Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check The 1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings Cincinnati retained manager Gus Schmelz , who led the team to a franchise record 81 wins in 1887. The Red Stockings were quiet during the off-season, as pitcher Lee Viau , who signed his first professional contract, was the only major signing by the team.
John Reilly had the best season of his career, hitting .321 while leading the league with 13 home runs and 103 RBI, as he became the first Red Stocking to crack 100 RBI in a season. He also had 83 stolen bases. Hugh Nicol hit only .239; however, he once again stole over 100 bases, finishing the season with 103. Nicol and Reilly tied for the team high with 112 runs scored.
On the mound, Lee Viau led Cincinnati with 27 wins and a 2.65 ERA in 42 starts. Tony Mullane and Mike Smith each finished with over 20 wins as well, with 26 and 22 respectively.
The Red Stockings began the season red hot, as they had a 12â5 record before winning 10 games in a row to be 22â5, three games ahead of the second place St. Louis Browns. Cincinnati then fell into a slump, going 5â16 in their next 21 games to fall into fourth place, seven games out of first. The Red Stockings remained in the pennant race until late in the season. However, the team finished the year in fourth place with an 80â54 record, 11.5 games behind the first place Browns.
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Baltimore â 8â12 6â14 10â9 11â8 11â9 5â14 6â14
Brooklyn 12â8 â 14â6â1 16â4 11â9 13â7 12â8â1 10â10â1
Cincinnati 14â6 6â14â1 â 10â7â1 15â4 17â3â1 10â10 8â10
Cleveland 9â10 4â16 7â10â1 â 10â9 9â8â2 7â13 4â16
Kansas City 8â11 9â11 4â15 9â10 â 6â12 3â14 4â16
Louisville 9â11 7â13 3â17â1 8â9â2 12â6 â 5â15â1 4â16
Philadelphia 14â5 8â12â1 10â10 13â7 14â3 15â5â1 â 7â10â1
St. Louis 14â6 10â10â1 10â8 16â4 16â4 16â4 10â7â1 â
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1888 Game Log: 80â54 (Home: 56â25; Away: 24â29)
April: 8â3 (Home: 0â0; Away: 8â3)
May: 15â6 (Home: 11â2; Away: 4â4)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
- May 1 @ Colonels Postponed (site change); Makeup: May 1
12 May 1 Colonels 18â2 American Park N/A 9-3 W3
- May 2 @ Colonels Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 22
13 May 3 Cowboys 14â0 American Park N/A 10-3 W4
14 May 4 Cowboys 3â4 American Park N/A 10-4 L1
15 May 5 Cowboys 16â6 American Park N/A 11-4 W1
16 May 6 Cowboys 14â7 American Park N/A 12-4 W2
- May 8 Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 14
17 May 9 Browns 7â8 American Park N/A 12-5 L1
18 May 10 Browns 7â1 American Park N/A 13-5 W1
19 May 11 Browns 2â0 American Park N/A 14-5 W2
20 May 12 Colonels 8â3 American Park N/A 15-5 W3
21 May 13 Colonels 6â2 American Park 7,000 16-5 W4
22 May 15 Colonels 8â4 American Park N/A 17-5 W5
23 May 16 Colonels 5â3 American Park N/A 18-5 W6
24 May 19 @ Blues 5â0 National League Park N/A 19-5 W7
25 May 20 Blues 8â4 American Park N/A 20-5 W8
- May 21 @ Blues Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: May 20
26 May 22 @ Blues 6â4 National League Park N/A 21-5 W9
27 May 23 @ Blues 6â5 National League Park N/A 22-5 W10
- May 25 @ Orioles Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: August 26
28 May 26 @ Orioles 1â6 Oriole Park N/A 22-6 L1
29 May 28 @ Orioles 3â5 Oriole Park N/A 22-7 L2
30 May 29 @ Orioles 10â5 Oriole Park N/A 23-7 W1
31 May 30 1 @ Bridegrooms 3â4 Washington Park N/A 23-8 L1
32 May 30 2 @ Bridegrooms 6â10 Washington Park N/A 23-9 L2
June: 9â13 (Home: 5â4; Away: 4â9)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
33 June 1 @ Bridegrooms 1â3 Washington Park N/A 23-10 L3
34 June 2 @ Bridegrooms 6â15 Washington Park N/A 23-11 L4
35 June 4 @ Athletics 6â16 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 23-12 L5
36 June 5 @ Athletics 7â14 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 23-13 L6
37 June 6 @ Athletics 4â7 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 23-14 L7
38 June 7 @ Athletics 3â5 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 23-15 L8
39 June 9 Browns 6â5 American Park N/A 24-15 W1
40 June 10 Browns 8â17 American Park N/A 24-16 L1
41 June 11 Browns 1â8 American Park N/A 24-17 L2
42 June 13 @ Cowboys 11â6 Exposition Park N/A 25-17 W1
43 June 14 @ Cowboys 16â3 Exposition Park N/A 26-17 W2
44 June 15 @ Cowboys 13â17 Exposition Park N/A 26-18 L1
45 June 16 @ Browns 1â9 Sportsman's Park N/A 26-19 L2
46 June 17 @ Browns 2â6 Sportsman's Park N/A 26-20 L3
47 June 19 @ Browns 2â1 Sportsman's Park N/A 27-20 W1
- June 21 @ Colonels Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 21
48 June 21 Colonels 9â15 American Park N/A 27-21 L1
49 June 22 Colonels 10â8 American Park N/A 28-21 W1
50 June 23 @ Colonels 10â10 Eclipse Park N/A 28-21 W1
51 June 24 @ Colonels 11â4 Eclipse Park N/A 29-21 W2
52 June 26 Orioles 5â4 American Park N/A 30-21 W3
- June 27 Orioles Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 29
53 June 28 Orioles 11â5 American Park N/A 31-21 W4
54 June 29 Orioles 1â7 American Park N/A 31-22 L1
55 June 30 Orioles 4â1 American Park N/A 32-22 W1
July: 16â7 (Home: 13â5; Away: 3â2)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
56 July 1 Bridegrooms 3â2 American Park N/A 33-22 W2
57 July 3 Bridegrooms 3â6 American Park N/A 33-23 L1
58 July 4 Bridegrooms 3â9 American Park 3,400 33-24 L2
- July 4 2 Bridegrooms Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 5
59 July 5 Bridegrooms 14â7 American Park N/A 34-24 W1
60 July 6 Athletics 9â8 American Park N/A 35-24 W2
61 July 7 Athletics 0â7 American Park N/A 35-25 L1
62 July 8 Athletics 4â1 American Park N/A 36-25 W1
63 July 10 Athletics 5â4 American Park N/A 37-25 W2
64 July 12 Blues 1â2 American Park N/A 37-26 L1
65 July 13 Blues 4â3 American Park N/A 38-26 W1
66 July 14 Blues 10â0 American Park N/A 39-26 W2
67 July 15 Blues 12â7 American Park N/A 40-26 W3
68 July 17 Colonels 1â0 American Park N/A 41-26 W4
69 July 18 Colonels 4â1 American Park N/A 42-26 W5
70 July 19 Colonels 0â6 American Park N/A 42-27 L1
71 July 21 Cowboys 8â1 American Park N/A 43-27 W1
72 July 22 Cowboys 10â1 American Park N/A 44-27 W2
73 July 24 Cowboys 6â4 American Park N/A 45-27 W3
74 July 26 @ Athletics 2â12 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 45-28 L1
75 July 27 @ Athletics 7â4 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 46-28 W1
76 July 28 @ Athletics 2â1 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 47-28 W2
77 July 29 @ Bridegrooms 2â6 Washington Park N/A 47-29 L1
78 July 31 @ Bridegrooms 3â0 Washington Park N/A 48-29 W1
August: 12â9 (Home: 10â7; Away: 2â2)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
79 August 1 @ Bridegrooms 2â8 Washington Park 2,000 48-30 L1
- August 2 @ Blues Postponed (horse race, site change); Makeup: August 5
- August 3 @ Blues Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 3
80 August 3 Blues 8â9 American Park N/A 48-31 L2
- August 4 @ Blues Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 4
81 August 4 Blues 4â4 American Park 500 48-31 L2
82 August 5 Blues 6â5 American Park N/A 49-31 W1
- August 6 @ Orioles Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 9
- August 7 @ Orioles Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 7
83 August 7 Orioles 4â3 American Park N/A 50-31 W2
- August 8 @ Orioles Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 8
84 August 8 Orioles 6â2 American Park N/A 51-31 W3
85 August 9 Orioles 3â6 American Park N/A 51-32 L1
86 August 10 Bridegrooms 5â2 American Park N/A 52-32 W1
87 August 11 Bridegrooms 5â6 American Park N/A 52-33 L1
88 August 12 Bridegrooms 0â1 American Park N/A 52-34 L2
89 August 13 Orioles 3â2 American Park N/A 53-34 W1
90 August 14 Orioles 11â6 American Park N/A 54-34 W2
91 August 15 Orioles 7â3 American Park N/A 55-34 W3
- August 17 Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 20
92 August 18 Athletics 4â0 American Park N/A 56-34 W4
93 August 19 Athletics 4â8 American Park N/A 56-35 L1
- August 20 Blues Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 23
94 August 22 Blues 0â3 American Park N/A 56-36 L2
95 August 23 Blues 0â1 American Park N/A 56-37 L3
- August 25 @ Orioles Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 25
96 August 25 Orioles 10â4 American Park N/A 57-37 W1
97 August 26 Orioles 6â0 American Park N/A 58-37 W2
98 August 27 @ Orioles 3â4 Oriole Park N/A 58-38 L1
99 August 28 @ Orioles 3â1 Oriole Park N/A 59-38 W1
100 August 30 @ Bridegrooms 5â3 Washington Park N/A 60-38 W2
September: 11â14 (Home: 11â5; Away: 0â9)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
101 September 1 @ Bridegrooms 2â2 Washington Park N/A 60-38 W2
102 September 2 @ Bridegrooms 4â5 Washington Park N/A 60-39 L1
103 September 3 @ Athletics 2â5 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 60-40 L2
104 September 4 @ Athletics 2â3 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 60-41 L3
105 September 5 @ Athletics 0â3 Jefferson Street Grounds N/A 60-42 L4
106 September 6 @ Blues 2â3 National League Park N/A 60-43 L5
107 September 8 @ Blues 1â2 National League Park N/A 60-44 L6
108 September 10 Cowboys 2â3 American Park N/A 60-45 L7
- September 11 @ Cowboys Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 11
109 September 11 Cowboys 11â0 American Park N/A 61-45 W1
- September 12 @ Cowboys Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 12
110 September 12 Cowboys 5â2 American Park N/A 62-45 W2
- September 13 @ Cowboys Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 10
111 September 14 @ Browns 2â14 Sportsman's Park N/A 62-46 L1
112 September 15 @ Browns 3â5 Sportsman's Park N/A 62-47 L2
113 September 16 @ Browns 2â4 Sportsman's Park N/A 62-48 L3
114 September 18 Athletics 5â1 American Park N/A 63-48 W1
115 September 19 Athletics 11â2 American Park N/A 64-48 W2
116 September 20 1 Athletics 1â0 American Park N/A 65-48 W3
117 September 20 2 Athletics 2â1 American Park N/A 66-48 W4
118 September 21 Bridegrooms 2â6 American Park N/A 66-49 L1
119 September 22 Bridegrooms 10â3 American Park N/A 67-49 W1
120 September 23 Bridegrooms 4â8 American Park N/A 67-50 L1
121 September 25 Blues 1â2 American Park N/A 67-51 L2
122 September 26 Blues 5â1 American Park N/A 68-51 W1
123 September 27 Blues 6â5 American Park N/A 69-51 W2
124 September 28 Orioles 0â12 American Park N/A 69-52 L1
125 September 29 Orioles 8â1 American Park N/A 70-52 W1
126 September 30 Orioles 5â2 American Park N/A 71-52 W2
October: 9â2 (Home: 6â2; Away: 3â0)
# Date Opponent Score Stadium Attendance Record Streak
127 October 1 Bridegrooms 5â8 American Park N/A 71-53 L1
128 October 2 @ Colonels 3â1 Eclipse Park N/A 72-53 W1
129 October 3 @ Colonels 5â2 Eclipse Park N/A 73-53 W2
130 October 4 @ Colonels 7â3 Eclipse Park N/A 74-53 W3
131 October 5 Colonels 5â3 American Park N/A 75-53 W4
132 October 6 Colonels 3â1 American Park N/A 76-53 W5
133 October 7 Colonels 11â8 American Park N/A 77-53 W6
134 October 9 Cowboys 13â6 American Park N/A 78-53 W7
135 October 10 Cowboys 4â3 American Park N/A 79-53 W8
136 October 14 1 Browns 1â6 American Park 7,000 79-54 L1
137 October 14 2 Browns 10â1 American Park N/A 80-54 W1
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