# 1893 Cincinnati Reds season

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

vteNational 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 recordvte Sources: :
| 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)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 27Colts10–1League Park7,0061-0W1
2April 28Colts1–11League Park2,0001-1L1
3April 29Colts5–0League Park1,8732-1W1
4April 30Colts1–7League Park4,8232-2L1
5May 2Spiders2–3League Park2,1372-3L2
6May 3Spiders17–12League Park1,9603-3W1
7May 5Browns3–2League Park2,2614-3W2
8May 6Browns3–1League Park3,6005-3W3
-May 7@ ColonelsPostponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: May 7
9May 7Colonels16–7League Park12,3606-3W4
10May 8Pirates8–9League Park2,7076-4L1
11May 9Pirates4–6League Park1,8206-5L2
12May 10Pirates3–5League Park2,3506-6L3
-May 11@ ColtsPostponed (unknown reason; site change); Makeup: April 28
13May 13@ Colts10–8South Side Park2,5007-6W1
14May 14@ Colts13–12West Side Park3,5008-6W2
15May 15@ Browns6–10New Sportsman's Park2,5008-7L1
16May 16@ Browns9–6New Sportsman's Park2,5009-7W1
17May 17@ Browns3–1New Sportsman's ParkN/A10-7W2
18May 18@ Spiders4–21League Park2,79410-8L1
19May 19@ Spiders5–19League Park2,90010-9L2
20May 20@ Spiders8–9League Park3,20010-10L3
21May 21Browns8–9League Park9,10010-11L4
22May 22@ Colonels1–3Eclipse Park2,06410-12L5
23May 23@ Colonels8–4Eclipse Park1,01011-12W1
24May 25@ Pirates1–8Exposition Park2,70011-13L1
25May 26@ Pirates4–11Exposition Park83011-14L2
26May 27@ Pirates4–1Exposition Park3,30012-14W1
27May 29@ Giants0–1Polo Grounds3,00012-15L1
28May 30 1@ Giants6–8Polo Grounds6,00012-16L2
29May 30 2@ Giants3–2Polo Grounds23,14213-16W1
30May 31@ Senators6–5Boundary Field2,61014-16W2 :
June: 10–12 (Home: 6–4; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
31June 1@ Senators6–12Boundary Field1,68714-17L1
-June 2@ SenatorsPostponed (rain; site change); Makeup: June 29
32June 3@ Phillies5–11Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds5,76914-18L2
33June 5@ Phillies6–8Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds2,57914-19L3
-June 6@ PhilliesPostponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 2
34June 7@ Beaneaters9–3South End Grounds1,91515-19W1
35June 8@ Beaneaters11–9South End Grounds2,26516-19W2
36June 9@ Beaneaters1–6South End Grounds2,65416-20L1
37June 10@ Grooms2–4Eastern Park7,30016-21L2
38June 12@ Grooms13–14Eastern Park3,00016-22L3
39June 13@ Grooms9–1Eastern Park3,10017-22W1
40June 14@ Orioles7–6Union Park2,37218-22W2
41June 15@ Orioles2–8Union Park2,37718-23L1
42June 16@ Orioles7–19Union Park1,61618-24L2
43June 18Colonels30–12League Park4,85019-24W1
44June 19Colonels13–10League Park1,30220-24W2
45June 20Colonels1–3League Park1,16220-25L1
46June 22Colts0–3League Park1,48320-26L2
47June 24Colts4–3League Park2,04021-26W1
48June 25Colts14–5League Park5,60922-26W2
49June 26Giants5–5League Park2,11422-26W2
50June 27Giants13–4League Park3,16023-26W3
51June 28Giants6–3League Park1,63024-26W4
52June 29Senators3–5League Park1,70224-27L1
53June 30Senators5–11League Park1,27524-28L2 :
July: 14–14 (Home: 12–10; Away: 2–4)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
54July 1Senators5–4League Park1,04025-28W1
55July 2Senators7–6League Park4,72826-28W2
56July 3Phillies3–6League Park3,10726-29L1
57July 4 1Phillies14–15League Park7,18726-30L2
58July 4 2Phillies5–6League Park6,20326-31L3
59July 6Grooms9–8League Park1,46027-31W1
-July 7GroomsPostponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 25
60July 8Grooms7–6League Park3,02128-31W2
61July 9Orioles3–2League Park10,69929-31W3
62July 10Orioles3–2League Park1,82130-31W4
63July 11Orioles12–10League Park2,83131-31W5
64July 13Beaneaters3–5League Park3,10331-32L1
65July 14Beaneaters6–7League Park1,65631-33L2
66July 15Beaneaters4–7League Park3,12531-34L3
67July 16Colonels5–3League Park5,25832-34W1
68July 18Colonels3–12League Park1,27832-35L1
69July 19Colonels8–9League Park1,12232-36L2
70July 21@ Browns10–10New Sportsman's Park3,30032-36L2
71July 22@ Browns7–9New Sportsman's Park5,50032-37L3
72July 23 1@ Browns9–4New Sportsman's ParkN/A33-37W1
73July 23 2@ Browns2–3New Sportsman's Park20,00033-38L1
74July 24Spiders7–3League Park1,24634-38W1
75July 25Spiders4–3League Park1,64435-38W2
76July 26Spiders2–0League Park3,02636-38W3
77July 27Pirates8–3League Park5,32737-38W4
78July 28Pirates2–7League ParkN/A37-39L1
79July 29Pirates3–9League Park2,83537-40L2
80July 30 1@ Colonels7–10Eclipse ParkN/A37-41L3
81July 30 2@ Colonels1–2Eclipse Park9,67837-42L4
82July 31@ Colonels14–7Eclipse Park1,07338-42W1 :
August: 13–11 (Home: 2–1; Away: 11–10)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
-August 1@ ColonelsPostponed (unknown reason); Makeup: July 30
83August 3@ Pirates5–4Exposition Park3,10039-42W2
84August 4@ Pirates5–9Exposition Park1,50039-43L1
85August 5@ Pirates0–8Exposition Park4,10039-44L2
86August 6 1Browns8–12League ParkN/A39-45L3
87August 6 2Browns3–2League Park12,06040-45W1
88August 7Browns12–11League Park1,80941-45W2
-August 8BrownsPostponed (unknown reason); Makeup: August 6
89August 10@ Colts9–7West Side Park61742-45W3
90August 12@ Colts2–8West Side Park2,99042-46L1
91August 13@ Colts1–10West Side Park10,87642-47L2
92August 14@ Spiders5–12League Park1,60042-48L3
93August 15@ Spiders4–1League Park1,80043-48W1
94August 16@ Spiders4–1League Park50044-48W2
95August 18@ Grooms4–8Eastern Park2,50044-49L1
96August 19@ Grooms4–3Eastern Park4,50045-49W1
97August 21@ Grooms8–1Eastern Park2,00046-49W2
98August 22@ Beaneaters4–7South End Grounds3,11146-50L1
99August 23@ Beaneaters7–8South End Grounds2,85146-51L2
100August 24@ Beaneaters3–1South End Grounds55047-51W1
101August 25@ Orioles4–2Union Park2,02748-51W2
102August 26@ Orioles3–7Union Park3,03748-52L1
103August 28@ Orioles3–2Union Park1,62549-52W1
104August 29@ Senators1–8Boundary Field1,02549-53L1
105August 30@ Senators6–5Boundary Field60050-53W1
106August 31@ Senators2–1Boundary Field92351-53W2 :
September: 14–10 (Home: 12–5; Away: 3–5)
#DateOpponentScoreStadiumAttendanceRecordStreak
107September 2 1@ Phillies2–6Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds1,20051-54L1
108September 2 1@ Phillies1–14Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds6,98551-55L2
109September 4 1@ Phillies10–11Philadelphia Base Ball GroundsN/A51-56L3
110September 4 2@ Phillies7–1Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds6,97152-56W1
111September 6@ Giants4–2Polo Grounds2,50053-56W2
112September 7@ Giants6–4Polo Grounds2,50054-56W3
-September 8@ GiantsPostponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 7
113September 9 1@ Giants2–3Polo GroundsN/A54-57L1
114September 9 2@ Giants1–10Polo Grounds9,25054-58L2
115September 11Phillies5–6League Park98954-59L3
116September 13Phillies1–1League Park74254-59L3
117September 14Giants0–2League Park1,53654-60L4
118September 15Giants8–7League ParkN/A55-60W1
119September 16Giants7–11League ParkN/A55-61L1
120September 17Orioles5–7League Park5,56055-62L2
121September 18Orioles7–6League Park2,20056-62W1
122September 19Orioles7–4League Park50857-62W2
123September 21Beaneaters7–5League Park1,28658-62W3
-September 22BeaneatersPostponed (wet grounds); Makeup: September 23
124September 23 1Beaneaters6–5League ParkN/A59-62W4
125September 23 2Beaneaters6–0League Park2,89860-62W5
126September 24Grooms3–9League Park5,14860-63L1
127September 25Grooms11–4League Park82661-63W1
128September 26 1Grooms7–5League ParkN/A62-63W2
129September 26 2Grooms5–0League Park1,98063-63W3
-September 27GroomsPostponed (unknown reason); Makeup: September 26
130September 28Senators8–4League Park81264-63W4
131September 29Senators10–4League Park84065-63W5 :

### Roster
## 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 |