1879 Cincinnati Reds season
1879 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | Avenue Grounds | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Managers | Cal McVey, Deacon White | |
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The 1879 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the National League with a record of 43–37, 14 games behind the Providence Grays.[1]
Regular season
The Reds were hoping to build off a great
King Kelly had a very solid season, hitting .348 with two home runs and 47 RBI, while another youngster, twenty-year-old Buttercup Dickerson, hit .291 with two home runs and a team high 57 RBI. Deacon White rebounded from a poor 1878 season by his standards, as he hit .330 with a homer and 52 RBI. On the mound, Will White led the NL with 75 starts, as he had a 43–31 record with a 1.99 ERA in his league high 680 innings pitched.
Season summary
Cincinnati started off hot, as they opened the season with a five-game winning streak. However, the club lost seven of their next eight games to fall under .500. Cincinnati had a mediocre 9–9 record after eighteen games, and player-manager Deacon White turned over his managerial duties to Cal McVey, who had been the Reds' player-manager in 1878. Cincinnati lost the first five games under McVey, however, the team began to play better, and ended the season with a 43–37 record, fifth in the league, and fourteen games behind the first-place Grays.
Season standings
National League | W
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Providence Grays | 59 | 25 | 0.702 | — | 34–8 | 25–17 |
Boston Red Caps | 54 | 30 | 0.643 | 5 | 29–13 | 25–17 |
Buffalo Bisons | 46 | 32 | 0.590 | 10 | 23–16 | 23–16 |
Chicago White Stockings | 46 | 33 | 0.582 | 10½ | 29–13 | 17–20 |
Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 37 | 0.537 | 14 | 21–16 | 22–21 |
Cleveland Blues | 27 | 55 | 0.329 | 31 | 15–27 | 12–28 |
Syracuse Stars | 22 | 48 | 0.314 | 30 | 11–22 | 11–26 |
Troy Trojans | 19 | 56 | 0.253 | 35½ | 12–27 | 7–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | PRV | SYR | TRO | |||||||||
Boston | — | 9–3 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 11–1 | |||||||||
Buffalo | 3–9 | — | 6–6–1 | 7–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 5–3 | 11–1 | |||||||||
Chicago | 8–4 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 8–1 | 8–3–2 | |||||||||
Cincinnati | 5–7 | 3–7 | 8–3 | — | 8–4 | 2–10 | 8–4–1 | 9–2 | |||||||||
Cleveland | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 4–8 | 4–7 | 5–6 | |||||||||
Providence | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | — | 10–2 | 10–2 | |||||||||
Syracuse | 3–9 | 3–5 | 1–8 | 4–8–1 | 7–4 | 2–10 | — | 2–4 | |||||||||
Troy | 1–11 | 1–11 | 3–8–2 | 2–9 | 6–5 | 2–10 | 4–2 | — |
Game log
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May: 8–7 (Home: 6–6; Away: 2–1)
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June: 2–10 (Home: 1–1; Away: 1–9)
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July: 11–7 (Home: 7–6; Away: 4–1)
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August: 8–6 (Home: 7–3; Away: 1–3)
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September: 13–8 (Home: 0–0; Away: 13–8)
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Roster
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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 |
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C | Deacon White | 78 | 333 | 110 | .330 | 1 | 52 |
1B | Cal McVey | 81 | 354 | 105 | .297 | 0 | 55 |
2B | Joe Gerhardt | 79 | 313 | 62 | .198 | 1 | 39 |
3B | King Kelly | 77 | 345 | 120 | .348 | 2 | 47 |
SS | Ross Barnes | 77 | 323 | 86 | .266 | 1 | 30 |
OF | Buttercup Dickerson | 81 | 350 | 102 | .291 | 2 | 57 |
OF | Pete Hotaling | 81 | 369 | 103 | .279 | 1 | 27 |
OF | Will Foley | 56 | 218 | 46 | .211 | 0 | 25 |
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 |
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Mike Burke | 28 | 117 | 26 | .222 | 0 | 8 |
Blondie Purcell | 12 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 4 |
Jack Neagle | 3 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
John Magner | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Harry Wheeler | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 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 |
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Will White | 76 | 680.0 | 43 | 31 | 1.99 | 232 |
Blondie Purcell | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 4.00 | 3 |
Jack Neagle | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.46 | 4 |
Harry Wheeler | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 81.00 | 0 |
Other 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 |
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Cal McVey | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.36 | 7 |