1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkAmerican Park
CityCincinnati
OwnerGeorge Herancourt[1]
ManagerO. P. Caylor
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The 1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American Association, 16 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

Regular season

During the off-season, the Red Stockings hired O. P. Caylor to become the manager of the team, the first time in club history that the club did not have a player-manager. Cincinnati also signed Tony Mullane to a contract. Mullane, who spent the 1884 season with the Toledo Blue Stockings, had a 36–26 record with a 2.52 ERA in 67 starts, striking out 325 batters. Mullane was suspended for the 1885 season for defying his contract, as the Blue Stockings and the St. Louis Maroons, another team he tried to sign with, folded after the 1884 season, and the St. Louis Browns attempted to reclaim Mullane, as he pitched there in 1883. Before the Browns could reclaim him, he signed with the Red Stockings.

Frank Fennelly, who the Red Stockings acquired late in the 1884 season from the Washington Nationals, had a breakout season, hitting .273 with ten home runs and a league high 89 RBI. Charley Jones led the team with a .322 average, and had five home runs and 35 RBI to go along with it, while John Reilly hit .297 with five homers and 60 RBI.

On the mound, nineteen-year-old Larry McKeon led the Red Stockings with 20 wins and a 2.86 ERA in 33 starts, while Will White had eighteen wins and a 3.53 ERA in 34 starts.

Season summary

Cincinnati began the season very well, putting up an impressive 16–8 record in their first 24 games to sit in second place in the league, two games behind the St. Louis Browns. The Red Stockings then began to slump, as they would win only six of their next sixteen games to slip into third place, seven games behind the Browns. On July 1, the Red Stockings acquired Jim Keenan and Larry McKeon, who both jumped from the Detroit Wolverines to join Cincinnati. The Red Stockings improved with their new acquisitions in the lineup, as the team eventually moved back into second place, however, they were too far behind the Browns, and Cincinnati finished the season with a 63–49 record, good for second place, however, they were sixteen games out of first.

Season standings

American Association 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 79 33 0.705 — 44–11 35–22
Cincinnati Red Stockings 63 49 0.562 16 35–21 28–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 56 55 0.505 22½ 37–19 19–36
Philadelphia Athletics 55 57 0.491 24 33–23 22–34
Brooklyn Grays 53 59 0.473 26 35–22 18–37
Louisville Colonels 53 59 0.473 26 37–19 16–40
New York Metropolitans 44 64 0.407 33 28–24 16–40
Baltimore Orioles 41 68 0.376 36½ 29–26 12–42

Record vs. opponents

1885 American Association record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore — 7–9 6–10 7–9 7–6 6–10–1 6–10 2–14
Brooklyn 9–7 — 5–11 10–6 8–8 11–5 6–10 4–12
Cincinnati 10–6 11–5 — 8–8 10–6 9–7 9–7 6–10
Louisville 9–7 6–10 8–8 — 9–7 8–8 6–10 7–9
New York 6–7 8–8 6–10 7–9 — 5–11 8–7 4–12
Philadelphia 10–6–1 5–11 7–9 8–8 11–5 — 10–6 4–12
Pittsburgh 10–6 10–6 7–9 10–6 7–8 6–10 — 6–10
St. Louis 14–2 12–4 10–6 9–7 12–4 12–4 10–6 —


