1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings
1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings
League	American Association
Ballpark	American Park
City	Cincinnati
Owner	Aaron S. Stern[1]
Manager	Gus Schmelz

The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in fourth place in the American Association with a record of 80–54, 11.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

Regular season

The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings

Cincinnati retained manager Gus Schmelz, who led the team to a franchise record 81 wins in 1887. The Red Stockings were quiet during the off-season, as pitcher Lee Viau, who signed his first professional contract, was the only major signing by the team.

John Reilly had the best season of his career, hitting .321 while leading the league with 13 home runs and 103 RBI, as he became the first Red Stocking to crack 100 RBI in a season. He also had 83 stolen bases. Hugh Nicol hit only .239; however, he once again stole over 100 bases, finishing the season with 103. Nicol and Reilly tied for the team high with 112 runs scored.

On the mound, Lee Viau led Cincinnati with 27 wins and a 2.65 ERA in 42 starts. Tony Mullane and Mike Smith each finished with over 20 wins as well, with 26 and 22 respectively.

The Red Stockings began the season red hot, as they had a 12–5 record before winning 10 games in a row to be 22–5, three games ahead of the second place St. Louis Browns. Cincinnati then fell into a slump, going 5–16 in their next 21 games to fall into fourth place, seven games out of first. The Red Stockings remained in the pennant race until late in the season. However, the team finished the year in fourth place with an 80–54 record, 11.5 games behind the first place Browns.

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	92	43	0.681	—	60–21	32–22
Brooklyn Bridegrooms	88	52	0.629	6½	53–20	35–32
Philadelphia Athletics	81	52	0.609	10	55–20	26–32
Cincinnati Red Stockings	80	54	0.597	11½	56–25	24–29
Baltimore Orioles	57	80	0.416	36	30–26	27–54
Cleveland Blues	50	82	0.379	40½	33–27	17–55
Louisville Colonels	48	87	0.356	44	27–29	21–58
Kansas City Cowboys	43	89	0.326	47½	23–34	20–55

Record vs. opponents

1888 American Association record Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	CLE	KC	LOU	PHI	STL
Baltimore	—	8–12	6–14	10–9	11–8	11–9	5–14	6–14
Brooklyn	12–8	—	14–6–1	16–4	11–9	13–7	12–8–1	10–10–1
Cincinnati	14–6	6–14–1	—	10–7–1	15–4	17–3–1	10–10	8–10
Cleveland	9–10	4–16	7–10–1	—	10–9	9–8–2	7–13	4–16
Kansas City	8–11	9–11	4–15	9–10	—	6–12	3–14	4–16
Louisville	9–11	7–13	3–17–1	8–9–2	12–6	—	5–15–1	4–16
Philadelphia	14–5	8–12–1	10–10	13–7	14–3	15–5–1	—	7–10–1
St. Louis	14–6	10–10–1	10–8	16–4	16–4	16–4	10–7–1	—

Game log

Legend
Red Stockings Win	Red Stockings Loss	Game Tied/Postponed

1888 Game Log: 80–54 (Home: 56–25; Away: 24–29)

April: 8–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 8–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	April 18	@ Cowboys	10–3	Exposition Park	1,000	1-0	W1
2	April 19	@ Cowboys	4–10	Exposition Park	N/A	1-1	L1
3	April 21	@ Cowboys	6–4	Exposition Park	N/A	2-1	W1
4	April 22	@ Cowboys	10–8	Exposition Park	N/A	3-1	W2
5	April 23	@ Browns	2–3	Sportsman's Park	N/A	3-2	L1
6	April 24	@ Browns	4–3	Sportsman's Park	N/A	4-2	W1
7	April 25	@ Browns	5–1	Sportsman's Park	N/A	5-2	W2
8	April 26	@ Browns	4–3	Sportsman's Park	N/A	6-2	W3
9	April 28	@ Colonels	4–6	Eclipse Park	N/A	6-3	L1
10	April 29	@ Colonels	8–3	Eclipse Park	N/A	7-3	W1
11	April 30	@ Colonels	6–5	Eclipse Park	N/A	8-3	W2

