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The 1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American Association with a record of 68–41, 8 games behind the New York Metropolitans.

Regular season

The Red Stockings were looking to return to their 1882 form, when they won the American Association pennant before falling to third place in 1883. The club named pitcher Will White the player-manager for the 1884 season, taking over for catcher Pop Snyder. Cincinnati was relatively quiet during the off-season, although they did sign Tom Mansell, who had split the previous season between the Detroit Wolverines of the National League, and the St. Louis Browns of the AA, hitting .305 with 34 RBI and 45 runs between those two teams. The club also moved into American Park for the 1884 season.

John Reilly was the offensive force on the team, hitting .339 with eleven home runs and 91 RBI, all club highs. Charley Jones hit .314 with seven home runs and 71 RBI, along with a team high 117 runs. On the mound, White led the way with a 34–18 record and a 3.32 ERA in 52 starts.

Season summary

Cincinnati got off to a slow start, as they lost their first game in their new ballpark, 10–9 to the Columbus Buckeyes, and they had a record of 4–5 in their first nine games, before reeling off four wins in a row to stay above the .500 level for the rest of the season. The Red Stockings got red hot, as they eventually had a 28–14 record, only one game out of first place. In a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, the Red Stockings outscored their opposition 48–6. Cincinnati started to fade as the season continued on, and with their record at 44–27 changed managers, bringing Pop Snyder back as player-manager. Cincinnati continued to slump, falling to 10½ games out of first place with a 52–35 record, but then won ten games in a row to climb back to within 4½ games. It was too little too late though, as Cincinnati finished the season with a 68–41 record, good enough for fifth place, eight games behind the Metropolitans.

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Metropolitans 75 32 0.701 — 42–9 33–23
Columbus Buckeyes 69 39 0.639 6½ 38–16 31–23
Louisville Eclipse 68 40 0.630 7½ 41–14 27–26
St. Louis Browns 67 40 0.626 8 38–16 29–24
Cincinnati Red Stockings 68 41 0.624 8 40–16 28–25
Baltimore Orioles 63 43 0.594 11½ 42–13 21–30
Philadelphia Athletics 61 46 0.570 14 38–16 23–30
Toledo Blue Stockings 46 58 0.442 27½ 28–25 18–33
Brooklyn Atlantics 40 64 0.385 33½ 23–26 17–38
Richmond Virginians 12 30 0.286 30½ 5–15 7–15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 30 78 0.278 45½ 18–37 12–41
Indianapolis Hoosiers 29 78 0.271 46 15–39 14–39
Washington Nationals 12 51 0.190 41 10–20 2–31

Record vs. opponents

1884 American Association record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Team BAL BR CIN COL IND LOU NY PHI PIT RIC STL TOL WSH
Baltimore — 5–5 4–6 6–4 9–1 6–4–1 5–5 3–7 9–0 4–0 5–5 5–5–1 2–1
Brooklyn 5–5 — 2–8 3–7 7–3 3–6 1–9–1 3–6 4–6 3–2–1 2–7–1 4–4–2 3–1
Cincinnati 6–4 8–2 — 3–7 9–1–1 5–5 4–6–1 4–6 8–1–1 4–0 4–6 7–3 6–0
Columbus 4–6 7–3 7–3 — 8–2 5–5 4–5 5–5–1 9–1 2–2 5–5 8–1–1 5–1
Indianapolis 1–9 3–7 1–9–1 2–8 — 1–9 2–8 4–6 4–6 1–2–1 3–6–1 3–6 4–2
Louisville 4–6–1 6–3 5–5 5–5 9–1 — 3–7–1 6–3 8–2 4–1 5–5 9–1 4–1
New York 5–5 9–1–1 6–4–1 5–4 8–2 7–3–1 — 8–2 9–1 2–0 5–4–1 5–4–1 6–2
Philadelphia 7–3 6–3 6–4 5–5–1 6–4 3–6 2–8 — 8–2 2–0 3–7 6–3 7–1
Pittsburgh 0–9 6–4 1–8–1 1–9 6–4 2–8 1–9 2–8 — 1–4–1 1–9 5–5 4–1
Richmond 0–4 2–3–1 0–4 2–2 2–1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 4–1–1 — 1–3 0–4–1 0–0
St. Louis 5–5 7–2–1 6–4 5–5 6–3–1 5–5 4–5–1 7–3 9–1 3–1 — 5–5 5–1
Toledo 5–5–1 4–4–2 3–7 1–8–1 6–3 1–9 4–5–1 3–6 5–5 4–0–1 5–5 — 5–1
Washington 1–2 1–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 1–4 2–6 1–7 1–4 0–0 1–5 1–5 —


Game log

Legend
Red Stockings Win Red Stockings Loss Game Tied/Postponed
1884 Game Log: 68–41 (Home: 40–16; Away: 28–25)
May: 12–8 (Home: 4–2; Away: 8–6)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
1 May 1 Buckeyes 9–10 American Park N/A 0–1 L1
2 May 2 Buckeyes 4–3 American Park N/A 1–1 W1
3 May 3 Buckeyes 4–6 American Park N/A 1–2 L1
– May 4 Hoosiers Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 8
4 May 6 Hoosiers 0–0 American Park N/A 1–2 L1
– May 7 Hoosiers Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 27 as part of doubleheader
5 May 8 Hoosiers 8–3 American Park N/A 2–2 W1
6 May 9 Blue Stockings 9–1 American Park N/A 3–2 W2
7 May 10 Blue Stockings 11–1 American Park N/A 4–2 W3
8 May 11 Blue Stockings 2–3 American Park N/A 4–3 L1
– May 13 @ Buckeyes Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 16
9 May 14 @ Buckeyes 2–8 Recreation Park N/A 4–4 L2
10 May 15 @ Buckeyes 3–5 Recreation Park N/A 4–5 L3
11 May 16 @ Buckeyes 8–3 Recreation Park N/A 5–5 W1
12 May 17 @ Hoosiers 8–2 Bruce Grounds N/A 6–5 W2
13 May 18 @ Hoosiers 5–1 Bruce Grounds N/A 7–5 W3
14 May 20 @ Hoosiers 12–0 Bruce Grounds N/A 8–5 W4
– May 22 @ Blue Stockings Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 10 (site change)
15 May 23 @ Blue Stockings 9–10 League Park N/A 8–6 L1
16 May 24 @ Blue Stockings 11–2 League Park N/A 9–6 W1
17 May 26 @ Orioles 3–11 Oriole Park N/A 9–7 L1
18 May 28 @ Orioles 6–4 Oriole Park N/A 10–7 W1
19 May 29 @ Orioles 0–2 Oriole Park N/A 10–8 L1
20 May 30 @ Nationals 6–5 Athletic Park N/A 11–8 W1
21 May 31 @ Nationals 6–0 Athletic Park N/A 12–8 W2
June: 14–6 (Home: 6–1; Away: 8–5)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
22 June 2 @ Nationals 3–0 Athletic Park N/A 13–8 W3
23 June 3 @ Metropolitans 10–6 Polo Grounds N/A 14–8 W4
24 June 4 @ Metropolitans 2–19 Polo Grounds N/A 14–9 L1
25 June 5 @ Metropolitans 5–2 Polo Grounds N/A 15–9 W1
26 June 7 @ Atlantics 2–3 Washington Park N/A 15–10 L1
27 June 9 @ Atlantics 13–10 Washington Park N/A 16–10 W1
28 June 10 @ Atlantics 8–6 Washington Park N/A 17–10 W2
29 June 12 @ Alleghenys 7–5 Recreation Park N/A 18–10 W3
30 June 13 @ Alleghenys 0–2 Recreation Park N/A 18–11 L1
– June 14 @ Alleghenys Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 19
31 June 16 @ Athletics 14–9 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–11 W1
32 June 17 @ Athletics 8–10 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–12 L1
33 June 18 @ Athletics 6–11 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–13 L2
34 June 19 @ Alleghenys 7–1 Recreation Park N/A 20–13 W1
35 June 21 Alleghenys 5–0 American Park N/A 21–13 W2
36 June 22 Alleghenys 4–2 American Park N/A 22–13 W3
37 June 24 Alleghenys 12–0 American Park N/A 23–13 W4
38 June 26 Metropolitans 4–0 American Park N/A 24–13 W5
39 June 27 Metropolitans 4–12 American Park N/A 24–14 L1
40 June 28 Metropolitans 8–7 American Park N/A 25–14 W1
