1894_Cincinnati_Reds_season
1894 Cincinnati Reds season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1894 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in tenth place in the National League with a record of 55–75, 35 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
| 1894 Cincinnati Reds | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | League Park | |||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
| Owners | John T. Brush[1] | |||
| Managers | Charlie Comiskey | |||
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After a somewhat disappointing 1893 season, in which the Reds had a 65–63 record to finish in sixth place, the club was hoping to rebound in 1894. Player-manager Charles Comiskey would return to manage the team for a third season. During the off-season, the Reds acquired outfielder Dummy Hoy from the Washington Senators in a trade. Hoy had batted .245 with no home runs, 45 RBI, and 48 stolen bases with the Senators in 1893. Hoy led the National League in stolen bases with 82 while with the Washington Nationals in 1888.
Bug Holliday had a huge season for the Reds, hitting a team high .376 with a team record 123 RBI. He also hit thirteen home runs, which tied him with Jim Canavan, and had 126 runs. Canavan batted .275 and had 74 RBI to go with his thirteen homers. Hoy batted .304 with five home runs and 71 RBI while scoring 118 runs in his first season with Cincinnati. Bid McPhee hit .313 with five home runs and 93 RBI, while Arlie Latham also batted .313, hitting four home runs and collecting 60 RBI while stealing a team-high 62 bases.
The Reds pitching staff struggled, as they had the worst ERA in the league at 5.99. Frank Dwyer led the team with a 19–21 record with a team best 5.07 ERA in 45 games, 39 of them starts. Tom Parrott was 17–19 with a 5.60 ERA in 41 games, while Ice Box Chamberlain was the only Cincinnati pitcher to have a winning record, as he was 10–9 with a 5.77 ERA in 23 games.
Season summary
After opening the season with three wins, the Reds lost eight of their next ten to fall to a 5–8 record and eighth place. Cincinnati responded with a four-game winning streak to bump themselves over .500, but fell into a slump and won only five of their next twenty-five games.
Pitching was a problem, as during their slump, the team allowed over ten runs a game eight times, and twice allowed over twenty runs a game, which included a 20–11 loss to the Boston Beaneaters, and a 21–8 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. Cincinnati went on an eleven-game winning streak to close within three games of the .500 level, and broke over the .500 level with a 39–38 record after winning eight in a row later in the season.
From that point on, however, the Reds were never a factor in the pennant race, as they were 16–37 over their last 53 games to finish the year with a dreadful 55–75 record, in tenth place, 35 games behind the Baltimore Orioles.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 89 | 39 | 0.695 | — | 52–15 | 37–24 |
| New York Giants | 88 | 44 | 0.667 | 3 | 49–17 | 39–27 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 83 | 49 | 0.629 | 8 | 44–19 | 39–30 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18 | 48–20 | 23–37 |
| Brooklyn Grooms | 70 | 61 | 0.534 | 20½ | 42–24 | 28–37 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 68 | 61 | 0.527 | 21½ | 35–24 | 33–37 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 65 | 65 | 0.500 | 25 | 46–28 | 19–37 |
| Chicago Colts | 57 | 75 | 0.432 | 34 | 35–30 | 22–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 56 | 76 | 0.424 | 35 | 34–32 | 22–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 55 | 75 | 0.423 | 35 | 37–28 | 18–47 |
| Washington Senators | 45 | 87 | 0.341 | 46 | 32–30 | 13–57 |
| Louisville Colonels | 36 | 94 | 0.277 | 54 | 24–38 | 12–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–4–1 | 6–4 | 10–2 | 11–1 | |||||
| Boston | 8–4 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 10–2 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | 5–7–1 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 9–3 | |||||
| Chicago | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | — | 6–6–1 | 2–10 | 8–4 | 1–11–2 | 7–5 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | — | 3–8–1 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 3–8–2 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 10–2 | 8–3–1 | — | 8–3 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
| Louisville | 2–10 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–8 | — | 0–12–1 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | |||||
| New York | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 7–5–1 | 11–1–2 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 12–0–1 | — | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 7–5–1 | 10–2 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 4–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 8–3–2 | 5–7 | 8–3 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 4–6 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 6–6–1 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 4–8–1 | 4–8 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | |||||
| St. Louis | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | |||||
| Washington | 1–11 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | |||||
Roster
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| Pitchers | Catchers
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Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | Morgan Murphy | 76 | 261 | 70 | .268 | 1 | 37 |
| 1B | Charlie Comiskey | 61 | 220 | 58 | .264 | 0 | 33 |
| 2B | Bid McPhee | 128 | 483 | 151 | .313 | 5 | 93 |
| SS | Germany Smith | 129 | 492 | 130 | .264 | 3 | 79 |
| 3B | Arlie Latham | 131 | 534 | 167 | .313 | 4 | 60 |
| OF | Bug Holliday | 123 | 521 | 196 | .376 | 13 | 123 |
| OF | Jim Canavan | 103 | 364 | 100 | .275 | 13 | 74 |
| OF | Dummy Hoy | 128 | 503 | 153 | .304 | 5 | 71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer Vaughn | 72 | 284 | 88 | .310 | 8 | 64 |
| Jack McCarthy | 40 | 167 | 45 | .269 | 0 | 21 |
| Bill Merritt | 30 | 117 | 38 | .325 | 1 | 22 |
| Frank Motz | 18 | 69 | 14 | .203 | 0 | 12 |
| Bill Whitrock | 19 | 65 | 15 | .231 | 0 | 8 |
| Bill Massey | 13 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 5 |
| Marty Hogan | 6 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | 3 |
| Connie Murphy | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Dwyer | 45 | 348.0 | 19 | 21 | 5.07 | 49 |
| Tom Parrott | 41 | 308.2 | 17 | 19 | 5.60 | 61 |
| Ice Box Chamberlain | 23 | 177.2 | 10 | 9 | 5.77 | 57 |
| Chauncey Fisher | 12 | 100.0 | 2 | 8 | 7.47 | 17 |
| Bill Whitrock | 11 | 79.1 | 2 | 6 | 6.24 | 10 |
| Lem Cross | 8 | 53.0 | 3 | 4 | 8.49 | 11 |
| Fred Blank | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Bill Pfann | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fournier | 6 | 45.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.40 | 5 |
| Jesse Tannehill | 5 | 29.0 | 1 | 1 | 7.14 | 7 |
| Carney Flynn | 2 | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 17.61 | 4 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
- "Reds owners". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 3, 2005. p. 20. Retrieved September 14, 2020 – via newspapers.com.