1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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Owner(s) Aaron Stern
Manager(s) Gus Schmelz
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The 1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in fourth place in the American Association with a record of 76–63, 18 games behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

Regular season

The Red Stockings brought back manager Gus Schmelz for a third season in 1889, as he led the team to two straight seasons of 80 or more victories. Cincinnati would have a new shortstop, signing local area player Ollie Beard to his first contract. Cincinnati also signed rookie Bug Holliday, who would play in the outfield. On the mound, another rookie, Jesse Duryea, would join the Red Stockings.

Bug Holliday had an excellent rookie season, hitting .321 with a league high nineteen home runs and a franchise record 104 RBI. George Tebeau hit .252 with seven homers and 70 RBI, while scoring a team high 110 runs. Hugh Nicol once again led Cincinnati in stolen bases, however, he failed to crack 100 for the first time since joining the team, as he stole 80 bases.

Jesse Duryea was the ace of the Red Stockings staff, going 32–19 with a 2.56 ERA in 53 games. Lee Viau had a 22–20 record with a 3.79 ERA, while Tony Mullane was 11–9 with a 2.99 ERA.

Season summary

Cincinnati began the season badly, as they lost their first four games, and were 5–10 in their first fifteen games. The Red Stockings responded by going 16–6 in their next 22 games to climb into third place, however, the team lost their next seven games to fall under .500 once again and into sixth place. Cincinnati would never be a factor in the pennant race, finishing in fourth place with a 76–63 record, eighteen games behind the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 93 44 0.679 — 50–19 43–25
St. Louis Browns 90 45 0.667 2 51–18 39–27
Philadelphia Athletics 75 58 0.564 16 46–22 29–36
Cincinnati Red Stockings 76 63 0.547 18 47–26 29–37
Baltimore Orioles 70 65 0.519 22 40–24 30–41
Columbus Solons 60 78 0.435 33½ 36–33 24–45
Kansas City Cowboys 55 82 0.401 38 35–35 20–47
Louisville Colonels 27 111 0.196 66½ 18–46 9–65

Record vs. opponents

1889 American Association Records

Sources:

Team BAL BR CIN COL KC LOU PHI STL
Baltimore — 8–12 8–11–2 12–8 11–7 16–4 8–11 7–12–2
Brooklyn 12–8 — 15–5 11–8–2 16–4 19–1 12–7–1 8–11
Cincinnati 11–8–2 5–15 — 11–9 14–6 18–2 9–11 8–12
Columbus 8–12 8–11–2 9–11 — 9–11 13–7 7–12 6–14
Kansas City 7–11 4–16 6–14 11–9 — 13–6 8–12–1 6–14–1
Louisville 4–16 1–19 2–18 7–13 6–13 — 5–14–1 2–18–1
Philadelphia 11–8 7–12–1 11–9 12–7 12–8–1 14–5–1 — 8–9–2
St. Louis 12–7–2 11–8 12–8 14–6 14–6–1 18–2–1 9–8–2 —

Roster

1889 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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 Keenan, JimJim Keenan 87 300 86 .287 6 60
SS Beard, OllieOllie Beard 141 558 159 .285 1 77
OF Holliday, BugBug Holliday 135 563 181 .321 19 104
OF Tebeau, GeorgeGeorge Tebeau 135 496 125 .252 7 70

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
Baldwin, KidKid Baldwin 60 223 55 .247 1 34
Earle, BillyBilly Earle 53 169 45 .266 4 31

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
Duryea, JesseJesse Duryea 53 401 32 19 2.56 183
Viau, LeeLee Viau 47 373 22 20 3.79 152
Mullane, TonyTony Mullane 33 220 11 9 2.99 112
Smith, MikeMike Smith 29 203 9 12 4.88 104
Petty, CharlieCharlie Petty 5 44 2 3 5.52 10

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
Conover, TheodoreTheodore Conover 1 0 0 1 13.50 1

References


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