1894 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:1894
League:National League
Ballpark:League Park
City:Cincinnati, Ohio
Owners:John T. Brush[1]
Managers:Charlie Comiskey

The 1894 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in tenth place in the National League with a record of 55–75, 35 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

Regular season

After a somewhat disappointing 1893 season, in which the Reds had a 65–63 record to finish in sixth place, the club was hoping to rebound in 1894. Player-manager Charles Comiskey would return to manage the team for a third season. During the off-season, the Reds acquired outfielder Dummy Hoy from the Washington Senators in a trade. Hoy had batted .245 with no home runs, 45 RBI, and 48 stolen bases with the Senators in 1893. Hoy led the National League in stolen bases with 82 while with the Washington Nationals in 1888.

Bug Holliday had a huge season for the Reds, hitting a team high .376 with a team record 123 RBI. He also hit thirteen home runs, which tied him with Jim Canavan, and had 126 runs. Canavan batted .275 and had 74 RBI to go with his thirteen homers. Hoy batted .304 with five home runs and 71 RBI while scoring 118 runs in his first season with Cincinnati. Bid McPhee hit .313 with five home runs and 93 RBI, while Arlie Latham also batted .313, hitting four home runs and collecting 60 RBI while stealing a team-high 62 bases.

The Reds pitching staff struggled, as they had the worst ERA in the league at 5.99. Frank Dwyer led the team with a 19–21 record with a team best 5.07 ERA in 45 games, 39 of them starts. Tom Parrott was 17–19 with a 5.60 ERA in 41 games, while Ice Box Chamberlain was the only Cincinnati pitcher to have a winning record, as he was 10–9 with a 5.77 ERA in 23 games.

Season summary

After opening the season with three wins, the Reds lost eight of their next ten to fall to a 5–8 record and eighth place. Cincinnati responded with a four-game winning streak to bump themselves over .500, but fell into a slump and won only five of their next twenty-five games.

Pitching was a problem, as during their slump, the team allowed over ten runs a game eight times, and twice allowed over twenty runs a game, which included a 20–11 loss to the Boston Beaneaters, and a 21–8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Cincinnati went on an eleven-game winning streak to close within three games of the .500 level, and broke over the .500 level with a 39–38 record after winning eight in a row later in the season.

From that point on, however, the Reds were never a factor in the pennant race, as they were 16–37 over their last 53 games to finish the year with a dreadful 55–75 record, in tenth place, 35 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.

