1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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Owner(s) Aaron Stern
Manager(s) Gus Schmelz
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The 1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the American Association with a record of 81–45, 14 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

Regular season

Following a horrible 1886 season, in which the Red Stockings finished under .500 for the first time in team history, the team hired Gus Schmelz to become the new manager. Schmelz managed the St. Louis Maroons of the National League in 1886 to a 43–79 record. He also managed the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association in 1883, leading them to a 69–39 record and a second-place finish.

Cincinnati signed George Tebeau to his first professional contract, and acquired Hugh Nicol from the St. Louis Browns in a trade with sent Jack Boyle and $350 to the Browns. Nicol hit .206 with 19 RBI and 38 stolen bases, as well as scoring 44 runs in 67 games in 1886.

John Reilly had a great season, as he hit .306 with a team high ten home runs and had 96 RBI, as well as 50 stolen bases. Pop Corkhill led the club with a .311 batting average, and his 97 RBI tied him with Frank Fennelly for the team high. Nicol led the American Association with 138 stolen bases.

On the mound, nineteen-year-old Mike Smith emerged as the ace of the staff, as he had a 34–17 record and a league best 2.94 ERA in 52 starts. Tony Mullane also had a solid season, as he had a 31–17 record with a 3.24 ERA in 48 starts.

Season summary

The Red Stockings got off to a fast start, winning their first five games, however, Cincinnati lost six of their next seven games to fall to 6–6. The team hovered around the .500 level, as they had a 21–22 record after 43 games, before winning nine of ten to rise up to third place with a 30–23 record. After going 3–6 in their next nine games, Cincinnati had a season-high ten-game winning streak. However, they remained in third place, 8.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns. The Red Stockings continued to play good baseball for the remainder of the season, as they finished the year in second place with a record of 81–54, fourteen games behind the first-place Browns.

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 95 40 0.704 — 58–15 37–25
Cincinnati Red Stockings 81 54 0.600 14 46–27 35–27
Baltimore Orioles 77 58 0.570 18 42–21 35–37
Louisville Colonels 76 60 0.559 19½ 45–23 31–37
Philadelphia Athletics 64 69 0.481 30 41–28 23–41
Brooklyn Grays 60 74 0.448 34½ 36–37 24–37
New York Metropolitans 44 89 0.331 50 26–33 18–56
Cleveland Blues 39 92 0.298 54 22–36 17–56

Record vs. opponents

1887 American Association Records

Sources:

Team BAL BR CIN CLE LOU NY PHI STL
Baltimore — 10–9–1 11–9 17–3 7–11–1 15–4–2 14–6 3–16–2
Brooklyn 9–10–1 — 7–13 13–6–1 8–12 9–9 10–8–2 4–16
Cincinnati 9–11 13–7 — 11–6 8–12 17–3–1 11–9 12–6
Cleveland 3–17 6–13–1 6–11 — 8–11–1 11–8 4–14 1–18
Louisville 11–7–1 12–8 12–8 11–8–1 — 12–8 11–8–1 7–13
New York 4–15–2 9–9 3–17–1 8–11 8–12 — 7–11–1 5–14–1
Philadelphia 6–14 8–10–2 9–11 14–4 8–11–1 11–7–1 — 8–12
St. Louis 16–3–2 16–4 6–12 18–1 13–7 14–5–1 12–8 —

Roster

1887 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Player stats

Batting

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 Baldwin, KidKid Baldwin 96 388 98 .253 1 57
1B Reilly, JohnJohn Reilly 134 551 170 .309 10 96
2B McPhee, BidBid McPhee 129 540 156 .289 2 87
3B Carpenter, HickHick Carpenter 127 498 124 .249 1 50
SS Fennelly, FrankFrank Fennelly 134 526 140 .266 8 97
OF Nicol, HughHugh Nicol 125 475 102 .215 1 34
OF Corkhill, PopPop Corkhill 128 541 168 .311 5 97
OF Tebeau, GeorgeGeorge Tebeau 85 318 94 .296 4 33

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
Keenan, JimJim Keenan 47 174 44 .253 0 17
Jones, CharleyCharley Jones 41 153 48 .314 2 40
Kappel, HeinieHeinie Kappel 23 78 22 .282 0 15
O'Connor, JackJack O'Connor 12 40 4 .100 0 1

Pitching

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
Smith, MikeMike Smith 52 447.1 34 17 2.94 176
Mullane, TonyTony Mullane 48 416.1 31 17 3.24 97
Serad, BillyBilly Serad 22 187.1 10 11 4.08 34
McGinnis, JumboJumbo McGinnis 8 69.1 3 5 5.45 18
Shea, MikeMike Shea 2 16.2 1 1 7.02 0
Watson, MotherMother Watson 2 14 0 1 5.79 1
Widner, Wild BillWild Bill Widner 1 9 1 0 5.00 0
Tebeau, GeorgeGeorge Tebeau 1 8 0 1 13.50 1

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
Corkhill, PopPop Corkhill 5 1 0 0 5.52 3

References

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