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