1878 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 37-23
Finished 2nd in the NL
Ballpark: Avenue Grounds
Manager: Cal McVey (37-23)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1878 Cincinnati Reds RosterTeam Record: 37-23
Finished 2nd in the NL
Ballpark: Avenue Grounds
Manager: Cal McVey (37-23)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1878 Cincinnati Reds Results
The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1878 season with a record of 37 wins and 23 losses, finishing second in the NL.
The Reds scored 333 runs and allowed 281 runs. Charley Jones drove in 39 runs. Deacon White led batters with significant playing time by hitting .314. Will White earned 30 wins on the mound for the squad and a team-best 1.79 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Cal McVey coached the team.
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Pitching:
| Player | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will White | 30 | 21 | .588 | 1.79 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 468.0 | 477 | 249 | 93 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1939 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 | 69 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 328 |
| Totals | 37 | 23 | .617 | 1.84 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 548.0 | 546 | 281 | 112 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2267 |
Batting:
| Player | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McVey | 61 | 276 | 271 | 43 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .306 | .319 | .395 | .714 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deacon White | 61 | 268 | 258 | 41 | 81 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .314 | .340 | .337 | .677 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charley Jones | 61 | 265 | 261 | 50 | 81 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .310 | .321 | .441 | .761 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gerhardt | 60 | 266 | 259 | 46 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .297 | .316 | .340 | .656 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Kelly | 60 | 244 | 237 | 29 | 67 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .283 | .303 | .321 | .624 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chub Sullivan | 61 | 246 | 244 | 29 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .258 | .264 | .291 | .555 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Geer | 61 | 247 | 237 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 | .219 | .251 | .291 | .542 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lip Pike | 31 | 149 | 145 | 28 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .324 | .342 | .372 | .715 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | 29 | 123 | 123 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .309 | .309 | .366 | .675 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will White | 52 | 205 | 197 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41 | .142 | .176 | .157 | .333 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 13 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .245 | .260 | .245 | .505 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 550 | 2339 | 2281 | 333 | 629 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 141 | .276 | .294 | .331 | .625 | 755 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chub Sullivan | 1B | 61 | 0 | 547.0 | 680 | 23 | 18 | 33 | .975 | 11.567 | 11.525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gerhardt | 2B | 60 | 0 | 533.0 | 159 | 206 | 38 | 26 | .906 | 6.163 | 6.083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Geer | 2B | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5.400 | 4.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | 3B | 61 | 0 | 541.0 | 78 | 106 | 42 | 6 | .814 | 3.061 | 3.016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | 3B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon White | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon White | C | 48 | 0 | 393.0 | 262 | 66 | 33 | 4 | .909 | 7.511 | 6.833 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | C | 17 | 0 | 149.0 | 99 | 39 | 20 | 3 | .873 | 8.336 | 8.118 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | C | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charley Jones | OF | 61 | 0 | 581.0 | 120 | 9 | 15 | 1 | .896 | 1.998 | 2.115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | OF | 47 | 0 | 415.0 | 51 | 24 | 23 | 2 | .765 | 1.627 | 1.596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buttercup Dickerson | OF | 29 | 0 | 257.0 | 56 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .877 | 1.996 | 1.966 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lip Pike | OF | 31 | 0 | 245.0 | 38 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .824 | 1.543 | 1.355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon White | OF | 16 | 0 | 123.0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .760 | 1.390 | 1.188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | OF | 1 | 0 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.350 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will White | P | 52 | 0 | 468.0 | 13 | 90 | 15 | 2 | .873 | 1.981 | 1.981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | P | 9 | 0 | 80.0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.913 | 1.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Geer | SS | 60 | 0 | 531.0 | 58 | 177 | 36 | 15 | .867 | 3.983 | 3.917 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Mitchell | SS | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3.375 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 563 | 0 | 4927.0 | 1642 | 780 | 269 | 94 | .900 | 4.424 | 4.302 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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