1878 Cincinnati Reds season

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1878  Cincinnati Reds
League National League
Ballpark Avenue Grounds
City Cincinnati
Manager Cal McVey
  1877 Seasons 1879  

The 1878 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the National League with a record of 37–23, four games behind the Boston Red Caps.

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Regular season

After finishing their first two seasons in the National League in last place, the Reds were hoping for some improvement in the 1878 season. Cincinnati signed Cal McVey of the Chicago White Stockings to become the team's new third baseman, and new manager. Catcher Deacon White of the Boston Red Caps signed with Cincinnati. White led the National League with a .387 batting average, 103 hits, eleven triples, 49 RBI, and a .545 slugging percentage with the Red Caps in 1877. White also led the National League with 60 RBI while playing for the White Stockings in 1876. On the mound, 23-year-old Will White was signed by the Reds. White appeared in three games with the Boston Red Caps in 1877, going 2–1 with a 3.00 ERA.

Charley Jones had another very solid season with the Reds, as he had a .310 batting average, along with a team high three home runs and 39 RBI. White saw his production slip, however, he still hit .314 with 29 RBI. Player-manager McVey was solid with a .306 average and two home runs along with 28 RBI. Rookie King Kelly hit .283 with 27 RBI. White had a spectacular season, going 30–21 with a 1.79 ERA in 468 innings pitched.

Season summary

The Reds opened the season with a six-game winning streak, and stayed hot in their first twenty games, going 15–5, and were sitting in first place in the National League. Cincinnati then went on a six-game losing streak, falling to 15–11, and out of first place. The Reds never reclaimed first place; however, they finished the season strong, including a nine-game winning streak late in the year, to finish in second place with a 37–23 record, five games behind the first place Boston Red Caps.

Season standings

National League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Red Caps 4119.6832371812
Cincinnati Reds 3723.61742581215
Providence Grays 3327.550817131614
Chicago White Stockings 3030.5001117181312
Indianapolis Blues 2436.4001710171419
Milwaukee Grays 1545.25026718827

Record vs. opponents


Sources:
TeamBOSCHICININDMILPRV
Boston 8–46–610–211–16–6
Chicago 4–82–108–410–26–6–1
Cincinnati 6–610–24–8–18–49–3
Indianapolis 2–104–88–4–18–4–12–10–1
Milwaukee 1–112–104–84–8–14–8
Providence 6–66–6–13–910–2–18–4

Game log

Legend
Reds WinReds LossGame Tied/Postponed
1878 Game Log: 37–23 (Home: 25–8; Away: 12–15)
May: 11–3 (Home: 7–1; Away: 4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1May 1 Milwaukee Grays 6–4 Avenue Grounds N/A1–0W1
2May 2 Milwaukee Grays 6–2Avenue GroundsN/A2–0W2
3May 4 Milwaukee Grays 4–1Avenue GroundsN/A3–0W3
4May 7 White Stockings 4–3Avenue GroundsN/A4–0W4
5May 9 White Stockings 9–1Avenue GroundsN/A5–0W5
6May 11 White Stockings 4–1Avenue GroundsN/A6–0W6
7May 14@ Milwaukee Grays 5–8 Eclipse Park N/A6–1L1
8May 16@ Milwaukee Grays 8–12Eclipse ParkN/A6–2L2
9May 18@ Milwaukee Grays 10–2Eclipse ParkN/A7–2W1
10May 21@ White Stockings 13–2 Lakefront Park 2,1008–2W2
11May 23@ White Stockings 7–3Lakefront Park2,5009–2W3
12May 25@ White Stockings 10–8Lakefront Park3,00010–2W4
13May 28 Blues 3–11Avenue GroundsN/A10–3L1
14May 30 Blues 4–1Avenue GroundsN/A11–3W1
June: 4–8 (Home: 0–1; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
15June 1 Blues 5–6Avenue GroundsN/A11–4L1
16June 4@ Blues 3–9 South Street Park N/A11–5L2
17June 6@ Blues 11–4South Stret ParkN/A12–5W1
June 8@ Blues Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 26
June 11@ Providence Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: June 14
18June 13@ Providence Grays 2–0 Messer Street Grounds N/A13–5W2
19June 14@ Providence Grays 4–3Messer Street GroundsN/A14–5W3
20June 15@ Providence Grays 11–3Messer Street GroundsN/A15–5W4
21June 17@ Red Caps 2–4 South End Grounds N/A15–6L1
22June 20@ Red Caps 0–5South End GroundsN/A15–7L2
June 22@ Red Caps Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 22
June 25@ Blues Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: June 28
23June 26@ Blues 1–5South Stret ParkN/A15–8L3
24June 27@ Blues 3–7South Stret ParkN/A15–9L4
25June 28@ Blues 5–9South Stret ParkN/A15–10L5
26June 29@ Blues 2–10South Stret ParkN/A15–11L6
July: 7–7 (Home: 6–3; Away: 1–4)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
27July 2 Blues 7–7Avenue GroundsN/A15-11L6
28July 4 Blues 5–3Avenue GroundsN/A16–11W1
29July 5 Blues 4–3Avenue GroundsN/A17–11W2
30July 6 Blues 5–6Avenue GroundsN/A17–12L1
31July 9 Providence Grays 12–4Avenue GroundsN/A18–12W1
32July 11 Providence Grays 2–13Avenue GroundsN/A18–13L1
July 13 Providence Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 15
33July 15 Providence Grays 13–9Avenue GroundsN/A19–13W1
34July 16 Red Caps 5–3Avenue GroundsN/A20–13W2
35July 18 Red Caps 4–1Avenue GroundsN/A21–13W3
36July 20 Red Caps 0–1Avenue GroundsN/A21–14L1
37July 22@ Red Caps 7–8South End GroundsN/A21–15L2
38July 23@ Red Caps 4–11South End GroundsN/A21–16L3
39July 25@ Red Caps 9–10South End GroundsN/A21–17L4
40July 27@ Red Caps 3–2South End GroundsN/A22–17W1
July 30@ Providence Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 31
41July 31@ Providence Grays 3–9Messer Street GroundsN/A22–18L1
August: 9–4 (Home: 8–3; Away: 1–1)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
August 1@ Providence Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 2
42August 2@ Providence Grays 3–6Messer Street GroundsN/A22–19L2
43August 3@ Providence Grays 4–0Messer Street GroundsN/A23–19W1
August 6@ Milwaukee Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 12 (site change)
August 8@ Milwaukee Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 14 (site change)
44August 10 Milwaukee Grays 9–0Avenue GroundsN/A24–19W2
45August 12 Milwaukee Grays 6–5Avenue GroundsN/A25–19W3
46August 13 Milwaukee Grays 7–10Avenue GroundsN/A25–20L1
47August 14 Milwaukee Grays 5–6Avenue GroundsN/A25–21L2
48August 15 Milwaukee Grays 13–2Avenue GroundsN/A26–21W1
49August 17 Milwaukee Grays 5–2Avenue GroundsN/A27–21W2
August 20 White Stockings Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 21
50August 21 White Stockings 4–7Avenue GroundsN/A27–22L1
51August 22 White Stockings 5–3Avenue GroundsN/A28–22W1
52August 24 White Stockings 7–5Avenue GroundsN/A29–22W2
53August 27 Providence Grays 5–1Avenue GroundsN/A30–22W3
54August 29 Providence Grays 2–0Avenue GroundsN/A31–22W4
August 31 Providence Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 2
September: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
55September 2 Providence Grays 6–2Avenue GroundsN/A32–22W5
56September 3 Red Caps 3–0Avenue GroundsN/A33–22W6
57September 5 Red Caps 5–2Avenue GroundsN/A34–22W7
58September 7 Red Caps 6–1Avenue GroundsN/A35–22W8
September 10@ White Stockings Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 11
59September 11@ White Stockings 2–0Lakefront ParkN/A36–22W9
60September 12@ White Stockings 2–9Lakefront ParkN/A36–23L1
61September 14@ White Stockings 9–6Lakefront ParkN/A37–23W1

Roster

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1878 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers

Catchers

InfieldersOutfieldersManager

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C Deacon White 6125881.314029
1B Chub Sullivan 6124463.258020
2B Joe Gerhardt 6025977.297028
3B Cal McVey 6127183.306228
SS Billy Geer 6123752.219020
OF Charley Jones 6126181.310339
OF King Kelly 6023767.283027
OF Lip Pike 3114547.324011

Other batters

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Buttercup Dickerson 2912338.30909

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Will White 52468.030211.79169
Bobby Mitchell 980.0722.1451

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