The 1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds finished with a 69–36 record in the Union Association, finishing in third place (second among teams that played a full schedule). This was the only season the team existed, and indeed the only season the Union Association existed.
1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | |
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League | Union Association |
Ballpark | Bank Street Grounds |
City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Owners | Justus Thorner, John McLean |
Managers | Dan O'Leary, Sam Crane |
Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Maroons | 94 | 19 | .832 | — | 49–6 | 45–13 |
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds | 69 | 36 | .657 | 21 | 35–17 | 34–19 |
Baltimore Monumentals | 58 | 47 | .552 | 32 | 29–21 | 29–26 |
Boston Reds | 58 | 51 | .532 | 34 | 34–22 | 24–29 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 35½ | 8–4 | 0–0 |
St. Paul Saints | 2 | 6 | .250 | 39½ | 0–0 | 2–6 |
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies | 41 | 50 | .451 | 42 | 21–19 | 20–31 |
Altoona Mountain Citys | 6 | 19 | .240 | 44 | 6–12 | 0–7 |
Wilmington Quicksteps | 2 | 16 | .111 | 44½ | 1–6 | 1–10 |
Washington Nationals (UA) | 47 | 65 | .420 | 46½ | 36–27 | 11–38 |
Philadelphia Keystones | 21 | 46 | .313 | 50 | 14–21 | 7–25 |
Kansas City Cowboys | 16 | 63 | .203 | 61 | 11–23 | 5–40 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ALT | BAL | BOS | CHI/PIT | CIN | KC | MIL | PHI | STL | STP | WSH | WIL | |||||
Altoona | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–8 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |||||
Baltimore | 3–1 | — | 10–5–1 | 7–5 | 4–10 | 10–2 | 1–3 | 10–2 | 1–14 | 0–0 | 11–5 | 1–0 | |||||
Boston | 1–1 | 5–10–1 | — | 4–8–1 | 5–11 | 8–4 | 2–2 | 8–3 | 8–8 | 0–0 | 12–4 | 5–0 | |||||
Chicago/Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | — | 7–8 | 12–4 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 2–14 | 0–0 | 4–8–1 | 0–0 | |||||
Cincinnati | 3–0 | 10–4 | 11–5 | 8–7 | — | 9–1 | 0–0 | 9–0 | 4–12 | 3–0 | 10–6 | 2–1 | |||||
Kansas City | 0–0 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–12 | 1–9 | — | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–11–1 | 1–1–1 | 4–8–1 | 0–0 | |||||
Milwaukee | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |||||
Philadelphia | 3–1 | 2–10 | 3–8 | 5–3 | 0–9 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–8 | 0–0 | 4–7 | 0–0 | |||||
St. Louis | 8–0 | 14–1 | 8–8 | 14–2 | 12–4 | 11–0–1 | 0–0 | 8–0 | — | 2–1 | 13–3 | 4–0 | |||||
St. Paul | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||
Washington | 1–3 | 5–11 | 4–12 | 8–4–1 | 6–10 | 8–4–1 | 1–3 | 7–4 | 3–13 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | |||||
Wilmington | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | — |
Opening Day lineup
editRoster
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Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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C | John Kelly | 38 | 142 | 40 | .282 | 1 |
1B | Martin Powell | 43 | 185 | 59 | .319 | 1 |
2B | Sam Crane | 80 | 309 | 72 | .233 | 1 |
3B | Charlie Barber | 55 | 204 | 41 | .201 | 0 |
SS | Ri Jones | 69 | 272 | 71 | .261 | 2 |
OF | Bill Harbridge | 82 | 341 | 95 | .279 | 2 |
OF | Lou Sylvester | 82 | 333 | 89 | .267 | 2 |
OF | Bill Hawes | 79 | 349 | 97 | .278 | 4 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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Dick Burns | 79 | 350 | 107 | .306 | 4 |
Jack Glasscock | 38 | 172 | 72 | .419 | 2 |
Mox McQuery | 35 | 132 | 37 | .280 | 2 |
Dan O'Leary | 32 | 132 | 34 | .258 | 1 |
Elmer Cleveland | 29 | 115 | 37 | .322 | 0 |
Bill Schwartz | 29 | 106 | 25 | .236 | 1 |
Fatty Briody | 22 | 89 | 30 | .337 | 0 |
Joe Crotty | 21 | 84 | 22 | .262 | 1 |
Frank McLaughlin | 16 | 67 | 16 | .239 | 2 |
Ed Kennedy | 13 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 |
Fred Robinson | 3 | 13 | 3 | .231 | 0 |
John Ewing | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Lou Meyers | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: 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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George Bradley | 41 | 342.0 | 25 | 15 | 2.71 | 158 |
Dick Burns | 40 | 329.2 | 23 | 15 | 2.46 | 167 |
Jim McCormick | 24 | 210.0 | 21 | 3 | 1.54 | 161 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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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Lou Sylvester | 6 | 32.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.58 | 7 |
Postseason
editThe Outlaw Reds played a postseason series against the first place team in the UA, the St. Louis Maroons. The Outlaw Reds managed just four wins in sixteen games against the league champs.