1895 Cincinnati Reds season
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The Cincinnati Reds
season was a season in American baseball
. The Reds finished in eighth place in the National League
with 66 wins and 64 losses, 21 games behind the Baltimore Orioles
.
as player-manager with first baseman Buck Ewing
. Ewing was previously a player-manager with the New York Giants
of the Players League
in 1890, leading them to a 74-57 record and a third place finish. He spent the last two seasons playing with the Cleveland Spiders
, and in 1893 with Cleveland, Ewing hit .344 with six home runs and 122 RBI before missing much of the 1894 season with injuries. He also once led the National League
in home runs with ten in 1883 while playing for the New York Giants, and in triples with twenty with the Giants in 1884.
The Reds would suffer a big blow, as outfielder Bug Holliday
would have an appendectomy and would miss most of the season recovering. Cincinnati signed outfielder Dusty Miller, who last played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1890. The Reds also acquired Billy Rhines
, who previously pitched with the team from 1890-1892 before playing with the Louisville Colonels
in 1893. Rhines missed the entire 1894 season due to injuries, and had not pitched a full season since 1891 when he went 17-24 with a 2.87 ERA with Cincinnati.
During the season, the Reds acquired outfielder Eddie Burke
from the New York Giants.
Cincinnati got off to a hot start, as they had a league-best 18-8 record after twenty-six games. The Reds though went 3-12 in their next fifteen games to fall into seventh place, five games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates
. Cincinnati got back into the pennant race after posting a 19-9 clip in their next twenty-eight games, pushing their record to 40-29, sitting in third place, one game behind the Pirates and Cleveland Spiders
. The team went on a 5-9 slide in their next fourteen games to fall into sixth place, 5.5 games out of first, before reeling off five wins in a row, but they only moved up to fifth and were still five games behind the first place Spiders. After winning two of their next three games to move into fourth place with a 52-39 record, Cincinnati would win only fourteen of their last thirty-nine games to drop out of the pennant race and finish with a 66-64 record, which put them in eighth place, 20.5 games behind the pennant winning Baltimore Orioles
.
Dusty Miller had a spectacular season with the Reds, as he hit a team high .335 with ten homers and 112 RBI, as well as swiping 43 bases in 132 games. Player-manager Buck Ewing
hit .318 with five home runs and 94 RBI, while Bid McPhee
batted .299 with a homer, 75 RBI and a team high 107 runs scored. Dummy Hoy
led the Reds with 50 stolen bases, while hitting .277 with three home runs and 55 RBI.
On the mound, Billy Rhines
had a very solid comeback season, leading Cincinnati with a 19-10 record in 38 games pitched, 33 starts and 25 complete games. Frank Dwyer
had a 18-15 record with a team-best 4.24 ERA in 37 games.
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
season was a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. The Reds finished in eighth place in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
with 66 wins and 64 losses, 21 games behind the Baltimore Orioles
1895 Baltimore Orioles season
The Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The Orioles finished first in the National League, winning their second straight pennant...
.
Regular season
After finishing the 1894 season with a record of only 55–75, the Reds replaced Charles ComiskeyCharles Comiskey
Charles Albert "The Old Roman" Comiskey was a Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League and later owned the Chicago White Sox...
as player-manager with first baseman Buck Ewing
Buck Ewing
William "Buck" Ewing was a Major League Baseball player and manager, and is widely regarded as the best catcher of his era and is often argued to be the best player of the 19th century...
. Ewing was previously a player-manager with the New York Giants
New York Giants (PL)
In 1890, the short-lived Players' League included a team called the New York Giants. This baseball team was managed by Hall of Famer Buck Ewing, and they finished third with a record of 74-57. Besides Ewing, who was also a catcher on this team, the roster several former members of the National...
of the Players League
Players League
The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League , was a short-lived but star-studded professional American baseball league of the 19th century...
in 1890, leading them to a 74-57 record and a third place finish. He spent the last two seasons playing with the Cleveland Spiders
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
, and in 1893 with Cleveland, Ewing hit .344 with six home runs and 122 RBI before missing much of the 1894 season with injuries. He also once led the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
in home runs with ten in 1883 while playing for the New York Giants, and in triples with twenty with the Giants in 1884.
The Reds would suffer a big blow, as outfielder Bug Holliday
Bug Holliday
James Wear "Bug" Holliday was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball for ten seasons, from through , plus the 1885 World Series. He holds the distinction of being the first player to make his major league debut in post-season play, with the Chicago White Stockings in 1885...
would have an appendectomy and would miss most of the season recovering. Cincinnati signed outfielder Dusty Miller, who last played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1890. The Reds also acquired Billy Rhines
Billy Rhines
William Pearl Rhines was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 9 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He led the National League in ERA twice while playing for Cincinnati...
, who previously pitched with the team from 1890-1892 before playing with the Louisville Colonels
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
in 1893. Rhines missed the entire 1894 season due to injuries, and had not pitched a full season since 1891 when he went 17-24 with a 2.87 ERA with Cincinnati.
During the season, the Reds acquired outfielder Eddie Burke
Eddie Burke
Edmund Cornelius George Burke was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 106 games in the National Hockey League. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and played for the Boston Bruins and New York Americans...
from the New York Giants.
Cincinnati got off to a hot start, as they had a league-best 18-8 record after twenty-six games. The Reds though went 3-12 in their next fifteen games to fall into seventh place, five games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
. Cincinnati got back into the pennant race after posting a 19-9 clip in their next twenty-eight games, pushing their record to 40-29, sitting in third place, one game behind the Pirates and Cleveland Spiders
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
. The team went on a 5-9 slide in their next fourteen games to fall into sixth place, 5.5 games out of first, before reeling off five wins in a row, but they only moved up to fifth and were still five games behind the first place Spiders. After winning two of their next three games to move into fourth place with a 52-39 record, Cincinnati would win only fourteen of their last thirty-nine games to drop out of the pennant race and finish with a 66-64 record, which put them in eighth place, 20.5 games behind the pennant winning Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
.
Dusty Miller had a spectacular season with the Reds, as he hit a team high .335 with ten homers and 112 RBI, as well as swiping 43 bases in 132 games. Player-manager Buck Ewing
Buck Ewing
William "Buck" Ewing was a Major League Baseball player and manager, and is widely regarded as the best catcher of his era and is often argued to be the best player of the 19th century...
hit .318 with five home runs and 94 RBI, while Bid McPhee
Bid McPhee
John Alexander "Bid" McPhee was a 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...
batted .299 with a homer, 75 RBI and a team high 107 runs scored. Dummy Hoy
Dummy Hoy
William Ellsworth Hoy , nicknamed "Dummy," was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1888 to 1902, most notably the Cincinnati Reds and two Washington, D.C...
led the Reds with 50 stolen bases, while hitting .277 with three home runs and 55 RBI.
On the mound, Billy Rhines
Billy Rhines
William Pearl Rhines was a former professional baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of 9 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He led the National League in ERA twice while playing for Cincinnati...
had a very solid comeback season, leading Cincinnati with a 19-10 record in 38 games pitched, 33 starts and 25 complete games. Frank Dwyer
Frank Dwyer
John Francis Dwyer born in Lee, Massachusetts was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago White Stockings , Chicago Pirates , Cincinnati Kelly's Killers , Milwaukee Brewers , St...
had a 18-15 record with a team-best 4.24 ERA in 37 games.
Roster
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valign="top" | Catchers Infielders |
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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 | 92 | 334 | 102 | .305 | 1 | 48 | |
| 1B | 105 | 434 | 138 | .318 | 5 | 94 | |
| 2B | 115 | 432 | 129 | .299 | 1 | 75 | |
| OF | 107 | 429 | 119 | .277 | 3 | 55 | |
| OF | 132 | 529 | 177 | .335 | 10 | 112 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 228 | 61 | .268 | 1 | 25 | |
| 52 | 181 | 55 | .304 | 1 | 29 | |
| 25 | 82 | 22 | .268 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 79 | 14 | .177 | 0 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 280.1 | 18 | 15 | 4.24 | 46 | |
| 38 | 267.2 | 19 | 10 | 4.81 | 72 | |
| 41 | 263.1 | 11 | 18 | 5.47 | 57 | |
| 32 | 219 | 11 | 14 | 4.11 | 55 | |
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 109 | 6 | 7 | 6.03 | 15 |