1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

The 1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fifth in the American Association with a record of 68–41, 8 games behind the New York Metropolitans.

1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings
League	American Association
Ballpark	American Park
City	Cincinnati
Owner	Aaron S. Stern
Managers	Pop Snyder, Will White

Regular season

The Red Stockings were looking to return to their 1882 form, when they won the American Association pennant before falling to third place in 1883. The club named pitcher Will White the player-manager for the 1884 season, taking over for catcher Pop Snyder. Cincinnati was relatively quiet during the off-season, although they did sign Tom Mansell, who had split the previous season between the Detroit Wolverines of the National League, and the St. Louis Browns of the AA, hitting .305 with 34 RBI and 45 runs between those two teams. The club also moved into American Park for the 1884 season.

John Reilly was the offensive force on the team, hitting .339 with eleven home runs and 91 RBI, all club highs. Charley Jones hit .314 with seven home runs and 71 RBI, along with a team high 117 runs. On the mound, White led the way with a 34–18 record and a 3.32 ERA in 52 starts.

Season summary

Cincinnati got off to a slow start, as they lost their first game in their new ballpark, 10–9 to the Columbus Buckeyes, and they had a record of 4–5 in their first nine games, before reeling off four wins in a row to stay above the .500 level for the rest of the season. The Red Stockings got red hot, as they eventually had a 28–14 record, only one game out of first place. In a three-game series against the Washington Nationals, the Red Stockings outscored their opposition 48–6. Cincinnati started to fade as the season continued on, and with their record at 44–27 changed managers, bringing Pop Snyder back as player-manager. Cincinnati continued to slump, falling to 10½ games out of first place with a 52–35 record, but then won ten games in a row to climb back to within 4½ games. It was too little too late though, as Cincinnati finished the season with a 68–41 record, good enough for fifth place, eight games behind the Metropolitans.

Season standings

American Association

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Metropolitans	75	32	.701	—	42‍–‍9	33‍–‍23
Columbus Buckeyes	69	39	.639	6½	38‍–‍16	31‍–‍23
Louisville Eclipse	68	40	.630	7½	41‍–‍14	27‍–‍26
St. Louis Browns	67	40	.626	8	38‍–‍16	29‍–‍24
Cincinnati Red Stockings	68	41	.624	8	40‍–‍16	28‍–‍25
Baltimore Orioles	63	43	.594	11½	42‍–‍13	21‍–‍30
Philadelphia Athletics	61	46	.570	14	38‍–‍16	23‍–‍30
Toledo Blue Stockings	46	58	.442	27½	28‍–‍25	18‍–‍33
Brooklyn Atlantics	40	64	.385	33½	23‍–‍26	17‍–‍38
Richmond Virginians	12	30	.286	30½	5‍–‍15	7‍–‍15
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	30	78	.278	45½	18‍–‍37	12‍–‍41
Indianapolis Hoosiers	29	78	.271	46	15‍–‍39	14‍–‍39
Washington Nationals	12	51	.190	41	10‍–‍20	2‍–‍31

