1892 Cincinnati Reds season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1892 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball . The National League expanded to 12 teams in 1892, and it was announced that the season would be split into two halves , with the winners of each half meeting in a "World's Championship Series ". The Reds finished with a combined record of 82–68, fifth-best in the National League, finishing in fourth place in the first half and in eighth place in the second half.
Regular season
After a horrible 1891 season in which the Reds finished in a virtual tie for last place with a 56–81 record, the team fired manager Tom Loftus and replaced him with first baseman Charles Comiskey . Comiskey had previously been the player-manager of the St. Louis Browns of the American Association from 1883 to 1889, leading the team to four straight pennants from 1885 to 1888. He then was a player-manager with the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League in 1890, leading them to a fourth-place finish, followed by a return to the Browns in 1891, where he led them to a second-place finish with a record of 86–52.
The Reds acquired outfielder Tip O'Neill during the off-season, as he spent the 1891 season with Comiskey with the Browns, hitting .323 with ten homers and 95 RBI for the club. O'Neill's best season was in 1887 with the Browns, when he hit .435, with 225 hits, 167 runs, 52 doubles, nineteen triples, fourteen home runs and 123 RBI, all of which led the American Association. Catcher Morgan Murphy was picked by from the Boston Reds of the AA. Murphy hit .216 with four homers and 54 RBI in 106 games. Another catcher, Farmer Vaughn , was signed after he split the 1891 season between the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers and Milwaukee Brewers of the AA. Vaughn hit .285 with a homer and 23 RBI between the two clubs. Pitcher Ice Box Chamberlain also signed with the Reds after posting a 22–23 record with a 4.22 with the Philadelphia Athletics of the AA.
Bug Holliday once again was the Reds offensive leader, hitting .294 with a team high thirteen home runs and 91 RBI. Bid McPhee hit .274 with four homers and 60 RBI and 44 stolen bases, while Germany Smith hit .243 with eight homers and 63 RBI. On the mound, Tony Mullane led the staff with a 21–13 record and a 2.59 ERA, while Chamberlain had a 19–23 record with a 3.39 ERA in a team high 49 starts.
Season summary
In the first half of the season, the Reds started off strong and found themselves in the middle of the pennant race, sitting with a 26–16 record and in third place in the league, 4.5 games out of first, before they tallied off, finishing in fourth place with a 44–31 record, 8½ games behind the Boston Beaneaters . In the second half, the Reds were mediocre, as they finished in eighth place with a 38–37 record, 14½ games behind the Cleveland Spiders . They finished the season with a combined record of 82–68, which marked a big improvement over the previous year.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
BLN
BSN
BRO
CHI
CIN
CLV
LOU
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
WSN
Baltimore
—
0–13
2–12–1
4–7
4–10
2–11–2
6–7
5–9
4–10
5–9
8–6–1
6–7–1
Boston
13–0
—
9–5
10–4
8–5–1
8–6
12–2
11–3–1
6–7
7–6
7–7
11–3
Brooklyn
12–2–1
5–9
—
10–4
6–8
8–6
9–5
7–7
9–5–2
10–4
9–5–1
10–4
Chicago
7–4
4–10
4–10
—
6–7–1
3–9
5–9
10–4
5–9
7–7
7–5
12–2
Cincinnati
10–4
5–8–1
8–6
7–6–1
—
5–9
7–6–1
8–6
5–9
5–9
12–2–1
10–3–1
Cleveland
11–2–2
6–8
6–8
9–3
9–5
—
13–1
8–5
10–4
7–7–1
8–5–1
6–8
Louisville
7–6
2–12
5–9
9–5
6–7–1
1–13
—
4–10
4–10
8–6
9–5–1
8–6
New York
9–5
3–11–1
7–7
4–10
6–8
5–8
10–4
—
5–9
4–10–1
9–4
9–4
Philadelphia
10–4
7–6
5–9–2
9–5
9–5
4–10
10–4
9–5
—
8–6
7–7
9–5
Pittsburgh
9–5
6–7
4–10
7–7
9–5
7–7–1
6–8
10–4–1
6–8
—
10–4
6–8
St. Louis
6–8–1
7–7
5–9–1
5–7
2–12–1
5–8–1
5–9–1
4–9
7–7
4–10
—
6–8
Washington
7–6–1
