American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball . The team finished in fourth place in the: American Association with a record of 80β54, "11."5 games behind theββSt. Louis Browns .
Regular season β»
The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings
Cincinnati retained manager Gus Schmelz , who led the teamββto a franchise record 81 wins in 1887. The Red Stockings were quiet during the "off-season," as pitcher Lee Viau , who signed his first professional contract, "was the only major signing by," the team.
John Reilly had the best season of his career, hitting .321 while leading the league with 13 home runs. And 103 RBI, as he became the first Red Stockingββto crack 100 RBI in a season. He also had 83 stolen bases. Hugh Nicol hit only .239; however, he once again stole over 100 bases, finishing the season with 103. Nicol and "Reilly tied for the team high with 112 runs scored."
On the mound, Lee Viau led Cincinnati with 27 wins and a 2.65 ERA in 42 starts. Tony Mullane and Mike Smith each finished with over 20 wins as well, with 26 and 22 respectively.
The Red Stockings began the season red hot, as they had a 12β5 record before winning 10 games in a row to be, 22β5, three games ahead of the second place St. Louis Browns. Cincinnati then fell into a slump, going 5β16 in their next 21 games to fall into fourth place, seven games out of first. The Red Stockings remained in the pennant race until late in the season. However, the team finished the year in fourth place with an 80β54 record, 11.5 games behind the first place Browns.
Season standings β»
Record vs. opponents β»
1888 American Association record
Sources: β» β» β» β» β» β» β» β»
Team
BAL
BR
CIN
CLE
KC
LOU
PHI
STL
Baltimore
β
8β12
6β14
10β9
11β8
11β9
5β14
6β14
Brooklyn
12β8
β
14β6β1
16β4
11β9
13β7
12β8β1
10β10β1
Cincinnati
14β6
6β14β1
β
10β7β1
15β4
17β3β1
10β10
8β10
Cleveland
9β10
4β16
7β10β1
β
10β9
9β8β2
7β13
4β16
Kansas City
8β11
9β11
4β15
9β10
β
6β12
3β14
4β16
Louisville
9β11
7β13
3β17β1
8β9β2
12β6
β
5β15β1
4β16
Philadelphia
14β5
8β12β1
10β10
13β7
14β3
15β5β1
β
7β10β1
St. Louis
14β6
10β10β1
10β8
16β4
16β4
16β4
10β7β1
β
Game log β»
Legend
Red Stockings Win
Red Stockings Loss
Game Tied/Postponed
1888 Game Log: 80β54 (Home: 56β25; Away: 24β29)
April: 8β3 (Home: 0β0; Away: 8β3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
April 18
@ Cowboys
10β3
Exposition Park
1,000
1-0
W1
2
April 19
@ Cowboys
4β10
Exposition Park
N/A
1-1
L1
3
April 21
@ Cowboys
6β4
Exposition Park
N/A
2-1
W1
4
April 22
@ Cowboys
10β8
Exposition Park
N/A
3-1
W2
5
April 23
@ Browns
2β3
Sportsman's Park
N/A
3-2
L1
6
April 24
@ Browns
4β3
Sportsman's Park
N/A
4-2
W1
7
April 25
@ Browns
5β1
Sportsman's Park
N/A
5-2
W2
8
April 26
@ Browns
4β3
Sportsman's Park
N/A
6-2
W3
9
April 28
@ Colonels
4β6
Eclipse Park
N/A
6-3
L1
10
April 29
@ Colonels
8β3
Eclipse Park
N/A
7-3
W1
11
April 30
@ Colonels
6β5
Eclipse Park
N/A
8-3
W2
May: 15β6 (Home: 11β2; Away: 4β4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
-
May 1
@ Colonels
Postponed (site change); Makeup: May 1
12
May 1
Colonels
18β2
American Park
N/A
9-3
W3
-
May 2
@ Colonels
Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 22
13
May 3
Cowboys
14β0
American Park
N/A
10-3
W4
14
May 4
Cowboys
3β4
American Park
N/A
10-4
L1
15
May 5
Cowboys
16β6
American Park
N/A
11-4
W1
16
May 6
Cowboys
14β7
American Park
N/A
12-4
W2
-
May 8
Browns
Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 14
17
May 9
Browns
7β8
American Park
N/A
12-5
L1
18
May 10
Browns
7β1
American Park
N/A
13-5
W1
19
May 11
Browns
2β0
American Park
N/A
14-5
W2
20
May 12
Colonels
8β3
American Park
N/A
15-5
W3
21
May 13
Colonels
6β2
American Park
7,000
16-5
W4
22
May 15
Colonels
8β4
American Park
N/A
17-5
W5
23
May 16
Colonels
5β3
American Park
N/A
18-5
W6
24
May 19
@ Blues
5β0
National League Park
N/A
19-5
W7
25
May 20
Blues
8β4
American Park
N/A
20-5
W8
-
May 21
@ Blues
Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: May 20
26
May 22
@ Blues
6β4
National League Park
N/A
21-5
W9
27
May 23
@ Blues
6β5
National League Park
N/A
22-5
W10
-
May 25
@ Orioles
Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: August 26
28
May 26
@ Orioles
1β6
Oriole Park
N/A
22-6
L1
29
May 28
@ Orioles
3β5
Oriole Park
N/A
22-7
L2
30
May 29
@ Orioles
10β5
Oriole Park
N/A
23-7
W1
31
May 30 1
@ Bridegrooms
3β4
Washington Park
N/A
23-8
L1
32
May 30 2
@ Bridegrooms
6β10
Washington Park
N/A
23-9
L2
June: 9β13 (Home: 5β4; Away: 4β9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
33
June 1
@ Bridegrooms
1β3
Washington Park
N/A
23-10
L3
34
June 2
@ Bridegrooms
6β15
Washington Park
N/A
23-11
L4
35
June 4
@ Athletics
6β16
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-12
L5
36
June 5
@ Athletics
7β14
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-13
L6
37
June 6
@ Athletics
4β7
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-14
L7
38
June 7
@ Athletics
3β5
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-15
L8
39
June 9
Browns
6β5
American Park
N/A
24-15
W1
40
June 10
Browns
8β17
American Park
N/A
24-16
L1
41
June 11
Browns
1β8
American Park
N/A
24-17
L2
42
June 13
@ Cowboys
11β6
Exposition Park
N/A
25-17
W1
43
June 14
@ Cowboys
16β3
Exposition Park
N/A
26-17
W2
44
June 15
@ Cowboys
13β17
Exposition Park
N/A
26-18
L1
45
June 16
@ Browns
1β9
Sportsman's Park
N/A
26-19
L2
46
June 17
@ Browns
2β6
Sportsman's Park
N/A
26-20
L3
47
June 19
@ Browns
2β1
Sportsman's Park
N/A
27-20
W1
-
June 21
@ Colonels
Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 21
48
June 21
Colonels
9β15
American Park
N/A
27-21
L1
49
June 22
Colonels
10β8
American Park
N/A
28-21
W1
50
June 23
@ Colonels
10β10
Eclipse Park
N/A
28-21
W1
51
June 24
@ Colonels
11β4
Eclipse Park
N/A
29-21
W2
52
June 26
Orioles
5β4
American Park
N/A
30-21
W3
-
June 27
Orioles
Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 29
53
June 28
Orioles
11β5
American Park
N/A
31-21
W4
54
June 29
Orioles
1β7
American Park
N/A
31-22
L1
55
June 30
Orioles
4β1
American Park
N/A
32-22
W1
July: 16β7 (Home: 13β5; Away: 3β2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
56
July 1
Bridegrooms
3β2
American Park
N/A
33-22
W2
57
July 3
Bridegrooms
3β6
American Park
N/A
33-23
L1
58
July 4
Bridegrooms
3β9
American Park
3,400
33-24
L2
-
July 4 2
Bridegrooms
Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 5
59
July 5
Bridegrooms
14β7
American Park
N/A
34-24
W1
60
July 6
Athletics
9β8
American Park
N/A
35-24
W2
61
July 7
Athletics
0β7
American Park
N/A
35-25
L1
62
July 8
Athletics
4β1
American Park
N/A
36-25
W1
63
July 10
Athletics
5β4
American Park
N/A
37-25
W2
64
July 12
Blues
1β2
American Park
N/A
37-26
L1
65
July 13
Blues
4β3
American Park
N/A
38-26
W1
66
July 14
Blues
10β0
American Park
N/A
39-26
W2
67
July 15
Blues
12β7
American Park
N/A
40-26
W3
68
July 17
Colonels
1β0
American Park
N/A
41-26
W4
69
July 18
Colonels
4β1
American Park
N/A
42-26
W5
70
July 19
Colonels
0β6
American Park
N/A
42-27
L1
71
July 21
Cowboys
8β1
American Park
N/A
43-27
W1
72
July 22
Cowboys
10β1
American Park
N/A
44-27
W2
73
July 24
Cowboys
6β4
American Park
N/A
45-27
W3
74
July 26
@ Athletics
2β12
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
45-28
L1
75
July 27
@ Athletics
7β4
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
46-28
W1
76
July 28
@ Athletics
2β1
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
47-28
W2
77
July 29
@ Bridegrooms
2β6
Washington Park
N/A
47-29
L1
78
July 31
@ Bridegrooms
3β0
Washington Park
N/A
48-29
W1
August: 12β9 (Home: 10β7; Away: 2β2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
79
August 1
@ Bridegrooms
2β8
Washington Park
2,000
48-30
L1
-
August 2
@ Blues
Postponed (horse race, site change); Makeup: August 5
-
August 3
@ Blues
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 3
80
August 3
Blues
8β9
American Park
N/A
48-31
L2
-
August 4
@ Blues
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 4
81
August 4
Blues
4β4
American Park
500
48-31
L2
82
August 5
Blues
6β5
American Park
N/A
49-31
W1
-
August 6
@ Orioles
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 9
-
August 7
@ Orioles
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 7
83
August 7
Orioles
4β3
American Park
N/A
50-31
W2
-
August 8
@ Orioles
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 8
84
August 8
Orioles
6β2
American Park
N/A
51-31
W3
85
August 9
Orioles
3β6
American Park
N/A
51-32
L1
86
August 10
Bridegrooms
5β2
American Park
N/A
52-32
W1
87
August 11
Bridegrooms
5β6
American Park
N/A
52-33
L1
88
August 12
Bridegrooms
0β1
American Park
N/A
52-34
L2
89
August 13
Orioles
3β2
American Park
N/A
53-34
W1
90
August 14
Orioles
11β6
American Park
N/A
54-34
W2
91
August 15
Orioles
7β3
American Park
N/A
55-34
W3
-
August 17
Athletics
Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 20
92
August 18
Athletics
4β0
American Park
N/A
56-34
W4
93
August 19
Athletics
4β8
American Park
N/A
56-35
L1
-
August 20
Blues
Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 23
94
August 22
Blues
0β3
American Park
N/A
56-36
L2
95
August 23
Blues
0β1
American Park
N/A
56-37
L3
-
August 25
@ Orioles
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 25
96
August 25
Orioles
10β4
American Park
N/A
57-37
W1
97
August 26
Orioles
6β0
American Park
N/A
58-37
W2
98
August 27
@ Orioles
3β4
Oriole Park
N/A
58-38
L1
99
August 28
@ Orioles
3β1
Oriole Park
N/A
59-38
W1
100
August 30
@ Bridegrooms
5β3
Washington Park
N/A
60-38
W2
September: 11β14 (Home: 11β5; Away: 0β9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
101
September 1
@ Bridegrooms
2β2
Washington Park
N/A
60-38
W2
102
September 2
@ Bridegrooms
4β5
Washington Park
N/A
60-39
L1
103
September 3
@ Athletics
2β5
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
60-40
L2
104
September 4
@ Athletics
2β3
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
60-41
L3
105
September 5
@ Athletics
0β3
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
60-42
L4
106
September 6
@ Blues
2β3
National League Park
N/A
60-43
L5
107
September 8
@ Blues
1β2
National League Park
N/A
60-44
L6
108
September 10
Cowboys
2β3
American Park
N/A
60-45
L7
-
September 11
@ Cowboys
Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 11
109
September 11
Cowboys
11β0
American Park
N/A
61-45
W1
-
September 12
@ Cowboys
Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 12
110
September 12
Cowboys
5β2
American Park
N/A
62-45
W2
-
September 13
@ Cowboys
Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 10
111
September 14
@ Browns
2β14
Sportsman's Park
N/A
62-46
L1
112
September 15
@ Browns
3β5
Sportsman's Park
N/A
62-47
L2
113
September 16
@ Browns
2β4
Sportsman's Park
N/A
62-48
L3
114
September 18
Athletics
5β1
American Park
N/A
63-48
W1
115
September 19
Athletics
11β2
American Park
N/A
64-48
W2
116
September 20 1
Athletics
1β0
American Park
N/A
65-48
W3
117
September 20 2
Athletics
2β1
American Park
N/A
66-48
W4
118
September 21
Bridegrooms
2β6
American Park
N/A
66-49
L1
119
September 22
Bridegrooms
10β3
American Park
N/A
67-49
W1
120
September 23
Bridegrooms
4β8
American Park
N/A
67-50
L1
121
September 25
Blues
1β2
American Park
N/A
67-51
L2
122
September 26
Blues
5β1
American Park
N/A
68-51
W1
123
September 27
Blues
6β5
American Park
N/A
69-51
W2
124
September 28
Orioles
0β12
American Park
N/A
69-52
L1
125
September 29
Orioles
8β1
American Park
N/A
70-52
W1
126
September 30
Orioles
5β2
American Park
N/A
71-52
W2
October: 9β2 (Home: 6β2; Away: 3β0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
127
October 1
Bridegrooms
5β8
American Park
N/A
71-53
L1
128
October 2
@ Colonels
3β1
Eclipse Park
N/A
72-53
W1
129
October 3
@ Colonels
5β2
Eclipse Park
N/A
73-53
W2
130
October 4
@ Colonels
7β3
Eclipse Park
N/A
74-53
W3
131
October 5
Colonels
5β3
American Park
N/A
75-53
W4
132
October 6
Colonels
3β1
American Park
N/A
76-53
W5
133
October 7
Colonels
11β8
American Park
N/A
77-53
W6
134
October 9
Cowboys
13β6
American Park
N/A
78-53
W7
135
October 10
Cowboys
4β3
American Park
N/A
79-53
W8
136
October 14 1
Browns
1β6
American Park
7,000
79-54
L1
137
October 14 2
Browns
10β1
American Park
N/A
80-54
W1
Roster β»
1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Player stats β»
Batting β»
Starters by position β»
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters β»
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching β»
Starting pitchers β»
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers β»
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References β»
External links β»
National League American Association
Established in 1882
Formerly the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the Cincinnati Redlegs
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio
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