1893 Cincinnati Reds season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1893 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball . The team finished tied for sixth place in the National League with a record of 65–63, 20.5 games behind the Boston Beaneaters .
Regular season
Cincinnati was looking to build on a solid 1892 season in which the team had improved from a record of 56–81 in 1891 to 82–68. First baseman Charles Comiskey returned as player-manager, while the Reds would have a new outfielder , as Jim Canavan joined Cincinnati after spending the previous season with the Chicago Colts . Canavan had struggled offensively with Chicago, hitting only .166 with no homers and 32 RBI in 118 games in 1892.
Catcher Farmer Vaughn had a career season, as he hit .280 with one home run and a team high 108 RBI . Bug Holliday led the Reds with a .310 batting average and 89 RBI, as well as a team high 108 runs scored, while his five home runs tied with Canavan for the team lead. Bid McPhee had a solid season, batting .281 with three home runs and 68 RBI. Arlie Latham hit .282 with two home runs, 49 RBI and a team best 57 stolen bases.
Frank Dwyer was the ace of the pitching staff, as he led the club with an 18–15 record in a team high 37 games, which included 30 starts, with 28 complete games. Ice Box Chamberlain was 16–12 with a team low 3.73 ERA.
Season summary
The Reds got off to a solid start, sitting in first place with a 6–3 record after nine games. However, the team would win only ten of their next twenty-nine ball games to fall into tenth place in the National League with a 16–22 record. Cincinnati would be under the .500 mark for a majority of the season, however, the Reds would win ten of their final eleven games to avoid finishing with a losing record, as they ended the season with a 65–63 record, tying the Brooklyn Grooms , 20.5 games behind the pennant -winning Boston Beaneaters .
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team
BAL
BOS
BR
CHI
CIN
CLE
LOU
NYG
PHI
PIT
STL
WSH
Baltimore
—
2–10
10–2
5–7
4–8
8–4
5–5
4–8
5–7
1–11
9–3
7–5
Boston
10–2
—
8–4
8–3–1
6–6
7–5
10–2
8–4
8–4
4–6–1
10–2
7–5
Brooklyn
2–10
4–8
—
7–3
4–8
5–7–1
7–5
6–6
6–5–1
8–4
8–4
8–3
Chicago
7–5
3–8–1
3–7
—
5–7
4–8
6–4
7–5
6–6
3–9
3–9
9–3
Cincinnati
8–4
6–6
8–4
7–5
—
6–5
6–6
6–6–1
1–9–1
3–9
7–5–1
7–4
Cleveland
4–8
5–7
7–5–1
8–4
5–6
—
6–3
6–6
3–9
9–3
9–3
11–1
Louisville
5–5
2–10
5–7
4–6
6–6
3–6
—
5–7–1
4–8
4–8
4–8
8–4
New York
8–4
4–8
6–6
5–7
6–6–1
6–6
7–5–1
—
7–5–1
4–8–1
8–4
7–5
Philadelphia
7–5
4–8
5–6–1
6–6
9–1–1
9–3
8–4
5–7–1
—
7–5
4–8–1
8–4
Pittsburgh
11–1
6–4–1
4–8
9–3
9–3
3–9
8–4
8–4–1
5–7
—
9–3
9–2
St. Louis
3–9
2–10
4–8
9–3
5–7–1
3–9
8–4
4–8
8–4–1
3–9
—
8–4–1
Washington
5–7
5–7
3–8
3–9
4–7
1–11
4–8
5–7
4–8
2–9
4–8–1
—
Game log
Legend
Reds Win
Reds Loss
Game Tied/Postponed
1893 Game Log: 65–63 (Home: 37–27; Away: 28–36)
April/May: 14–16 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
April 27
Colts
10–1
League Park
7,006
1-0
W1
2
April 28
Colts
1–11
League Park
2,000
1-1
L1
3
April 29
Colts
5–0
League Park
1,873
2-1
W1
4
April 30
Colts
1–7
League Park
4,823
2-2
L1
5
May 2
Spiders
2–3
League Park
2,137
2-3
L2
6
May 3
Spiders
17–12
League Park
1,960
3-3
W1
7
May 5
Browns
3–2
League Park
2,261
4-3
W2
8
May 6
Browns
3–1
League Park
3,600
5-3
W3
-
May 7
@ Colonels
Postponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: May 7
9
May 7
Colonels
16–7
League Park
12,360
6-3
W4
10
May 8
Pirates
8–9
League Park
2,707
6-4
L1
11
May 9
Pirates
4–6
League Park
1,820
6-5
L2
12
May 10
Pirates
3–5
League Park
2,350
6-6
L3
-
May 11
@ Colts
Postponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: April 28
13
May 13
@ Colts
10–8
South Side Park
2,500
7-6
W1
14
May 14
@ Colts
13–12
West Side Park
3,500
8-6
W2
15
May 15
@ Browns
6–10
New Sportsman's Park
2,500
8-7
L1
16
May 16
@ Browns
9–6
New Sportsman's Park
2,500
9-7
W1
17
May 17
@ Browns
3–1
New Sportsman's Park
N/A
10-7
W2
18
May 18
@ Spiders
4–21
League Park
2,794
10-8
L1
19
May 19
@ Spiders
5–19
League Park
2,900
10-9
L2
20
May 20
@ Spiders
8–9
League Park
3,200
10-10
L3
21
May 21
Browns
8–9
League Park
9,100
10-11
L4
22
May 22
@ Colonels
1–3
Eclipse Park
2,064
10-12
L5
23
May 23
@ Colonels
8–4
Eclipse Park
1,010
11-12
W1
24
May 25
@ Pirates
1–8
Exposition Park
2,700
11-13
L1
25
May 26
@ Pirates
4–11
Exposition Park
830
11-14
L2
26
May 27
@ Pirates
4–1
Exposition Park
3,300
12-14
W1
27
May 29
@ Giants
0–1
Polo Grounds
3,000
12-15
L1
28
May 30 1
@ Giants
6–8
Polo Grounds
6,000
12-16
L2
29
May 30 2
@ Giants
3–2
Polo Grounds
23,142
13-16
W1
30
May 31
@ Senators
6–5
Boundary Field
2,610
14-16
W2
June: 10–12 (Home: 6–4; Away: 4–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
31
June 1
@ Senators
6–12
Boundary Field
1,687
14-17
L1
-
June 2
@ Senators
Postponed (rain; site change); Makeup: June 29
32
June 3
@ Phillies
5–11
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
5,769
14-18
L2
33
June 5
@ Phillies
6–8
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
2,579
14-19
L3
-
June 6
@ Phillies
Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 2
34
June 7
@ Beaneaters
9–3
South End Grounds
1,915
15-19
W1
35
June 8
@ Beaneaters
11–9
South End Grounds
2,265
16-19
W2
36
June 9
@ Beaneaters
1–6
South End Grounds
2,654
16-20
L1
37
June 10
@ Grooms
2–4
Eastern Park
7,300
16-21
L2
38
June 12
@ Grooms
13–14
Eastern Park
3,000
16-22
L3
39
June 13
@ Grooms
9–1
Eastern Park
3,100
17-22
W1
40
June 14
@ Orioles
7–6
Union Park
2,372
18-22
W2
41
June 15
@ Orioles
2–8
Union Park
2,377
18-23
L1
42
June 16
@ Orioles
7–19
Union Park
1,616
18-24
L2
43
June 18
Colonels
30–12
League Park
4,850
19-24
W1
44
June 19
Colonels
13–10
League Park
1,302
20-24
W2
45
June 20
Colonels
1–3
League Park
1,162
20-25
L1
46
June 22
Colts
0–3
League Park
1,483
20-26
L2
47
June 24
Colts
4–3
League Park
2,040
21-26
W1
48
June 25
Colts
14–5
League Park
5,609
22-26
W2
49
June 26
Giants
5–5
League Park
2,114
22-26
W2
50
June 27
Giants
13–4
League Park
3,160
23-26
W3
51
June 28
Giants
6–3
League Park
1,630
24-26
W4
52
June 29
Senators
3–5
League Park
1,702
24-27
L1
53
June 30
Senators
5–11
League Park
1,275
24-28
L2
July: 14–14 (Home: 12–10; Away: 2–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
54
July 1
Senators
5–4
League Park
1,040
25-28
W1
55
July 2
Senators
7–6
League Park
4,728
26-28
W2
56
July 3
Phillies
3–6
League Park
3,107
26-29
L1
57
July 4 1
Phillies
14–15
League Park
7,187
26-30
L2
58
July 4 2
Phillies
5–6
League Park
6,203
26-31
L3
59
July 6
Grooms
9–8
League Park
1,460
27-31
W1
-
July 7
Grooms
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 25
60
July 8
Grooms
7–6
League Park
3,021
28-31
W2
61
July 9
Orioles
3–2
League Park
10,699
29-31
W3
62
July 10
Orioles
3–2
League Park
1,821
30-31
W4
63
July 11
Orioles
12–10
League Park
2,831
31-31
W5
64
July 13
Beaneaters
3–5
League Park
3,103
31-32
L1
65
July 14
Beaneaters
6–7
League Park
1,656
31-33
L2
66
July 15
Beaneaters
4–7
League Park
3,125
31-34
L3
67
July 16
Colonels
5–3
League Park
5,258
32-34
W1
68
July 18
Colonels
3–12
League Park
1,278
32-35
L1
69
July 19
Colonels
8–9
League Park
1,122
32-36
L2
70
July 21
@ Browns
10–10
New Sportsman's Park
3,300
32-36
L2
71
July 22
@ Browns
7–9
New Sportsman's Park
5,500
32-37
L3
72
July 23 1
@ Browns
9–4
New Sportsman's Park
N/A
33-37
W1
73
July 23 2
@ Browns
2–3
New Sportsman's Park
20,000
33-38
L1
74
July 24
Spiders
7–3
League Park
1,246
34-38
W1
75
July 25
Spiders
4–3
League Park
1,644
35-38
W2
76
July 26
Spiders
2–0
League Park
3,026
36-38
W3
77
July 27
Pirates
8–3
League Park
5,327
37-38
W4
78
July 28
Pirates
2–7
League Park
N/A
37-39
L1
79
July 29
Pirates
3–9
League Park
2,835
37-40
L2
80
July 30 1
@ Colonels
7–10
Eclipse Park
N/A
37-41
L3
81
July 30 2
@ Colonels
1–2
Eclipse Park
9,678
37-42
L4
82
July 31
@ Colonels
14–7
Eclipse Park
1,073
38-42
W1
August: 13–11 (Home: 2–1; Away: 11–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
-
August 1
@ Colonels
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 30
83
August 3
@ Pirates
5–4
Exposition Park
3,100
39-42
W2
84
August 4
@ Pirates
5–9
Exposition Park
1,500
39-43
L1
85
August 5
@ Pirates
0–8
Exposition Park
4,100
39-44
L2
86
August 6 1
Browns
8–12
League Park
N/A
39-45
L3
87
August 6 2
Browns
3–2
League Park
12,060
40-45
W1
88
August 7
Browns
12–11
League Park
1,809
41-45
W2
-
August 8
Browns
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 6
89
August 10
@ Colts
9–7
West Side Park
617
42-45
W3
90
August 12
@ Colts
2–8
West Side Park
2,990
42-46
L1
91
August 13
@ Colts
1–10
West Side Park
10,876
42-47
L2
92
August 14
@ Spiders
5–12
League Park
1,600
42-48
L3
93
August 15
@ Spiders
4–1
League Park
1,800
43-48
W1
94
August 16
@ Spiders
4–1
League Park
500
44-48
W2
95
August 18
@ Grooms
4–8
Eastern Park
2,500
44-49
L1
96
August 19
@ Grooms
4–3
Eastern Park
4,500
45-49
W1
97
August 21
@ Grooms
8–1
Eastern Park
2,000
46-49
W2
98
August 22
@ Beaneaters
4–7
South End Grounds
3,111
46-50
L1
99
August 23
@ Beaneaters
7–8
South End Grounds
2,851
46-51
L2
100
August 24
@ Beaneaters
3–1
South End Grounds
550
47-51
W1
101
August 25
@ Orioles
4–2
Union Park
2,027
48-51
W2
102
August 26
@ Orioles
3–7
Union Park
3,037
48-52
L1
103
August 28
@ Orioles
3–2
Union Park
1,625
49-52
W1
104
August 29
@ Senators
1–8
Boundary Field
1,025
49-53
L1
105
August 30
@ Senators
6–5
Boundary Field
600
50-53
W1
106
August 31
@ Senators
2–1
Boundary Field
923
51-53
W2
September: 14–10 (Home: 12–5; Away: 3–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
107
September 2 1
@ Phillies
2–6
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
1,200
51-54
L1
108
September 2 1
@ Phillies
1–14
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
6,985
51-55
L2
109
September 4 1
@ Phillies
10–11
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
N/A
51-56
L3
110
September 4 2
@ Phillies
7–1
Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds
6,971
52-56
W1
111
September 6
@ Giants
4–2
Polo Grounds
2,500
53-56
W2
112
September 7
@ Giants
6–4
Polo Grounds
2,500
54-56
W3
-
September 8
@ Giants
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 7
113
September 9 1
@ Giants
2–3
Polo Grounds
N/A
54-57
L1
114
September 9 2
@ Giants
1–10
Polo Grounds
9,250
54-58
L2
115
September 11
Phillies
5–6
League Park
989
54-59
L3
116
September 13
Phillies
1–1
League Park
742
54-59
L3
117
September 14
Giants
0–2
League Park
1,536
54-60
L4
118
September 15
Giants
8–7
League Park
N/A
55-60
W1
119
September 16
Giants
7–11
League Park
N/A
55-61
L1
120
September 17
Orioles
5–7
League Park
5,560
55-62
L2
121
September 18
Orioles
7–6
League Park
2,200
56-62
W1
122
September 19
Orioles
7–4
League Park
508
57-62
W2
123
September 21
Beaneaters
7–5
League Park
1,286
58-62
W3
-
September 22
Beaneaters
Postponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 23
124
September 23 1
Beaneaters
6–5
League Park
N/A
59-62
W4
125
September 23 2
Beaneaters
6–0
League Park
2,898
60-62
W5
126
September 24
Grooms
3–9
League Park
5,148
60-63
L1
127
September 25
Grooms
11–4
League Park
826
61-63
W1
128
September 26 1
Grooms
7–5
League Park
N/A
62-63
W2
129
September 26 2
Grooms
5–0
League Park
1,980
63-63
W3
-
September 27
Grooms
Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 26
130
September 28
Senators
8–4
League Park
812
64-63
W4
131
September 29
Senators
10–4
League Park
840
65-63
W5
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Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
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
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
References
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