3–11
4–10
2–12
3–10–1
8–6
6–8
4–9
5–9
8–6
8–6
—
Game log
Legend
Reds Win
Reds Loss
Game Tied/Postponed
1892 1st Half Game Log: 44–31 (Home: 23–16; Away: 21–15)
April: 9–6 (Home: 7–4; Away: 2–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
April 12
Pirates
5–7
League Park
7,000
0-1
L1
2
April 13
Pirates
7–8
League Park
2,800
0-2
L2
-
April 14
Pirates
Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: May 20
3
April 15
Spiders
0–2
League Park
2,487
0-3
L3
4
April 16
Spiders
6–3
League Park
3,266
1-3
W1
5
April 17
@ Browns
5–1
Sportsman's Park
13,500
2-3
W2
-
April 18
Colts
Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 19
6
April 19 1
Colts
5–2
League Park
N/A
3-3
W3
7
April 19 1
Colts
3–0
League Park
5,024
4-3
W4
8
April 21
@ Spiders
1–11
League Park
4,500
4-4
L1
9
April 22
@ Spiders
6–3
League Park
1,800
5-4
W1
10
April 23
@ Spiders
5–14
League Park
3,300
5-5
L1
11
April 24
Browns
10–2
League Park
16,000
6-5
W1
12
April 25
Browns
8–2
League Park
3,222
7-5
W2
13
April 26
Browns
10–6
League Park
2,939
8-5
W3
-
April 27
Browns
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: April 24
14
April 29
Senators
1–4
League Park
3,066
8-6
L1
15
April 30
Senators
7–2
League Park
3,875
9-6
W1
May: 12–10 (Home: 3–5; Away: 9–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
16
May 1
Spiders
12–9
League Park
13,256
10-6
W2
-
May 2
Giants
Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: July 9
-
May 3
Giants
Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 11
17
May 4
Grooms
2–4
League Park
4,500
10-7
L1
18
May 5
Grooms
4–6
League Park
2,015
10-8
L2
19
May 6
Beaneaters
0–0
League Park
1,923
10-8
L2
20
May 7
Beaneaters
2–3
League Park
5,346
10-9
L3
21
May 8
Orioles
4–5
League Park
5,637
10-10
L4
-
May 9
Orioles
Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 8
-
May 10
Orioles
Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 8
-
May 11
Phillies
Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 12
22
May 12 1
Phillies
4–5
League Park
N/A
10-11
L5
23
May 12 1
Phillies
2–1
League Park
1,816
11-11
W1
24
May 13
Colonels
7–5
League Park
1,705
12-11
W2
-
May 14
Colonels
Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 26
25
May 15
@ Browns
5–4
Sportsman's Park
5,643
13-11
W3
26
May 16
@ Browns
5–4
Sportsman's Park
3,200
14-11
W4
27
May 18
@ Pirates
5–4
Exposition Park
1,280
15-11
W5
28
May 19
@ Pirates
1–3
Exposition Park
1,265
15-12
L1
29
May 20
@ Pirates
7–10
Exposition Park
1,147
15-13
L2
-
May 21
@ Colonels
Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 23
30
May 22
@ Colonels
4–0
Eclipse Park
7,000
16-13
W1
31
May 23 1
@ Colonels
2–1
Eclipse Park
N/A
17-13
W2
32
May 23 2
@ Colonels
3–7
Eclipse Park
2,176
17-14
L1
-
May 24
@ Colonels
Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 23
33
May 26
@ Phillies
4–3
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
2,361
18-14
W1
34
May 27
@ Phillies
8–6
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
600
19-14
W2
35
May 28
@ Phillies
1–2
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
2,200
19-15
L1
36
May 30 1
@ Grooms
5–4
Eastern Park
3,400
20-15
W1
37
May 30 2
@ Grooms
6–2
Eastern Park
11,368
21-15
W2
38
May 31
@ Grooms
1–7
Eastern Park
1,567
21-16
L1
June: 13–10 (Home: 3–2; Away: 10–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
39
June 1
@ Orioles
6–4
Union Park
1,382
22-16
W1
40
June 2
@ Orioles
3–2
Union Park
937
23-16
W2
41
June 3
@ Orioles
5–2
Union Park
740
24-16
W3
42
June 4
@ Senators
7–5
Boundary Field
1,968
25-16
W4
43
June 6
@ Senators
7–4
Boundary Field
1,697
26-16
W5
44
June 7
@ Senators
2–20
Boundary Field
1,356
26-17
L1
-
June 8
@ Giants
Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 10
45
June 9
@ Giants
5–9
Polo Grounds
1,037
26-18
L2
46
June 10 1
@ Giants
7–3
Polo Grounds
N/A
27-18
W1
47
June 10 2
@ Giants
1–2
Polo Grounds
1,672
27-19
L1
48
June 11
@ Beaneaters
4–6
South End Grounds
5,131
27-20
L2
49
June 13
@ Beaneaters
7–5
South End Grounds
1,589
28-20
W1
50
June 14
@ Beaneaters
6–11
South End Grounds
1,007
28-21
L1
-
June 16
@ Browns
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: April 17
51
June 17
@ Browns
5–7
Sportsman's Park
1,700
28-22
L2
52
June 18
@ Colts
3–0
South Side Park
3,000
29-22
W1
53
June 20
@ Colts
7–4
South Side Park
1,800
30-22
W2
54
June 21
@ Colts
2–1
South Side Park
2,000
31-22
W3
55
June 22
Spiders
3–9
League Park
2,534
31-23
L1
-
June 23
Spideres
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: May 1
56
June 24
@ Pirates
0–2
Exposition Park
1,285
31-24
L2
57
June 25
@ Pirates
3–7
Exposition Park
2,835
31-25
L3
58
June 26
Colonels
7–3
League Park
5,297
32-25
W1
59
June 27
Colonels
4–5
League Park
1,721
32-26
L1
60
June 28
Colonels
4–1
League Park
2,000
33-26
W1
61
June 29
Colts
6–1
League Park
2,732
34-26
W2
62
June 30
Colts
7–7
League Park
1,257
34-26
W2
July: 10–5 (Home: 10–5; Away: 0–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
-
July 1
Senators
Postponed (schedule change); Makeup: July 3
63
July 2
Senators
7–5
League Park
1,760
35-26
W3
64
July 3
Senators
3–0
League Park
3,927
36-26
W4
65
July 4 1
Beaneaters
9–5
League Park
7,200
37-26
W5
66
July 4 2
Beaneaters
6–7
League Park
8,884
37-27
L1
67
July 5
Phillies
3–7
League Park
2,248
37-28
L2
68
July 6
Phillies
5–11
League Park
1,435
37-29
L3
69
July 7
Orioles
21–2
League Park
928
38-29
W1
70
July 8 1
Orioles
2–4
League Park
N/A
38-30
L1
71
July 8 2
Orioles
12–5
League Park
1,800
39-30
W1
72
July 9 1
Giants
10–1
League Park
N/A
40-30
W2
73
July 9 2
Giants
10–4
League Park
3,849
41-30
W3
74
July 11 1
Giants
12–8
League Park
N/A
42-30
W4
75
July 11 2
Giants
4–2
League Park
2,293
43-30
W5
76
July 12
Grooms
2–4
League Park
1,463
43-31
L1
77
July 13
Grooms
3–1
League Park
1,252
44-31
W1
Legend
Reds Win
Reds Loss
Game Tied/Postponed
1892 2nd Half Game Log: 38–37 (Home: 22–15; Away: 16–22)
August: 8–6 (Home: 2–0; Away: 6–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
July 15
@ Orioles
2–5
Union Park
1,596
0-1
L1
2
July 16
@ Orioles
16–5
Union Park
2,504
1-1
W1
3
July 18
@ Giants
5–2
Polo Grounds
2,086
2-1
W2
4
July 19
@ Giants
3–1
Polo Grounds
1,200
3-1
W3
5
July 20
@ Senators
3–2
Boundary Field
1,125
4-1
W4
6
July 21
@ Senators
6–2
Boundary Field
2,119
5-1
W5
7
July 22
@ Grooms
3–6
Eastern Park
2,154
5-2
L1
8
July 23
@ Grooms
2–3
Eastern Park
5,524
5-3
L2
9
July 25
@ Phillies
0–6
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
3,018
5-4
L3
10
July 26
@ Phillies
6–26
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
2,796
5-5
L4
11
July 27
@ Beaneaters
4–5
South End Grounds
1,188
5-6
L5
12
July 28
@ Beaneaters
3–2
South End Grounds
1,388
6-6
W1
-
July 29
Browns
Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 31
13
July 30
Browns
8–6
League Park
1,234
7-6
W2
14
July 31
Browns
6–0
League Park
3,580
8-6
W3
August: 12–14 (Home: 10–7; Away: 2–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
15
August 1
@ Colonels
1–6
Eclipse Park
1,003
8-7
L1
16
August 2
@ Colonels
4–11
Eclipse Park
1,300
8-8
L2
17
August 3
Pirates
3–5
League Park
1,120
8-9
L3
18
August 4
Pirates
12–5
League Park
1,110
9-9
W1
19
August 6
@ Colts
1–6
South Side Park
3,000
9-10
L1
20
August 8
@ Colts
8–12
South Side Park
1,000
9-11
L2
21
August 9
@ Spiders
5–8
League Park
2,200
9-12
L3
22
August 10
@ Spiders
6–5
League Park
1,785
10-12
W1
23
August 11
@ Pirates
1–4
Exposition Park
1,107
10-13
L1
24
August 12
@ Pirates
1–4
Exposition Park
1,327
10-14
L2
25
August 13
@ Pirates
7–3
Exposition Park
2,380
11-14
W1
26
August 15
Giants
2–9
League Park
1,845
11-15
L1
27
August 16
Giants
6–8
League Park
1,000
11-16
L2
28
August 17
Giants
7–13
League Park
628
11-17
L3
29
August 18
Phillies
0–7
League Park
557
11-18
L4
30
August 19
Phillies
4–3
League Park
379
12-18
W1
31
August 20
Phillies
3–0
League Park
1,483
13-18
W2
32
August 22
