1876 Cincinnati Reds season explained
The 1876 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's first season of existence, having been formed as part of the brand new National League in 1876. This team was not related (except by name) to the previous Cincinnati Red Stockings National Association team, which had folded in 1870.[1]
Regular season
One bright spot for the Reds was the play of Charley Jones, who led the club with a batting average of .286, had the second highest home run total in the league with four, and was among the league leaders in doubles and slugging percentage.
Season summary
The Reds played their first ever game on April 25, 1876, defeating the St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–1 at Avenue Grounds. Wins would be few and far between for the Reds, as after putting up a solid 3–2 record in their opening five games, the Reds would go on an eleven-game losing streak to fall to 3–13. After defeating the Hartford Dark Blues 8–2 to end their losing streak, the Reds would then have a thirteen-game losing streak, and saw their record fall to 4–26. By the time the season was finished, Cincinnati had the worst record in the National League, as they ended the season with a 9–56 record, 42.5 games behind the first place Chicago White Stockings.
Game log
|- style="background:#bfb;"| 1 || April 25 ||
Brown Stockings || 2–1 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 1–0 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 27 ||
Brown Stockings || 5–2 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 2–0 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 29 ||
White Stockings || 5–11 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 2–1 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || May 2 ||
White Stockings || 9–15 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 2–2 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || May 4 ||
Grays || 3–2 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 3–2 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || May 6 ||
Grays || 8–13 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 3–3 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || May 10 || @
White Stockings || 0–6 ||
23rd Street Grounds || 5,000 || 3–4 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || May 11 || @
White Stockings || 5–9 || 23rd Street Grounds || 3,000 || 3–5 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || May 13 || @
Brown Stockings || 0–11 ||
Sportsman's Park || N/A || 3–6 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || May 16 || @
Brown Stockings || 1–11 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 3–7 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || May 18 || @
Grays || 3–9 ||
Louisville Baseball Park || N/A || 3–8 || L6|- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || May 20 || @
Grays || 1–3 || Louisville Baseball Park || N/A || 3–9 || L7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || May 23 || @
Red Caps || 0–8 ||
South End Grounds || N/A || 3–10 || L8|- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || May 25 || @
Red Caps || 0–4 || South End Grounds || N/A || 3–11 || L9|- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || May 27 || @
Red Caps || 5–8 || South End Grounds || N/A || 3–12 || L10|- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || May 30 || @
Dark Blues || 0–6 ||
Hartford Ball Club Grounds || N/A || 3–13 || L11|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || June 1 || @
Dark Blues || 8–2 || Hartford Ball Club Grounds || N/A || 4–13 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || June 3 || @
Dark Blues || 2–7 || Hartford Ball Club Grounds || N/A || 4–14 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || June 6 || @
Mutuals || 0–2 ||
Union Grounds || N/A || 4–15 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || June 8 || @
Mutuals || 5–21 || Union Grounds || N/A || 4–16 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || June 10 || @
Mutuals || 0–1 || Union Grounds || N/A || 4–17 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || June 14 || @
Athletics || 5–20 ||
Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 4–18 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || June 15 || @
Athletics || 6–11 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 4–19 || L6|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || June 17 || @
Athletics || 15–23 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 4–20 || L7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || June 20 ||
Red Caps || 7–14 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 4–21 || L8|- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || June 22 ||
Red Caps || 5–8 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 4–22 || L9|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || June 24 ||
Red Caps || 7–8 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 4–23 || L10|- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || June 27 ||
Dark Blues || 2–5 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 4–24 || L11|- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || June 27 ||
Dark Blues || 6–13 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 4–25 || L12|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || July 4 ||
Athletics || 3–6 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 4–26 || L13|- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || July 6 ||
Athletics || 5–2 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 5–26 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || July 8 ||
Athletics || 7–5 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–26 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || July 11 ||
