1890 Boston Reds season
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Boston Reds
| season = 1890
| misc = 1890 Players' League Championship
| league = Players' League
| ballpark = Congress Street Grounds
| city = Boston, Massachusetts
| record = {{winpct|81|74|record=y}}
| league_place = 1st
| owners =
| manager = King Kelly
|}}
The 1890 Boston Reds baseball team was a member of the short-lived Players' League. They compiled an 81–47 record and won the league championship. After the season, the league folded, but the Reds were invited to join the American Association for the following season and folded after a single season with players dispersed to other AA teams.
Regular season
= Season standings =
{{1890 Players' League standings|highlight=Boston Reds}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1890 Players' League Record vs. opponents|team=BOS}}
= Roster =
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colspan="10" style="background-color: red; color: black; text-align: center;" | Roster | ||||||||||||||||||
valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bill Daley}}
{{MLBplayer | Ad Gumbert}}
{{MLBplayer | Matt Kilroy}}
{{MLBplayer | Kid Madden}}
{{MLBplayer | Old Hoss Radbourn}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | King Kelly}}
{{MLBplayer | Morgan Murphy}}
{{MLBplayer | Pop Swett}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Dan Brouthers}}
{{MLBplayer | Arthur Irwin}}
{{MLBplayer | John Morrill}}
{{MLBplayer | Billy Nash}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Quinn}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Tom Brown}}
{{MLBplayer | Dick Johnston}}
{{MLBplayer | Hardy Richardson}}
{{MLBplayer | Harry Stovey}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | King Kelly}} |
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
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
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| C | {{sortname|Morgan|Murphy|Morgan Murphy (baseball)}} | 68 | 246 | 56 | .228 | 2 | 32 |
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| 1B | {{sortname|Dan|Brouthers}} | 126 | 475 | 159 | .335 | 2 | 102 |
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| 2B | {{sortname|Joe|Quinn|Joe Quinn (second baseman)}} | 133 | 523 | 157 | .300 | 7 | 86 |
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| SS | {{sortname|Arthur|Irwin}} | 96 | 354 | 92 | .260 | 0 | 45 |
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| 3B | {{sortname|Billy|Nash}} | 129 | 488 | 130 | .266 | 5 | 90 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Harry|Stovey}} | 121 | 496 | 148 | .298 | 12 | 88 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Tom|Brown|Tom Brown (center fielder)}} | 131 | 558 | 156 | .280 | 4 | 67 |
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| OF | {{sortname|Hardy|Richardson}} | 133 | 570 | 187 | .328 | 16 | 152 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
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| {{sortname|King|Kelly}} | 89 | 340 | 111 | .326 | 4 | 66 |
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| {{sortname|Pop|Swett}} | 37 | 94 | 18 | .191 | 1 | 12 |
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| {{sortname|Kid|Madden}} | 13 | 38 | 7 | .184 | 0 | 4 |
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| {{sortname|Gil|Hatfield}} | 3 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
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| {{sortname|Dick|Johnston}} | 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 | 0 |
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| {{sortname|John|Morrill|dab=baseball}} | 2 | 7 | 1 | .143 | 0 | 2 |
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= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
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| {{sortname|Old Hoss|Radbourn|Charles Radbourn}} | 41 | 343.0 | 27 | 12 | 3.31 | 80 |
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| {{sortname|Ad|Gumbert}} | 39 | 277.1 | 23 | 12 | 3.96 | 81 |
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| {{sortname|Matt|Kilroy}} | 30 | 217.2 | 9 | 15 | 4.26 | 48 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
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| {{sortname|Bill|Daley|Bill Daley (baseball)}} | 34 | 235.0 | 18 | 7 | 3.60 | 110 |
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| {{sortname|Kid|Madden}} | 10 | 62.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.79 | 24 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SV ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
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| {{sortname|King|Kelly}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
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| {{sortname|Billy|Nash}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1890.shtml 1890 Boston Reds team page at Baseball Reference]
{{1890 MLB season by team}}
{{1890 Boston Reds}}
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