1890 Boston Reds season explained

Boston Reds
Season:	1890
Misc:	1890 Players' League Championship
League:	Players' League
Ballpark:	Congress Street Grounds
City:	Boston, Massachusetts
Manager:	King Kelly

The 1890 Boston Reds baseball team was a member of the short-lived Players' League. They compiled an 81–47 record and won the league championship. After the season, the league folded, but the Reds were invited to join the American Association for the following season and folded after a single season with players dispersed to other AA teams.

Regular season

Roster

1890 Boston Reds
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		68	246	56	.228	2	32
1B		126	475	159	.335	2	102
2B		133	523	157	.300	7	86
SS		96	354	92	.260	0	45
3B		129	488	130	.266	5	90
OF		121	496	148	.298	12	88
OF		131	558	156	.280	4	67
OF		133	570	187	.328	16	152

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
	89	340	111	.326	4	66
	37	94	18	.191	1	12
	13	38	7	.184	0	4
	3	14	2	.143	0	1
	2	9	1	.111	0	0
	2	7	1	.143	0	2

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
	41	343.0	27	12	3.31	80
	39	277.1	23	12	3.96	81
	30	217.2	9	15	4.26	48

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
	34	235.0	18	7	3.60	110
	10	62.0	3	2	4.79	24

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
	1	1	0	0	4.50	2
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1890 Boston Reds team page at Baseball Reference