The Cincinnati Kelly's Killers were a Major League Baseball franchise based in Cincinnati. The team existed for one season,, and played in the American Association (AA).[1] The team played their home games at East End Park.[2]
The majority owner of the club was Chris von der Ahe, who also owned the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, and they were managed by King Kelly. In mid-August with the season incomplete, while the club was playing a series in St. Louis, von der Ahe was paid $12,000 by the National League's Cincinnati Reds to move the team out of the Cincinnati area. The club was folded and replaced for the remainder of the 1891 season by the Milwaukee Brewers, who were brought in from the Western League. Kelly's Killers had a win–loss record of 43–57.[3]
| Name | Name of the player by official records | |
| Position | Position that player played in the field | |
| Seasons played | The seasons played for this franchise by the player | |
| † § | Indicates the player was both a player-manager and Hall of Famer |
| C | Catcher | 1B | First baseman | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | Second baseman | 3B | Third baseman | |
| SS | Shortstop | IF | Infielder | |
| LF | Left fielder | CF | Center fielder | |
| RF | Right fielder | OF | Outfielder | |
| SP | Starting pitcher | RP | Relief pitcher |
| Player | Position | Seasons | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews was the starting left fielder, and batted .211 in 83 games played. | [4] | ||||
| Bastian played 1 game at second base. | [5] | ||||
| Bell pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game win, and collected 2 hits in 4 at bats. It was his last game in the major leagues. | [6] | ||||
| Burke played 1 game at second base, his last game in the major leagues. | [7] | ||||
| Canavan led the team with 101 games played, as well several hitting categories, such as: runs scored, triples, home runs, and RBIs. | [8] | ||||
| Carney played first base, and batted .278 in 99 games played. When the Killers folded, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers, his last season in the major leagues. | [9] | ||||
| Clingman played 1 game at second base. | [10] | ||||
| Crane pitched in 32 games, and had a win–loss record of 14–14, and a 2.45 earned run average. | [11] | ||||
| Dwyer pitched in 35 games, and had a win–loss record of 13–19, and a 4.52 earned run average. | [12] | ||||
| Hurley played in 24 games, and had a .212 batting average. It was his last season at the major league level. | [13] | ||||
| Johnston had 6 home runs, 51 RBIs, and a .212 batting average in 1891, his last season in the major leagues. | [14] | ||||
| Keenan pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game loss, and collected 2 hits in 4 at bats. It was his only game in the major leagues. | [15] | ||||
| † § | Kelly was the catcher and manager for the Kilers. He played in 82 games, and batted .297. He finished the season with the Boston Reds, also of the AA. | [16] | |||
| Kilroy pitched in 8 games, and had a win–loss record of 1–4, and a 2.98 earned run average. | [17] | ||||
| Mains pitched in 30 games, and had a win–loss record of 12–12, and a 2.69 earned run average. | [18] | ||||
| Marr played in 14 games, and batted .248. It was the last season he played in the major leagues. | [19] | ||||
| McGill pitched in 8 games, and had a win–loss record of 2–55, and a 4.98 earned run average. | [20] | ||||
| Robinson played all his 97 games at second base, and had a .178 batting average. | [21] | ||||
| Seery played in 97 games, and had a .285 batting average. | [22] | ||||
| Slagle pitched in 1 games, an inning and a third of relief. He allowed no runs to score. | [23] | ||||
| Vaughn played in 55 games, and had a .257 batting average. | [24] | ||||
| Whitney played in 97 games, and had a .199 batting average. | [25] | ||||
| Widner pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game loss, and collected 1 hits in 4 at bats. It was his last game in the major leagues. | [26] |