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East End Park , The Home of the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers .The Cincinnati Kelly's Killers Major League Baseball franchise based in Cincinnati . The team existed for one season, 1891 , and played in the American Association (AA).[ 1] East End Park .[ 2]
The majority owner of the club was Chris von der Ahe , who also owned the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, and they were managed by King Kelly . In mid-August with the season incomplete, while the club was playing a series in St. Louis , von der Ahe was paid $12,000 by the National League 's Cincinnati Reds to move the team out of the Cincinnati area. The club was folded and replaced for the remainder of the 1891 season by the Milwaukee Brewers , who were brought in from the Western League . Kelly's Killers had a win–loss record of 43–57.[ 3]
Abbreviations
Name
Name of the player by official records
Position
Position that player played in the field
Seasons played
The seasons played for this franchise by the player
† §
Indicates the player was both a player-manager and Hall of Famer
Left fielder Ed Andrews Pitcher Ed Crane Center fielder Dick Johnston Catcher /Manager King Kelly
Player
Position
Seasons
Notes
Ref
Ed Andrews LF 1891 Andrews was the starting left fielder, and batted .211 in 83 games played .
[ 4]
Charlie Bastian 2B 1891 Bastian played 1 game at second base.
[ 5]
Charlie Bell SP 1891 Bell pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game win, and collected 2 hits in 4 at bats . It was his last game in the major leagues.
[ 6]
Joe Burke 2B 1891 Burke played 1 game at second base, his last game in the major leagues.
[ 7]
Jim Canavan SS 1891 Canavan led the team with 101 games played , as well several hitting categories, such as: runs scored , triples , home runs , and RBIs .
[ 3] [ 8]
John Carney 1B 1891 Carney played first base, and batted .278 in 99 games played . When the Killers folded, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers , his last season in the major leagues.
[ 9]
Billy Clingman 2B 1891 Clingman played 1 game at second base.
[ 10]
Ed Crane SP 1891 Crane pitched in 32 games , and had a win–loss record of 14–14, and a 2.45 earned run average .
[ 11]
Frank Dwyer SP 1891 Dwyer pitched in 35 games , and had a win–loss record of 13–19, and a 4.52 earned run average .
[ 12]
Jerry Hurley C 1891 Hurley played in 24 games , and had a .212 batting average . It was his last season at the major league level.
[ 13]
Dick Johnston CF 1891 Johnston had 6 home runs , 51 RBIs , and a .212 batting average in 1891, his last season in the major leagues.
[ 14]
Kid Keenan SP 1891 Keenan pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game loss, and collected 2 hits in 4 at bats . It was his only game in the major leagues.
[ 15]
King Kelly † § C / IF 1891 Kelly was the catcher and manager for the Kilers. He played in 82 games , and batted .297. He finished the season with the Boston Reds , also of the AA.
[ 16]
Matt Kilroy SP 1891 Kilroy pitched in 8 games , and had a win–loss record of 1–4, and a 2.98 earned run average .
[ 17]
Willard Mains SP / RP 1891 Mains pitched in 30 games , and had a win–loss record of 12–12, and a 2.69 earned run average .
[ 18]
Lefty Marr RF 1891 Marr played in 14 games , and batted .248. It was the last season he played in the major leagues.
[ 19]
Willie McGill SP 1891 McGill pitched in 8 games , and had a win–loss record of 2–55, and a 4.98 earned run average .
[ 20]
Yank Robinson 2B 1891 Robinson played all his 97 games at second base, and had a .178 batting average .
[ 21]
Emmett Seery RF 1891 Seery played in 97 games , and had a .285 batting average .
[ 22]
John Slagle RP 1891 Slagle pitched in 1 games , an inning and a third of relief. He allowed no runs to score.
[ 23]
Farmer Vaughn C 1891 Vaughn played in 55 games , and had a .257 batting average .
[ 24]
Art Whitney 3B 1891 Whitney played in 97 games , and had a .199 batting average .
[ 25]
Wild Bill Widner SP 1891 Widner pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game loss, and collected 1 hits in 4 at bats . It was his last game in the major leagues.
[ 26]
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