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1879 Cincinnati Reds
Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1878 / 1880
43-37, Finished 5th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Deacon White (9-9) and Cal McVey (34-28)
Scored 485 runs, Allowed 464 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 42-38
Ballparks: Avenue Grounds ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 94
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1878 / 1880 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers
Team Roster & Games By Position
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Barnes | 29 | R | R | 5' 8" | 145 | May 8, 1850 | 8 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | $2,000 | ||||
| Mike Burke | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | 1854 | 1st | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -0.4 | $ | ||||
| Buttercup Dickerson | 20 | L | R | 5' 6" | 140 | Oct 11, 1858 | 2 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2.1 | $ | ||||
| Will Foley | 23 | R | R | 5' 9" | 150 | Nov 15, 1855 | 5 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | -0.3 | $ | ||||
| Joe Gerhardt | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 160 | Feb 14, 1855 | 7 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | ||||
| Pete Hotaling | 22 | L | R | 5' 8" | 166 | Dec 16, 1856 | 1st | 81 | 81 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 69 | 1.9 | $ | ||||
| King Kelly HOF | 21 | R | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Dec 31, 1857 | 2 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 4.5 | $ | ||||
| John Magner | 24 | 5' 7" | 170 | 1855 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | ||||||
| Cal McVey | 29 | R | R | 5' 9" | 170 | Aug 30, 1849 | 9 | 81 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.6 | $2,000 | ||||
| Jack Neagle | 21 | R | R | 5' 6" | 155 | Jan 2, 1858 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.5 | $ | ||||
| Blondie Purcell | 25 | R | R | 5' 9" | 159 | Mar 16, 1854 | 1st | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -0.5 | $ | ||||
| Harry Wheeler | 21 | R | R | 5' 11" | 165 | Mar 3, 1858 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.0 | $ | ||||
| Deacon White | 31 | L | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Dec 7, 1847 | 9 | 78 | 78 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 3.8 | $2,000 | ||||
| Will White | 24 | B | R | 5' 9" | 175 | Oct 11, 1854 | 3 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.3 | $ | ||||
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |
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