Senators
6–5
League Park
1,811
14-18
W3
33
August 23
Senators
9–9
League Park
937
14-18
W3
34
August 24 1
Senators
7–2
League Park
N/A
15-18
W4
35
August 24 2
Senators
4–2
League Park
1,980
16-18
W5
36
August 25
Orioles
3–1
League Park
699
17-18
W6
-
August 26
Orioles
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 28
37
August 27
Orioles
6–5
League Park
2,302
18-18
W7
38
August 28
Orioles
8–2
League Park
5,952
19-18
W8
39
August 29
Beaneaters
2–5
League Park
2,103
19-19
L1
40
August 30
Beaneaters
6–1
League Park
1,579
20-19
W1
41
August 31
Beaneaters
1–5
League Park
2,230
20-20
L1
September: 11–13 (Home: 4–7; Away: 7–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
42
September 1
Grooms
10–7
League Park
922
21-20
W1
43
September 2
Grooms
8–5
League Park
1,792
22-20
W2
44
September 3
Grooms
8–1
League Park
2,832
23-20
W3
45
September 4
Orioles
1–6
League Park
4,498
23-21
L1
-
September 5
@ Orioles
Postponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: September 4
46
September 5
@ Orioles
7–5
Union Park
1,102
24-21
W1
47
September 7
@ Phillies
3–4
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
1,134
24-22
L1
48
September 8
@ Phillies
6–7
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
1,200
24-23
L2
49
September 9
@ Giants
4–5
Polo Grounds
887
24-24
L3
50
September 10
@ Giants
9–0
Polo Grounds
1,732
25-24
W1
51
September 12
@ Senators
4–5
Boundary Field
716
25-25
L1
52
September 14
@ Grooms
6–2
Eastern Park
553
26-25
W1
53
September 15
@ Grooms
7–4
Eastern Park
1,339
27-25
W2
54
September 16
@ Beaneaters
2–1
South End Grounds
1,464
28-25
W3
55
September 17
@ Beaneaters
4–7
South End Grounds
2,341
28-26
L1
-
September 19
Colonels
Postponed (train wreck); Makeup: October 7
56
September 20
Colonels
7–6
League Park
1,492
29-26
W1
57
September 21
Colonels
1–3
League Park
719
29-27
L1
58
September 22
@ Browns
2–6
Sportsman's Park
400
29-28
L2
59
September 24
@ Browns
3–3
Sportsman's Park
2,100
29-28
L2
60
September 25 1
@ Browns
5–2
Sportsman's Park
N/A
30-28
W1
61
September 25 2
@ Browns
8–6
Sportsman's Park
7,500
31-28
W2
62
September 26
Spiders
2–3
League Park
1,613
31-29
L1
63
September 27
Spiders
2–3
League Park
1,500
31-30
L2
64
September 28
Spiders
5–9
League Park
1,202
31-31
L3
65
September 29
Colts
4–10
League Park
857
31-32
L4
66
September 30
Colts
1–5
League Park
828
31-33
L5
October: 7–4 (Home: 6–1; Away: 1–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
67
October 1
Colts
7–2
League Park
834
32-33
W1
68
October 2 1
Browns
12–10
League Park
N/a
33-33
W2
69
October 2 2
Browns
4–1
League Park
4,518
34-33
W3
-
October 3
Browns
Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 2
-
October 4
Browns
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: October 2
70
October 5
@ Spiders
0–6
League Park
100
34-34
L1
71
October 6
@ Spiders
6–5
League Park
600
35-34
W1
72
October 7
Colonels
4–3
League Park
637
36-34
W2
-
October 8
@ Colonels
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: October 9
73
October 9 1
@ Colonels
5–9
Eclipse Park
N/A
36-35
L1
74
October 9 2
@ Colonels
3–3
Eclipse Park
N/A
36-35
L1
-
October 10
@ Colts
Postponed (site change); Makeup: October 10
75
October 10
Colts
3–4
League Park
801
36-36
L2
-
October 11
@ Colts
Postponed (site change); Makeup: October 11
76
October 11
Colts
4–5
League Park
531
36-37
L3
77
October 13
Pirates
8–6
League Park
321
37-37
W1
78
October 15
Pirates
7–1
League Park
604
38-37
W2
Roster
1892 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References
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Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
Franchise Ballparks Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel World Series Championships (5) National League pennants (9) AA pennants (1) Division titles (10) Minor league affiliates Media
Seasons (144)
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