1879 Cincinnati Reds Statistics
National League (NL)
Team Record: 43-37
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: Avenue Grounds
Manager: Deacon White (9-9)
Manager: Cal McVey (34-28)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1879 Cincinnati Reds RosterTeam Record: 43-37
Finished 5th in the NL
Ballpark: Avenue Grounds
Manager: Deacon White (9-9)
Manager: Cal McVey (34-28)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1879 Cincinnati Reds Results
The Cincinnati Reds of the National League ended the 1879 season with a record of 43 wins and 37 losses, finishing fifth in the NL.
The Reds scored 485 runs and surrendered 464 runs. Buttercup Dickerson recorded 57 runs batted in. King Kelly led all regular hitters by hitting .348. Will White earned 43 wins for the squad and a team-best 1.99 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Deacon White and 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 | 43 | 31 | .581 | 1.99 | 76 | 75 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 680.0 | 676 | 404 | 150 | 10 | 68 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2906 |
| Jack Neagle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Harry Wheeler | 0 | 1 | .000 | 81.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Blondie Purcell | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 |
| Cal McVey | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 |
| Totals | 43 | 37 | .538 | 2.29 | 84 | 81 | 2 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 726.0 | 756 | 464 | 185 | 11 | 81 | 0 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3133 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Kelly | 77 | 353 | 345 | 78 | 120 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .348 | .363 | .493 | .855 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deacon White | 78 | 339 | 333 | 55 | 110 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .330 | .342 | .423 | .766 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal McVey | 81 | 362 | 354 | 64 | 105 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .297 | .312 | .381 | .694 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Hotaling | 81 | 381 | 369 | 64 | 103 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .279 | .302 | .390 | .692 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buttercup Dickerson | 81 | 353 | 350 | 73 | 102 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | .291 | .297 | .440 | .737 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Barnes | 77 | 339 | 323 | 55 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 25 | .266 | .301 | .316 | .617 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gerhardt | 79 | 316 | 313 | 22 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .198 | .206 | .265 | .471 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Foley | 56 | 220 | 218 | 22 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .211 | .218 | .243 | .461 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will White | 76 | 300 | 294 | 28 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 56 | .136 | .153 | .156 | .310 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Burke | 28 | 119 | 117 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .222 | .235 | .248 | .483 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blondie Purcell | 12 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .220 | .220 | .220 | .440 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Neagle | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Wheeler | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Magner | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 731 | 3151 | 3085 | 485 | 813 | 127 | 53 | 8 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 207 | .264 | .279 | .347 | .626 | 1070 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal McVey | 1B | 72 | 0 | 641.0 | 736 | 5 | 42 | 33 | .946 | 1.404 | 1.292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gerhardt | 1B | 8 | 0 | 69.0 | 82 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .946 | 11.348 | 1.875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon White | 1B | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gerhardt | 2B | 55 | 0 | 512.0 | 191 | 192 | 39 | 23 | .908 | 6.732 | 6.964 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ross Barnes | 2B | 16 | 0 | 135.0 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 5 | .853 | 5.800 | 5.438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Hotaling | 2B | 6 | 0 | 53.0 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 5 | .800 | 5.434 | 5.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Foley | 2B | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .789 | 5.400 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | 2B | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3.600 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | 3B | 33 | 0 | 295.0 | 36 | 88 | 25 | 3 | .832 | 3.783 | 3.758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Foley | 3B | 29 | 0 | 240.0 | 46 | 54 | 22 | 8 | .820 | 3.750 | 3.448 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gerhardt | 3B | 16 | 0 | 139.0 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 3 | .851 | 4.079 | 3.938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Burke | 3B | 5 | 0 | 42.0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .550 | 2.357 | 2.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Hotaling | 3B | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | 3B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon White | C | 59 | 0 | 523.0 | 307 | 92 | 44 | 3 | .901 | 6.866 | 6.763 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | C | 21 | 0 | 149.0 | 82 | 36 | 12 | 1 | .908 | 7.128 | 5.619 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Hotaling | C | 8 | 0 | 55.0 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .932 | 6.709 | 5.125 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | C | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buttercup Dickerson | OF | 81 | 0 | 728.0 | 144 | 9 | 38 | 1 | .801 | 1.891 | 1.889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Hotaling | OF | 69 | 0 | 597.0 | 118 | 16 | 25 | 2 | .843 | 2.020 | 1.942 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| King Kelly | OF | 29 | 0 | 284.0 | 46 | 13 | 20 | 0 | .747 | 1.870 | 2.034 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Will Foley | OF | 25 | 0 | 219.0 | 38 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .855 | 1.932 | 1.880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Deacon White | OF | 21 | 0 | 141.0 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .714 | 1.596 | 1.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blondie Purcell | OF | 10 | 0 | 94.0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .750 | 2.011 | 2.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | OF | 7 | 0 | 69.0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.826 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Burke | OF | 5 | 0 | 33.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.636 | 1.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Magner | OF | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .900 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wheeler | OF | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Neagle | OF | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Will White | P | 76 | 0 | 680.0 | 20 | 114 | 20 | 0 | .870 | 1.774 | 1.763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blondie Purcell | P | 2 | 0 | 18.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 | 3.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cal McVey | P | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.929 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Neagle | P | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2.077 | 1.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Wheeler | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ross Barnes | SS | 61 | 0 | 553.0 | 95 | 211 | 52 | 14 | .855 | 4.980 | 5.016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Burke | SS | 19 | 0 | 166.0 | 28 | 53 | 22 | 3 | .786 | 4.392 | 4.263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Gerhardt | SS | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 755 | 0 | 6556.0 | 2183 | 1048 | 450 | 110 | .878 | 4.435 | 4.279 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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