1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings season explained

Cincinnati Red Stockings
Season:	1883
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Bank Street Grounds
City:	Cincinnati
Owner:	Justus Thorner^[1]
Manager:	Pop Snyder

The 1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American Association with a record of 61–37, 5 games behind the Philadelphia Athletics.

Regular season

The Red Stockings came into the 1883 season looking to repeat as American Association Champions, as they had a league best record of 55–25 in 1882. During the off-season, the team announced that catcher Pop Snyder would return as player-manager. Cincinnati also made a big signing, as they signed Charley Jones, who played with the Cincinnati Reds of the National League from 1876–1878. Jones had not played professional baseball since 1880, when he played for the Boston Red Caps of the NL, after which he was black-balled from professional baseball. The Red Stockings also signed another former Reds player, John Reilly, who had also last played major league baseball for the Reds in the 1880 season.

On the diamond, the Red Stockings were led by Jones, who hit .294 with a team leading ten home runs, as well as a league leading 80 RBI. Reilly hit a team high .311 with nine homers and 79 RBI. On the mound, Will White continued to be the ace of the pitching staff, posting a 43–22 record with 64 complete games and a 2.09 ERA in 577 innings pitched.

Season summary

Cincinnati started off the season on the right foot, winning their first four games, and had an impressive 11–5 record in their first sixteen ballgames. However, they were 3.5 games behind the Athletics. The Red Stockings would continue to play good baseball, and had a 31–23 record. However, they sat in fourth place. Cincinnati would then go on to win twelve of their next thirteen games to improve to 43–24. However, they only moved up to third place. The Red Stockings would remain in third place for the rest of the season, finishing the year at 61–37, five games behind the Athletics.