May: 15–6 (Home: 11–2; Away: 4–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
-	May 1	@ Colonels	Postponed (site change); Makeup: May 1
12	May 1	Colonels	18–2	American Park	N/A	9-3	W3
-	May 2	@ Colonels	Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 22
13	May 3	Cowboys	14–0	American Park	N/A	10-3	W4
14	May 4	Cowboys	3–4	American Park	N/A	10-4	L1
15	May 5	Cowboys	16–6	American Park	N/A	11-4	W1
16	May 6	Cowboys	14–7	American Park	N/A	12-4	W2
-	May 8	Browns	Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 14
17	May 9	Browns	7–8	American Park	N/A	12-5	L1
18	May 10	Browns	7–1	American Park	N/A	13-5	W1
19	May 11	Browns	2–0	American Park	N/A	14-5	W2
20	May 12	Colonels	8–3	American Park	N/A	15-5	W3
21	May 13	Colonels	6–2	American Park	7,000	16-5	W4
22	May 15	Colonels	8–4	American Park	N/A	17-5	W5
23	May 16	Colonels	5–3	American Park	N/A	18-5	W6
24	May 19	@ Blues	5–0	National League Park	N/A	19-5	W7
25	May 20	Blues	8–4	American Park	N/A	20-5	W8
-	May 21	@ Blues	Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: May 20
26	May 22	@ Blues	6–4	National League Park	N/A	21-5	W9
27	May 23	@ Blues	6–5	National League Park	N/A	22-5	W10
-	May 25	@ Orioles	Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: August 26
28	May 26	@ Orioles	1–6	Oriole Park	N/A	22-6	L1
29	May 28	@ Orioles	3–5	Oriole Park	N/A	22-7	L2
30	May 29	@ Orioles	10–5	Oriole Park	N/A	23-7	W1
31	May 30 1	@ Bridegrooms	3–4	Washington Park	N/A	23-8	L1
32	May 30 2	@ Bridegrooms	6–10	Washington Park	N/A	23-9	L2

June: 9–13 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
33	June 1	@ Bridegrooms	1–3	Washington Park	N/A	23-10	L3
34	June 2	@ Bridegrooms	6–15	Washington Park	N/A	23-11	L4
35	June 4	@ Athletics	6–16	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	23-12	L5
36	June 5	@ Athletics	7–14	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	23-13	L6
37	June 6	@ Athletics	4–7	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	23-14	L7
38	June 7	@ Athletics	3–5	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	23-15	L8
39	June 9	Browns	6–5	American Park	N/A	24-15	W1
40	June 10	Browns	8–17	American Park	N/A	24-16	L1
41	June 11	Browns	1–8	American Park	N/A	24-17	L2
42	June 13	@ Cowboys	11–6	Exposition Park	N/A	25-17	W1
43	June 14	@ Cowboys	16–3	Exposition Park	N/A	26-17	W2
44	June 15	@ Cowboys	13–17	Exposition Park	N/A	26-18	L1
45	June 16	@ Browns	1–9	Sportsman's Park	N/A	26-19	L2
46	June 17	@ Browns	2–6	Sportsman's Park	N/A	26-20	L3
47	June 19	@ Browns	2–1	Sportsman's Park	N/A	27-20	W1
-	June 21	@ Colonels	Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 21
48	June 21	Colonels	9–15	American Park	N/A	27-21	L1
49	June 22	Colonels	10–8	American Park	N/A	28-21	W1
50	June 23	@ Colonels	10–10	Eclipse Park	N/A	28-21	W1
51	June 24	@ Colonels	11–4	Eclipse Park	N/A	29-21	W2
52	June 26	Orioles	5–4	American Park	N/A	30-21	W3
-	June 27	Orioles	Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 29
53	June 28	Orioles	11–5	American Park	N/A	31-21	W4
54	June 29	Orioles	1–7	American Park	N/A	31-22	L1
55	June 30	Orioles	4–1	American Park	N/A	32-22	W1

July: 16–7 (Home: 13–5; Away: 3–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
56	July 1	Bridegrooms	3–2	American Park	N/A	33-22	W2
57	July 3	Bridegrooms	3–6	American Park	N/A	33-23	L1
58	July 4	Bridegrooms	3–9	American Park	3,400	33-24	L2
-	July 4 2	Bridegrooms	Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 5
59	July 5	Bridegrooms	14–7	American Park	N/A	34-24	W1
60	July 6	Athletics	9–8	American Park	N/A	35-24	W2
61	July 7	Athletics	0–7	American Park	N/A	35-25	L1
62	July 8	Athletics	4–1	American Park	N/A	36-25	W1
63	July 10	Athletics	5–4	American Park	N/A	37-25	W2
64	July 12	Blues	1–2	American Park	N/A	37-26	L1
65	July 13	Blues	4–3	American Park	N/A	38-26	W1
66	July 14	Blues	10–0	American Park	N/A	39-26	W2
67	July 15	Blues	12–7	American Park	N/A	40-26	W3
68	July 17	Colonels	1–0	American Park	N/A	41-26	W4
69	July 18	Colonels	4–1	American Park	N/A	42-26	W5
70	July 19	Colonels	0–6	American Park	N/A	42-27	L1
71	July 21	Cowboys	8–1	American Park	N/A	43-27	W1
72	July 22	Cowboys	10–1	American Park	N/A	44-27	W2
73	July 24	Cowboys	6–4	American Park	N/A	45-27	W3
74	July 26	@ Athletics	2–12	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	45-28	L1
75	July 27	@ Athletics	7–4	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	46-28	W1
76	July 28	@ Athletics	2–1	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	47-28	W2
77	July 29	@ Bridegrooms	2–6	Washington Park	N/A	47-29	L1
78	July 31	@ Bridegrooms	3–0	Washington Park	N/A	48-29	W1

August: 12–9 (Home: 10–7; Away: 2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
79	August 1	@ Bridegrooms	2–8	Washington Park	2,000	48-30	L1
-	August 2	@ Blues	Postponed (horse race, site change); Makeup: August 5
-	August 3	@ Blues	Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 3
80	August 3	Blues	8–9	American Park	N/A	48-31	L2
-	August 4	@ Blues	Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 4
81	August 4	Blues	4–4	American Park	500	48-31	L2
82	August 5	Blues	6–5	American Park	N/A	49-31	W1
-	August 6	@ Orioles	Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 9
-	August 7	@ Orioles	Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 7
83	August 7	Orioles	4–3	American Park	N/A	50-31	W2
-	August 8	@ Orioles	Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 8
84	August 8	Orioles	6–2	American Park	N/A	51-31	W3
85	August 9	Orioles	3–6	American Park	N/A	51-32	L1
86	August 10	Bridegrooms	5–2	American Park	N/A	52-32	W1
87	August 11	Bridegrooms	5–6	American Park	N/A	52-33	L1
88	August 12	Bridegrooms	0–1	American Park	N/A	52-34	L2
89	August 13	Orioles	3–2	American Park	N/A	53-34	W1
90	August 14	Orioles	11–6	American Park	N/A	54-34	W2
91	August 15	Orioles	7–3	American Park	N/A	55-34	W3
-	August 17	Athletics	Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 20
92	August 18	Athletics	4–0	American Park	N/A	56-34	W4
93	August 19	Athletics	4–8	American Park	N/A	56-35	L1
-	August 20	Blues	Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 23
94	August 22	Blues	0–3	American Park	N/A	56-36	L2
95	August 23	Blues	0–1	American Park	N/A	56-37	L3
-	August 25	@ Orioles	Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 25
96	August 25	Orioles	10–4	American Park	N/A	57-37	W1
97	August 26	Orioles	6–0	American Park	N/A	58-37	W2
98	August 27	@ Orioles	3–4	Oriole Park	N/A	58-38	L1
99	August 28	@ Orioles	3–1	Oriole Park	N/A	59-38	W1
100	August 30	@ Bridegrooms	5–3	Washington Park	N/A	60-38	W2

