1893 Cincinnati Reds season

Regular season

Cincinnati was looking to build on a solid 1892 season in which the team had improved from a record of 56–81 in 1891 to 82–68. First baseman Charles Comiskey returned as player-manager, while the Reds would have a new outfielder, as Jim Canavan joined Cincinnati after spending the previous season with the Chicago Colts. Canavan had struggled offensively with Chicago, hitting only .166 with no homers and 32 RBI in 118 games in 1892.

Catcher Farmer Vaughn had a career season, as he hit .280 with one home run and a team high 108 RBI. Bug Holliday led the Reds with a .310 batting average and 89 RBI, as well as a team high 108 runs scored, while his five home runs tied with Canavan for the team lead. Bid McPhee had a solid season, batting .281 with three home runs and 68 RBI. Arlie Latham hit .282 with two home runs, 49 RBI and a team best 57 stolen bases.

Frank Dwyer was the ace of the pitching staff, as he led the club with an 18–15 record in a team high 37 games, which included 30 starts, with 28 complete games. Ice Box Chamberlain was 16–12 with a team low 3.73 ERA.

Season summary

The Reds got off to a solid start, sitting in first place with a 6–3 record after nine games. However, the team would win only ten of their next twenty-nine ball games to fall into tenth place in the National League with a 16–22 record. Cincinnati would be under the .500 mark for a majority of the season, however, the Reds would win ten of their final eleven games to avoid finishing with a losing record, as they ended the season with a 65–63 record, tying the Brooklyn Grooms, 20.5 games behind the pennant-winning Boston Beaneaters.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 27 || Colts || 10–1 || League Park || 7,006 || 1-0 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 28 || Colts || 1–11 || League Park || 2,000 || 1-1 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 29 || Colts || 5–0 || League Park || 1,873 || 2-1 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 30 || Colts || 1–7 || League Park || 4,823 || 2-2 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || May 2 || Spiders || 2–3 || League Park || 2,137 || 2-3 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 6 || May 3 || Spiders || 17–12 || League Park || 1,960 || 3-3 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || May 5 || Browns || 3–2 || League Park || 2,261 || 4-3 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || May 6 || Browns || 3–1 || League Park || 3,600 || 5-3 || W3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 7 || @ Colonels || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: May 7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || May 7 || Colonels || 16–7 || League Park || 12,360 || 6-3 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || May 8 || Pirates || 8–9 || League Park || 2,707 || 6-4 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || May 9 || Pirates || 4–6 || League Park || 1,820 || 6-5 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || May 10 || Pirates || 3–5 || League Park || 2,350 || 6-6 || L3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || May 11 || @ Colts || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: April 28 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || May 13 || @ Colts || 10–8 || South Side Park || 2,500 || 7-6 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || May 14 || @ Colts || 13–12 || West Side Park || 3,500 || 8-6 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || May 15 || @ Browns || 6–10 || New Sportsman's Park || 2,500 || 8-7 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || May 16 || @ Browns || 9–6 || New Sportsman's Park || 2,500 || 9-7 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || May 17 || @ Browns || 3–1 || New Sportsman's Park || N/A || 10-7 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || May 18 || @ Spiders || 4–21 || League Park || 2,794 || 10-8 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || May 19 || @ Spiders || 5–19 || League Park || 2,900 || 10-9 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || May 20 || @ Spiders || 8–9 || League Park || 3,200 || 10-10 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 21 || Browns || 8–9 || League Park || 9,100 || 10-11 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || May 22 || @ Colonels || 1–3 || Eclipse Park || 2,064 || 10-12 || L5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || May 23 || @ Colonels || 8–4 || Eclipse Park || 1,010 || 11-12 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 25 || @ Pirates || 1–8 || Exposition Park || 2,700 || 11-13 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 26 || @ Pirates || 4–11 || Exposition Park || 830 || 11-14 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || May 27 || @ Pirates || 4–1 || Exposition Park || 3,300 || 12-14 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 29 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Polo Grounds || 3,000 || 12-15 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 30 1 || @ Giants || 6–8 || Polo Grounds || 6,000 || 12-16 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 30 2 || @ Giants || 3–2 || Polo Grounds || 23,142 || 13-16 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 31 || @ Senators || 6–5 || Boundary Field || 2,610 || 14-16 || W2 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || June 1 || @ Senators || 6–12 || Boundary Field || 1,687 || 14-17 || L1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 2 || @ Senators || colspan=8| Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: June 29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || June 3 || @ Phillies || 5–11 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 5,769 || 14-18 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || June 5 || @ Phillies || 6–8 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 2,579 || 14-19 || L3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || June 6 || @ Phillies || colspan=8| Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || June 7 || @ Beaneaters || 9–3 || South End Grounds || 1,915 || 15-19 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || June 8 || @ Beaneaters || 11–9 || South End Grounds || 2,265 || 16-19 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || June 9 || @ Beaneaters || 1–6 || South End Grounds || 2,654 || 16-20 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || June 10 || @ Grooms || 2–4 || Eastern Park || 7,300 || 16-21 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || June 12 || @ Grooms || 13–14 || Eastern Park || 3,000 || 16-22 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || June 13 || @ Grooms || 9–1 || Eastern Park || 3,100 || 17-22 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || June 14 || @ Orioles || 7–6 || Union Park || 2,372 || 18-22 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || June 15 || @ Orioles || 2–8 || Union Park || 2,377 || 18-23 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || June 16 || @ Orioles || 7–19 || Union Park || 1,616 || 18-24 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || June 18 || Colonels || 30–12 || League Park || 4,850 || 19-24 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || June 19 || Colonels || 13–10 || League Park || 1,302 || 20-24 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || June 20 || Colonels || 1–3 || League Park || 1,162 || 20-25 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || June 22 || Colts || 0–3 || League Park || 1,483 || 20-26 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || June 24 || Colts || 4–3 || League Park || 2,040 || 21-26 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || June 25 || Colts || 14–5 || League Park || 5,609 || 22-26 || W2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | 49 || June 26 || Giants || 5–5 || League Park || 2,114 || 22-26 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 50 || June 27 || Giants || 13–4 || League Park || 3,160 || 23-26 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || June 28 || Giants || 6–3 || League Park || 1,630 || 24-26 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 29 || Senators || 3–5 || League Park || 1,702 || 24-27 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 30 || Senators || 5–11 || League Park || 1,275 || 24-28 || L2 |- |- style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || July 1 || Senators || 5–4 || League Park || 1,040 || 25-28 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || July 2 || Senators || 7–6 || League Park || 4,728 || 26-28 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || July 3 || Phillies || 3–6 || League Park || 3,107 || 26-29 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || July 4 1 || Phillies || 14–15 || League Park || 7,187 || 26-30 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || July 4 2 || Phillies || 5–6 || League Park || 6,203 || 26-31 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || July 6 || Grooms || 9–8 || League Park || 1,460 || 27-31 || W1 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || July 7 || Grooms || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 25 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || July 8 || Grooms || 7–6 || League Park || 3,021 || 28-31 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || July 9 || Orioles || 3–2 || League Park || 10,699 || 29-31 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || July 10 || Orioles || 3–2 || League Park || 1,821 || 30-31 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || July 11 || Orioles || 12–10 || League Park || 2,831 || 31-31 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || July 13 || Beaneaters || 3–5 || League Park || 3,103 || 31-32 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || July 14 || Beaneaters || 6–7 || League Park || 1,656 || 31-33 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || July 15 || Beaneaters || 4–7 || League Park || 3,125 || 31-34 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || July 16 || Colonels || 5–3 || League Park || 5,258 || 32-34 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || July 18 || Colonels || 3–12 || League Park || 1,278 || 32-35 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || July 19 || Colonels || 8–9 || League Park || 1,122 || 32-36 || L2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | 70 || July 21 || @ Browns || 10–10 || New Sportsman's Park || 3,300 || 32-36 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || July 22 || @ Browns || 7–9 || New Sportsman's Park || 5,500 || 32-37 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 72 || July 23 1 || @ Browns || 9–4 || New Sportsman's Park || N/A || 33-37 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || July 23 2 || @ Browns || 2–3 || New Sportsman's Park || 20,000 || 33-38 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 74 || July 24 || Spiders || 7–3 || League Park || 1,246 || 34-38 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || July 25 || Spiders || 4–3 || League Park || 1,644 || 35-38 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || July 26 || Spiders || 2–0 || League Park || 3,026 || 36-38 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || July 27 || Pirates || 8–3 || League Park || 5,327 || 37-38 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 28 || Pirates || 2–7 || League Park || N/A || 37-39 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 29 || Pirates || 3–9 || League Park || 2,835 || 37-40 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 30 1 || @ Colonels || 7–10 || Eclipse Park || N/A || 37-41 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 30 2 || @ Colonels || 1–2 || Eclipse Park || 9,678 || 37-42 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 82 || July 31 || @ Colonels || 14–7 || Eclipse Park || 1,073 || 38-42 || W1 |- |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || August 1 || @ Colonels || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 30 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 83 || August 3 || @ Pirates || 5–4 || Exposition Park || 3,100 || 39-42 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || August 4 || @ Pirates || 5–9 || Exposition Park || 1,500 || 39-43 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || August 5 || @ Pirates || 0–8 || Exposition Park || 4,100 || 39-44 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || August 6 1 || Browns || 8–12 || League Park || N/A || 39-45 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 87 || August 6 2 || Browns || 3–2 || League Park || 12,060 || 40-45 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 88 || August 7 || Browns || 12–11 || League Park || 1,809 || 41-45 || W2 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || August 8 || Browns || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 89 || August 10 || @ Colts || 9–7 || West Side Park || 617 || 42-45 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || August 12 || @ Colts || 2–8 || West Side Park || 2,990 || 42-46 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || August 13 || @ Colts || 1–10 || West Side Park || 10,876 || 42-47 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || August 14 || @ Spiders || 5–12 || League Park || 1,600 || 42-48 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 93 || August 15 || @ Spiders || 4–1 || League Park || 1,800 || 43-48 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 94 || August 16 || @ Spiders || 4–1 || League Park || 500 || 44-48 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 95 || August 18 || @ Grooms || 4–8 || Eastern Park || 2,500 || 44-49 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 96 || August 19 || @ Grooms || 4–3 || Eastern Park || 4,500 || 45-49 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 97 || August 21 || @ Grooms || 8–1 || Eastern Park || 2,000 || 46-49 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || August 22 || @ Beaneaters || 4–7 || South End Grounds || 3,111 || 46-50 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || August 23 || @ Beaneaters || 7–8 || South End Grounds || 2,851 || 46-51 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 100 || August 24 || @ Beaneaters || 3–1 || South End Grounds || 550 || 47-51 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 101 || August 25 || @ Orioles || 4–2 || Union Park || 2,027 || 48-51 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 102 || August 26 || @ Orioles || 3–7 || Union Park || 3,037 || 48-52 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 103 || August 28 || @ Orioles || 3–2 || Union Park || 1,625 || 49-52 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 104 || August 29 || @ Senators || 1–8 || Boundary Field || 1,025 || 49-53 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 105 || August 30 || @ Senators || 6–5 || Boundary Field || 600 || 50-53 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 106 || August 31 || @ Senators || 2–1 || Boundary Field || 923 || 51-53 || W2 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || September 2 1 || @ Phillies || 2–6 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 1,200 || 51-54 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || September 2 1 || @ Phillies || 1–14 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 6,985 || 51-55 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 109 || September 4 1 || @ Phillies || 10–11 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || N/A || 51-56 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 110 || September 4 2 || @ Phillies || 7–1 || Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds || 6,971 || 52-56 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 111 || September 6 || @ Giants || 4–2 || Polo Grounds || 2,500 || 53-56 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 112 || September 7 || @ Giants || 6–4 || Polo Grounds || 2,500 || 54-56 || W3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 8 || @ Giants || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || September 9 1 || @ Giants || 2–3 || Polo Grounds || N/A || 54-57 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || September 9 2 || @ Giants || 1–10 || Polo Grounds || 9,250 || 54-58 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || September 11 || Phillies || 5–6 || League Park || 989 || 54-59 || L3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | 116 || September 13 || Phillies || 1–1 || League Park || 742 || 54-59 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || September 14 || Giants || 0–2 || League Park || 1,536 || 54-60 || L4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 118 || September 15 || Giants || 8–7 || League Park || N/A || 55-60 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || September 16 || Giants || 7–11 || League Park || N/A || 55-61 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || September 17 || Orioles || 5–7 || League Park || 5,560 || 55-62 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 121 || September 18 || Orioles || 7–6 || League Park || 2,200 || 56-62 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 122 || September 19 || Orioles || 7–4 || League Park || 508 || 57-62 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 123 || September 21 || Beaneaters || 7–5 || League Park || 1,286 || 58-62 || W3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 22 || Beaneaters || colspan=8| Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 23 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 124 || September 23 1 || Beaneaters || 6–5 || League Park || N/A || 59-62 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 125 || September 23 2 || Beaneaters || 6–0 || League Park || 2,898 || 60-62 || W5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 126 || September 24 || Grooms || 3–9 || League Park || 5,148 || 60-63 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 127 || September 25 || Grooms || 11–4 || League Park || 826 || 61-63 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 128 || September 26 1 || Grooms || 7–5 || League Park || N/A || 62-63 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || September 26 2 || Grooms || 5–0 || League Park || 1,980 || 63-63 || W3 |- style="background:#bbb;" | - || September 27 || Grooms || colspan=8| Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 26 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 130 || September 28 || Senators || 8–4 || League Park || 812 || 64-63 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 131 || September 29 || Senators || 10–4 || League Park || 840 || 65-63 || W5 |-

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

References

References

1. (November 3, 2005). "Reds owners". [[The Cincinnati Enquirer]].