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || May 1 || Browns || 6–5 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 1–0 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || May 2 || Browns || 12–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 2–0 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || May 3 || Browns || 3–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 3–0 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 4 || May 5 || Eclipse || 4–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 4–0 || W4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || May 7 || Eclipse || 2–5 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 4–1 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || May 8 || Eclipse || 3–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 4–2 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || May 10 || @ Buckeyes || 3–4 || Recreation Park || N/A || 4–3 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || May 12 || @ Buckeyes || 7–6 || Recreation Park || N/A || 5–3 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || May 13 || @ Buckeyes || 7–0 || Recreation Park || N/A || 6–3 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || May 15 || @ Browns || 4–7 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 6–4 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || May 16 || @ Browns || 5–9 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 6–5 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || May 17 || @ Browns || 6–3 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 7–5 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || May 19 || @ Eclipse || 6–3 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 8–5 || W2|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || May 20 || @ Eclipse || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 14 (site change)|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || May 22 || @ Eclipse || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 8 (site change)|- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || May 24 || Buckeyes || 10–8 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 9–5 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || May 25 || Buckeyes || 13–11 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 10–5 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || May 26 || Buckeyes || 6–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 11–5 || W5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || May 29 || @ Athletics || 1–2 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 11–6 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || May 30 || @ Metropolitans || 0–1 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 11–7 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || May 30 || @ Athletics || 10–9 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 12–7 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || May 31 || @ Athletics || 7–8 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 12–8 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || June 2 || @ Alleghenys || 9–10 || Exposition Park || N/A || 12–9 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || June 4 || @ Alleghenys || 12–8 || Exposition Park || N/A || 13–9 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || June 5 || @ Alleghenys || 3–2 || Exposition Park || N/A || 14–9 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || June 7 || @ Metropolitans || 1–3 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 14–10 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || June 8 || @ Metropolitans || 8–7 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 15–10 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || June 12 || @ Orioles || 9–3 || Oriole Park || N/A || 16–10 || W2|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || June 13 || @ Orioles || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 15|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 8–12 || Oriole Park || N/A || 16–11 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || June 15 || @ Orioles || 11–3 || Oriole Park || N/A || 17–11 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || June 18 || Athletics || 6–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 18–11 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || June 19 || Athletics || 7–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 19–11 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || June 20 || Athletics || 11–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 20–11 || W4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || June 21 || Athletics || 4–15 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 20–12 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || June 23 || Alleghenys || 7–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 21–12 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || June 25 || Alleghenys || 1–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 21–13 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || June 26 || Alleghenys || 1–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 21–14 || L2|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || June 28 || Metropolitans || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || June 29 || Metropolitans || 4–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 22–14 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || June 30 || Metropolitans || 5–9 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 22–15 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || July 2 || Metropolitans || 3–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 22–16 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || July 3 || Metropolitans || 12–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 23–16 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || July 4 || Orioles || 14–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 24–16 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || July 4 || Orioles || 7–8 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 24–17 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || July 6 || Orioles || 23–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 25–17 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || July 7 || Orioles || 4–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 26–17 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || July 10 || @ Eclipse || 0–4 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 26–18 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || July 11 || @ Eclipse || 9–3 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 27–18 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || July 12 || @ Eclipse || 11–2 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 28–18 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || July 13 || @ Eclipse || 3–1 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 29–18 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || July 14 || Eclipse || 9–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 30–18 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || July 15 || @ Browns || 4–1 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 31–18 || W5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || July 17 || @ Browns || 4–5 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 31–19 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || July 18 || @ Browns || 3–5 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 31–20 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || July 19 || @ Browns || 7–13 || Sportsman's Park || N/A || 31–21 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || July 21 || @ Buckeyes || 1–6 || Recreation Park || N/A || 31–22 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || July 22 || @ Buckeyes || 2–4 || Recreation Park || N/A || 31–23 || L5|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || July 24 || @ Buckeyes || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 25|- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || July 25 || @ Buckeyes || 8–1 || Recreation Park || N/A || 32–23 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || July 26 || @ Buckeyes || 8–2 || Recreation Park || N/A || 33–23 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || July 28 || Buckeyes || 8–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 34–23 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || July 30 || Buckeyes || 17–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 35–23 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || July 31 || Buckeyes || 3–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 36–23 || W5|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || August 1 || Buckeyes || 10–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 37–23 || W6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || August 3 || Browns || 4–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 38–23 || W7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || August 4 || Browns || 0–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 38–24 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || August 6 || Browns || 5–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 39–24 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || August 7 || Browns || 6–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 40–24 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || August 8 || Eclipse || 8–1 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 41–24 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || August 9 || Eclipse || 5–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 42–24 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || August 10 || Eclipse || 14–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 43–24 || W5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || August 11 || Eclipse || 1–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 43–25 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || August 13 || Eclipse || 17–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 44–25 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || August 16 || @ Metropolitans || 1–3 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 44–26 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || August 17 || @ Metropolitans || 4–5 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 44–27 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || August 18 || @ Metropolitans || 2–3 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 44–28 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || August 20 || @ Metropolitans || 1–9 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 44–29 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || August 21 || @ Athletics || 9–11 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 44–30 || L5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || August 22 || @ Athletics || 8–6 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 45–30 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || August 23 || @ Athletics || 4–1 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 46–30 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || August 24 || @ Athletics || 8–5 || Jefferson Street Grounds || N/A || 47–30 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || August 28 || @ Orioles || 14–4 || Oriole Park || N/A || 48–30 || W4|- style="background:#bbb;" | – || August 29 || @ Orioles || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || August 30 || @ Orioles || 5–7 || Oriole Park || N/A || 48–31 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || August 31 || @ Orioles || 5–3 || Oriole Park || N/A || 49–31 || W1|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || September 1 || @ Orioles || 7–5 || Oriole Park || N/A || 50–31 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || September 3 || @ Alleghenys || 3–4 || Exposition Park || N/A || 50–32 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || September 4 || @ Alleghenys || 9–7 || Exposition Park || N/A || 51–32 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || September 5 || @ Alleghenys || 9–15 || Exposition Park || N/A || 51–33 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || September 6 || @ Alleghenys || 4–12 || Exposition Park || N/A || 51–34 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 86 || September 10 || Alleghenys || 12–6 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 52–34 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || September 11 || Alleghenys || 7–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 53–34 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || September 12 || Alleghenys || 27–5 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 54–34 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || September 13 || Alleghenys || 8–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 55–34 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 90 || September 15 || Athletics || 11–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 56–34 || W5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || September 18 || Athletics || 12–13 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 56–35 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 92 || September 19 || Athletics || 12–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 57–35 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || September 20 || Orioles || 3–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 58–35 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || September 21 || Orioles || 10–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 59–35 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 95 || September 22 || Orioles || 7–0 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 60–35 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || September 26 || Metropolitans || 6–2 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 61–35 || W5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || September 27 || Metropolitans || 0–3 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 61–36 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || September 29 || Metropolitans || 1–4 || Bank Street Grounds || N/A || 61–37 || L2|-

Roster

1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	58	250	64	.256	0	34
1B	98	437	136	.311	9	79
2B	96	367	90	.245	2	42
3B	95	435	130	.299	3	40
SS	92	362	92	.254	5	52
OF	97	413	115	.278	3	52
OF	90	391	115	.294	10	80
OF	88	375	81	.216	2	46

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	RBI
30	114	28	.246	8
30	105	21	.200	8
14	48	8	.167	4
1	4	1	.250	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
65	577.0	43	22	2.09	141
18	148.0	10	8	2.31	48
15	128.2	8	6	2.87	21
1	8.0	0	1	2.25	3

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

External links

1883 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

News: Reds owners . . 20 . November 3, 2005 . September 14, 2020 . newspapers.com.