September: 11–14 (Home: 11–5; Away: 0–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
101	September 1	@ Bridegrooms	2–2	Washington Park	N/A	60-38	W2
102	September 2	@ Bridegrooms	4–5	Washington Park	N/A	60-39	L1
103	September 3	@ Athletics	2–5	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	60-40	L2
104	September 4	@ Athletics	2–3	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	60-41	L3
105	September 5	@ Athletics	0–3	Jefferson Street Grounds	N/A	60-42	L4
106	September 6	@ Blues	2–3	National League Park	N/A	60-43	L5
107	September 8	@ Blues	1–2	National League Park	N/A	60-44	L6
108	September 10	Cowboys	2–3	American Park	N/A	60-45	L7
-	September 11	@ Cowboys	Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 11
109	September 11	Cowboys	11–0	American Park	N/A	61-45	W1
-	September 12	@ Cowboys	Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 12
110	September 12	Cowboys	5–2	American Park	N/A	62-45	W2
-	September 13	@ Cowboys	Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 10
111	September 14	@ Browns	2–14	Sportsman's Park	N/A	62-46	L1
112	September 15	@ Browns	3–5	Sportsman's Park	N/A	62-47	L2
113	September 16	@ Browns	2–4	Sportsman's Park	N/A	62-48	L3
114	September 18	Athletics	5–1	American Park	N/A	63-48	W1
115	September 19	Athletics	11–2	American Park	N/A	64-48	W2
116	September 20 1	Athletics	1–0	American Park	N/A	65-48	W3
117	September 20 2	Athletics	2–1	American Park	N/A	66-48	W4
118	September 21	Bridegrooms	2–6	American Park	N/A	66-49	L1
119	September 22	Bridegrooms	10–3	American Park	N/A	67-49	W1
120	September 23	Bridegrooms	4–8	American Park	N/A	67-50	L1
121	September 25	Blues	1–2	American Park	N/A	67-51	L2
122	September 26	Blues	5–1	American Park	N/A	68-51	W1
123	September 27	Blues	6–5	American Park	N/A	69-51	W2
124	September 28	Orioles	0–12	American Park	N/A	69-52	L1
125	September 29	Orioles	8–1	American Park	N/A	70-52	W1
126	September 30	Orioles	5–2	American Park	N/A	71-52	W2

October: 9–2 (Home: 6–2; Away: 3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Stadium	Attendance	Record	Streak
127	October 1	Bridegrooms	5–8	American Park	N/A	71-53	L1
128	October 2	@ Colonels	3–1	Eclipse Park	N/A	72-53	W1
129	October 3	@ Colonels	5–2	Eclipse Park	N/A	73-53	W2
130	October 4	@ Colonels	7–3	Eclipse Park	N/A	74-53	W3
131	October 5	Colonels	5–3	American Park	N/A	75-53	W4
132	October 6	Colonels	3–1	American Park	N/A	76-53	W5
133	October 7	Colonels	11–8	American Park	N/A	77-53	W6
134	October 9	Cowboys	13–6	American Park	N/A	78-53	W7
135	October 10	Cowboys	4–3	American Park	N/A	79-53	W8
136	October 14 1	Browns	1–6	American Park	7,000	79-54	L1
137	October 14 2	Browns	10–1	American Park	N/A	80-54	W1

Roster

1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings

Roster

Pitchers

Tony Mullane
Billy Serad
Mike Smith
Lee Viau
John Weyhing

Catchers

Kid Baldwin
Ned Bligh
Jim Keenan

Infielders

Hick Carpenter
Frank Fennelly
Heinie Kappel
Bid McPhee
John Reilly

Outfielders

Pop Corkhill
Hugh Nicol
Jack O'Connor
George Tebeau

Manager

Gus Schmelz

Player stats

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
C	Jim Keenan	85	313	73	.233	1	40
1B	John Reilly	127	527	169	.321	13	103
2B	Bid McPhee	111	458	110	.240	4	51
SS	Frank Fennelly	120	448	88	.196	2	56
3B	Hick Carpenter	136	551	147	.267	3	67
OF	Hugh Nicol	135	548	131	.239	1	35
OF	Pop Corkhill	118	490	133	.271	1	74
OF	George Tebeau	121	411	94	.229	3	51

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
Kid Baldwin	67	271	59	.218	1	25
Heinie Kappel	36	143	37	.259	1	15
Jack O'Connor	36	137	28	.204	1	17
Ned Bligh	3	5	0	.000	0	0

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
Lee Viau	42	387.2	27	14	2.65	164
Tony Mullane	44	380.1	26	16	2.84	186
Mike Smith	40	348.1	22	17	2.74	154
John Weyhing	8	65.2	3	4	1.23	30
Billy Serad	6	50.2	2	3	3.55	4

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Pop Corkhill	2	0	0	1	10.80	1

References

"Reds owners". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

External links

1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference

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[1] "Reds owners". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.

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