Mutuals || 2–8 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–27 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || July 13 ||
Mutuals || 6–13 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–28 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || July 15 ||
Mutuals || 6–8 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–29 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || July 18 || @
Brown Stockings || 1–5 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 6–30 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || July 20 || @
Brown Stockings || 1–9 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 6–31 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || July 22 || @
Brown Stockings || 1–5 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 6–32 || L6|- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || July 25 || @
White Stockings || 3–23 || 23rd Street Grounds || N/A || 6–33 || L7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || July 27 || @
White Stockings || 3–17 || 23rd Street Grounds || N/A || 6–34 || L8|- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || July 29 || @
White Stockings || 2–9 || 23rd Street Grounds || N/A || 6–35 || L9|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || August 1 ||
Brown Stockings || 3–19 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–36 || L10|- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || August 3 ||
Brown Stockings || 0–10 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–37 || L11|- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || August 8 ||
White Stockings || 3–13 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–38 || L12|- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || August 10 ||
White Stockings || 0–6 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–39 || L13|- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || August 12 ||
White Stockings || 0–5 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–40 || L14|- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || August 15 || @
Grays || 5–17 || Louisville Baseball Park || N/A || 6–41 || L15|- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || August 18 || @
Grays || 1–4 || Louisville Baseball Park || N/A || 6–42 || L16|- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || August 19 || @
Grays || 3–6 || Louisville Baseball Park || N/A || 6–43 || L17|- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || August 22 ||
Grays || 0–8 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 6–44 || L18|- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || August 25 ||
Grays || 3–1 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 7–44 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || August 26 ||
Grays || 2–3 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 7–45 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || September 5 || @
Red Caps || 4–17 || South End Grounds || N/A || 7–46 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 54 || September 6 || @
Red Caps || 3–7 || South End Grounds || N/A || 7–47 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || September 9 || @
Dark Blues || 4–14 || Hartford Ball Club Grounds || N/A || 7–48 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || September 9 || @
Dark Blues || 4–8 || Hartford Ball Club Grounds || N/A || 7–49 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || September 12 || @
Athletics || 3–12 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 7–50 || L6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || September 13 || @
Athletics || 15–13 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 8–50 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || September 15 || @
Mutuals || 1–2 || Union Grounds || N/A || 8–51 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || September 16 || @
Mutuals || 9–6 || Union Grounds || N/A || 9–51 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || September 27 ||
Red Caps || 3–5 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 9–52 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || September 28 ||
Red Caps || 7–10 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 9–53 || L2|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || October 6 ||
Dark Blues || 4–7 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 9–54 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64 || October 7 ||
Dark Blues || 6–11 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 9–55 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || October 9 ||
Dark Blues || 0–11 ||
Avenue Grounds || N/A || 9–56 || L5|-
Roster
| 1876 Cincinnati Reds |
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| Roster |
| Pitchers | | CatchersInfielders | | 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 | | 57 | 233 | 55 | .236 | 0 | 13 |
| 1B | | 61 | 258 | 65 | .252 | 0 | 11 |
| 2B | | 56 | 225 | 46 | .204 | 0 | 10 |
| 3B | | 58 | 221 | 50 | .226 | 0 | 9 |
| SS | | 59 | 248 | 64 | .258 | 0 | 11 |
| OF | | 64 | 276 | 79 | .286 | 4 | 38 |
| OF | | 55 | 205 | 31 | .151 | 0 | 12 |
| OF | | 32 | 118 | 19 | .161 | 0 | 5 | |
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 |
|---|
| 63 | 272 | 71 | .261 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | 14 | 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 |
|---|
| 30 | 262.2 | 4 | 26 | 3.73 | 22 |
| 28 | 229.1 | 4 | 20 | 3.02 | 29 |
| 9 | 83.0 | 1 | 8 | 4.23 | 9 |
| 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | inf | 0 | |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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 |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | |
Notes and References
- https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1876.shtml 1876 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
