago White Stockings | 59 | 39 | .602 | 4 |
| Providence Grays | 58 | 40 | .592 | 5 |
| Cleveland Blues | 55 | 42 | .567 | 7.5 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 52 | 45 | .536 | 10.5 |
| New York Gothams | 46 | 50 | .479 | 16 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 40 | 58 | .408 | 23 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 17 | 81 | .173 | 46 |
American Association final standings
| American Association | ||||
| Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 32 | .673 | -- |
| St. Louis Browns | 65 | 33 | .663 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 61 | 37 | .622 | 5 |
| New York Metropolitans | 54 | 42 | .563 | 11 |
| Louisville Eclipse | 52 | 45 | .536 | 13.5 |
| Columbus Buckeyes | 32 | 65 | .330 | 33.5 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 31 | 67 | .316 | 35 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 68 | .292 | 37 |
Events
Births
- February 13 - Hal Chase
- March 17 - Oscar Stanage
- May 13 - Jimmy Archer
- May 21 - Eddie Grant
- July 5 - Jack Quinn
- August 21 - Chief Wilson
- September 5 - Lefty Leifield
- October 16 - Will Harridge
- October 22 - Bill Carrigan
- November 16 - Rollie Zeider
- December 17 - Rebel Oakes
Deaths
- October 10 - Jim Devlin, 34, pitcher for the Louisville Grays in 1876-77 who led NL in games, innings, starts and strikeouts in its first season; expelled from sport in 1877 game-fixing scandal
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