Game log

|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || April 19 || Colts || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 20|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 20 || Colts || 10–6 || League Park || 7,006 || 1-0 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 21 || Colts || 8–0 || League Park || 1,878 || 2-0 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 22 || Colts || 5–4 || League Park || 3,162 || 3-0 || W3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 24 || Spiders || 0–1 || League Park || 2,000 || 3-1 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 25 || Spiders || 6–12 || League Park || 3,000 || 3-2 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 26 || Spiders || 4–12 || League Park || 2,800 || 3-3 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 28 || Pirates || 10–5 || League Park || 3,100 || 4-3 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 30 || Pirates || 6–15 || League Park || 1,900 || 4-4 || L1|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || May 1 || Pirates || 6–7 || League Park || 1,200 || 4-5 || L2|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 3 || @ Colts || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || May 4 || @ Colts || 3–6 || West Side Park || 5,423 || 4-6 || L3|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 5 || @ Colts || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 8|- style="background:#bbb;" | 11 || May 6 || @ Colts || 6–6 || West Side Park || 13,747 || 4-6 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || May 7 || @ Pirates || 17–6 || Exposition Park || 2,500 || 5-6 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || May 8 || @ Pirates || 5–6 || Exposition Park || 2,000 || 5-7 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 14 || May 9 || @ Pirates || 3–11 || Exposition Park || 1,800 || 5-8 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || May 10 || Browns || 18–9 || League Park || 1,800 || 6-8 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || May 12 || Browns || 5–0 || League Park || 3,000 || 7-8 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || May 13 || Browns || 7–3 || League Park || 9,000 || 8-8 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || May 14 || Colonels || 12–7 || League Park || 2,005 || 9-8 || W4|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 15 || Colonels || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 23|- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || May 16 || Colonels || 7–9 || League Park || 1,818 || 9-9 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 18 || @ Browns || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 20|- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || May 19 || @ Browns || 2–5 || New Sportsman's Park || 3,000 || 9-10 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 20 || @ Browns || 3–4 || New Sportsman's Park || N/A || 9-11 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 22 || May 20 || @ Browns || 7–1 || New Sportsman's Park || 14,000 || 10-11 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 21 || @ Spiders || 2–1 || League Park || 300 || 11-11 || W2|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 22 || @ Spiders || colspan=8| Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: July 17|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 23 || @ Spiders || colspan=8| Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: July 18|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 24 || @ Colonels || 0–6 || Eclipse Park || 1,409 || 11-12 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 26 || @ Colonels || 2–5 || Eclipse Park || 2,500 || 11-13 || L2|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 27 || @ Colonels || colspan=8| Postponed (site change); Makeup: May 27|- style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || May 27 || Colonels || 5–6 || League Park || 3,817 || 11-14 || L3|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 29 || @ Beaneaters || colspan=8| Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: August 21|- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 30 || @ Beaneaters || 10–13 || Congress Street Grounds || 3,000 || 11-15 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 30 || @ Beaneaters || 11–20 || Congress Street Grounds || 8,500 || 11-16 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 29 || May 31 || @ Orioles || 1–7 || Union Park || 3,500 || 11-17 || L6|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || June 1 || @ Orioles || 8–9 || Union Park || 3,700 || 11-18 || L7|- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || June 2 || @ Orioles || 6–13 || Union Park || 7,000 || 11-19 || L8|- style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || June 4 || @ Giants || 8–4 || Polo Grounds || 3,000 || 12-19 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || June 5 || @ Giants || 6–10 || Polo Grounds || 2,500 || 12-20 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 6 || @ Giants || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || June 7 || @ Senators || 3–8 || Boundary Field || 3,168 || 12-21 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || June 8 || @ Senators || 6–9 || Boundary Field || 3,500 || 12-22 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || June 9 || @ Senators || 7–3 || Boundary Field || 3,600 || 13-22 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || June 11 || @ Grooms || 11–12 || Eastern Park || 3,108 || 13-23 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || June 12 || @ Grooms || 5–3 || Eastern Park || 2,711 || 14-23 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || June 13 || @ Grooms || 5–11 || Eastern Park || 2,880 || 14-24 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || June 14 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 4,500 || 14-25 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || June 15 || @ Phillies || 8–21 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 4,450 || 14-26 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || June 16 || @ Phillies || 9–19 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 10,500 || 14-27 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || June 17 || Browns || 6–9 || League Park || 2,300 || 14-28 || L5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || June 18 || @ Browns || 8–4 || New Sportsman's Park || 600 || 15-28 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || June 19 || @ Browns || 3–2 || New Sportsman's Park || 1,500 || 16-28 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || June 20 || @ Browns || 2–4 || New Sportsman's Park || 2,000 || 16-29 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || June 21 || Colonels || 4–5 || League Park || 960 || 16-30 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 23 || Colonels || 5–1 || League Park || N/A || 17-30 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || June 23 || Colonels || 8–3 || League Park || 2,860 || 18-30 || W2|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 24 || Colonels || colspan=8| Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 24|- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 24 || @ Colonels || 7–5 || Eclipse Park || 2,500 || 19-30 || W3|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 25 || Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: August 27|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 26 || Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: August 27|- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 27 || Phillies || 7–3 || League Park || 1,900 || 20-30 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || June 28 || Senators || 5–4 || League Park || 1,000 || 21-30 || W5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || June 29 || Senators || 6–4 || League Park || 1,100 || 22-30 || W6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || June 30 || Senators || 12–0 || League Park || 2,300 || 23-30 || W7|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || July 1 || Grooms || 9–7 || League Park || 7,000 || 24-30 || W8|- style="background:#bfb;" | 56 || July 4 || Grooms || 14–7 || League Park || 7,500 || 25-30 || W9|- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || July 4 || Grooms || 13–8 || League Park || 8,500 || 26-30 || W10|- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || July 5 || Orioles || 20–6 || League Park || 3,000 || 27-30 || W11|- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || July 7 || Orioles || 2–11 || League Park || 4,000 || 27-31 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 60 || July 8 || Orioles || 4–14 || League Park || 8,000 || 27-32 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || July 9 || Giants || 6–13 || League Park || 2,000 || 27-33 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || July 10 || Giants || 7–3 || League Park || 1,100 || 28-33 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || July 11 || Giants || 6–5 || League Park || 1,800 || 29-33 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || July 12 || Beaneaters || 4–6 || League Park || 2,500 || 29-34 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || July 13 || Beaneaters || 7–22 || League Park || 2,000 || 29-35 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || July 14 || Beaneaters || 14–12 || League Park || 2,000 || 30-35 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || July 15 || Spiders || 17–8 || League Park || 6,000 || 31-35 || W2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || July 16 || Spiders || 1–9 || League Park || 1,900 || 31-36 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || July 17 || Spiders || 7–16 || League Park || 1,700 || 31-37 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || July 18 || Spiders || 4–9 || League Park || 1,000 || 31-38 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || July 19 || Pirates || 8–6 || League Park || 900 || 32-38 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || July 20 || Pirates || 7–6 || League Park || 1,100 || 33-38 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 73 || July 21 || Pirates || 12–4 || League Park || 2,900 || 34-38 || W3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || July 22 || @ Colonels || 4–0 || Eclipse Park || 4,000 || 35-38 || W4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 23 || @ Colonels || 9–8 || Eclipse Park || 625 || 36-38 || W5|- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || July 24 || @ Colonels || 4–3 || Eclipse Park || 968 || 37-38 || W6|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || July 26 || Colts || colspan=8| Postponed (schedule change); Makeup: July 27|- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || July 27 || Colts || 14–12 || League Park || 1,927 || 38-38 || W7|- style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || July 28 || Colts || 19–13 || League Park || 2,559 || 39-38 || W8|- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 29 || Colts || 9–16 || League Park || 6,251 || 39-39 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 30 || @ Pirates || 6–8 || Exposition Park || 1,500 || 39-40 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 31 || @ Pirates || 10–11 || Exposition Park || 1,500 || 39-41 || L3|- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 82 || August 1 || @ Pirates || 5–15 || Exposition Park || 2,000 || 39-42 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || August 2 || @ Spiders || 4–9 || League Park || 1,000 || 39-43 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || August 3 || @ Spiders || 5–11 || League Park || 875 || 39-44 || L6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || August 4 || @ Spiders || 8–5 || League Park || 2,100 || 40-44 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || August 5 || @ Colts || 1–8 || West Side Park || 9,446 || 40-45 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || August 6 || @ Colts || 9–12 || West Side Park || 2,062 || 40-46 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || August 7 || @ Colts || 11–13 || West Side Park || 2,100 || 40-47 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || August 8 || @ Colts || 14–11 || West Side Park || 2,203 || 41-47 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || August 9 || Browns || colspan=8| Postponed (schedule change); Makeup: June 17|- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || August 9 || @ Colts || 6–10 || West Side Park || 2,556 || 41-48 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 91 || August 11 || Browns || 7–6 || League Park || 2,000 || 42-48 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || August 12 || Browns || 5–12 || League Park || 3,300 || 42-49 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || August 14 || @ Orioles || 5–6 || Union Park || 3,400 || 42-50 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || August 15 || @ Orioles || 2–8 || Union Park || 3,300 || 42-51 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || August 16 || @ Orioles || 6–15 || Union Park || 2,000 || 42-52 || L4|- style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || August 18 || @ Beaneaters || 19–6 || South End Grounds || 4,530 || 43-52 