Major League Baseball team season
The1892Cincinnati Reds season was a season in Americanbaseball . TheNational League expanded to 12 teams in 1892, and it was announced that the season would besplit 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.
After a horrible1891 season in which the Reds finished in a virtual tie for last place with a 56–81 record, the team fired managerTom Loftus and replaced him withfirst baseman Charles Comiskey . Comiskey had previously been the player-manager of theSt. Louis Browns of theAmerican Association from 1883 to 1889, leading the team to four straightpennants from 1885 to 1888. He then was a player-manager with theChicago Pirates of thePlayers' 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 outfielderTip 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. CatcherMorgan Murphy was picked by from theBoston 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 theCincinnati Kelly's Killers andMilwaukee Brewers of the AA. Vaughn hit .285 with a homer and 23 RBI between the two clubs. PitcherIce Box Chamberlain also signed with the Reds after posting a 22–23 record with a 4.22 with thePhiladelphia 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, whileGermany 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.
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 theBoston Beaneaters . In the second half, the Reds were mediocre, as they finished in eighth place with a 38–37 record, 14½ games behind theCleveland Spiders . They finished the season with a combined record of 82–68, which marked a big improvement over the previous year.
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1892 National League record
Sources:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Team BAL BSN BRO CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WAS 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 —
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 191 Colts 5–2 League Park N/A 3-3 W3 7 April 191 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 121 Phillies 4–5 League Park N/A 10-11 L5 23 May 121 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 231 @Colonels 2–1 Eclipse Park N/A 17-13 W2 32 May 232 @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 301 @Grooms 5–4 Eastern Park 3,400 20-15 W1 37 May 302 @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 101 @Giants 7–3 Polo Grounds N/A 27-18 W1 47 June 102 @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 41 Beaneaters 9–5 League Park 7,200 37-26 W5 66 July 42 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 81 Orioles 2–4 League Park N/A 38-30 L1 71 July 82 Orioles 12–5 League Park 1,800 39-30 W1 72 July 91 Giants 10–1 League Park N/A 40-30 W2 73 July 92 Giants 10–4 League Park 3,849 41-30 W3 74 July 111 Giants 12–8 League Park N/A 42-30 W4 75 July 112 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 241 Senators 7–2 League Park N/A 15-18 W4 35 August 242 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 251 @Browns 5–2 Sportsman's Park N/A 30-28 W1 61 September 252 @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 21 Browns 12–10 League Park N/a 33-33 W2 69 October 22 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 91 @Colonels 5–9 Eclipse Park N/A 36-35 L1 74 October 92 @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
1892 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers Catchers Infielders
Outfielders Manager
Starters by position [ edit ] Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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