HOME





1892 Cincinnati Reds Season
The 1892 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The National League expanded to 12 teams in 1892, and it was announced that the season would be split 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. Regular season After a horrible 1891 season in which the Reds finished in a virtual tie for last place with a 56–81 record, the team fired manager Tom Loftus and replaced him with first baseman Charles Comiskey. Comiskey had previously been the player-manager of the St. Louis Browns of the American Association from 1883 to 1889, leading the team to four straight pennants from 1885 to 1888. He then was a player-manager with the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League in 1890, leading them to a fourth-place finish, followed by a return to the Browns in ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


League Park (Cincinnati)
League Park was a Major League baseball park located in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was the home of the Cincinnati Reds from 1884 through 1901. The ballpark was on an asymmetrical block bounded by Findlay Street (south), Western Avenue (northeast, angling), York Street (north) and McLean Avenue (west). The "Findlay and Western" intersection was the home field of the Reds from 1884 through June 24, 1970, when the team moved to Riverfront Stadium. The location of the diamond Diamond is a Allotropes of carbon, solid form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is tasteless, odourless, strong, brittle solid, colourless in pure form, a poor conductor of e ... and consequently the main grandstand seating area was shifted several times during the 86½ seasons the Reds played on the site. League Park was actually the first of three parks to stand on the site: :1884–1901: League Park :1902–1911: P ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Chicago Pirates
The Chicago Pirates were a baseball team in the Players' League for a single season in . The team played their home games at South Side Park (II). Their rivals were the National League Chicago Colts, which later became the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates recruited most of the Colts' players, and for this reason the Pirates’ attendance was nearly fifty percent higher than the White Stockings. The Pirates’ ownerJohn Addison was a wealthy contractor. Although Addison and his partner White Stocking second baseman Fred Pfeffer had signed mostly White Stocking players, they also signed four players from the St. Louis Browns of the American Association as well as a pitcher from the Columbus Solons of the American Association. The team was managed by Charles Comiskey. Notable players *Charles Comiskey *Hugh Duffy * Silver King * Jimmy Ryan *Ned Williamson *Tip O'Neill Comiskey and Duffy are members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. On June 21, 1890, Silver King pitched the only ever Play ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Tony Mullane
Anthony John Mullane (January 30, 1859 – April 25, 1944), nicknamed "Count" and "the Apollo of the Box", was an Irish professional baseball player who pitched for seven major-league teams during 1881–1894. He is best known as a switch pitcher who could throw with either hand, and for having one of the highest career win totals of pitchers not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Career Born in County Cork, Ireland, Mullane emigrated to the United States in 1864. He made his major league debut with the Detroit Wolverines on August 27, , picking up his first career win 9–1 over the Chicago White Stockings. Mullane suffered an injury to his right arm and managed to teach himself to throw left handed. He resumed throwing right handed once the injury healed, and he even alternated throwing right handed and left handed in the same game, which was easy for him since he did not wear a glove. Mullane faced the batter with both hands on the ball, and then would use either one to throw a ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Germany Smith
George J. "Germany" Smith (April 21, 1863 – December 1, 1927) was an American Major League Baseball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Primarily a shortstop, Smith played for five teams in 15 seasons. He is fourth all time in Major League Baseball in errors committed with 1,009. Smith made his major league debut for Altoona Mountain City of the Union Association in 1884. After Altoona's team folded after just 25 games, he jumped to the Cleveland Blues of the National League. After the 1884 season, Cleveland then sold him, along with six other players, to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms for $4,000. On June 17, 1885, Smith reportedly committed seven errors intentionally when his team decided to punish new pitcher Phenomenal Smith, losing the game 18–5. All 18 runs against the brash left-hander were unearned‚ due to a total of 14 Brooklyn "errors." "Phenomenal" gave himself his nickname before he joined the team‚ saying that he was so good that he did not need his teammate ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Bid McPhee
John Alexander "Bid" McPhee (November 1, 1859 – January 3, 1943) was an American 19th-century Major League Baseball second baseman. He played 18 seasons in the majors, from until , all for the Cincinnati Reds franchise. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in . Known more for his fielding than his hitting, McPhee was the last second baseman to play without a glove. Early career Born in Massena, New York, McPhee broke into professional baseball in as a catcher with the Davenport Brown Stockings of the Northwestern League. He played for Davenport for three seasons, shifting to second base during the season. After not playing baseball in 1880, he joined an independent team in Akron, Ohio in . Before the season, he signed a contract to play for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, a team in the newly formed American Association. Major League Baseball career Making his major league debut on May 2, 1882, the 22-year-old McPhee had a batting average of just .228, but he led ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Bug Holliday
James Wear "Bug" Holliday (February 8, 1867 – February 15, 1910) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons, in the 1885 World Series and from through . He was the first player to make his major league debut in post-season play, with the Chicago White Stockings in 1885. He played the rest of his career with the Cincinnati Reds, both when they were in the American Association and in the National League. He twice led the league in home runs, and was among the leaders in various other offensive categories throughout his career. After his playing career was over, he was an umpire for one season. Career Holliday was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and became the first player in major league history to make his debut in the post-season when he was called up, at the age of 18, by the Chicago White Stockings when they needed another outfielder for Game 4 of the 1885 World Series. He played in one game, and had no hits in four at bats. Holliday made ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Philadelphia Athletics (1890–1891)
The Philadelphia Athletics were a short-lived Major League Baseball franchise that existed for two seasons from to . Known alternatively as the Philadelphia Quakers, and sometimes informally as "Buffinton's Beauties", they played their first season in the newly created Players' League The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (PL), was a short-lived but star-studded American professional baseball league of the 19th century. The PL was formed by the Brotherhood of Pr ... (PL) of , and were managed by Jim Fogarty and Charlie Buffinton.Lewis, Chapter 5 After the demise of the PL following the 1890 season, the team switched to the American Association (AA) for the 1891 season, and were managed by Bill Sharsig and George Wood. For each season, the franchise used Forepaugh Park as their home field. Before the 1890 season, the PL was founded by the first organized professional sports uni ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  




