Young of the Cleveland Spiders the best pitcher with a 36–11 record and a .766 winning percentage. November 17 – National League magnates conclude a four-day meeting in Chicago where they agree to shorten the 1893 schedule to 132 games and drop the split season schedule (the league's next split season would be ). They also pledge to continue to reduce player salaries and other team expenses. Births January January 2 – George Boehler January 2 – Jack Kibble January 2 – Merlin Kopp January 3 – Roland Howell January 4 – Charlie Miller January 5 – Chuck Wortman January 16 – Fred Bratschi January 17 – Roy Grover January 21 – Bernie Boland January 27 – Tatica Campos January 31 – Steamboat Williams February February 1 – Dixie McArthur February 1 – Tom McGuire February 4 – Eddie Ainsmith February 4 – Rollie Naylor February 6 – Goldie Rapp February 8 – Manuel Cueto February 12 – Tom Rogers February 15 – Al Braithwood February 16 – Ed Schorr February 17 – Fred Brainard February 17 – Nemo Leibold February 18 – John Gallagher February 19 – Weldon Wyckoff February 20 – John Donaldson February 22 – Doc Waldbauer February 24 – Wilbur Cooper February 26 – Harry Weaver February 29 – Ed Appleton March March 6 – Chick Davies March 6 – George Mohart March 10 – Emil Huhn March 12 – Bill James March 12 – George Maisel March 13 – Chippy Gaw March 13 – Patsy Gharrity March 21 – Bill Stumpf March 22 – Lew Wendell March 24 – Fred Trautman March 29 – Harry McCluskey April April 1 – Claude Cooper April 3 – Harry Kingman April 11 – Ray Gordinier April 11 – Red Smith April 13 – Pat Martin April 16 – Dutch Leonard April 17 – Morrie Schick April 18 – Jack Scott April 19 – Bugs Bennett April 19 – Dave Black April 19 – Chick Shorten April 22 – Ferd Eunick April 25 – Snipe Conley April 26 – Jesse Barnes May May 3 – Del Baker May 4 – Zip Collins May 4 – Jack Tobin May 4 – Ted Turner May 7 – Allan Travers May 9 – Mickey Devine May 14 – Bruce Hartford May 17 – Hal Carlson May 18 – Bill Batsch May 19 – Jim Hickman May 23 – Pop-Boy Smith May 23