1888 Cincinnati Red Stockings

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

80-54, Finished 4th in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Gus Schmelz (80-54)
Scored 745 runs, Allowed 628 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-57

Ballparks: League Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100

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1887 / 1889 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
Kid Baldwin	23	R	R	5' 6"	147	Nov 1, 1864	5	67		67		0	65	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2			-0.2
Ned Bligh	24	R	R	5' 11"	172	Jun 30, 1864	2	3		3		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			-0.1
Hick Carpenter	32	R	L	5' 11"	186	Aug 16, 1855	10	136		136		0	0	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Pop Corkhill	30	L	R	5' 10"	180	Apr 11, 1858	6	118		118		2	0	1	1	0	0	4	112	0	116			0.5
Frank Fennelly	28	R	R	5' 8"	168	Feb 18, 1860	5	120		120		0	0	0	4	0	112	2	2	0	4			1.2
Heinie Kappel	24	R	R	5' 8"	160	Sep, 1863	2	36		36		0	0	0	10	1	25	0	0	0	0			0.1
Jim Keenan	30	R	R	5' 10"	186	Feb 10, 1858	8	85		85		0	69	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5
Bid McPhee HOF	28	R	R	5' 8"	152	Nov 1, 1859	7	111		111		0	0	0	111	0	0	0	0	0	0			2.0
Tony Mullane	29	B		5' 10"	165	Jan 30, 1859	7	51		51		44	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	3	3			5.9
Hugh Nicol	30	R	R	5' 4"	145	Jan 1, 1858	8	135		135		0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	125	125			0.9
Jack O'Connor	22	R	R	5' 10"	170	Jun 2, 1866	2	36		36		0	2	0	0	0	0	11	21	2	34			-1.1
John Reilly	29	R	R	6' 3"	178	Oct 5, 1858	7	127		127		0	0	117	0	0	0	0	2	8	10			5.1
Billy Serad	25	R	R	5' 7"	156	1863	4	6		6		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-1.0
Mike Smith	20	L	L	5' 11"	178	Mar 23, 1868	3	40		40		40	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2			6.3
George Tebeau	26	R	R	5' 9"	175	Dec 26, 1861	2	121		121		0	0	0	0	0	0	121	0	0	121			1.1
Lee Viau	21	R	R	5' 4"	160	Jul 5, 1866	1st	43		43		42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			4.8
John Weyhing	19	L	L	6' 2"	185	Jun 24, 1869	1st	8		8		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.5
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

1887 / 1889 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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