Ice Box Chamberlain
Elton P. "Ice Box" Chamberlain (November 5, 1867September 22, 1929) was an American professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues as a right-handed pitcher during 1886–1896. In several seasons, Chamberlain finished in his league's top ten in a number of pitching categories, including Win (baseball), wins, earned run average, strikeouts, and shutouts. During one of his best seasons, the 1888 St. Louis Browns season, 1888 St. Louis Browns won the American Association (19th century), American Association pennant (sports), pennant with a 92–43 record. Normally a right-handed pitcher, Chamberlain pitched the last two innings of an 1888 game with his left hand, making him a rare example of a switch pitcher. Chamberlain finished his major-league baseball career with 264 complete games out of his 301 games started. After his playing days, he was hired as a baseball umpire (baseball), umpire and later announced he was becoming a boxer, but neither venture appears to ha ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Milwaukee Brewers (AA)
The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central Division. The team's name is derived from the city's association with the brewing industry and has been used by Milwaukee Brewers (other), several other baseball teams that have called Milwaukee home. Since 2001, the Brewers have played their home games at American Family Field, which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people. The team was founded as the Seattle Pilots, an expansion team that joined the American League (AL) and began play in Seattle, Washington, in 1969 Major League Baseball season, 1969. The Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium. After only one season, the team relocation of professional sports teams, relocated to Milwaukee, becoming known as the Brewers an ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
Kelly's Killers were a Major League baseball team that played in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the 1891 baseball season. The team played in the American Association, which was a major league from 1882 to 1891. The team nickname By contemporary newspaper accounts, the club was mainly referred to as the Cincinnati Reds, the same name as their cross-town rivals in the National League. This in addition to variants on the informal name "Kelly's Killers". It is the latter name, however, by which they are more broadly known today. A tale of three leagues The Cincinnati Kelly's Killers were a response by the American Association to fill the void that the Cincinnati Reds had left when the club vacated the league after the 1889 season and again before the 1891 season. The Reds played in the National League for the 1890 season but were losing money and facing bankruptcy. Reds' ownership sold the club to Players' League investor Albert Johnson. Johnson then withdrew his newly acquired ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


Farmer Vaughn
Henry Francis "Farmer" Vaughn (March 1, 1864 – February 21, 1914) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Louisville Colonels, New York Giants, Cincinnati Kelly's Killers, Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds. He was born in Ruraldale, Ohio. In 13 seasons, he played in 915 games and had 3,454 at bats, 474 runs, 946 hits, 147 doubles, 53 triples, 21 home runs, 525 RBI, 92 stolen bases, 151 walks, .274 batting average, .307 on-base percentage, .365 slugging percentage and 1,262 total bases. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ..., at the age of 49. Sources 1864 births 1914 deaths 19th-century baseball players 19th-century American sportsmen Major League Ba ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]  


picture info

Boston Reds (1890–1891)
The Boston Reds were a 19th-century baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts that played in the Players' League in 1890 and in the American Association in 1891. They played in the Congress Street Grounds in the 1890s. The team took its name from the successful Boston club of the National Association and National League often known as the (Boston) Red Stockings. The club lasted only two seasons, but in those two seasons they were league champions. In 1890 the Reds won the Players' League pennant when they finished first ahead of the New York Giants, and then won the American Association pennant when they finished first ahead of the St. Louis Browns (now the Cardinals). The Boston Reds are one of two major league teams to win back-to-back pennants spanning two different leagues. The Brooklyn Dodgers did it also, winning the AA pennant in 1889 and the NL pennant in 1890, while football's Cleveland Browns won the AAFC championship in 1949 and the NFL championship in 1 ...
[...More Info...]      
[...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]