1896 Cincinnati Reds
[edit] Summary
The 1896 Cincinnati Reds finished with a record of 77-50. They scored 783 runs and belted 20 home runs to go along with a .294 batting average. Dummy Hoy and Dusty Miller were tied for the team lead in home runs with 4. Dusty Miller was the best run producer with 93 RBI. Eddie Burke led the team with 177 hits for a .340 average. Dusty Miller had a great year on the basepaths with 76 stolen bases.
The team allowed 620 runs and had a team ERA of 3.67. Frank Dwyer led the team with 24 wins. Red Ehret struck out 60 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Buck Ewing | 1B | 69 | 263 | 41 | 73 | 1 | 38 | 41 | .349 | .373 | .722 | .278 |
| Bill Gray | 2B | 46 | 121 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 17 | 6 | .314 | .240 | .554 | .207 |
| Charlie Irwin | 3B | 127 | 476 | 77 | 141 | 1 | 67 | 31 | .338 | .361 | .699 | .296 |
| Bid McPhee | 2B | 117 | 433 | 81 | 132 | 1 | 87 | 48 | .391 | .386 | .777 | .305 |
| Germany Smith | SS | 120 | 456 | 65 | 131 | 3 | 71 | 22 | .330 | .393 | .723 | .287 |
| Farmer Vaughn | 1B | 114 | 433 | 71 | 127 | 2 | 66 | 7 | .320 | .395 | .715 | .293 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Burke | OF | 122 | 521 | 120 | 177 | 1 | 52 | 53 | .392 | .426 | .818 | .340 |
| Bug Holliday | OF | 29 | 84 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .394 | .369 | .763 | .321 |
| Dummy Hoy | OF | 121 | 443 | 120 | 132 | 4 | 57 | 50 | .403 | .409 | .812 | .298 |
| Dusty Miller | OF | 125 | 504 | 91 | 162 | 4 | 93 | 76 | .368 | .468 | .836 | .321 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Heinie Peitz | C | 68 | 211 | 33 | 63 | 2 | 34 | 7 | .386 | .431 | .817 | .299 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4360 | 783 | 1283 | 20 | 648 | 350 | .357 | .388 | .745 | .294 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Wiley Davis | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.31 | 2.326 | |||
| Frank Dwyer | 36 | 34 | 288.7 | 24 | 11 | .686 | 1 | 57 | 60 | 3.15 | 1.320 | |||
| Red Ehret | 34 | 33 | 276.7 | 18 | 14 | .563 | 0 | 60 | 74 | 3.42 | 1.344 | |||
| Chauncey Fisher | 27 | 15 | 159.7 | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2 | 25 | 36 | 4.45 | 1.472 | |||
| Brownie Foreman | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 11.35 | 2.478 | |||
| Frank Foreman | 27 | 22 | 185.7 | 14 | 7 | .667 | 1 | 33 | 62 | 3.97 | 1.475 | |||
| Hank Gastright | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Bug Holliday | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 6.000 | |||
| Bert Inks | 3 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Billy Rhines | 19 | 17 | 143 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 2.45 | 1.231 | |||
| Team Totals | 154 | 128 | 1108.1 | 77 | 50 | .606 | 4 | 219 | 310 | 3.67 | 1.399 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Charlie Irwin | 127 |
| At Bats | Eddie Burke | 521 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Eddie Burke | 575 |
| Batting Average | Eddie Burke | .340 |
| On-Base % | Dummy Hoy | .403 |
| Slugging % | Dusty Miller | .468 |
| OPS | Dusty Miller | .836 |
| Runs | Eddie Burke and Dummy Hoy | 120 |
| Hits | Eddie Burke | 177 |
| Total Bases | Dusty Miller | 236 |
| Doubles | Dusty Miller | 38 |
| Triples | Dusty Miller | 12 |
| Home Runs | Dummy Hoy and Dusty Miller | 4 |
| RBI | Dusty Miller | 93 |
| Walks | Dummy Hoy | 65 |
| Strikeouts | Dusty Miller | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | Dusty Miller | 76 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Dummy Hoy | 33 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Frank Dwyer | 24 |
| Losses | Red Ehret | 14 |
| Saves | Chauncey Fisher | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Frank Dwyer | .686 |
| ERA | Frank Dwyer | 3.15 |
| WHIP | Frank Dwyer | 1.320 |
| Innings Pitched | Frank Dwyer | 288.7 |
| Games | Frank Dwyer | 36 |
| Games Started | Frank Dwyer | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Red Ehret | 60 |
| Complete Games | Frank Dwyer | 30 |
| Shutouts | Frank Dwyer and Billy Rhines | 3 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Red Ehret | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Frank Dwyer | 321 |
| Walks Allowed | Red Ehret | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Chauncey Fisher | 9 |
| Wild Pitches | Billy Rhines | 7 |


