Former Major League Baseball franchise
For the current Major League Baseball team that has played since 1881, see
Cincinnati Reds
. For the first openly all-professional baseball team that played from 1869 to 1870, see
Cincinnati Red Stockings
.
Cincinnati Reds
(Cincinnati Red Stockings)
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Established
1876
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Based in
Cincinnati
,
Ohio
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Ballpark
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Team colors
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Red, white, black
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Owners
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- J.W. Neff (1877?1879)
- Josiah "Si" Keck (1876?1877)
- John Joyce (1875)
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Managers
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Major league titles
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- National League pennants:
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The
Cincinnati Reds
, also known as the
Cincinnati Red Stockings
, were a professional baseball team based in
Cincinnati, Ohio
that played from 1875?1879. The club predated the
National League
of which it became a charter member.
History
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John Joyce, who was an organizer of the Red Stockings club dismantled in 1870, reformed the club through a new company in 1875. Two players from the 1870 season returned as part of a new professional nine which played local amateur clubs.
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Joyce then sold the Reds to wealthy Cincinnati meat packer Josiah "Si" Keck during the winter. When the National League was formed on February 2, 1876 at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City, eight cities were selected to compete in the new major league: St. Louis, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston and Keck's Cincinnati club.
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The Reds played at
Avenue Grounds
. They were managed by player/manager
Charlie Gould
, and
outfielder
Charley Jones
led the Cincinnati offense with 4
home runs
and 38
runs batted in
. The 1876 team finished a dismal 9?56, last in the new eight-team National League; its winning percentage was the lowest in major-league history until the
1899 Cleveland Spiders
surpassed it with a 20-134 record (.130). In 1877, helmed by the managing trio of
Lip Pike
,
Bob Addy
, and
Jack Manning
, the Reds finished 6th in the National League. Pike, the
second baseman
, led the team with 4 home runs and rookie
pitcher
Bobby Mitchell
led the team with 41
strikeouts
.
In the 1878 season, player/manager
Cal McVey
piloted Cincinnati to second place in the league. Charley Jones led the team with 3 homers and
Will White
led the team with 169 strikeouts. Sharing the managing duties,
catcher
Deacon White
and McVey managed the team to 5th place.
Starting pitcher
Will White hurled 232 strikeouts.
Baseball Hall of Fame
member
King Kelly
played on the 1878 and '79 Reds.
Following the 1879 season, the club was disbanded.
Justus Thorner
, owner of the semi-professional
Cincinnati Stars
, purchased a new National League franchise and moved his club into the vacant spot left by the Reds; the Stars folded after the 1880 season. A
new Reds franchise
debuted in 1882 in the
American Association
, and joined the National League in 1890.
Year-by-year records
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Baseball Hall of Famers
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