41 June 29 Nationals 16–0 American Park N/A 26–14 W2
July: 15–8 (Home: 11–5; Away: 4–3)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
42 July 1 Nationals 16–5 American Park N/A 27–14 W3
43 July 2 Nationals 16–1 American Park N/A 28–14 W4
44 July 4 1 Athletics 1–2 American Park N/A 28–15 L1
45 July 4 2 Athletics 3–4 American Park N/A 28–16 L2
46 July 5 Athletics 17–2 American Park N/A 29–16 W1
47 July 6 Atlantics 4–3 American Park N/A 30–16 W2
48 July 8 Atlantics 10–4 American Park N/A 31–16 W3
49 July 10 Atlantics 3–4 American Park N/A 31–17 L1
50 July 12 Orioles 15–10 American Park N/A 32–17 W1
51 July 13 Orioles 9–2 American Park N/A 33–17 W2
52 July 15 Orioles 9–2 American Park N/A 34–17 W3
53 July 17 @ Eclipse 1–2 Eclipse Park N/A 34–18 L1
54 July 18 @ Eclipse 6–5 Eclipse Park N/A 35–18 W1
55 July 19 @ Eclipse 1–3 Eclipse Park N/A 35–19 L1
56 July 20 @ Hoosiers 17–5 Bruce Grounds N/A 36–19 W1
57 July 22 @ Hoosiers 9–2 Bruce Grounds N/A 37–19 W2
58 July 23 @ Browns 0–2 Sportsman's Park N/A 37–20 L1
59 July 24 @ Browns 12–10 Sportsman's Park N/A 38–20 W1
– July 25 @ Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 8
60 July 26 Eclipse 7–6 American Park N/A 39–20 W2
61 July 27 Eclipse 6–2 American Park N/A 40–20 W3
– July 28 Eclipse Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 15
62 July 29 Browns 5–6 American Park N/A 40–21 L1
63 July 30 Browns 9–8 American Park N/A 41–21 W1
64 July 31 Browns 2–3 American Park N/A 41–22 L1
August: 9–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 1–6)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
65 August 2 Blue Stockings 12–0 American Park N/A 42–22 W1
66 August 3 Blue Stockings 0–3 American Park N/A 42–23 L1
67 August 5 @ Eclipse 3–6 Eclipse Park N/A 42–24 L2
68 August 6 @ Eclipse 3–6 Eclipse Park N/A 42–25 L3
69 August 7 @ Browns 5–4 Sportsman's Park N/A 43–25 W1
70 August 8 @ Browns 3–5 Sportsman's Park N/A 43–26 L1
71 August 9 @ Browns 3–4 Sportsman's Park N/A 43–27 L2
72 August 10 Blue Stockings 10–6 American Park N/A 44–27 W1
73 August 13 Eclipse 9–2 American Park N/A 45–27 W2
74 August 14 Eclipse 8–4 American Park N/A 46–27 W3
75 August 15 Eclipse 4–7 American Park N/A 46–28 L1
76 August 16 Browns 14–8 American Park N/A 47–28 W1
77 August 17 Browns 8–10 American Park N/A 47–29 L1
78 August 23 Buckeyes 3–4 American Park N/A 47–30 L2
79 August 24 Buckeyes 11–2 American Park N/A 48–30 W1
80 August 26 Hoosiers 5–4 American Park N/A 49–30 W2
81 August 27 1 Hoosiers 3–2 American Park N/A 50–30 W3
82 August 27 2 Hoosiers 7–9 American Park N/A 50–31 L1
– August 28 @ Buckeyes Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 29
83 August 29 @ Buckeyes 4–6 Recreation Park N/A 50–32 L2
84 August 30 @ Buckeyes 2–3 Recreation Park N/A 50–33 L3
September: 12–4 (Home: 10–2; Away: 2–2)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
85 September 1 @ Blue Stockings 12–7 League Park N/A 51–33 W1
86 September 2 @ Blue Stockings 9–7 League Park N/A 52–33 W2
– September 4 Metropolitans Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 5
87 September 5 Metropolitans 8–13 American Park N/A 52–34 L1
88 September 6 Metropolitans 3–10 American Park N/A 52–35 L2
89 September 7 Virginians 12–1 American Park N/A 53–35 W1
90 September 9 Virginians 17–3 American Park N/A 54–35 W2
91 September 11 Alleghenys 11–1 American Park N/A 55–35 W3
92 September 13 Alleghenys 11–6 American Park N/A 56–35 W4
93 September 14 Atlantics 4–3 American Park N/A 57–35 W5
94 September 16 Atlantics 11–0 American Park N/A 58–35 W6
95 September 18 Athletics 9–6 American Park N/A 59–35 W7
96 September 20 Athletics 7–4 American Park N/A 60–35 W8
97 September 21 Orioles 11–10 American Park N/A 61–35 W9
98 September 22 Orioles 5–0 American Park N/A 62–35 W10
99 September 27 @ Athletics 5–12 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 62–36 L1
100 September 29 @ Athletics 1–8 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 62–37 L2
October: 6–4 (Home: 1–0; Away: 5–4)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
101 October 1 @ Orioles 0–3 Oriole Park N/A 62–38 L3
102 October 2 @ Orioles 2–4 Oriole Park N/A 62–39 L4
103 October 3 @ Virginians 8–3 Allen Pasture N/A 63–39 W1
104 October 4 @ Virginians 7–5 Allen Pasture N/A 64–39 W2
105 October 6 @ Alleghenys 8–8 Recreation Park N/A 64–39 W2
106 October 7 @ Alleghenys 8–3 Recreation Park N/A 65–39 W3
107 October 9 @ Metropolitans 1–5 Polo Grounds N/A 65–40 L1
108 October 10 Hoosiers 4–3 American Park N/A 66–40 W1
109 October 11 @ Metropolitans 7–7 Polo Grounds N/A 66–40 W1
110 October 13 @ Atlantics 5–2 Washington Park N/A 67–40 W2
111 October 14 @ Metropolitans 3–4 Polo Grounds N/A 67–41 L1
112 October 15 @ Atlantics 6–1 Washington Park N/A 68–41 W1

Roster

1884 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 Pop Snyder 67 268 69 .257 0 39
1B John Reilly 105 448 152 .339 11 91
2B Bid McPhee 112 450 125 .278 5 64
3B Hick Carpenter 108 474 121 .255 4 60
SS Jimmy Peoples 69 267 45 .169 1 16
OF Charley Jones 112 472 148 .314 7 71
OF Pop Corkhill 110 452 124 .274 4 70
OF Tom Mansell 65 266 66 .248 0 23

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
Phil Powers 35 133 18 .135 0 8
Buck West 33 131 32 .244 1 15
Frank Fennelly 28 122 43 .352 2 ?
Chick Fulmer 31 114 20 .175 0 8
Jimmy Woulfe 8 34 5 .147 0 2
Frank Berkelbach 6 25 6 .240 0 3
George Miller 6 20 5 .250 0 3
Icicle Reeder 3 14 2 .143 0 0

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
Will White 52 456.0 34 18 3.32 118
Bill Mountjoy 33 289.0 19 12 2.93 96
Gus Shallix 23 199.2 11 10 3.70 78
Ren Deagle 4 34.0 3 1 5.03 12

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 1 1 0 0 1.80 4

References

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

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1884_Cincinnati_Red_Stockings_season