1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds season

1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
Major League affiliations
Location
  • Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1884)
Other information
Owner(s) Justus Thorner, John McLean
Manager(s) Dan O'Leary, Sam Crane
     

The 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds finished with a 69–36 record in the Union Association, finishing in third place (second among teams that played a full schedule). This was the only season the team existed, and indeed the only season the Union Association existed.

Regular season

Season standings

Union Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Maroons 94 19 0.832 — 49–6 45–13
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 69 36 0.657 21 35–17 34–19
Baltimore Monumentals 58 47 0.552 32 29–21 29–26
Boston Reds 58 51 0.532 34 34–22 24–29
Milwaukee Brewers 8 5 0.615 36 8–4 0–1
St. Paul Saints 2 6 0.250 39½ 0–0 2–6
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies 41 50 0.451 42 21–19 20–31
Altoona Mountain City 6 19 0.240 44 6–12 0–7
Wilmington Quicksteps 2 16 0.111 44½ 1–6 1–10
Washington Nationals (UA) 47 65 0.420 46½ 36–27 11–38
Philadelphia Keystones 21 46 0.313 50 14–21 7–25
Kansas City Cowboys 16 63 0.203 61 11–23 5–40

Roster

1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

 Infielders Outfielders Manager

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
C Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly 38 142 40 .282 1
1B Powell, MartinMartin Powell 43 185 59 .319 1
2B Crane, SamSam Crane 80 309 72 .233 1
3B Barber, CharlieCharlie Barber 55 204 41 .201 0
SS Jones, RiRi Jones 69 272 71 .261 2
OF Harbridge, BillBill Harbridge 82 341 95 .279 2
OF Sylvester, LouLou Sylvester 82 333 89 .267 2
OF Hawes, BillBill Hawes 79 349 97 .278 4

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
Burns, DickDick Burns 79 350 107 .306 4
Glasscock, JackJack Glasscock 38 172 72 .419 2
McQuery, MoxMox McQuery 35 132 37 .280 2
O'Leary, DanDan O'Leary 32 132 34 .258 1
Cleveland, ElmerElmer Cleveland 29 115 37 .322 0
Schwartz, BillBill Schwartz 29 106 25 .236 1
Briody, FattyFatty Briody 22 89 30 .337 0
Crotty, JoeJoe Crotty 21 84 22 .262 1
McLaughlin, FrankFrank McLaughlin 16 67 16 .239 2
Kennedy, EdEd Kennedy 13 48 10 .208 0
Robinson, FredFred Robinson 3 13 3 .231 0
Meyers, LouLou Meyers 2 3 0 .000 0
Ewing, JohnJohn Ewing 1 4 0 .000 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
Burns, DickDick Burns 40 329.2 23 15 2.46 167
Bradley, GeorgeGeorge Bradley 41 342 25 15 2.71 158
McCormick, JimJim McCormick 24 210 21 3 1.54 161

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
Sylvester, LouLou Sylvester 6 32.2 0 1 3.58 7

Postseason

The Outlaw Reds played a postseason series against the first place team in the UA, the St. Louis Maroons. The Outlaw Reds managed just four wins in sixteen games against the league champs.

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