1893 Cincinnati Reds season

1893 Cincinnati Reds
League	National League
Ballpark	League Park
City	Cincinnati
Owners	John T. Brush
Managers	Charlie Comiskey
Seasons

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

National League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Boston Beaneaters	86	43	.667	—	49‍–‍15	37‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Pirates	81	48	.628	5	54‍–‍19	27‍–‍29
Cleveland Spiders	73	55	.570	12½	47‍–‍22	26‍–‍33
Philadelphia Phillies	72	57	.558	14	43‍–‍22	29‍–‍35
New York Giants	68	64	.515	19½	49‍–‍20	19‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds	65	63	.508	20½	37‍–‍27	28‍–‍36
Brooklyn Grooms	65	63	.508	20½	43‍–‍24	22‍–‍39
Baltimore Orioles	60	70	.462	26½	36‍–‍24	24‍–‍46
Chicago Colts	56	71	.441	29	38‍–‍34	18‍–‍37
St. Louis Browns	57	75	.432	30½	40‍–‍30	17‍–‍45
Louisville Colonels	50	75	.400	34	24‍–‍28	26‍–‍47
Washington Senators	40	89	.310	46	21‍–‍27	19‍–‍62

Record vs. opponents

1893 National League record 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

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Farmer Vaughn	121	483	135	.280	1	108
1B	Charlie Comiskey	64	259	57	.220	0	26
2B	Bid McPhee	127	491	138	.281	3	68
SS	Germany Smith	130	500	118	.236	4	56
3B	Arlie Latham	127	531	150	.282	2	49
OF	Jack McCarthy	49	195	55	.282	0	22
OF	Bug Holliday	126	500	155	.310	5	89
OF	Jim Canavan	121	461	104	.226	5	64

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Morgan Murphy	57	200	47	.235	1	19
Frank Motz	43	156	40	.256	2	25
Piggy Ward	42	150	42	.280	0	10
George Henry	21	83	23	.277	0	13
Bob Caruthers	13	48	14	.292	1	8
Jud Smith	17	43	10	.233	1	5
Connie Murphy	6	17	3	.176	0	2
Charlie Duffee	4	12	2	.167	0	0
George Ulrich	1	3	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Frank Dwyer	37	287.1	18	15	4.13	53
Ice Box Chamberlain	34	241.0	16	12	3.73	59
Mike Sullivan	27	183.2	8	11	5.05	40
Tom Parrott	22	154.0	10	7	4.09	83
Tony Mullane	15	122.1	6	6	4.41	24
Silver King	17	105.0	5	6	4.89	30
George Darby	4	29.0	1	1	7.76	6
Lem Cross	3	21.0	0	2	5.57	7

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Bumpus Jones	6	28.2	1	3	10.05	6

External links

• 1893 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference