See also: 1893 in sports, other events of 1894, 1895 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto racing

• First contest organised in Paris.

Baseball

• The Philadelphia Phillies field one of the more amazing teams in baseball history. The team bats .349 for the season with all four of their outfielders averaging better than .400. Despite this feat, the Phillies still finish in fourth place.
• The Boston Beaneaters set a still standing Major League Baseball record for the most runs scored in a season (1220). Boston also set another standing record by having seven players in a single season hit 100 or more runs.

Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Cricket

• County Cricket Championship - Surrey

Football (soccer)

England

• First Division - Aston Villa win the 1893-94 title.
• FA Cup - Notts County beat Bolton Wanderers 4-1.
• The Second Division is expanded from fifteen teams to sixteen for the 1894-95 season, bringing the total number of League clubs to 32.

Ice Hockey

• Montreal AAA wins their 2nd Stanley Cup in a row, defeating the Ottawa Capitals.

Births

• October 5 — Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (d. 1948)

Deaths

1894 | 1894 in sports

1894 en sport | Sportåret 1894