1876 Cincinnati Reds season
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| Manager(s) | Charlie Gould |
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The 1876 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's first season of existence, having been formed as part of the brand new National League in 1876. This team was not related (except by name) to the previous Cincinnati Red Stockings National Association team, which had folded in 1870.[1]
Regular season
One bright spot for the Reds was the play of Charley Jones, who led the club with a batting average of .286, had the second highest home run total in the league with four, and was among the league leaders in doubles and slugging percentage.
Season summary
The Reds played their first ever game on April 25, 1876, defeating the St. Louis Brown Stockings 2–1 at Avenue Grounds. Wins would be far and few between for the Reds, as after putting up a solid 3–2 record in their opening five games, the Reds would go on an eleven-game losing streak to fall to 3–13. After defeating the Hartford Dark Blues 8–2 to end their losing streak, the Reds would then have a thirteen-game losing streak, and saw their record fall to 4–26. By the time the season was finished, Cincinnati had the worst record in the National League, as they ended the season with a 9–56 record, 42.5 games behind the first place Chicago White Stockings.
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Chicago White Stockings | 52 | 14 | 0.788 | — | 25–6 | 27–8 |
| Hartford Dark Blues | 47 | 21 | 0.691 | 6 | 23–9 | 24–12 |
| St. Louis Brown Stockings | 45 | 19 | 0.703 | 6 | 24–6 | 21–13 |
| Boston Red Caps | 39 | 31 | 0.557 | 15 | 19–17 | 20–14 |
| Louisville Grays | 30 | 36 | 0.455 | 22 | 15–16 | 15–20 |
| New York Mutuals | 21 | 35 | 0.375 | 26 | 13–20 | 8–15 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 14 | 45 | 0.237 | 34½ | 10–24 | 4–21 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 56 | 0.138 | 42½ | 6–24 | 3–32 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | HAR | LOU | NY | PHI | STL | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 1–9 | 10–0 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 9–1 | — | 10–0 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0–10 | 0–10 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 3–5 | 2–7 | |||||||||
| Hartford | 8–2 | 4–6 | 9–1 | — | 9–1–1 | 4–4 | 9–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 5–5 | 1–9 | 8–2 | 1–9–1 | — | 5–3–1 | 6–2–1 | 4–6 | |||||||||
| New York | 2–8 | 1–7 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 3–5–1 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1–9 | 1–7 | 5–3 | 1–9 | 2–6–1 | 4–3 | — | 0–8 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–2 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 8–0 | — | |||||||||
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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| C | Pierson, DaveDave Pierson | 57 | 233 | 55 | .236 | 0 | 13 |
| 1B | Gould, CharlieCharlie Gould | 61 | 258 | 65 | .252 | 0 | 11 |
| 2B | Sweasy, CharlieCharlie Sweasy | 56 | 225 | 46 | .204 | 0 | 10 |
| 3B | Foley, WillWill Foley | 58 | 221 | 50 | .226 | 0 | 9 |
| SS | Kessler, HenryHenry Kessler | 59 | 248 | 64 | .258 | 0 | 11 |
| OF | Jones, CharleyCharley Jones | 64 | 276 | 79 | .286 | 4 | 38 |
| OF | Snyder, RedlegRedleg Snyder | 55 | 205 | 31 | .151 | 0 | 12 |
| OF | Clack, BobbyBobby Clack | 32 | 118 | 19 | .161 | 0 | 5 |
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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| Booth, AmosAmos Booth | 63 | 272 | 71 | .261 | 0 | 14 |
| Field, SamSam Field | 4 | 14 | 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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| Dean, DoryDory Dean | 30 | 262.2 | 4 | 26 | 3.73 | 22 |
| Fisher, CherokeeCherokee Fisher | 28 | 229.1 | 4 | 20 | 3.02 | 29 |
| Williams, DaleDale Williams | 9 | 83 | 1 | 8 | 4.23 | 9 |
| Pierson, DaveDave Pierson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ∞ | 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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| Booth, AmosAmos Booth | 3 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 9.31 | 0 |
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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| Gould, CharlieCharlie Gould | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Clack, BobbyBobby Clack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |