1880 Cincinnati Reds season

1880 Cincinnati Reds
Final season
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Location
Bank Street Grounds (since 1880)
Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1876)
Other information
Manager(s)	John Clapp
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The 1880 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The team finished in eighth and last place in the National League with a record of 21–59, 44 games behind the Chicago White Stockings.

At the end of the season, the team was kicked out of the league for selling beer and refusing to close their park on Sunday as required at the time. The team disbanded. A different Cincinnati Reds team joined the American Association two years later.

Regular season

The Reds were coming off a fifth-place finish in the National League in 1879, as they had a 43–37 record, which was their second consecutive winning season. During the off-season, Cincinnati signed catcher John Clapp, who had played with the Buffalo Bisons in the previous season. Clapp was also named the manager of the team. Deacon White, who was the Reds catcher the previous two seasons, moved to the outfield. Other off-season signings included Hick Carpenter of the Syracuse Stars to play third base, while the Reds would have rookies at first base, John Reilly, and second base, Pop Smith.

Clapp and Blondie Purcell led the team offensively, as Clapp had a .282 average with a homer and 20 RBI and 33 runs scored, while Purcell hit .292 with a homer and 24 RBI, along with 48 runs. Will White led the NL with 42 losses, however, he had a good ERA of 2.14.

Season summary

Cincinnati got off to a miserable start, having a record of only 6–26 in their first 32 games, which included lopsided losses of 20–7 and 15–1 to the White Stockings, and 13–0 to the Worcester Ruby Legs during that span. Cincinnati would never get it together during the season, and finished in last place for the third time in the team's five-year history, as the Reds had a record of 21–59, 44 games behind the first place White Stockings.

Season standings

National League	W	L	GB	Pct.
Chicago White Stockings	67	17	--	.798
Providence Grays	52	32	15	.619
Cleveland Blues	47	37	20	.560
Troy Trojans	41	42	25.5	.494
Worcester Worcesters	40	43	26.5	.482
Boston Red Caps	40	43	26.5	.482
Buffalo Bisons	24	58	42	.293
Cincinnati Reds	21	59	44	.263

Record vs. opponents

1880 National League Records Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CIN	CLE	PRV	TRO	WOR
Boston	—	9–3–1	3–9	7–5	5–7	5–7–1	7–5	4–8
Buffalo	3–9–1	—	1–11	5–5–2	3–9	2–10	1–11	9–3
Chicago	9–3	11–1	—	10–2–1	8–4	9–3–1	10–2	10–2
Cincinnati	5–7	5–5–2	2–10–1	—	3–9	2–10	1–10	3–8
Cleveland	7–5	9–3	4–8	9–3	—	3–9	9–3	6–6–1
Providence	7–5–1	10–2	3–9–1	10–2	9–3	—	7–5	6–6–1
Troy	5–7	11–1	2–10	10–1	3–9	5–7	—	5–7
Worcester	8–4	3–9	2–10	8–3	6–6–1	6–6–1	7–5	—

Roster

1880 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Will White Catchers John Clapp		Infielders Amos Booth Hick Carpenter Andy Leonard John Reilly Lou Say Pop Smith Sam Wright		Outfielders Jack Manning Mike Mansell Blondie Purcell Charlie Reilley Joe Sommer Harry Wheeler Deacon White		Manager John Clapp

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	John Clapp	80	323	91	.282	1	20
1B	John Reilly	73	272	56	.206	0	16
2B	Pop Smith	83	334	69	.207	0	27
3B	Hick Carpenter	77	300	72	.240	0	23
SS	Lou Say	48	191	38	.199	0	15
OF	Blondie Purcell	77	325	95	.292	1	24
OF	Mike Mansell	53	187	36	.193	2	12
OF	Jack Manning	48	190	41	.216	2	17

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
Deacon White	35	141	42	.298	0	7
Andy Leonard	33	133	28	.211	1	17
Charlie Reilley	30	103	21	.204	0	9
Joe Sommer	24	88	16	.182	0	6
Harry Wheeler	17	65	6	.092	0	2
Sam Wright	9	34	3	.088	0	0
Amos Booth	1	2	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
Will White	62	517.1	18	42	2.14	161
Blondie Purcell	25	196	3	17	3.21	47

References

• 1880 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference