1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

The 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The Red Stockings finished in fifth place in the American Association, 27.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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Owner(s)John Hauck[1]
Manager(s)O. P. Caylor
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Regular season

Pop Corkhill had a breakout season, hitting .265 with five home runs and a team high 97 RBI, while Bid McPhee hit .268 with a team highs in home runs with eight, stolen bases with 40, and runs with 139. Fred Lewis had a team high .318 batting average.

On the mound, Mullane was the ace of the staff, as he had a 33–27 record with a 3.70 ERA in 56 starts, as he struck out 250 batters in 529.2 innings pitched.

Season summary

The Red Stockings were coming off a second-place finish in the 1885 season, which was their highest placing since winning the 1882 American Association pennant. Cincinnati was relatively quiet during the off-season; however, Tony Mullane, who had been suspended for the 1885 season for defying his contract, returned and made his Cincinnati debut in 1886.

The Red Stockings started the season off slowly, winning only four of their first twelve games to sit in seventh place. Cincinnati would continue to play mediocre baseball, and would be in eighth place with a 24–35 record, 12.5 games out of first place. The Red Stockings then went on a seven-game winning streak to climb into sixth place to bring their record to 31–35, however, they remained 12.5 games out of first. The team eventually broke over the .500 level, reaching a season best three games over .500 with a 50–47 record. However, Cincinnati faded down the stretch, and finished with a losing record for the first time in team history, as they were 65–73, which was good for fifth place 27.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 9346 0.669 52–18 41–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 8057 0.584 12 45–28 35–29
Brooklyn Grays 7661 0.555 16 44–25 32–36
Louisville Colonels 6670 0.485 25½ 37–30 29–40
Cincinnati Red Stockings 6573 0.471 27½ 40–31 25–42
Philadelphia Athletics 6372 0.467 28 38–31 25–41
New York Metropolitans 5382 0.393 38 30–33 23–49
Baltimore Orioles 4883 0.366 41 30–32 18–51

Record vs. opponents

1886 American Association Records

Sources:
Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 6–14–15–13–27–12–28–98–10–17–12–27–13
Brooklyn 14–6–113–713–710–9–111–7–28–127–13
Cincinnati 13–5–27–1310–1013–7–110–107–135–15
Louisville 12–7–27–1310–1011–89–117–1210–9
New York 9–89–10–17–13–18–118–128–124–16
Philadelphia 10–8–17–11–210–1011–912–88–11–15–15
Pittsburgh 12–7–212–813–712–712–811–8–18–12
St. Louis 13–713–715–59–1016–415–512–8

Roster

1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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
1BJohn Reilly115441117.265679
2BBid McPhee140560150.268870
OFFred Lewis77324103.318232
OFPop Corkhill129540143.265597

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
Jim Keenan4414840.270324
Leech Maskrey279819.194010
Abner Powell197417.23008
Lee Richmond8298.27603
Farmer Vaughn130.00000

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
Tony Mullane63529.233273.70250
George Pechiney40330.115214.14110
Larry McKeon19156885.0846
Mike Smith972.2443.7214
Joe Murphy546234.8911
Will White326124.156
Bill Irwin217025.826
Dan Bickham19103.006
Rex Smith19014.001
Clarence Stephens18105.626
Jeremiah Reardon120118.000

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
Lee Richmond318028.006
Abner Powell415.1014.704

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
Jim Keenan20103.382
Pop Corkhill100013.501

References

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


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