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || August 20 || @ Beaneaters || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 22|- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || August 21 || @ Beaneaters || 3–18 || South End Grounds || N/A || 43-53 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || August 21 || @ Beaneaters || 8–25 || South End Grounds || 4,464 || 43-54 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || August 22 || @ Beaneaters || 7–8 || South End Grounds || 2,510 || 43-55 || L3|- style="background:#bfb;" | 100 || August 23 || @ Grooms || 13–2 || Eastern Park || 2,961 || 44-55 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || August 24 || @ Grooms || 9–15 || Eastern Park || 1,010 || 44-56 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || August 25 || @ Grooms || 3–5 || Eastern Park || 3,612 || 44-57 || L2|- style="background:#bbb;" | 103 || August 27 || @ Phillies || 19–9 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || N/A || 44-57 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 104 || August 27 || @ Phillies || 9–5 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 8,200 || 45-57 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || August 28 || @ Senators || 7–9 || Boundary Field || 1,000 || 45-58 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 29 || @ Senators || 5–9 || Boundary Field || 2,300 || 45-59 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 30 || @ Senators || 6–8 || Boundary Field || 2,500 || 45-60 || L3|- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 108 || September 1 || @ Giants || 8–6 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 46-60 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || September 1 || @ Giants || 6–8 || Polo Grounds || 200 || 46-61 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 110 || September 3 || @ Giants || 2–16 || Polo Grounds || 3,500 || 46-62 || L2|- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || September 3 || @ Giants || 4–6 || Polo Grounds || 20,000 || 46-63 || L3|- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || September 4 || @ Phillies || 2–6 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 2,400 || 46-64 || L4|- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || September 5 || @ Phillies || 6–15 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 2,900 || 46-65 || L5|- style="background:#bbb;" | 114 || September 6 || @ Phillies || 7–14 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || N/A || 46-65 || L5|- style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || September 6 || @ Phillies || 2–16 || Philadelphia Baseball Grounds || 5,000 || 46-66 || L6|- style="background:#bfb;" | 116 || September 8 || Senators || 14–9 || League Park || 1,000 || 47-66 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 117 || September 9 || Senators || 4–1 || League Park || N/A || 48-66 || W2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 118 || September 9 || Senators || 7–6 || League Park || 5,800 || 49-66 || W3|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 10 || Senators || colspan=8| Postponed (schedule change); Makeup: September 9|- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || September 12 || Orioles || 2–16 || League Park || 1,500 || 49-67 || L1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 15 || Orioles || colspan=8| Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 16|- style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || September 16 || Orioles || 2–14 || League Park || N/A || 49-68 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || September 16 || Orioles || 4–3 || League Park || 6,800 || 50-68 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 17 || Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 19|- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || September 18 || Phillies || 4–10 || League Park || 1,000 || 50-69 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || September 19 || Phillies || 11–12 || League Park || N/A || 50-70 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 124 || September 19 || Phillies || 8–3 || League Park || 700 || 51-70 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 20 || Grooms || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 23|- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || September 22 || Grooms || 6–11 || League Park || 1,100 || 51-71 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || September 23 || Grooms || 9–10 || League Park || N/A || 51-72 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || September 23 || Grooms || 3–2 || League Park || 6,500 || 52-72 || W1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || September 24 || Beaneaters || 4–7 || League Park || 800 || 52-73 || L1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 129 || September 25 || Beaneaters || 9–7 || League Park || N/A || 53-73 || W1|- style="background:#bfb;" | 130 || September 25 || Beaneaters || 5–1 || League Park || 1,000 || 54-73 || W2|- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 26 || Beaneaters || colspan=8| Postponed (schedule change); Makeup: September 25|- style="background:#fbb;" | 131 || September 27 || Giants || 4–11 || League Park || 1,000 || 54-74 || L1|- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || September 28 || Giants || 8–9 || League Park || 650 || 54-75 || L2|- style="background:#bfb;" | 133 || September 29 || Giants || 7–6 || League Park || 1,200 || 55-75 || W1|- style="background:#bbb;" | 134 || September 30 || Spiders || 16–16 || League Park || 2,100 || 55-75 || W1|-

Roster

1894 Cincinnati Reds
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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 76 261 70 .268 1 37
1B 61 220 58 .264 0 33
2B 128 483 151 .313 5 93
SS 129 492 130 .264 3 79
3B 131 534 167 .313 4 60
OF 123 521 196 .376 13 123
OF 103 364 100 .275 13 74
OF 128 503 153 .304 5 71

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
72 284 88 .310 8 64
40 167 45 .269 0 21
30 117 38 .325 1 22
18 69 14 .203 0 12
19 65 15 .231 0 8
13 53 15 .283 0 5
6 23 3 .130 0 3
1 4 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
45 348.0 19 21 5.07 49
41 308.2 17 19 5.60 61
23 177.2 10 9 5.77 57
12 100.0 2 8 7.47 17
11 79.1 2 6 6.24 10
8 53.0 3 4 8.49 11
1 8.0 0 1 4.50 1
1 3.0 0 1 27.00 0

Other pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
6 45.0 1 3 5.40 5
5 29.0 1 1 7.14 7
2 7.2 0 2 17.61 4

Relief pitchers

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

External links

Notes and References

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