The Cincinnati Reds

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 won 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...

 pennant

Pennant (sports)

A pennant is a commemorative flag typically used to show support for a particular athletic team. Pennants have been historically used in all types of athletic levels: high school, collegiate, professional etc. Traditionally, pennants were made of felt and fashioned in the official colors of a...

, then went on to win the 1919 World Series

1919 World Series

The 1919 World Series matched the American League champion Chicago White Sox against the National League champion Cincinnati Reds. Although most World Series have been of the best-of-seven format, the 1919 World Series was a best-of-nine series...

. The team's accomplishments were overshadowed by the subsequent Black Sox scandal

Black Sox Scandal

The Black Sox Scandal took place around and during the play of the American baseball 1919 World Series. Eight members of the Chicago White Sox were banned for life from baseball for intentionally losing games, which allowed the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series...

, when it was discovered that their American League

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

 opponents, the Chicago White Sox

1919 Chicago White Sox season

The Chicago White Sox season was their 19th season in the American League. They won 88 games to advance to the World Series but lost to the Cincinnati Reds. More significantly, some of the players were found to have taken money from gamblers in return for throwing the series...

 had tried to lose the series.

Regular season

Despite winning 96 games in the regular season, the Reds had six regulars who batted .276 or lower. The Reds' offensive star was Edd Roush

Edd Roush

Edd J. Roush was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field....

, who won the NL batting title with a .321 average. Heinie Groh

Heinie Groh

Henry Knight "Heinie" Groh was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who spent nearly his entire career with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. He was the National League's top third baseman in the late 1910s and early 1920s, and captained championship teams with the Reds and ...

 hit .310 and finished fourth.

Roster

1919 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
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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		76	245	67	.273	0	27
1B		140	537	148	.276	2	44
2B		138	537	142	.264	1	29
3B		122	448	139	.310	5	63
SS		135	503	136	.270	0	58
OF		133	504	162	.321	4	71
OF		139	500	121	.242	1	54
OF		61	165	34	.206	2	17

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
	74	218	47	.216	1	24
	56	163	35	.215	0	21
	31	90	22	.244	2	17
	29	88	22	.250	0	4
	19	58	13	.224	0	4
	28	40	11	.275	1	10
	2	1	0	.000	0	0

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
	38	248.1	19	9	2.39	137
	33	242.2	19	6	1.82	78
	26	174.1	14	5	2.17	41

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
	32	183	10	9	2.26	61
	13	41.2	2	4	3.46	13
	5	17	1	0	3.18	2

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	7	31	0	1	2.32	10
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

Game 1

October 1, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Cincinnati (N)	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	1	x	9	14	1
W: Walter "Dutch" Reuther Dutch Ruether Walter Henry Ruether was an American baseball player who pitched for five different Major League teams...  (1-0)   L: Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte Edward Victor Cicotte , nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox...  (0-1)

Game 2

October 2, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	1
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	x	4	4	3
W: Harry "Slim" Sallee Slim Sallee Harry Franklin "Slim" Sallee was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 174-143 record in 476 appearances, with an 2.56 earned run average...  (1-0)   L: Lefty Williams Lefty Williams Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox scandal.-Career:...  (0-1)

Game 3

October 3, 1919 at Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...

 in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Chicago (A)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	3	7	0
W: Dickey Kerr (1-0)  L: Ray Fisher Ray Fisher Ray Lyle Fisher was an American professional baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball. His debut game took place on July 2, 1910. His final game took place on October 2, 1920...  (0-1)

Game 4

October 4, 1919 at Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...

 in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
W: Jimmy Ring Jimmy Ring James Joseph "Jimmy" Ring was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals . Ring batted and threw right-handed.Ring was used sparingly by the Cincinnati Reds from 1917-18...  (1-0)  L: Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte Edward Victor Cicotte , nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox...  (0-2)

Game 5

October 6, 1919 at Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...

 in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	5	4	0
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
W: Hod Eller Hod Eller Horace Owen Eller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eller started his minor league career in 1913 and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds after the 1916 season. He pitched five years for the Reds, going 60-40 with a 2.62 earned run average .Eller peaked in the Reds' pennant-winning 1919 season...  (1-0)  L: Lefty Williams Lefty Williams Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox scandal.-Career:...  (0-2)

Game 6

October 7, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	10	3
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
W: Dickey Kerr (2-0)   L: Jimmy Ring Jimmy Ring James Joseph "Jimmy" Ring was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals . Ring batted and threw right-handed.Ring was used sparingly by the Cincinnati Reds from 1917-18...  (1-1)

Game 7

October 8, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	4
W: Eddie Cicotte Eddie Cicotte Edward Victor Cicotte , nicknamed "Knuckles", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the Chicago White Sox...  (1-2)   L: Harry "Slim" Sallee Slim Sallee Harry Franklin "Slim" Sallee was a former professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of fourteen seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 174-143 record in 476 appearances, with an 2.56 earned run average...  (1-1)

Game 8

October 9, 1919 at Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park

Comiskey Park was the ballpark in which the Chicago White Sox played from 1910 to 1990. It was built by Charles Comiskey after a design by Zachary Taylor Davis, and was the site of four World Series and more than 6,000 major league games...

 in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	4	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	10	16	2
Chicago (A)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	10	1
W: Hod Eller Hod Eller Horace Owen Eller was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eller started his minor league career in 1913 and was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds after the 1916 season. He pitched five years for the Reds, going 60-40 with a 2.62 earned run average .Eller peaked in the Reds' pennant-winning 1919 season...  (2-0)  L: Lefty Williams Lefty Williams Claude Preston "Lefty" Williams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is probably best known for his involvement in the 1919 World Series fix, known as the Black Sox scandal.-Career:...  (0-3)
HR: CHI – Joe Jackson Shoeless Joe Jackson Joseph Jefferson Jackson , nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American baseball player who played Major League Baseball in the early part of the 20th century... (1)