Английская Википедия:1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings season
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox baseball team season The 1887 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in second place in the American Association with a record of 81–45, 14 games behind the St. Louis Browns.
Regular season
Following a horrible 1886 season, in which the Red Stockings finished under .500 for the first time in team history, the team hired Gus Schmelz to become the new manager. Schmelz managed the St. Louis Maroons of the National League in 1886 to a 43–79 record. He also managed the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association in 1883, leading them to a 69–39 record and a second-place finish.
Cincinnati signed George Tebeau to his first professional contract, and acquired Hugh Nicol from the St. Louis Browns in a trade with sent Jack Boyle and $350 to the Browns. Nicol hit .206 with 19 RBI and 38 stolen bases, as well as scoring 44 runs in 67 games in 1886.
John Reilly had a great season, as he hit .306 with a team high ten home runs and had 96 RBI, as well as 50 stolen bases. Pop Corkhill led the club with a .311 batting average, and his 97 RBI tied him with Frank Fennelly for the team high. Nicol led the American Association with 138 stolen bases.
On the mound, nineteen-year-old Mike Smith emerged as the ace of the staff, as he had a 34–17 record and a league best 2.94 ERA in 52 starts. Tony Mullane also had a solid season, as he had a 31–17 record with a 3.24 ERA in 48 starts.
Season summary
The Red Stockings got off to a fast start, winning their first five games, however, Cincinnati lost six of their next seven games to fall to 6–6. The team hovered around the .500 level, as they had a 21–22 record after 43 games, before winning nine of ten to rise up to third place with a 30–23 record. After going 3–6 in their next nine games, Cincinnati had a season-high ten-game winning streak. However, they remained in third place, 8.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns. The Red Stockings continued to play good baseball for the remainder of the season, as they finished the year in second place with a record of 81–54, fourteen games behind the first-place Browns.
Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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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
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Шаблон:Sortname | 96 | 388 | 98 | .253 | 1 | 57 |
1B | Шаблон:Sortname | 134 | 551 | 170 | .309 | 10 | 96 |
2B | Шаблон:Sortname | 129 | 540 | 156 | .289 | 2 | 87 |
3B | Шаблон:Sortname | 127 | 498 | 124 | .249 | 1 | 50 |
SS | Шаблон:Sortname | 134 | 526 | 140 | .266 | 8 | 97 |
OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 125 | 475 | 102 | .215 | 1 | 34 |
OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 128 | 541 | 168 | .311 | 5 | 97 |
OF | Шаблон:Sortname | 85 | 318 | 94 | .296 | 4 | 33 |
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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 47 | 174 | 44 | .253 | 0 | 17 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 41 | 153 | 48 | .314 | 2 | 40 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 23 | 78 | 22 | .282 | 0 | 15 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 12 | 40 | 4 | .100 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 52 | 447.1 | 34 | 17 | 2.94 | 176 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 48 | 416.1 | 31 | 17 | 3.24 | 97 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 22 | 187.1 | 10 | 11 | 4.08 | 34 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 8 | 69.1 | 3 | 5 | 5.45 | 18 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 | 7.02 | 0 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 1 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 |
Шаблон:Sortname | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 1 |
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 |
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Шаблон:Sortname | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.52 | 3 |
References
External links
Шаблон:1887 MLB season by team Шаблон:Cincinnati Reds