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1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds season

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1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
LeagueUnion Association
BallparkBank Street Grounds
CityCincinnati, Ohio
Record69–36 (.657)
League place2nd
OwnersJustus Thorner, John McLean
ManagersDan O'Leary, Sam Crane

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.

Regular season

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Season standings

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Union Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Maroons 9419 .832 496 4513
Cincinnati Outlaw Reds 6936 .657 21 3517 3419
Baltimore Monumentals 5847 .552 32 2921 2926
Boston Reds 5851 .532 34 3422 2429
Milwaukee Brewers 84 .667 35½ 84 00
St. Paul Saints 26 .250 39½ 00 26
Chicago Browns/Pittsburgh Stogies 4150 .451 42 2119 2031
Altoona Mountain Citys 619 .240 44 612 07
Wilmington Quicksteps 216 .111 44½ 16 110
Washington Nationals (UA) 4765 .420 46½ 3627 1138
Philadelphia Keystones 2146 .313 50 1421 725
Kansas City Cowboys 1663 .203 61 1123 540

Record vs. opponents

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Sources:
Team ALT BLU BSU CUN COR KC MIL PHK SLM SPS WST WIL
Altoona 1–31–10–00–30–00–01–30–80–03–10–0
Baltimore 3–110–5–17–54–1010–21–310–21–140–011–51–0
Boston 1–15–10–14–8–15–118–42–28–38–80–012–45–0
Chicago/Pittsburgh 0–05–78–4–17–812–40–03–52–140–04–8–10–0
Cincinnati 3–010–411–58–79–10–09–04–123–010–62–1
Kansas City 0–02–104–84–121–90–00–40–11–11–1–14–8–10–0
Milwaukee 0–03–12–20–00–00–00–00–00–03–10–0
Philadelphia 3–12–103–85–30–94–00–00–80–04–70–0
St. Louis 8–014–18–814–212–411–0–10–08–02–113–34–0
St. Paul 0–00–00–00–00–31–1–10–00–01–20–00–0
Washington 1–35–114–128–4–16–108–4–11–37–43–130–04–1
Wilmington 0–00–10–50–01–20–00–00–00–40–01–4

Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1884 Cincinnati Outlaw Reds
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR
CJohn Kelly3814240.2821
1BMartin Powell4318559.3191
2BSam Crane8030972.2331
3BCharlie Barber5520441.2010
SSRi Jones6927271.2612
OFBill Harbridge8234195.2792
OFLou Sylvester8233389.2672
OFBill Hawes7934997.2784

Other batters

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

Player G AB H Avg. HR
Dick Burns79350107.3064
Jack Glasscock3817272.4192
Mox McQuery3513237.2802
Dan O'Leary3213234.2581
Elmer Cleveland2911537.3220
Bill Schwartz2910625.2361
Fatty Briody228930.3370
Joe Crotty218422.2621
Frank McLaughlin166716.2392
Ed Kennedy134810.2080
Fred Robinson3133.2310
John Ewing140.0000
Lou Meyers230.0000

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
George Bradley41342.025152.71158
Dick Burns40329.223152.46167
Jim McCormick24210.02131.54161

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lou Sylvester632.2013.587

Postseason

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The 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.

Notes

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References

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