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 12–5 record before winning 10 games in a row to be 22–5, three games ahead of the second place St. Louis Browns. Cincinnati then fell into a slump, going 5–16 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 80–54 record, 11.5 games behind the first place Browns.
Record vs. opponents
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Legend
Red Stockings Win
Red Stockings Loss
Game Tied/Postponed
1888 Game Log: 80–54 (Home: 56–25; Away: 24–29)
April: 8–3 (Home: 0–0; Away: 8–3)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
April 18
@ Cowboys
10–3
Exposition Park 1,000
1-0
W1
2
April 19
@ Cowboys
4–10
Exposition Park
N/A
1-1
L1
3
April 21
@ Cowboys
6–4
Exposition Park
N/A
2-1
W1
4
April 22
@ Cowboys
10–8
Exposition Park
N/A
3-1
W2
5
April 23
@ Browns
2–3
Sportsman's Park N/A
3-2
L1
6
April 24
@ Browns
4–3
Sportsman's Park
N/A
4-2
W1
7
April 25
@ Browns
5–1
Sportsman's Park
N/A
5-2
W2
8
April 26
@ Browns
4–3
Sportsman's Park
N/A
6-2
W3
9
April 28
@ Colonels
4–6
Eclipse Park N/A
6-3
L1
10
April 29
@ Colonels
8–3
Eclipse Park
N/A
7-3
W1
11
April 30
@ Colonels
6–5
Eclipse Park
N/A
8-3
W2
May: 15–6 (Home: 11–2; Away: 4–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
-
May 1
@ Colonels
Postponed (site change); Makeup: May 1
12
May 1
Colonels 18–2
American Park N/A
9-3
W3
-
May 2
@ Colonels
Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 22
13
May 3
Cowboys 14–0
American Park N/A
10-3
W4
14
May 4
Cowboys 3–4
American Park N/A
10-4
L1
15
May 5
Cowboys 16–6
American Park N/A
11-4
W1
16
May 6
Cowboys 14–7
American Park N/A
12-4
W2
-
May 8
Browns Postponed (rain); Makeup: October 14
17
May 9
Browns 7–8
American Park N/A
12-5
L1
18
May 10
Browns 7–1
American Park N/A
13-5
W1
19
May 11
Browns 2–0
American Park N/A
14-5
W2
20
May 12
Colonels 8–3
American Park N/A
15-5
W3
21
May 13
Colonels 6–2
American Park 7,000
16-5
W4
22
May 15
Colonels 8–4
American Park N/A
17-5
W5
23
May 16
Colonels 5–3
American Park N/A
18-5
W6
24
May 19
@ Blues
5–0
National League Park N/A
19-5
W7
25
May 20
Blues 8–4
American Park N/A
20-5
W8
-
May 21
@ Blues
Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: May 20
26
May 22
@ Blues
6–4
National League Park
N/A
21-5
W9
27
May 23
@ Blues
6–5
National League Park
N/A
22-5
W10
-
May 25
@ Orioles
Postponed (rain, site change); Makeup: August 26
28
May 26
@ Orioles
1–6
Oriole Park N/A
22-6
L1
29
May 28
@ Orioles
3–5
Oriole Park
N/A
22-7
L2
30
May 29
@ Orioles
10–5
Oriole Park
N/A
23-7
W1
31
May 30 1
@ Bridegrooms
3–4
Washington Park N/A
23-8
L1
32
May 30 2
@ Bridegrooms
6–10
Washington Park
N/A
23-9
L2
June: 9–13 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
33
June 1
@ Bridegrooms
1–3
Washington Park
N/A
23-10
L3
34
June 2
@ Bridegrooms
6–15
Washington Park
N/A
23-11
L4
35
June 4
@ Athletics
6–16
Jefferson Street Grounds N/A
23-12
L5
36
June 5
@ Athletics
7–14
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-13
L6
37
June 6
@ Athletics
4–7
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-14
L7
38
June 7
@ Athletics
3–5
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
23-15
L8
39
June 9
Browns 6–5
American Park N/A
24-15
W1
40
June 10
Browns 8–17
American Park N/A
24-16
L1
41
June 11
Browns 1–8
American Park N/A
24-17
L2
42
June 13
@ Cowboys
11–6
Exposition Park
N/A
25-17
W1
43
June 14
@ Cowboys
16–3
Exposition Park
N/A
26-17
W2
44
June 15
@ Cowboys
13–17
Exposition Park
N/A
26-18
L1
45
June 16
@ Browns
1–9
Sportsman's Park
N/A
26-19
L2
46
June 17
@ Browns
2–6
Sportsman's Park
N/A
26-20
L3
47
June 19
@ Browns
2–1
Sportsman's Park
N/A
27-20
W1
-
June 21
@ Colonels
Postponed (site change); Makeup: June 21
48
June 21
Colonels 9–15
American Park N/A
27-21
L1
49
June 22
Colonels 10–8
American Park N/A
28-21
W1
50
June 23
@ Colonels
10–10
Eclipse Park
N/A
28-21
W1
51
June 24
@ Colonels
11–4
Eclipse Park
N/A
29-21
W2
52
June 26
Orioles 5–4
American Park N/A
30-21
W3
-
June 27
Orioles Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 29
53
June 28
Orioles 11–5
American Park N/A
31-21
W4
54
June 29
Orioles 1–7
American Park N/A
31-22
L1
55
June 30
Orioles 4–1
American Park N/A
32-22
W1
July: 16–7 (Home: 13–5; Away: 3–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
56
July 1
Bridegrooms 3–2
American Park N/A
33-22
W2
57
July 3
Bridegrooms 3–6
American Park N/A
33-23
L1
58
July 4
Bridegrooms 3–9
American Park 3,400
33-24
L2
-
July 4 2
Bridegrooms Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 5
59
July 5
Bridegrooms 14–7
American Park N/A
34-24
W1
60
July 6
Athletics 9–8
American Park N/A
35-24
W2
61
July 7
Athletics 0–7
American Park N/A
35-25
L1
62
July 8
Athletics 4–1
American Park N/A
36-25
W1
63
July 10
Athletics 5–4
American Park N/A
37-25
W2
64
July 12
Blues 1–2
American Park N/A
37-26
L1
65
July 13
Blues 4–3
American Park N/A
38-26
W1
66
July 14
Blues 10–0
American Park N/A
39-26
W2
67
July 15
Blues 12–7
American Park N/A
40-26
W3
68
July 17
Colonels 1–0
American Park N/A
41-26
W4
69
July 18
Colonels 4–1
American Park N/A
42-26
W5
70
July 19
Colonels 0–6
American Park N/A
42-27
L1
71
July 21
Cowboys 8–1
American Park N/A
43-27
W1
72
July 22
Cowboys 10–1
American Park N/A
44-27
W2
73
July 24
Cowboys 6–4
American Park N/A
45-27
W3
74
July 26
@ Athletics
2–12
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
45-28
L1
75
July 27
@ Athletics
7–4
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
46-28
W1
76
July 28
@ Athletics
2–1
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
47-28
W2
77
July 29
@ Bridegrooms
2–6
Washington Park
N/A
47-29
L1
78
July 31
@ Bridegrooms
3–0
Washington Park
N/A
48-29
W1
August: 12–9 (Home: 10–7; Away: 2–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
79
August 1
@ Bridegrooms
2–8
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 8–9
American Park N/A
48-31
L2
-
August 4
@ Blues
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 4
81
August 4
Blues 4–4
American Park 500
48-31
L2
82
August 5
Blues 6–5
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 4–3
American Park N/A
50-31
W2
-
August 8
@ Orioles
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 8
84
August 8
Orioles 6–2
American Park N/A
51-31
W3
85
August 9
Orioles 3–6
American Park N/A
51-32
L1
86
August 10
Bridegrooms 5–2
American Park N/A
52-32
W1
87
August 11
Bridegrooms 5–6
American Park N/A
52-33
L1
88
August 12
Bridegrooms 0–1
American Park N/A
52-34
L2
89
August 13
Orioles 3–2
American Park N/A
53-34
W1
90
August 14
Orioles 11–6
American Park N/A
54-34
W2
91
August 15
Orioles 7–3
American Park N/A
55-34
W3
-
August 17
Athletics Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 20
92
August 18
Athletics 4–0
American Park N/A
56-34
W4
93
August 19
Athletics 4–8
American Park N/A
56-35
L1
-
August 20
Blues Postponed (rain); Makeup: August 23
94
August 22
Blues 0–3
American Park N/A
56-36
L2
95
August 23
Blues 0–1
American Park N/A
56-37
L3
-
August 25
@ Orioles
Postponed (site change); Makeup: August 25
96
August 25
Orioles 10–4
American Park N/A
57-37
W1
97
August 26
Orioles 6–0
American Park N/A
58-37
W2
98
August 27
@ Orioles
3–4
Oriole Park
N/A
58-38
L1
99
August 28
@ Orioles
3–1
Oriole Park
N/A
59-38
W1
100
August 30
@ Bridegrooms
5–3
Washington Park
N/A
60-38
W2
September: 11–14 (Home: 11–5; Away: 0–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
101
September 1
@ Bridegrooms
2–2
Washington Park
N/A
60-38
W2
102
September 2
@ Bridegrooms
4–5
Washington Park
N/A
60-39
L1
103
September 3
@ Athletics
2–5
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
60-40
L2
104
September 4
@ Athletics
2–3
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
60-41
L3
105
September 5
@ Athletics
0–3
Jefferson Street Grounds
N/A
60-42
L4
106
September 6
@ Blues
2–3
National League Park
N/A
60-43
L5
107
September 8
@ Blues
1–2
National League Park
N/A
60-44
L6
108
September 10
Cowboys 2–3
American Park N/A
60-45
L7
-
September 11
@ Cowboys
Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 11
109
September 11
Cowboys 11–0
American Park N/A
61-45
W1
-
September 12
@ Cowboys
Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 12
110
September 12
Cowboys 5–2
American Park N/A
62-45
W2
-
September 13
@ Cowboys
Postponed (site change); Makeup: September 10
111
September 14
@ Browns
2–14
Sportsman's Park
N/A
62-46
L1
112
September 15
@ Browns
3–5
Sportsman's Park
N/A
62-47
L2
113
September 16
@ Browns
2–4
Sportsman's Park
N/A
62-48
L3
114
September 18
Athletics 5–1
American Park N/A
63-48
W1
115
September 19
Athletics 11–2
American Park N/A
64-48
W2
116
September 20 1
Athletics 1–0
American Park N/A
65-48
W3
117
September 20 2
Athletics 2–1
American Park N/A
66-48
W4
118
September 21
Bridegrooms 2–6
American Park N/A
66-49
L1
119
September 22
Bridegrooms 10–3
American Park N/A
67-49
W1
120
September 23
Bridegrooms 4–8
American Park N/A
67-50
L1
121
September 25
Blues 1–2
American Park N/A
67-51
L2
122
September 26
Blues 5–1
American Park N/A
68-51
W1
123
September 27
Blues 6–5
American Park N/A
69-51
W2
124
September 28
Orioles 0–12
American Park N/A
69-52
L1
125
September 29
Orioles 8–1
American Park N/A
70-52
W1
126
September 30
Orioles 5–2
American Park N/A
71-52
W2
October: 9–2 (Home: 6–2; Away: 3–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Stadium
Attendance
Record
Streak
127
October 1
Bridegrooms 5–8
American Park N/A
71-53
L1
128
October 2
@ Colonels
3–1
Eclipse Park
N/A
72-53
W1
129
October 3
@ Colonels
5–2
Eclipse Park
N/A
73-53
W2
130
October 4
@ Colonels
7–3
Eclipse Park
N/A
74-53
W3
131
October 5
Colonels 5–3
American Park N/A
75-53
W4
132
October 6
Colonels 3–1
American Park N/A
76-53
W5
133
October 7
Colonels 11–8
American Park N/A
77-53
W6
134
October 9
Cowboys 13–6
American Park N/A
78-53
W7
135
October 10
Cowboys 4–3
American Park N/A
79-53
W8
136
October 14 1
Browns 1–6
American Park 7,000
79-54
L1
137
October 14 2
Browns 10–1
American Park N/A
80-54
W1
1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
