1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings season

The 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings season was a season in American baseball. The Red Stockings finished in fifth place in the American Association, 27.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
American Park (since 1884) Cincinnati (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	John Hauck
Manager(s)	O. P. Caylor
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Regular season

Pop Corkhill had a breakout season, hitting .265 with five home runs and a team high 97 RBI, while Bid McPhee hit .268 with a team highs in home runs with eight, stolen bases with 40, and runs with 139. Fred Lewis had a team high .318 batting average.

On the mound, Mullane was the ace of the staff, as he had a 33–27 record with a 3.70 ERA in 56 starts, as he struck out 250 batters in 529.2 innings pitched.

Season summary

The Red Stockings were coming off a second-place finish in the 1885 season, which was their highest placing since winning the 1882 American Association pennant. Cincinnati was relatively quiet during the off-season; however, Tony Mullane, who had been suspended for the 1885 season for defying his contract, returned and made his Cincinnati debut in 1886.

The Red Stockings started the season off slowly, winning only four of their first twelve games to sit in seventh place. Cincinnati would continue to play mediocre baseball, and would be in eighth place with a 24–35 record, 12.5 games out of first place. The Red Stockings then went on a seven-game winning streak to climb into sixth place to bring their record to 31–35, however, they remained 12.5 games out of first. The team eventually broke over the .500 level, reaching a season best three games over .500 with a 50–47 record. However, Cincinnati faded down the stretch, and finished with a losing record for the first time in team history, as they were 65–73, which was good for fifth place 27.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns.

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	93	46	0.669	—	52–18	41–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	80	57	0.584	12	45–28	35–29
Brooklyn Grays	76	61	0.555	16	44–25	32–36
Louisville Colonels	66	70	0.485	25½	37–30	29–40
Cincinnati Red Stockings	65	73	0.471	27½	40–31	25–42
Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	0.467	28	38–31	25–41
New York Metropolitans	53	82	0.393	38	30–33	23–49
Baltimore Orioles	48	83	0.366	41	30–32	18–51

Record vs. opponents

1886 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	LOU	NY	PHI	PIT	STL
Baltimore	—	6–14–1	5–13–2	7–12–2	8–9	8–10–1	7–12–2	7–13
Brooklyn	14–6–1	—	13–7	13–7	10–9–1	11–7–2	8–12	7–13
Cincinnati	13–5–2	7–13	—	10–10	13–7–1	10–10	7–13	5–15
Louisville	12–7–2	7–13	10–10	—	11–8	9–11	7–12	10–9
New York	9–8	9–10–1	7–13–1	8–11	—	8–12	8–12	4–16
Philadelphia	10–8–1	7–11–2	10–10	11–9	12–8	—	8–11–1	5–15
Pittsburgh	12–7–2	12–8	13–7	12–7	12–8	11–8–1	—	8–12
St. Louis	13–7	13–7	15–5	9–10	16–4	15–5	12–8	—

Roster

1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers Dan Bickham Bill Irwin Larry McKeon Tony Mullane Joe Murphy George Pechiney Jeremiah Reardon Mike Smith Rex Smith Clarence Stephens Will White		Catchers Kid Baldwin Jack Boyle Jim Keenan Pop Snyder Farmer Vaughn Infielders Hick Carpenter Frank Fennelly Bid McPhee John Reilly		Outfielders Pop Corkhill Charley Jones Fred Lewis Lefty Marr Leech Maskrey Abner Powell Lee Richmond Lou Sylvester		Manager O. P. Caylor

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	RBI
1B	John Reilly	115	441	117	.265	6	79
2B	Bid McPhee	140	560	150	.268	8	70
OF	Fred Lewis	77	324	103	.318	2	32
OF	Pop Corkhill	129	540	143	.265	5	97

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
Jim Keenan	44	148	40	.270	3	24
Leech Maskrey	27	98	19	.194	0	10
Abner Powell	19	74	17	.230	0	8
Lee Richmond	8	29	8	.276	0	3
Farmer Vaughn	1	3	0	.000	0	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
Tony Mullane	63	529.2	33	27	3.70	250
George Pechiney	40	330.1	15	21	4.14	110
Larry McKeon	19	156	8	8	5.08	46
Mike Smith	9	72.2	4	4	3.72	14
Joe Murphy	5	46	2	3	4.89	11
Will White	3	26	1	2	4.15	6
Bill Irwin	2	17	0	2	5.82	6
Dan Bickham	1	9	1	0	3.00	6
Rex Smith	1	9	0	1	4.00	1
Clarence Stephens	1	8	1	0	5.62	6
Jeremiah Reardon	1	2	0	1	18.00	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
Lee Richmond	3	18	0	2	8.00	6
Abner Powell	4	15.1	0	1	4.70	4

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
Jim Keenan	2	0	1	0	3.38	2
Pop Corkhill	1	0	0	0	13.50	1

References

• 1886 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference