1891 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:1891
League:National League
Ballpark:League Park
City:Cincinnati
Owners:Al Johnson & John T. Brush[1]
Manager:Tom Loftus

The 1891 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. Shortly before the start of the baseball season, owner Al Johnson sold the club to John T. Brush. The team finished in a tie for last place in the National League with the Pittsburgh Pirates with a record of 56–81, 30.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters.

Regular season

After a fairly successful first season in the National League in 1890, the Reds looked to improve on their 77–55 record in 1891. The team brought back manager Tom Loftus for a second season.

Cincinnati had a new starting shortstop, as Germany Smith joined the team from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. The light hitting Smith batted .191 with a homer and 47 RBI with the Bridegrooms in 1890. The Reds would also have third baseman Arlie Latham for the full season, as he had split the 1890 season between the Reds and Chicago Pirates of the Players' League. Latham had some big seasons with the St. Louis Browns of the American Association in the 1880s, leading the league in runs (152) in 1886, and stolen bases (109) in 1888. Veteran pitcher Old Hoss Radbourn joined the Reds after going 27–12 with a 3.31 with the Boston Reds of the Players' League in 1890. Radbourn had a huge season back in 1884 with the Providence Grays, going 59–12 with a 1.38 ERA, 73 complete games and striking out 441 hitters.

Bug Holliday rebounded from a substandard 1890 season by leading the team with a .319 average, nine homers and 84 RBI. Jocko Halligan, who joined the Reds in July, had a .312 average with three homers and 44 RBI in only 61 games. Latham hit .272 with seven homers and 53 RBI, as well as leading the team with 87 stolen bases. Tony Mullane led the pitching staff with 23 victories, while Billy Rhines finished the year 17–24 with a team best 2.87 ERA and 138 strikeouts.

Season summary

The Reds started the season off losing four games in a row to their Ohio rivals, the Cleveland Spiders, which included a 23–4 loss. That set the tone for the season, as wins were scarce, as Cincinnati fell into the National League cellar. The Reds battled back, finishing off the season with a seven-game winning streak to move into a virtual tie with the Pittsburgh Pirates for seventh place. Both teams finished 30½ games behind the pennant winning Boston Beaneaters, but the Reds had a slightly better winning percentage by virtue of having played two more games than the Pirates.

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 22 || Spiders || 3–6 || League Park || 4,003 || 0-1 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 23 || Spiders || 3–6 || League Park || 2,457 || 0-2 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 24 || Spiders || 5–6 || League Park || 1,200 || 0-3 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 25 || Spiders || 7–23 || League Park || 1,100 || 0-4 || L4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 5 || April 27 || Colts || 1–0 || League Park || 650 || 1-4 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 28 || Colts || 6–11 || League Park || 1,450 || 1-5 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 29 || Colts || 4–1 || League Park || 1,300 || 2-5 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 30 || Colts || 4–7 || League Park || 500 || 2-6 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || May 1 || @ Spiders || 3–12 || League Park || 9,000 || 2-7 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || May 2 || @ Spiders || 7–4 || League Park || 3,000 || 3-7 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || May 4 || @ Spiders || 4–9 || League Park || 1,000 || 3-8 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || May 5 || @ Spiders || 10–15 || League Park || 800 || 3-9 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || May 6 || Pirates || 10–5 || League Park || 724 || 4-9 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || May 7 || Pirates || 2–4 || League Park || 1,351 || 4-10 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || May 8 || Pirates || 3–6 || League Park || 1,348 || 4-11 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || May 9 || Pirates || 7–2 || League Park || 1,735 || 5-11 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 17 || May 11 || Grooms || 5–7 || League Park || 846 || 5-12 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || May 12 || Grooms || 7–18 || League Park || 975 || 5-13 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || May 13 || Grooms || 1–2 || League Park || 850 || 5-14 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || May 14 || Grooms || 4–0 || League Park || 1,300 || 6-14 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 15 || Beaneaters || 3–6 || League Park || 1,000 || 6-15 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 16 || Beaneaters || 8–3 || League Park || 2,400 || 7-15 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 18 || Beaneaters || 3–2 || League Park || 1,988 || 8-15 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || May 19 || Beaneaters || 16–7 || League Park || 1,811 || 9-15 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 21 || Giants || 4–6 || League Park || 1,200 || 9-16 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 22 || Giants || 8–3 || League Park || 1,376 || 10-16 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 23 || Giants || 2–7 || League Park || 1,581 || 10-17 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 28 || May 25 || Phillies || 4–2 || League Park || 847 || 11-17 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 26 || Phillies || 1–5 || League Park || 820 || 11-18 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 27 || Phillies || 16–6 || League Park || 856 || 12-18 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 28 || Phillies || 5–6 || League Park || 200 || 12-19 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 30 || @ Beaneaters || 2–7 || South End Grounds || 3,100 || 12-20 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 30 || @ Beaneaters || 2–6 || South End Grounds || 10,908 || 12-21 || L3|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || June 1 || @ Beaneaters || 5–2 || South End Grounds || 1,721 || 13-21 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || June 2 || @ Beaneaters || 10–8 || South End Grounds || 1,816 || 14-21 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || June 3 || @ Giants || 1–11 || Polo Grounds || 1,745 || 14-22 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || June 4 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Polo Grounds || 1,300 || 14-23 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || June 5 || @ Giants || 2–9 || Polo Grounds || 1,595 || 14-24 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || June 6 || @ Giants || 0–4 || Polo Grounds || 4,692 || 14-25 || L4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || June 8 || @ Phillies || 6–3 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 3,302 || 15-25 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || June 9 || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 2,864 || 16-25 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || June 10 || @ Phillies || 3–1 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 2,552 || 17-25 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || June 11 || @ Phillies || 2–1 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 2,576 || 18-25 || W4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || June 12 || @ Grooms || 2–7 || Eastern Park || 2,092 || 18-26 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || June 13 || @ Grooms || 1–11 || Eastern Park || 5,281 || 18-27 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || June 15 || @ Grooms || 13–9 || Eastern Park || 1,245 || 19-27 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || June 16 || @ Grooms || 3–6 || Eastern Park || 890 || 19-28 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 17 || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 22|- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 18 || @ Pirates || 4–3 || Exposition Park || 1,340 || 20-28 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 19 || @ Pirates || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 29|- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 20 || @ Pirates || 8–13 || Exposition Park || 1,623 || 20-29 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || June 22 || @ Pirates || 3–4 || Exposition Park || 1,100 || 20-30 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 23 || @ Colts || 2–5 || South Side Park || 2,000 || 20-31 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 24 || @ Colts || 2–8 || South Side Park || N/A || 20-32 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 25 || @ Colts || 2–4 || South Side Park || 2,100 || 20-33 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 26 || @ Colts || 7–11 || South Side Park || 1,900 || 20-34 || L6|- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || June 27 || Spiders || 4–6 || League Park || 1,541 || 20-35 || L7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || June 29 || Spiders || 3–1 || League Park || 958 || 21-35 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 30 || Spiders || 4–3 || League Park || 969 || 22-35 || W2|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || July 1 || Pirates || 4–6 || League Park || 1,116 || 22-36 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || July 2 || Pirates || 0–1 || League Park || 1,088 || 22-37 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || July 3 || Pirates || 6–5 || League Park || 1,091 || 23-37 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || July 4 || Giants || 2–3 || League Park || 3,722 || 23-38 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || July 4 || Giants || 4–5 || League Park || 5,113 || 23-39 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || July 6 || Giants || 2–1 || League Park || 1,640 || 24-39 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || July 8 || Grooms || 9–5 || League Park || 1,532 || 25-39 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || July 9 || Grooms || 11–6 || League Park || 1,545 || 26-39 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || July 10 || Beaneaters || 2–5 || League Park || 1,603 || 26-40 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || July 11 || Beaneaters || 7–3 || League Park || 2,934 || 27-40 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || July 13 || Beaneaters || 0–6 || League Park || 1,525 || 27-41 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || July 14 || Phillies || 1–9 || League Park || 1,322 || 27-42 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || July 15 || Phillies || 6–4 || League Park || 1,194 || 28-42 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || July 16 || Phillies || 4–2 || League Park || 1,646 || 29-42 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || July 17 || @ Spiders || 8–12 || League Park || 1,200 || 29-43 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || July 18 || @ Spiders || 7–6 || League Park || 1,250 || 30-43 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || July 20 || @ Spiders || 2–1 || League Park || 1,250 || 31-43 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || July 22 || @ Colts || 8–16 || South Side Park || 1,600 || 31-44 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || July 23 || @ Colts || 4–2 || South Side Park || 1,400 || 32-44 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || July 24 || @ Colts || 7–11 || South Side Park || 3,400 || 32-45 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || July 25 || @ Pirates || 1–0 || Exposition Park || 1,587 || 33-45 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 27 || @ Pirates || 1–10 || Exposition Park || 1,250 || 33-46 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || July 28 || @ Pirates || 4–0 || Exposition Park || 775 || 34-46 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 81 || July 29 || @ Pirates || 8–2 || Exposition Park || 1,127 || 35-46 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || July 30 || Colts || 0–1 || League Park || 2,069 || 35-47 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 31 || Colts || 4–8 || League Park || 1,864 || 35-48 || L2|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || August 1 || Colts || 4–7 || League Park || 1,805 || 35-49 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || August 3 || @ Beaneaters || 7–0 || South End Grounds || 2,582 || 36-49 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || August 4 || @ Beaneaters || 6–10 || South End Grounds || 2,009 || 36-50 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || August 5 || @ Beaneaters || 1–4 || South End Grounds || 2,383 || 36-51 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 1–4 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 2,897 || 36-52 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || August 7 || @ Phillies || 5–13 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 2,898 || 36-53 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || August 8 || @ Phillies || 1–9 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 7,439 || 36-54 || L5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 91 || August 10 || @ Grooms || 8–6 || Eastern Park || 1,222 || 37-54 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || August 11 || @ Grooms || 6–8 || Eastern Park || 821 || 37-55 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || August 12 || @ Grooms || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 8|- style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || August 13 || @ Giants || 7–4 || Polo Grounds || 1,695 || 38-55 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || August 14 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Polo Grounds || 1,427 || 38-56 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | 95 || August 15 || @ Giants || 4–4 || Polo Grounds || 4,138 || 38-56 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || August 17 || Spiders || 3–2 || League Park || 500 || 39-56 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || August 18 || Spiders || 2–6 || League Park || 961 || 39-57 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || August 19 || Spiders || 3–4 || League Park || N/A || 39-58 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || August 20 || Pirates || 1–2 || League Park || 708 || 39-59 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || August 21 || Pirates || 0–2 || League Park || 696 || 39-60 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || August 22 || Pirates || 1–2 || League Park || 200 || 39-61 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || August 24 || Giants || 2–3 || League Park || 861 || 39-62 || L6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 103 || August 25 || Giants || 12–4 || League Park || 1,086 || 40-62 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 26 || Giants || 1–6 || League Park || 1,136 || 40-63 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || August 27 || Grooms || 10–3 || League Park || 650 || 41-63 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 106 || August 28 || Grooms || 8–1 || League Park || 1,056 || 42-63 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 29 || Grooms || 4–7 || League Park || 1,549 || 42-64 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || August 30 || Beaneaters || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 31|- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 31 || Beaneaters || 3–5 || League Park || 1,412 || 42-65 || L2|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 109 || September 1 || Beaneaters || 4–1 || League Park || 889 || 43-65 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 110 || September 2 || Beaneaters || 7–0 || League Park || 1,106 || 44-65 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || September 3 || Phillies || 8–13 || League Park || 620 || 44-66 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 4 || Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: September 19|- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || September 5 || Phillies || 3–5 || League Park || 989 || 44-67 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 113 || September 7 || @ Giants || 8–7 || Polo Grounds || 1,416 || 45-67 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || September 7 || @ Giants || 0–6 || Polo Grounds || 7,209 || 45-68 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 8 || @ Giants || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 115 || September 8 || @ Grooms || 6–4 || Eastern Park || 759 || 46-68 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || September 9 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Polo Grounds || 1,152 || 46-69 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || September 10 || @ Beaneaters || 6–18 || South End Grounds || 1,668 || 46-70 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || September 11 || @ Beaneaters || 3–5 || South End Grounds || 1,597 || 46-71 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || September 12 || @ Beaneaters || 0–9 || South End Grounds || 3,116 || 46-72 || L4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 120 || September 14 || @ Grooms || 11–5 || Eastern Park || 710 || 47-72 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 15 || @ Grooms || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 16|- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || September 16 || @ Grooms || 0–1 || Eastern Park || N/A || 47-73 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || September 16 || @ Grooms || 8–4 || Eastern Park || 1,292 || 48-73 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 1,491 || 48-75 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || September 18 || @ Phillies || 6–11 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 1,605 || 48-76 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 125 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 8–5 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || N/A || 49-75 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || September 19 || @ Phillies || 6–8 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 5,455 || 49-76 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || September 21 || Colts || 4–5 || League Park || 884 || 49-77 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || September 22 || Colts || 1–4 || League Park || 906 || 49-78 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || September 23 || Colts || 0–9 || League Park || 800 || 49-79 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || September 24 || @ Spiders || 1–5 || League Park || 1,350 || 49-80 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || September 25 || @ Spiders || 8–16 || League Park || 1,200 || 49-81 || L6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 132 || September 26 || @ Spiders || 7–4 || League Park || 1,800 || 50-81 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || September 28 || @ Pirates || 7–5 || Exposition Park || 1,782 || 51-81 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 134 || September 29 || @ Pirates || 7–6 || Exposition Park || 1,400 || 52-81 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 135 || September 30 || @ Pirates || 2–1 || Exposition Park || 1,147 || 53-81 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 136 || October 1 || @ Colts || 6–1 || South Side Park || 2,000 || 54-81 || W5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 137 || October 2 || @ Colts || 17–16 || South Side Park || 1,200 || 55-81 || W6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 138 || October 3 || @ Colts || 15–9 || South Side Park || 1,000 || 56-81 || W7|-

Roster

1891 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
PitchersCatchersInfieldersOutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C 92 333 76 .228 2 41
1B 135 546 132 .242 4 64
2B 138 562 144 .256 6 38
SS 138 512 103 .201 3 53
3B 135 533 145 .272 7 53
OF 61 247 77 .312 3 44
OF 72 286 74 .259 0 32
OF 111 442 141 .319 9 84

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
75 252 51 .202 4 33
55 216 74 .343 0 33
41 158 33 .209 1 16
27 108 29 .269 1 13
16 54 6 .111 0 3
1 4 0 .000 0 0
1 4 1 .250 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
51 426.1 23 26 3.23 124
48 372.2 17 24 2.87 138
26 218.0 11 13 4.25 54
15 116.2 4 8 4.09 51
10 77.0 1 9 5.38 23
1 8.0 0 1 7.88 3

External links

Notes and References

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

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