Record vs. opponents

1884 American Association record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	COL	IND	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	RIC	STL	TOL	WSH
Baltimore	—	5–5	4–6	6–4	9–1	6–4–1	5–5	3–7	9–0	4–0	5–5	5–5–1	2–1
Brooklyn	5–5	—	2–8	3–7	7–3	3–6	1–9–1	3–6	4–6	3–2–1	2–7–1	4–4–2	3–1
Cincinnati	6–4	8–2	—	3–7	9–1–1	5–5	4–6–1	4–6	8–1–1	4–0	4–6	7–3	6–0
Columbus	4–6	7–3	7–3	—	8–2	5–5	4–5	5–5–1	9–1	2–2	5–5	8–1–1	5–1
Indianapolis	1–9	3–7	1–9–1	2–8	—	1–9	2–8	4–6	4–6	1–2–1	3–6–1	3–6	4–2
Louisville	4–6–1	6–3	5–5	5–5	9–1	—	3–7–1	6–3	8–2	4–1	5–5	9–1	4–1
New York	5–5	9–1–1	6–4–1	5–4	8–2	7–3–1	—	8–2	9–1	2–0	5–4–1	5–4–1	6–2
Philadelphia	7–3	6–3	6–4	5–5–1	6–4	3–6	2–8	—	8–2	2–0	3–7	6–3	7–1
Pittsburgh	0–9	6–4	1–8–1	1–9	6–4	2–8	1–9	2–8	—	1–4–1	1–9	5–5	4–1
Richmond	0–4	2–3–1	0–4	2–2	2–1–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	4–1–1	—	1–3	0–4–1	0–0
St. Louis	5–5	7–2–1	6–4	5–5	6–3–1	5–5	4–5–1	7–3	9–1	3–1	—	5–5	5–1
Toledo	5–5–1	4–4–2	3–7	1–8–1	6–3	1–9	4–5–1	3–6	5–5	4–0–1	5–5	—	5–1
Washington	1–2	1–3	0–6	1–5	2–4	1–4	2–6	1–7	1–4	0–0	1–5	1–5	—

Game log

Legend
Red Stockings Win	Red Stockings Loss	Game Tied/Postponed

1884 Game Log: 68–41 (Home: 40–16; Away: 28–25)
May: 12–8 (Home: 4–2; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 1 May 1 Buckeyes 9–10 American Park N/A 0–1 L1 2 May 2 Buckeyes 4–3 American Park N/A 1–1 W1 3 May 3 Buckeyes 4–6 American Park N/A 1–2 L1 – May 4 Hoosiers Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 8 4 May 6 Hoosiers 0–0 American Park N/A 1–2 L1 – May 7 Hoosiers Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 27 as part of doubleheader 5 May 8 Hoosiers 8–3 American Park N/A 2–2 W1 6 May 9 Blue Stockings 9–1 American Park N/A 3–2 W2 7 May 10 Blue Stockings 11–1 American Park N/A 4–2 W3 8 May 11 Blue Stockings 2–3 American Park N/A 4–3 L1 – May 13 @ Buckeyes Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 16 9 May 14 @ Buckeyes 2–8 Recreation Park N/A 4–4 L2 10 May 15 @ Buckeyes 3–5 Recreation Park N/A 4–5 L3 11 May 16 @ Buckeyes 8–3 Recreation Park N/A 5–5 W1 12 May 17 @ Hoosiers 8–2 Bruce Grounds N/A 6–5 W2 13 May 18 @ Hoosiers 5–1 Bruce Grounds N/A 7–5 W3 14 May 20 @ Hoosiers 12–0 Bruce Grounds N/A 8–5 W4 – May 22 @ Blue Stockings Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 10 (site change) 15 May 23 @ Blue Stockings 9–10 League Park N/A 8–6 L1 16 May 24 @ Blue Stockings 11–2 League Park N/A 9–6 W1 17 May 26 @ Orioles 3–11 Oriole Park N/A 9–7 L1 18 May 28 @ Orioles 6–4 Oriole Park N/A 10–7 W1 19 May 29 @ Orioles 0–2 Oriole Park N/A 10–8 L1 20 May 30 @ Nationals 6–5 Athletic Park N/A 11–8 W1 21 May 31 @ Nationals 6–0 Athletic Park N/A 12–8 W2
June: 14–6 (Home: 6–1; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 22 June 2 @ Nationals 3–0 Athletic Park N/A 13–8 W3 23 June 3 @ Metropolitans 10–6 Polo Grounds N/A 14–8 W4 24 June 4 @ Metropolitans 2–19 Polo Grounds N/A 14–9 L1 25 June 5 @ Metropolitans 5–2 Polo Grounds N/A 15–9 W1 26 June 7 @ Atlantics 2–3 Washington Park N/A 15–10 L1 27 June 9 @ Atlantics 13–10 Washington Park N/A 16–10 W1 28 June 10 @ Atlantics 8–6 Washington Park N/A 17–10 W2 29 June 12 @ Alleghenys 7–5 Recreation Park N/A 18–10 W3 30 June 13 @ Alleghenys 0–2 Recreation Park N/A 18–11 L1 – June 14 @ Alleghenys Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 19 31 June 16 @ Athletics 14–9 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–11 W1 32 June 17 @ Athletics 8–10 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–12 L1 33 June 18 @ Athletics 6–11 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19–13 L2 34 June 19 @ Alleghenys 7–1 Recreation Park N/A 20–13 W1 35 June 21 Alleghenys 5–0 American Park N/A 21–13 W2 36 June 22 Alleghenys 4–2 American Park N/A 22–13 W3 37 June 24 Alleghenys 12–0 American Park N/A 23–13 W4 38 June 26 Metropolitans 4–0 American Park N/A 24–13 W5 39 June 27 Metropolitans 4–12 American Park N/A 24–14 L1 40 June 28 Metropolitans 8–7 American Park N/A 25–14 W1 41 June 29 Nationals 16–0 American Park N/A 26–14 W2
July: 15–8 (Home: 11–5; Away: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 42 July 1 Nationals 16–5 American Park N/A 27–14 W3 43 July 2 Nationals 16–1 American Park N/A 28–14 W4 44 July 4 1 Athletics 1–2 American Park N/A 28–15 L1 45 July 4 2 Athletics 3–4 American Park N/A 28–16 L2 46 July 5 Athletics 17–2 American Park N/A 29–16 W1 47 July 6 Atlantics 4–3 American Park N/A 30–16 W2 48 July 8 Atlantics 10–4 American Park N/A 31–16 W3 49 July 10 Atlantics 3–4 American Park N/A 31–17 L1 50 July 12 Orioles 15–10 American Park N/A 32–17 W1 51 July 13 Orioles 9–2 American Park N/A 33–17 W2 52 July 15 Orioles 9–2 American Park N/A 34–17 W3 53 July 17 @ Eclipse 1–2 Eclipse Park N/A 34–18 L1 54 July 18 @ Eclipse 6–5 Eclipse Park N/A 35–18 W1 55 July 19 @ Eclipse 1–3 Eclipse Park N/A 35–19 L1 56 July 20 @ Hoosiers 17–5 Bruce Grounds N/A 36–19 W1 57 July 22 @ Hoosiers 9–2 Bruce Grounds N/A 37–19 W2 58 July 23 @ Browns 0–2 Sportsman's Park N/A 37–20 L1 59 July 24 @ Browns 12–10 Sportsman's Park N/A 38–20 W1 – July 25 @ Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 8 60 July 26 Eclipse 7–6 American Park N/A 39–20 W2 61 July 27 Eclipse 6–2 American Park N/A 40–20 W3 – July 28 Eclipse Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 15 62 July 29 Browns 5–6 American Park N/A 40–21 L1 63 July 30 Browns 9–8 American Park N/A 41–21 W1 64 July 31 Browns 2–3 American Park N/A 41–22 L1
August: 9–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 1–6) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 65 August 2 Blue Stockings 12–0 American Park N/A 42–22 W1 66 August 3 Blue Stockings 0–3 American Park N/A 42–23 L1 67 August 5 @ Eclipse 3–6 Eclipse Park N/A 42–24 L2 68 August 6 @ Eclipse 3–6 Eclipse Park N/A 42–25 L3 69 August 7 @ Browns 5–4 Sportsman's Park N/A 43–25 W1 70 August 8 @ Browns 3–5 Sportsman's Park N/A 43–26 L1 71 August 9 @ Browns 3–4 Sportsman's Park N/A 43–27 L2 72 August 10 Blue Stockings 10–6 American Park N/A 44–27 W1 73 August 13 Eclipse 9–2 American Park N/A 45–27 W2 74 August 14 Eclipse 8–4 American Park N/A 46–27 W3 75 August 15 Eclipse 4–7 American Park N/A 46–28 L1 76 August 16 Browns 14–8 American Park N/A 47–28 W1 77 August 17 Browns 8–10 American Park N/A 47–29 L1 78 August 23 Buckeyes 3–4 American Park N/A 47–30 L2 79 August 24 Buckeyes 11–2 American Park N/A 48–30 W1 80 August 26 Hoosiers 5–4 American Park N/A 49–30 W2 81 August 27 1 Hoosiers 3–2 American Park N/A 50–30 W3 82 August 27 2 Hoosiers 7–9 American Park N/A 50–31 L1 – August 28 @ Buckeyes Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 29 83 August 29 @ Buckeyes 4–6 Recreation Park N/A 50–32 L2 84 August 30 @ Buckeyes 2–3 Recreation Park N/A 50–33 L3
September: 12–4 (Home: 10–2; Away: 2–2) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 85 September 1 @ Blue Stockings 12–7 League Park N/A 51–33 W1 86 September 2 @ Blue Stockings 9–7 League Park N/A 52–33 W2 – September 4 Metropolitans Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 5 87 September 5 Metropolitans 8–13 American Park N/A 52–34 L1 88 September 6 Metropolitans 3–10 American Park N/A 52–35 L2 89 September 7 Virginians 12–1 American Park N/A 53–35 W1 90 September 9 Virginians 17–3 American Park N/A 54–35 W2 91 September 11 Alleghenys 11–1 American Park N/A 55–35 W3 92 September 13 Alleghenys 11–6 American Park N/A 56–35 W4 93 September 14 Atlantics 4–3 American Park N/A 57–35 W5 94 September 16 Atlantics 11–0 American Park N/A 58–35 W6 95 September 18 Athletics 9–6 American Park N/A 59–35 W7 96 September 20 Athletics 7–4 American Park N/A 60–35 W8 97 September 21 Orioles 11–10 American Park N/A 61–35 W9 98 September 22 Orioles 5–0 American Park N/A 62–35 W10 99 September 27 @ Athletics 5–12 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 62–36 L1 100 September 29 @ Athletics 1–8 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 62–37 L2
October: 6–4 (Home: 1–0; Away: 5–4) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 101 October 1 @ Orioles 0–3 Oriole Park N/A 62–38 L3 102 October 2 @ Orioles 2–4 Oriole Park N/A 62–39 L4 103 October 3 @ Virginians 8–3 Allen Pasture N/A 63–39 W1 104 October 4 @ Virginians 7–5 Allen Pasture N/A 64–39 W2 105 October 6 @ Alleghenys 8–8 Recreation Park N/A 64–39 W2 106 October 7 @ Alleghenys 8–3 Recreation Park N/A 65–39 W3 107 October 9 @ Metropolitans 1–5 Polo Grounds N/A 65–40 L1 108 October 10 Hoosiers 4–3 American Park N/A 66–40 W1 109 October 11 @ Metropolitans 7–7 Polo Grounds N/A 66–40 W1 110 October 13 @ Atlantics 5–2 Washington Park N/A 67–40 W2 111 October 14 @ Metropolitans 3–4 Polo Grounds N/A 67–41 L1 112 October 15 @ Atlantics 6–1 Washington Park N/A 68–41 W1

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	67	268	69	.257	0	39
1B	John Reilly	105	448	152	.339	11	91
2B	Bid McPhee	112	450	125	.278	5	64
3B	Hick Carpenter	108	474	121	.255	4	60
SS	Jimmy Peoples	69	267	45	.169	1	16
OF	Charley Jones	112	472	148	.314	7	71
OF	Pop Corkhill	110	452	124	.274	4	70
OF	Tom Mansell	65	266	66	.248	0	23

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
Phil Powers	35	133	18	.135	0	8
Buck West	33	131	32	.244	1	15
Frank Fennelly	28	122	43	.352	2	?
Chick Fulmer	31	114	20	.175	0	8
Jimmy Woulfe	8	34	5	.147	0	2
Frank Berkelbach	6	25	6	.240	0	3
George Miller	6	20	5	.250	0	3
Icicle Reeder	3	14	2	.143	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
Will White	52	456.0	34	18	3.32	118
Bill Mountjoy	33	289.0	19	12	2.93	96
Gus Shallix	23	199.2	11	10	3.70	78
Ren Deagle	4	34.0	3	1	5.03	12

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	1	1	0	0	1.80	4

External links

• 1884 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference