1892 Cincinnati Reds season

1892 Cincinnati Reds
League	National League
Ballpark	League Park
City	Cincinnati
Record	1st half: 44–31 (.587) 2nd half: 38–37 (.507) Overall: 82–68 (.547)[1]
League place	1st half: 4th (8+1⁄2 GB) 2nd half: 8th (14+1⁄2 GB)
Owner	John T. Brush[2]
Manager	Charlie Comiskey
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The 1892 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The National League expanded to 12 teams in 1892, and it was announced that the season would be split into two halves, with the winners of each half meeting in a "World's Championship Series". The Reds finished with a combined record of 82–68, fifth-best in the National League, finishing in fourth place in the first half and in eighth place in the second half.

After a horrible 1891 season in which the Reds finished in a virtual tie for last place with a 56–81 record, the team fired manager Tom Loftus and replaced him with first baseman Charles Comiskey. Comiskey had previously been the player-manager of the St. Louis Browns of the American Association from 1883 to 1889, leading the team to four straight pennants from 1885 to 1888. He then was a player-manager with the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League in 1890, leading them to a fourth-place finish, followed by a return to the Browns in 1891, where he led them to a second-place finish with a record of 86–52.

The Reds acquired outfielder Tip O'Neill during the off-season, as he spent the 1891 season with Comiskey with the Browns, hitting .323 with ten homers and 95 RBI for the club. O'Neill's best season was in 1887 with the Browns, when he hit .435, with 225 hits, 167 runs, 52 doubles, nineteen triples, fourteen home runs and 123 RBI, all of which led the American Association. Catcher Morgan Murphy was picked by from the Boston Reds of the AA. Murphy hit .216 with four homers and 54 RBI in 106 games. Another catcher, Farmer Vaughn, was signed after he split the 1891 season between the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers and Milwaukee Brewers of the AA. Vaughn hit .285 with a homer and 23 RBI between the two clubs. Pitcher Ice Box Chamberlain also signed with the Reds after posting a 22–23 record with a 4.22 with the Philadelphia Athletics of the AA.

Bug Holliday once again was the Reds offensive leader, hitting .294 with a team high thirteen home runs and 91 RBI. Bid McPhee hit .274 with four homers and 60 RBI and 44 stolen bases, while Germany Smith hit .243 with eight homers and 63 RBI. On the mound, Tony Mullane led the staff with a 21–13 record and a 2.59 ERA, while Chamberlain had a 19–23 record with a 3.39 ERA in a team high 49 starts.

In the first half of the season, the Reds started off strong and found themselves in the middle of the pennant race, sitting with a 26–16 record and in third place in the league, 4.5 games out of first, before they tallied off, finishing in fourth place with a 44–31 record, 8½ games behind the Boston Beaneaters. In the second half, the Reds were mediocre, as they finished in eighth place with a 38–37 record, 14½ games behind the Cleveland Spiders. They finished the season with a combined record of 82–68, which marked a big improvement over the previous year.

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National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	102	48	.680	—	54‍–‍21	48‍–‍27
Cleveland Spiders	93	56	.624	8½	54‍–‍24	39‍–‍32
Brooklyn Grooms	95	59	.617	9	51‍–‍24	44‍–‍35
Philadelphia Phillies	87	66	.569	16½	55‍–‍26	32‍–‍40
Cincinnati Reds	82	68	.547	20	45‍–‍32	37‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Pirates	80	73	.523	23½	54‍–‍34	26‍–‍39
Chicago Colts	70	76	.479	30	36‍–‍31	34‍–‍45
New York Giants	71	80	.470	31½	42‍–‍36	29‍–‍44
Louisville Colonels	63	89	.414	40	37‍–‍31	26‍–‍58
Washington Senators	58	93	.384	44½	34‍–‍36	24‍–‍57
St. Louis Browns	56	94	.373	46	37‍–‍36	19‍–‍58
Baltimore Orioles	46	101	.313	54½	29‍–‍44	17‍–‍57

1892 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	BLN	BSN	BRO	CHI	CIN	CLV	LOU	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL	WSN
Baltimore	—	0–13	2–12–1	4–7	4–10	2–11–2	6–7	5–9	4–10	5–9	8–6–1	6–7–1
Boston	13–0	—	9–5	10–4	8–5–1	8–6	12–2	11–3–1	6–7	7–6	7–7	11–3
Brooklyn	12–2–1	5–9	—	10–4	6–8	8–6	9–5	7–7	9–5–2	10–4	9–5–1	10–4
Chicago	7–4	4–10	4–10	—	6–7–1	3–9	5–9	10–4	5–9	7–7	7–5	12–2
Cincinnati	10–4	5–8–1	8–6	7–6–1	—	5–9	7–6–1	8–6	5–9	5–9	12–2–1	10–3–1
Cleveland	11–2–2	6–8	6–8	9–3	9–5	—	13–1	8–5	10–4	7–7–1	8–5–1	6–8
Louisville	7–6	2–12	5–9	9–5	6–7–1	1–13	—	4–10	4–10	8–6	9–5–1	8–6
New York	9–5	3–11–1	7–7	4–10	6–8	5–8	10–4	—	5–9	4–10–1	9–4	9–4
Philadelphia	10–4	7–6	5–9–2	9–5	9–5	4–10	10–4	9–5	—	8–6	7–7	9–5
Pittsburgh	9–5	6–7	4–10	7–7	9–5	7–7–1	6–8	10–4–1	6–8	—	10–4	6–8
St. Louis	6–8–1	7–7	5–9–1	5–7	2–12–1	5–8–1	5–9–1	4–9	7–7	4–10	—	6–8
Washington	7–6–1	3–11	4–10	2–12	3–10–1	8–6	6–8	4–9	5–9	8–6	8–6	—

Legend
Reds Win	Reds Loss	Game Tied/Postponed

1892 1st Half Game Log: 44–31 (Home: 23–16; Away: 21–15)
April: 9–6 (Home: 7–4; Away: 2–2) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 1 April 12 Pirates 5–7 League Park 7,000 0-1 L1 2 April 13 Pirates 7–8 League Park 2,800 0-2 L2 - April 14 Pirates Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: May 20 3 April 15 Spiders 0–2 League Park 2,487 0-3 L3 4 April 16 Spiders 6–3 League Park 3,266 1-3 W1 5 April 17 @ Browns 5–1 Sportsman's Park 13,500 2-3 W2 - April 18 Colts Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 19 6 April 19 1 Colts 5–2 League Park N/A 3-3 W3 7 April 19 1 Colts 3–0 League Park 5,024 4-3 W4 8 April 21 @ Spiders 1–11 League Park 4,500 4-4 L1 9 April 22 @ Spiders 6–3 League Park 1,800 5-4 W1 10 April 23 @ Spiders 5–14 League Park 3,300 5-5 L1 11 April 24 Browns 10–2 League Park 16,000 6-5 W1 12 April 25 Browns 8–2 League Park 3,222 7-5 W2 13 April 26 Browns 10–6 League Park 2,939 8-5 W3 - April 27 Browns Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: April 24 14 April 29 Senators 1–4 League Park 3,066 8-6 L1 15 April 30 Senators 7–2 League Park 3,875 9-6 W1
May: 12–10 (Home: 3–5; Away: 9–5) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 16 May 1 Spiders 12–9 League Park 13,256 10-6 W2 - May 2 Giants Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: July 9 - May 3 Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 11 17 May 4 Grooms 2–4 League Park 4,500 10-7 L1 18 May 5 Grooms 4–6 League Park 2,015 10-8 L2 19 May 6 Beaneaters 0–0 League Park 1,923 10-8 L2 20 May 7 Beaneaters 2–3 League Park 5,346 10-9 L3 21 May 8 Orioles 4–5 League Park 5,637 10-10 L4 - May 9 Orioles Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 8 - May 10 Orioles Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 8 - May 11 Phillies Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 12 22 May 12 1 Phillies 4–5 League Park N/A 10-11 L5 23 May 12 1 Phillies 2–1 League Park 1,816 11-11 W1 24 May 13 Colonels 7–5 League Park 1,705 12-11 W2 - May 14 Colonels Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 26 25 May 15 @ Browns 5–4 Sportsman's Park 5,643 13-11 W3 26 May 16 @ Browns 5–4 Sportsman's Park 3,200 14-11 W4 27 May 18 @ Pirates 5–4 Exposition Park 1,280 15-11 W5 28 May 19 @ Pirates 1–3 Exposition Park 1,265 15-12 L1 29 May 20 @ Pirates 7–10 Exposition Park 1,147 15-13 L2 - May 21 @ Colonels Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 23 30 May 22 @ Colonels 4–0 Eclipse Park 7,000 16-13 W1 31 May 23 1 @ Colonels 2–1 Eclipse Park N/A 17-13 W2 32 May 23 2 @ Colonels 3–7 Eclipse Park 2,176 17-14 L1 - May 24 @ Colonels Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 23 33 May 26 @ Phillies 4–3 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 2,361 18-14 W1 34 May 27 @ Phillies 8–6 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 600 19-14 W2 35 May 28 @ Phillies 1–2 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 2,200 19-15 L1 36 May 30 1 @ Grooms 5–4 Eastern Park 3,400 20-15 W1 37 May 30 2 @ Grooms 6–2 Eastern Park 11,368 21-15 W2 38 May 31 @ Grooms 1–7 Eastern Park 1,567 21-16 L1
June: 13–10 (Home: 3–2; Away: 10–8) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 39 June 1 @ Orioles 6–4 Union Park 1,382 22-16 W1 40 June 2 @ Orioles 3–2 Union Park 937 23-16 W2 41 June 3 @ Orioles 5–2 Union Park 740 24-16 W3 42 June 4 @ Senators 7–5 Boundary Field 1,968 25-16 W4 43 June 6 @ Senators 7–4 Boundary Field 1,697 26-16 W5 44 June 7 @ Senators 2–20 Boundary Field 1,356 26-17 L1 - June 8 @ Giants Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 10 45 June 9 @ Giants 5–9 Polo Grounds 1,037 26-18 L2 46 June 10 1 @ Giants 7–3 Polo Grounds N/A 27-18 W1 47 June 10 2 @ Giants 1–2 Polo Grounds 1,672 27-19 L1 48 June 11 @ Beaneaters 4–6 South End Grounds 5,131 27-20 L2 49 June 13 @ Beaneaters 7–5 South End Grounds 1,589 28-20 W1 50 June 14 @ Beaneaters 6–11 South End Grounds 1,007 28-21 L1 - June 16 @ Browns Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: April 17 51 June 17 @ Browns 5–7 Sportsman's Park 1,700 28-22 L2 52 June 18 @ Colts 3–0 South Side Park 3,000 29-22 W1 53 June 20 @ Colts 7–4 South Side Park 1,800 30-22 W2 54 June 21 @ Colts 2–1 South Side Park 2,000 31-22 W3 55 June 22 Spiders 3–9 League Park 2,534 31-23 L1 - June 23 Spideres Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: May 1 56 June 24 @ Pirates 0–2 Exposition Park 1,285 31-24 L2 57 June 25 @ Pirates 3–7 Exposition Park 2,835 31-25 L3 58 June 26 Colonels 7–3 League Park 5,297 32-25 W1 59 June 27 Colonels 4–5 League Park 1,721 32-26 L1 60 June 28 Colonels 4–1 League Park 2,000 33-26 W1 61 June 29 Colts 6–1 League Park 2,732 34-26 W2 62 June 30 Colts 7–7 League Park 1,257 34-26 W2
July: 10–5 (Home: 10–5; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak - July 1 Senators Postponed (schedule change); Makeup: July 3 63 July 2 Senators 7–5 League Park 1,760 35-26 W3 64 July 3 Senators 3–0 League Park 3,927 36-26 W4 65 July 4 1 Beaneaters 9–5 League Park 7,200 37-26 W5 66 July 4 2 Beaneaters 6–7 League Park 8,884 37-27 L1 67 July 5 Phillies 3–7 League Park 2,248 37-28 L2 68 July 6 Phillies 5–11 League Park 1,435 37-29 L3 69 July 7 Orioles 21–2 League Park 928 38-29 W1 70 July 8 1 Orioles 2–4 League Park N/A 38-30 L1 71 July 8 2 Orioles 12–5 League Park 1,800 39-30 W1 72 July 9 1 Giants 10–1 League Park N/A 40-30 W2 73 July 9 2 Giants 10–4 League Park 3,849 41-30 W3 74 July 11 1 Giants 12–8 League Park N/A 42-30 W4 75 July 11 2 Giants 4–2 League Park 2,293 43-30 W5 76 July 12 Grooms 2–4 League Park 1,463 43-31 L1 77 July 13 Grooms 3–1 League Park 1,252 44-31 W1

Legend
Reds Win	Reds Loss	Game Tied/Postponed

1892 2nd Half Game Log: 38–37 (Home: 22–15; Away: 16–22)
August: 8–6 (Home: 2–0; Away: 6–6) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 1 July 15 @ Orioles 2–5 Union Park 1,596 0-1 L1 2 July 16 @ Orioles 16–5 Union Park 2,504 1-1 W1 3 July 18 @ Giants 5–2 Polo Grounds 2,086 2-1 W2 4 July 19 @ Giants 3–1 Polo Grounds 1,200 3-1 W3 5 July 20 @ Senators 3–2 Boundary Field 1,125 4-1 W4 6 July 21 @ Senators 6–2 Boundary Field 2,119 5-1 W5 7 July 22 @ Grooms 3–6 Eastern Park 2,154 5-2 L1 8 July 23 @ Grooms 2–3 Eastern Park 5,524 5-3 L2 9 July 25 @ Phillies 0–6 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 3,018 5-4 L3 10 July 26 @ Phillies 6–26 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 2,796 5-5 L4 11 July 27 @ Beaneaters 4–5 South End Grounds 1,188 5-6 L5 12 July 28 @ Beaneaters 3–2 South End Grounds 1,388 6-6 W1 - July 29 Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 31 13 July 30 Browns 8–6 League Park 1,234 7-6 W2 14 July 31 Browns 6–0 League Park 3,580 8-6 W3
August: 12–14 (Home: 10–7; Away: 2–7) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 15 August 1 @ Colonels 1–6 Eclipse Park 1,003 8-7 L1 16 August 2 @ Colonels 4–11 Eclipse Park 1,300 8-8 L2 17 August 3 Pirates 3–5 League Park 1,120 8-9 L3 18 August 4 Pirates 12–5 League Park 1,110 9-9 W1 19 August 6 @ Colts 1–6 South Side Park 3,000 9-10 L1 20 August 8 @ Colts 8–12 South Side Park 1,000 9-11 L2 21 August 9 @ Spiders 5–8 League Park 2,200 9-12 L3 22 August 10 @ Spiders 6–5 League Park 1,785 10-12 W1 23 August 11 @ Pirates 1–4 Exposition Park 1,107 10-13 L1 24 August 12 @ Pirates 1–4 Exposition Park 1,327 10-14 L2 25 August 13 @ Pirates 7–3 Exposition Park 2,380 11-14 W1 26 August 15 Giants 2–9 League Park 1,845 11-15 L1 27 August 16 Giants 6–8 League Park 1,000 11-16 L2 28 August 17 Giants 7–13 League Park 628 11-17 L3 29 August 18 Phillies 0–7 League Park 557 11-18 L4 30 August 19 Phillies 4–3 League Park 379 12-18 W1 31 August 20 Phillies 3–0 League Park 1,483 13-18 W2 32 August 22 Senators 6–5 League Park 1,811 14-18 W3 33 August 23 Senators 9–9 League Park 937 14-18 W3 34 August 24 1 Senators 7–2 League Park N/A 15-18 W4 35 August 24 2 Senators 4–2 League Park 1,980 16-18 W5 36 August 25 Orioles 3–1 League Park 699 17-18 W6 - August 26 Orioles Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 28 37 August 27 Orioles 6–5 League Park 2,302 18-18 W7 38 August 28 Orioles 8–2 League Park 5,952 19-18 W8 39 August 29 Beaneaters 2–5 League Park 2,103 19-19 L1 40 August 30 Beaneaters 6–1 League Park 1,579 20-19 W1 41 August 31 Beaneaters 1–5 League Park 2,230 20-20 L1
September: 11–13 (Home: 4–7; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 42 September 1 Grooms 10–7 League Park 922 21-20 W1 43 September 2 Grooms 8–5 League Park 1,792 22-20 W2 44 September 3 Grooms 8–1 League Park 2,832 23-20 W3 45 September 4 Orioles 1–6 League Park 4,498 23-21 L1 - September 5 @ Orioles Postponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: September 4 46 September 5 @ Orioles 7–5 Union Park 1,102 24-21 W1 47 September 7 @ Phillies 3–4 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 1,134 24-22 L1 48 September 8 @ Phillies 6–7 Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds 1,200 24-23 L2 49 September 9 @ Giants 4–5 Polo Grounds 887 24-24 L3 50 September 10 @ Giants 9–0 Polo Grounds 1,732 25-24 W1 51 September 12 @ Senators 4–5 Boundary Field 716 25-25 L1 52 September 14 @ Grooms 6–2 Eastern Park 553 26-25 W1 53 September 15 @ Grooms 7–4 Eastern Park 1,339 27-25 W2 54 September 16 @ Beaneaters 2–1 South End Grounds 1,464 28-25 W3 55 September 17 @ Beaneaters 4–7 South End Grounds 2,341 28-26 L1 - September 19 Colonels Postponed (train wreck); Makeup: October 7 56 September 20 Colonels 7–6 League Park 1,492 29-26 W1 57 September 21 Colonels 1–3 League Park 719 29-27 L1 58 September 22 @ Browns 2–6 Sportsman's Park 400 29-28 L2 59 September 24 @ Browns 3–3 Sportsman's Park 2,100 29-28 L2 60 September 25 1 @ Browns 5–2 Sportsman's Park N/A 30-28 W1 61 September 25 2 @ Browns 8–6 Sportsman's Park 7,500 31-28 W2 62 September 26 Spiders 2–3 League Park 1,613 31-29 L1 63 September 27 Spiders 2–3 League Park 1,500 31-30 L2 64 September 28 Spiders 5–9 League Park 1,202 31-31 L3 65 September 29 Colts 4–10 League Park 857 31-32 L4 66 September 30 Colts 1–5 League Park 828 31-33 L5
October: 7–4 (Home: 6–1; Away: 1–3) # Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak 67 October 1 Colts 7–2 League Park 834 32-33 W1 68 October 2 1 Browns 12–10 League Park N/a 33-33 W2 69 October 2 2 Browns 4–1 League Park 4,518 34-33 W3 - October 3 Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 2 - October 4 Browns Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: October 2 70 October 5 @ Spiders 0–6 League Park 100 34-34 L1 71 October 6 @ Spiders 6–5 League Park 600 35-34 W1 72 October 7 Colonels 4–3 League Park 637 36-34 W2 - October 8 @ Colonels Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: October 9 73 October 9 1 @ Colonels 5–9 Eclipse Park N/A 36-35 L1 74 October 9 2 @ Colonels 3–3 Eclipse Park N/A 36-35 L1 - October 10 @ Colts Postponed (site change); Makeup: October 10 75 October 10 Colts 3–4 League Park 801 36-36 L2 - October 11 @ Colts Postponed (site change); Makeup: October 11 76 October 11 Colts 4–5 League Park 531 36-37 L3 77 October 13 Pirates 8–6 League Park 321 37-37 W1 78 October 15 Pirates 7–1 League Park 604 38-37 W2

