Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879)
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Established 1876 | |
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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The Cincinnati Reds, also known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, were a professional baseball team based in
History
John Joyce, who was an organizer of the Red Stockings club dismantled in 1870, reformed the club through a new company in 1875. Two players from the 1870 season returned as part of a new professional nine which played local amateur clubs.[1] Joyce then sold the Reds to wealthy Cincinnati meat packer Josiah "Si" Keck during the winter. When the National League was formed on February 2, 1876 at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City, eight cities were selected to compete in the new major league: St. Louis, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and Keck's Cincinnati club.[2]
The Reds played at
In the 1878 season, player/manager
Following the 1879 season, the club was disbanded. Justus Thorner, owner of the semi-professional Cincinnati Stars, purchased a new National League franchise and moved his club into the vacant spot left by the Reds; the Stars folded after the 1880 season. A new Reds franchise debuted in 1882 in the American Association, and joined the National League in 1890.
Year-by-year records
Season | Manager | Games | W | L | T | WP | PL | GB |
1876 | Charlie Gould | 65 | 9 | 56 | 0 | .138 | 8th | 42.5 |
1877 | Lip Pike, Bob Addy & Jack Manning | 58 | 15 | 42 | 1 | .263 | 6th | 25.5 |
1878 | Cal McVey | 61 | 37 | 23 | 1 | .617 | 2nd | 4.0 |
1879 | Cal McVey & Deacon White | 81 | 43 | 37 | 1 | .538 | 5th | 14.0 |
Baseball Hall of Famers
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famers | |||
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Inductee | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
Candy Cummings | P | 1877 | 1939 |
King Kelly | OF/C | 1878–1879 | 1945 |
Deacon White | 3B/C | 1878–1879 | 2013 |
References
- ^ "SCSR : 19th Century Cincinnati Base Ball". Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
- ^ Eds. "History of Cincinnati Baseball". Society for Cincinnati Baseball Research. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
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