Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check Following a horrible 1886 season, in which the Red Stockings finished under .500 for the first time in team history, the team hired Gus Schmelz to become the new manager. Schmelz managed the St. Louis Maroons of the National League in 1886 to a 43â79 record. He also managed the Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association in 1883, leading them to a 69â39 record and a second-place finish.
Cincinnati signed George Tebeau to his first professional contract, and acquired Hugh Nicol from the St. Louis Browns in a trade with sent Jack Boyle and $350 to the Browns. Nicol hit .206 with 19 RBI and 38 stolen bases, as well as scoring 44 runs in 67 games in 1886.
John Reilly had a great season, as he hit .306 with a team high ten home runs and had 96 RBI, as well as 50 stolen bases. Pop Corkhill led the club with a .311 batting average, and his 97 RBI tied him with Frank Fennelly for the team high. Nicol led the American Association with 138 stolen bases.
On the mound, nineteen-year-old Mike Smith emerged as the ace of the staff, as he had a 34â17 record and a league best 2.94 ERA in 52 starts. Tony Mullane also had a solid season, as he had a 31â17 record with a 3.24 ERA in 48 starts.
Season summary
The Red Stockings got off to a fast start, winning their first five games, however, Cincinnati lost six of their next seven games to fall to 6â6. The team hovered around the .500 level, as they had a 21â22 record after 43 games, before winning nine of ten to rise up to third place with a 30â23 record. After going 3â6 in their next nine games, Cincinnati had a season-high ten-game winning streak. However, they remained in third place, 8.5 games behind the St. Louis Browns . The Red Stockings continued to play good baseball for the remainder of the season, as they finished the year in second place with a record of 81â54, fourteen games behind the first-place Browns.
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Baltimore â 10â9â1 11â9 17â3 7â11â1 15â4â2 14â6 3â16â2
Brooklyn 9â10â1 â 7â13 13â6â1 8â12 9â9 10â8â2 4â16
Cincinnati 9â11 13â7 â 11â6 8â12 17â3â1 11â9 12â6
Cleveland 3â17 6â13â1 6â11 â 8â11â1 11â8 4â14 1â18
Louisville 11â7â1 12â8 12â8 11â8â1 â 12â8 11â8â1 7â13
New York 4â15â2 9â9 3â17â1 8â11 8â12 â 7â11â1 5â14â1
Philadelphia 6â14 8â10â2 9â11 14â4 8â11â1 11â7â1 â 8â12
St. Louis 16â3â2 16â4 6â12 18â1 13â7 14â5â1 12â8 â
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1887 Game Log: 81â54 (Home: 46â27; Away: 35â27)
April: 6â4 (Home: 3â0; Away: 3â4)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
1 April 16 Blues 16â6 American Park N/A 1-0 W1
- April 17 Blues Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 8
2 April 19 Blues 13â6 American Park N/A 2-0 W2
3 April 20 Blues 14â6 American Park N/A 3-0 W3
- April 21 @ Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 22
4 April 22 @ Browns 5â2 Sportsman's Park N/A 4-0 W4
5 April 23 @ Browns 6â5 Sportsman's Park N/A 5-0 W5
6 April 24 @ Browns 1â6 Sportsman's Park 10,000 5-1 L1
7 April 26 @ Browns 6â19 Sportsman's Park N/A 5-2 L2
8 April 27 @ Colonels 5â0 Eclipse Park N/A 6-2 W1
9 April 28 @ Colonels 5â12 Eclipse Park N/A 6-3 L1
10 April 30 @ Colonels 0â0 Eclipse Park N/A 6-4 L2
May: 11â14 (Home: 8â12; Away: 3â2)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
11 May 1 @ Colonels 4â8 Eclipse Park N/A 6-5 L3
12 May 2 Colonels 7â8 American Park N/A 6-6 L4
13 May 4 @ Blues 10â6 National League Park 4,000 7-6 W1
14 May 5 @ Blues 6â2 National League Park 1,500 8-6 W2
15 May 7 @ Blues 6â2 National League Park N/A 9-6 W3
16 May 8 Blues 6â7 American Park 7,000 9-7 L1
17 May 9 Blues 18â2 American Park N/A 10-7 W1
18 May 10 Metropolitans 12â3 American Park N/A 11-7 W2
- May 11 Metropolitans Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 13
19 May 12 Metropolitans 6â19 American Park N/A 11-8 L1
20 May 13 Metropolitans 12â4 American Park N/A 12-8 W1
21 May 14 Metropolitans 7â6 American Park N/A 13-8 W2
22 May 15 Grays 13â4 American Park 13,000 14-8 W3
23 May 17 Grays 10â11 American Park N/A 14-9 L1
24 May 18 Grays 3â6 American Park N/A 14-10 L2
25 May 19 Grays 14â10 American Park N/A 15-10 W1
26 May 20 Orioles 6â16 American Park N/A 15-11 L1
27 May 21 Orioles 4â5 American Park N/A 15-12 L2
28 May 22 Orioles 17â7 American Park N/A 16-12 W1
29 May 23 Orioles 3â4 American Park N/A 16-13 L1
30 May 25 Athletics 4â5 American Park N/A 16-14 L2
31 May 26 Athletics 6â9 American Park N/A 16-15 L3
32 May 27 Athletics 5â9 American Park N/A 16-16 L4
33 May 28 Athletics 3â4 American Park N/A 16-17 L5
34 May 29 Orioles 12â5 American Park N/A 17-17 W1
- May 30 @ Orioles Postponed (unknown reason, site change); Makeup: May 29
35 May 31 @ Orioles 2â12 Oriole Park 13,000 17-18 L1
June: 14â10 (Home: 4â4; Away: 10â6)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
36 June 1 @ Orioles 4â2 Oriole Park N/A 18-18 W1
37 June 2 @ Orioles 7â13 Oriole Park N/A 18-19 L1
38 June 4 @ Athletics 5â2 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19-19 W1
- June 6 @ Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 8
39 June 7 @ Athletics 0â10 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19-20 L1
40 June 8 1 @ Athletics 4â5 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 19-21 L2
41 June 8 2 @ Athletics 9â8 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 20-21 W1
42 June 9 @ Grays 7â0 Washington Park N/A 21-21 W2
43 June 10 @ Grays 5â17 Washington Park N/A 21-22 L1
44 June 11 @ Metropolitans 3â1 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 22-22 W1
45 June 12 @ Grays 7â4 Washington Park 10,000 23-22 W2
- June 14 @ Grays Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: June 12
46 June 14 @ Metropolitans 13â6 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 24-22 W3
47 June 15 @ Grays 6â2 Washington Park N/A 25-22 W4
48 June 16 @ Metropolitans 11â10 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 26-22 W5
- June 17 @ Metropolitans Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 14
49 June 19 Browns 4â23 American Park N/A 26-23 L1
50 June 20 Browns 8â4 American Park N/A 27-23 W1
51 June 21 Browns 3â2 American Park N/A 28-23 W2
52 June 22 Browns 8â4 American Park N/A 29-23 W3
53 June 23 Colonels 3â1 American Park N/A 30-23 W4
54 June 24 Colonels 9â10 American Park N/A 30-24 L1
- June 25 Colonels Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 27
55 June 26 Colonels 3â7 American Park N/A 30-25 L2
56 June 27 Colonels 11â12 American Park N/A 30-26 L3
57 June 28 @ Blues 6â12 National League Park N/A 30-27 L4
58 June 29 @ Blues 9â8 National League Park N/A 31-27 W1
59 June 30 @ Blues 4â13 National League Park N/A 31-28 L1
July: 16â8 (Home: 12â3; Away: 4â5)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
60 July 1 Blues 10â5 American Park N/A 32-28 W1
61 July 2 Blues 12â7 American Park N/A 33-28 W2
- July 3 Blues Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: October 3
62 July 4 1 Orioles 2â6 American Park N/A 33-29 L1
63 July 4 2 Orioles 11â6 American Park N/A 34-29 W1
64 July 6 Orioles 11â3 American Park N/A 35-29 W2
65 July 7 Metropolitans 5â1 American Park N/A 36-29 W3
66 July 9 Metropolitans 2â0 American Park N/A 37-29 W4
67 July 10 Metropolitans 21â7 American Park N/A 38-29 W5
68 July 11 Metropolitans 5â0 American Park N/A 39-29 W6
69 July 12 Athletics 7â4 American Park N/A 40-29 W7
70 July 13 Athletics 6â1 American Park N/A 41-29 W8
71 July 14 Athletics 3â2 American Park N/A 42-29 W9
72 July 15 Grays 11â3 American Park N/A 43-29 W10
73 July 16 Grays 2â6 American Park N/A 43-30 L1
74 July 17 Grays 0â4 American Park N/A 43-31 L2
- July 19 @ Orioles Postponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 20
75 July 20 @ Orioles 5â8 Oriole Park N/A 43-32 L3
76 July 21 @ Orioles 3â9 Oriole Park N/A 43-33 L4
77 July 22 @ Orioles 4â1 Oriole Park N/A 44-33 W1
- July 23 @ Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 3
78 July 25 @ Athletics 2â5 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 44-34 L1
79 July 26 @ Athletics 2â3 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 44-35 L2
80 July 27 @ Grays 6â3 Washington Park N/A 45-35 W1
81 July 28 @ Grays 8â7 Washington Park N/A 46-35 W2
82 July 29 @ Grays 8â6 Washington Park N/A 47-35 W3
83 July 30 @ Metropolitans 4â6 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 47-36 L1
August: 15â11 (Home: 12â6; Away: 3â5)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
84 August 1 @ Metropolitans 11â1 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 48-36 W1
85 August 2 @ Metropolitans 4â6 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 48-37 L1
86 August 4 @ Browns 2â7 Sportsman's Park N/A 48-38 L2
87 August 5 @ Browns 5â0 Sportsman's Park N/A 49-38 W1
88 August 6 @ Browns 2â3 Sportsman's Park N/A 49-39 L1
89 August 7 @ Colonels 4â3 Eclipse Park N/A 50-39 W1
90 August 9 @ Colonels 4â5 Eclipse Park N/A 50-40 L1
91 August 10 @ Colonels 4â5 Eclipse Park N/A 50-41 L2
92 August 11 Blues 10â12 American Park N/A 50-42 L3
93 August 12 Blues 3â4 American Park N/A 50-43 L4
94 August 13 Blues 5â4 American Park N/A 51-43 W1
95 August 14 Colonels 6â1 American Park N/A 52-43 W2
96 August 16 Colonels 4â2 American Park N/A 53-43 W3
- August 17 Colonels Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 18
97 August 18 Colonels 4â5 American Park N/A 53-44 L1
98 August 19 Grays 7â4 American Park N/A 54-44 W1
99 August 20 Grays 1â0 American Park N/A 55-44 W2
100 August 21 Grays 9â14 American Park N/A 55-45 L1
101 August 23 Metropolitans 2â0 American Park N/A 56-45 W1
102 August 24 Metropolitans 5â3 American Park N/A 57-45 W2
103 August 25 Metropolitans 15â6 American Park N/A 58-45 W3
104 August 26 Orioles 11â19 American Park N/A 58-46 L1
105 August 27 Orioles 16â2 American Park N/A 59-46 W1
106 August 28 Orioles 1â5 American Park N/A 59-47 L1
107 August 29 Athletics 7â5 American Park N/A 60-47 W1
108 August 30 Athletics 7â2 American Park N/A 61-47 W2
109 August 31 Athletics 5â3 American Park N/A 62-47 W3
September: 16â5 (Home: 5â2; Away: 11â3)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
110 September 2 @ Athletics 7â3 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 63-47 W4
111 September 3 1 @ Athletics 11â9 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 64-47 W5
112 September 3 2 @ Athletics 6â15 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 64-48 L1
113 September 5 @ Athletics 3â2 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 65-48 W1
114 September 6 @ Orioles 12â3 Oriole Park N/A 66-48 W2
115 September 7 @ Orioles 1â6 Oriole Park N/A 66-49 L1
116 September 8 @ Orioles 6â2 Oriole Park N/A 67-49 W1
117 September 9 @ Metropolitans 10â0 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 68-49 W2
118 September 10 @ Metropolitans 11â11 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 68-49 W2
- September 12 @ Metropolitans Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 15
119 September 13 @ Grays 7â2 Washington Park N/A 69-49 W3
120 September 14 1 @ Metropolitans 6â2 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 70-49 W4
121 September 14 2 @ Grays 4â5 Washington Park N/A 70-50 L1
122 September 15 1 @ Metropolitans 4â0 St. George Cricket Grounds N/A 71-50 W1
123 September 15 2 @ Grays 11â1 Washington Park N/A 72-50 W2
124 September 17 Colonels 1â2 American Park N/A 72-51 L1
- September 18 Colonels Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 19
125 September 19 Colonels 2â1 American Park N/A 73-51 W1
126 September 20 Colonels 4â2 American Park N/A 74-51 W2
127 September 21 Browns 15â3 American Park N/A 75-51 W3
128 September 22 Browns 6â0 American Park N/A 76-51 W4
129 September 24 Browns 7â5 American Park N/A 77-51 W5
130 September 25 @ Browns 8â4 Sportsman's Park N/A 78-51 W6
131 September 29 Browns 2â8 American Park N/A 78-52 L1
October: 3â2 (Home: 2â0; Away: 1â2)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
132 October 1 Browns 10â2 American Park N/A 79-52 W1
133 October 2 Browns 8â2 American Park N/A 80-52 W2
132 October 3 @ Blues 2â7 National League Park N/A 80-53 L1
- October 7 @ Colonels Postponed (unknown reason, site change); Makeup: May 2
133 October 8 @ Colonels 6â12 Eclipse Park N/A 80-54 L2
134 October 9 @ Colonels 2â0 Eclipse Park N/A 81-54 W1
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