1892 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Ice Box Chamberlain Dan Daub Jesse Duryea Frank Dwyer George Hemming Bumpus Jones Frank Knauss Willie McGill George Meakim Tony Mullane George Rettger Billy Rhines Ben Stephens Mike Sullivan		Catchers Tom Dowse Jerry Harrington Dan Mahoney Morgan Murphy Farmer Vaughn Infielders Charlie Comiskey Frank Genins Bill Kuehne Arlie Latham Bid McPhee Germany Smith		Outfielders Pete Browning Eddie Burke Jocko Halligan Bug Holliday Buster Hoover Tip O'Neill Curt Welch George Wood		Manager Charlie Comiskey

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	Morgan Murphy	74	234	46	.197	2	24
1B	Charlie Comiskey	141	551	125	.227	3	71
2B	Bid McPhee	144	573	157	.274	4	60
SS	Germany Smith	139	506	123	.243	8	63
3B	Arlie Latham	152	622	148	.238	0	44
OF	Bug Holliday	152	602	177	.294	13	91
OF	Tip O'Neill	109	419	105	.251	2	52
OF	Pete Browning	83	307	93	.303	3	52

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
Farmer Vaughn	91	346	88	.254	2	50
Frank Genins	35	110	20	.182	0	7
George Wood	30	107	21	.196	0	14
Jocko Halligan	26	101	29	.287	2	12
Curt Welch	25	94	19	.202	1	7
Jerry Harrington	22	61	13	.213	0	3
Buster Hoover	14	51	9	.176	0	2
Eddie Burke	15	41	6	.146	0	4
Bill Kuehne	6	24	5	.208	1	4
Dan Mahoney	5	21	4	.190	0	1
Tom Dowse	1	4	0	.000	0	0

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Ice Box Chamberlain	52	406.1	19	23	3.39	169
Tony Mullane	37	295.0	21	13	2.59	109
Frank Dwyer	34	268.1	20	10	2.31	47
Mike Sullivan	21	166.1	12	4	3.08	56
Billy Rhines	11	74.2	3	7	5.42	10
Jesse Duryea	9	68.0	2	5	3.57	21
Dan Daub	4	25.0	1	2	2.88	7
Willie McGill	3	17.0	1	1	5.29	7
George Meakim	3	13.2	1	1	8.56	4
George Rettger	1	9.0	1	0	4.00	1
Bumpus Jones	1	9.0	1	0	0.00	3
Ben Stephens	1	7.0	0	1	1.29	1

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Frank Knauss	1	0	0	0	3.38	2
George Hemming	1	0	1	0	7.50	0
Bug Holliday	1	0	0	0	11.25	0

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