Game log

Legend
Red Stockings Win Red Stockings Loss Game Tied/Postponed
1885 Game Log: 63–49 (Home: 35–21; Away: 28–28)
April: 5–4 (Home: 3–3; Away: 2–1)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
- April 18 Colonels Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: April 20
1 April 19 @ Colonels 4–1 Eclipse Park N/A 1–0 W1
2 April 20 Colonels 3–1 American Park N/A 2–0 W2
3 April 21 @ Browns 2–1 Sportsman's Park N/A 3–0 W3
- April 22 @ Browns Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: April 23
4 April 23 @ Browns 1–2 Sportsman's Park N/A 3–1 L1
5 April 24 Alleghenys 6–7 American Park N/A 3–2 L2
6 April 25 Alleghenys 8–2 American Park N/A 4–2 W1
7 April 26 Colonels 8–1 American Park N/A 5–2 W2
8 April 28 Browns 0–5 American Park N/A 5–3 L1
9 April 29 Browns 0–6 American Park N/A 5–4 L2
May: 14–8 (Home: 12–5; Away: 2–3)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
10 May 2 @ Colonels 0–8 Eclipse Park N/A 5–5 L3
11 May 3 Alleghenys 7-6 American Park N/A 6–5 W1
12 May 4 @ Alleghenys 3–0 Recreation Park N/A 7–5 W2
13 May 5 @ Alleghenys 1–8 Recreation Park N/A 7–6 L1
14 May 7 Grays 7-4 American Park N/A 8–6 W1
15 May 8 Grays 8-3 American Park N/A 9–6 W2
16 May 9 Grays 4-0 American Park N/A 10–6 W3
17 May 10 Grays 7-6 American Park N/A 11–6 W4
18 May 12 Metropolitans 7-11 American Park N/A 11–7 L1
19 May 13 Metropolitans 14-10 American Park N/A 12–7 W1
20 May 14 Metropolitans 8-5 American Park N/A 13–7 W2
21 May 16 Metropolitans 7-2 American Park N/A 14–7 W3
22 May 17 Orioles 5-6 American Park N/A 14–8 L1
23 May 19 Orioles 13-5 American Park N/A 15–8 W1
24 May 20 Orioles 15-2 American Park N/A 16–8 W2
25 May 21 Orioles 10-11 American Park N/A 16–9 L1
- May 23 Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 25
26 May 24 Athletics 6-7 American Park N/A 16–10 L2
27 May 25 Athletics 7-2 American Park N/A 17–10 W1
28 May 26 Athletics 10-5 American Park N/A 18–10 W2
29 May 27 Athletics 9-16 American Park N/A 18–11 L1
30 May 30 1 @ Athletics 16–9 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–11 W1
31 May 30 2 @ Athletics 7–9 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–12 L1
June: 10–11 (Home: 2–4; Away: 8–7)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
32 June 1 @ Athletics 7–9 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–13 L2
33 June 2 @ Athletics 8–12 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–14 L3
34 June 4 @ Orioles 1–12 Oriole Park N/A 19–15 L4
35 June 5 @ Orioles 4–3 Oriole Park N/A 20–15 W1
36 June 6 @ Orioles 5–21 Oriole Park N/A 20–16 L1
37 June 8 @ Orioles 6–5 Oriole Park N/A 21–16 W1
38 June 10 @ Grays 6–0 Washington Park N/A 22–16 W2
39 June 11 @ Grays 4–6 Washington Park N/A 22–17 L1
40 June 13 @ Grays 9–11 Washington Park N/A 22–18 L2
- June 14 @ Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: June 15
41 June 15 @ Grays 11–9 Washington Park N/A 23–18 W1
42 June 16 @ Metropolitans 5–4 Polo Grounds N/A 24–18 W2
43 June 17 @ Metropolitans 3–2 [Polo Grounds N/A 25–18 W3
44 June 18 @ Metropolitans 5–4 Polo Grounds N/A 26–18 W4
45 June 19 @ Metropolitans 10–8 Polo Grounds N/A 27–18 W5
- June 20 @ Metropolitans Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: June 19
46 June 22 Colonels 1-2 American Park N/A 27–19 L1
47 June 23 Colonels 13-2 American Park N/A 28–19 W1
- June 24 Colonels Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: June 22
48 June 25 Colonels 6-8 American Park N/A 28–20 L1
49 June 26 Browns 4-9 American Park N/A 28–21 L2
50 June 27 Browns 2-10 American Park N/A 28–22 L3
51 June 28 Browns 8-4 American Park N/A 29–22 W1
52 June 30 @ Alleghenys 4–9 Recreation Park N/A 29–23 L1
July: 12–9 (Home: 12–4; Away: 0–5)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
53 July 1 @ Alleghenys 9–11 Recreation Park N/A 29–24 L2
54 July 2 @ Alleghenys 4–6 Recreation Park N/A 29–25 L3
55 July 4 1 Grays 5–1 American Park N/A 30–25 W1
56 July 4 2 Grays 3–2 American Park N/A 31–25 W2
57 July 5 Grays 6–7 American Park N/A 31–26 L1
58 July 7 Grays 12–7 American Park N/A 32–26 W1
59 July 9 Athletics 4–2 American Park N/A 33–26 W2
60 July 10 Athletics 10–4 American Park N/A 34–26 W3
61 July 11 Athletics 9–8 American Park N/A 35–26 W4
62 July 12 Athletics 6–5 American Park N/A 36–26 W5
63 July 14 Metropolitans 5–2 American Park N/A 37–26 W6
64 July 15 Metropolitans 13–3 American Park N/A 38–26 W7
65 July 16 Metropolitans 5–7 American Park N/A 38–27 L1
66 July 18 Metropolitans 8–3 American Park N/A 39–27 W1
67 July 19 Orioles 3–0 American Park N/A 40–27 W2
68 July 21 Orioles 7–8 American Park N/A 40–28 L1
- July 22 Orioles Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 24
69 July 23 Orioles 3–2 American Park N/A 41–28 W1
70 July 24 Orioles 1–5 American Park N/A 41–29 L1
71 July 26 @ Colonels 4–6 Eclipse Park N/A 41–30 L2
72 July 28 @ Colonels 1–3 Eclipse Park N/A 41–31 L3
73 July 29 @ Colonels 4–6 Eclipse Park N/A 41–32 L4
- July 31 @ Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 3
August: 12–8 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–3)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
74 August 1 @ Browns 4–0 Sportman's Park N/A 42–32 W1
75 August 2 @ Browns 3–4 Sportman's Park N/A 42–33 L1
76 August 3 @ Browns 3–1 Sportman's Park N/A 43–33 W1
77 August 4 Alleghenys 4–1 American Park N/A 44–33 W2
- August 5 Alleghenys Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: May 3
- August 6 Alleghenys Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 7
78 August 7 Alleghenys 3–2 American Park N/A 45–33 W3
79 August 8 Colonels 4–3 American Park N/A 46–33 W4
80 August 9 Colonels 10–2 American Park N/A 47–33 W5
81 August 11 Colonels 2–12 American Park N/A 47–34 L1
82 August 13 @ Browns 3–2 Sportman's Park N/A 48–34 W1
83 August 15 @ Browns 1–4 Sportman's Park N/A 48–35 L1
84 August 16 @ Browns 11–3 Sportman's Park N/A 49–35 W1
85 August 18 @ Colonels 7–9 Eclipse Park N/A 49–36 L1
86 August 19 @ Colonels 5–4 Eclipse Park N/A 50–36 W1
87 August 20 @ Colonels 9–1 Eclipse Park N/A 51–36 W2
88 August 22 Browns 6–8 American Park N/A 51–37 L1
89 August 23 Browns 1–6 American Park N/A 51–38 L2
- August 25 Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 26
90 August 26 Browns 1–2 American Park N/A 51–39 L3
91 August 27 Alleghenys 2–8 American Park N/A 51–40 L4
92 August 28 Alleghenys 14–6 American Park N/A 52–40 W1
- August 29 Alleghenys Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 28
93 August 30 Alleghenys 10–0 American Park N/A 53–40 W2
September/October: 10–9 (Home: 0–0; Away: 10–9)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
94 September 2 @ Alleghenys 6–9 Recreation Park N/A 53–41 L1
95 September 3 @ Alleghenys 6–5 Recreation Park N/A 54–41 W1
96 September 5 @ Alleghenys 6–2 Recreation Park N/A 55–41 W2
97 September 8 @ Athletics 7–8 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 55–42 L1
- September 9 @ Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 11
- September 10 @ Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 14
98 September 11 @ Athletics 3–10 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 55–43 L2
99 September 12 @ Athletics 8–3 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 56–43 W1
100 September 14 @ Athletics 6–3 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 57–43 W2
101 September 15 @ Orioles 1–0 Oriole Park N/A 58–43 W3
102 September 16 @ Orioles 10–9 Oriole Park N/A 59–43 W4
103 September 17 @ Orioles 6–4 Oriole Park N/A 60–43 W5
104 September 19 @ Orioles 6–3 Oriole Park N/A 61–43 W6
- September 20 @ Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 21
105 September 21 @ Grays 3–6 Washington Park N/A 61–44 L1
106 September 22 @ Grays 3–2 Washington Park N/A 62–44 W1
107 September 24 @ Metropolitans 2–5 Polo Grounds N/A 62–45 L1
108 September 26 @ Metropolitans 2–7 Polo Grounds N/A 62–46 L2
- September 27 @ Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 28
109 September 28 @ Grays 10–2 Washington Park N/A 63–46 W1
110 September 29 @ Grays 7–8 Washington Park N/A 63–47 L1
111 September 30 @ Metropolitans 1–3 Polo Grounds N/A 63–48 L2
112 October 1 @ Metropolitans 1–5 Polo Grounds N/A 63–49 L3

Notable transactions

Roster

1885 Cincinnati Red Stockings
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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

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Pop Snyder 39 152 36 .237 1 19
1B John Reilly 111 482 143 .297 5 60
2B Bid McPhee 110 431 114 .265 0 46
3B Hick Carpenter 112 473 131 .277 2 61
SS Frank Fennelly 112 454 124 .273 10 89
OF Charley Jones 112 487 157 .322 5 35
OF Pop Corkhill 112 440 111 .252 1 53
OF Jim Clinton 105 408 97 .238 0 34

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
Jim Keenan 36 132 35 .265 1 15
Kid Baldwin 34 126 17 .135 1 8
Phil Powers 15 60 16 .267 0 7
Jimmy Peoples 7 22 4 .182 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
Will White 34 293.1 18 15 3.53 80
Larry McKeon 33 290.0 20 13 2.86 117
Bill Mountjoy 17 153.2 10 7 3.16 50
Gus Shallix 13 91.1 6 4 3.25 15
George Pechiney 11 98.0 7 4 2.02 49
Jimmy Peoples 2 15.0 0 2 12.00 4
Bill McCaffrey 1 9.0 1 0 6.00 2

Other 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
Kid Baldwin 2 4.0 0 0 9.00 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
Pop Corkhill 8 1 4 1 3.65 12
Jim Keenan 1 0 0 0 1.13 0

References

  1. ^ "Reds owners". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Jim Keenan page at Baseball Reference

External links

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