John Reilly (baseball)

John Reilly
First baseman
Born: (1858-10-05)October 5, 1858 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: May 31, 1937(1937-05-31) (aged 78) Cincinnati, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 1880, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1891, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average	.289
Hits	1,352
Runs	898
Teams
Cincinnati Reds (1880) Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (1883–1891)
Career highlights and awards
American Association home run champion: 1884, 1888

John Good Reilly [Long John] (October 5, 1858 – May 31, 1937) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who hit 69 home runs and batted .289 during his ten-year career. In 1888, he hit 13 home runs with 103 RBI and a .321 batting average.

Biography

Reilly was among the top ten of the all-time home run list from 1888 to 1892, but was never higher than seventh.

His career highs in a season were 135 games played, 553 at bats, 112 runs, 170 hits, 35 doubles, 26 triples, 13 HR, 103 RBI, 82 stolen bases, 34 walks, a .339 average, a .366 on-base percentage, a .551 slugging percentage, and 264 total bases.

He was also the first of four players to hit for the cycle on three occasions during his career (twice in the American Association, once in the National League). He accomplished the feat twice in 1883 (the first on September 12 and the second exactly one week later on September 19, tied for the fastest that any player with multiple cycles accomplished the feat). His third cycle came on August 6, 1890.

He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame on June 23, 2012.^[1]

See also

• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of Major League Baseball triples champions
• List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
• Hitting for the cycle
• List of Major League Baseball hitters with six hits in one game

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• The Deadball Era
• John Reilly at Find a Grave