1919 Cincinnati Reds season

1919 Cincinnati Reds
1919 World Series Champions 1919 National League Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Location
Redland Field (since 1912)
Cincinnati, Ohio (since 1882)
Other information
Owner(s)	Garry Herrmann
Manager(s)	Pat Moran
Local television	none
Local radio	none
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The 1919 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds won the National League pennant, then went on to win the 1919 World Series. The team's accomplishments were overshadowed by the subsequent Black Sox scandal, when it was discovered that their American League opponents, the Chicago White Sox had tried to lose the series.

Regular season

Despite winning 96 games in the regular season, the Reds had six regulars who batted .276 or lower.^[1] The Reds' offensive star was Edd Roush, who won the NL batting title with a .321 average. Heinie Groh hit .310 and finished fourth.

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	96	44	0.686	—	51–19	45–25
New York Giants	87	53	0.621	9	46–23	41–30
Chicago Cubs	75	65	0.536	21	40–31	35–34
Pittsburgh Pirates	71	68	0.511	24½	39–31	32–37
Brooklyn Robins	69	71	0.493	27	36–34	33–37
Boston Braves	57	82	0.410	38½	29–38	28–44
St. Louis Cardinals	54	83	0.394	40½	34–35	20–48
Philadelphia Phillies	47	90	0.343	47½	26–44	21–46

Record vs. opponents

1919 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	7–13	7–13	4–16	6–14	15–5	8–11	10–10–1
Brooklyn	13–7	—	9–11	7–13	8–12	12–8–1	9–11	11–9
Chicago	13–7	11–9	—	8–12	6–14	13–7	11–9	13–7
Cincinnati	16–4	13–7	12–8	—	12–8	15–5	14–6	14–6
New York	14–6	12–8	14–6	8–12	—	14–6	11–9	14–6
Philadelphia	5–15	8–12–1	7–13	5–15	6–14	—	6–14	10–7
Pittsburgh	11–8	11–9	9–11	6–14	9–11	14–6	—	11–9
St. Louis	10–10–1	9–11	7–13	6–14	6–14	7–10	9–11	—

Roster

1919 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers Hod Eller Ray Fisher Ed Gerner Dolf Luque Roy Mitchell Mike Regan Jimmy Ring Dutch Ruether Slim Sallee		Catchers Nick Allen Bill Rariden Ivey Wingo Infielders Jake Daubert Heinie Groh Larry Kopf Morrie Rath Hank Schreiber Jimmy Smith		Outfielders Rube Bressler Manuel Cueto Pat Duncan Sherry Magee Greasy Neale Wally Rehg Edd Roush Charlie See Billy Zitzmann		Manager Pat Moran

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	Wingo, IveyIvey Wingo	76	245	67	.273	0	27
1B	Daubert, JakeJake Daubert	140	537	148	.276	2	44
2B	Rath, MorrieMorrie Rath	138	537	142	.264	1	29
3B	Groh, HeinieHeinie Groh	122	448	139	.310	5	63
SS	Kopf, LarryLarry Kopf	135	503	136	.270	0	58
OF	Roush, EddEdd Roush	133	504	162	.321	4	71
OF	Neale, GreasyGreasy Neale	139	500	121	.242	1	54
OF	Bressler, RubeRube Bressler	61	165	34	.206	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
Rariden, BillBill Rariden	74	218	47	.216	1	24
Magee, SherrySherry Magee	56	163	35	.215	0	21
Duncan, PatPat Duncan	31	90	22	.244	2	17
Cueto, ManuelManuel Cueto	29	88	22	.250	0	4
Schreiber, HankHank Schreiber	19	58	13	.224	0	4
Smith, JimmyJimmy Smith	28	40	11	.275	1	10
Zitzmann, BillyBilly Zitzmann	2	1	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
Eller, HodHod Eller	38	248.1	19	9	2.39	137
Ruether, DutchDutch Ruether	33	242.2	19	6	1.82	78
Fisher, RayRay Fisher	26	174.1	14	5	2.17	41

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
Ring, JimmyJimmy Ring	32	183	10	9	2.26	61
Bressler, RubeRube Bressler	13	41.2	2	4	3.46	13
Gerner, EdEd Gerner	5	17	1	0	3.18	2

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mitchell, RoyRoy Mitchell	7	0	1	1	2.32	10
Regan, MikeMike Regan	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

1919 World Series

Game 1

October 1, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
Cincinnati (N)	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	1	x	9	14	1
W: Walter "Dutch" Reuther (1–0)   L: Eddie Cicotte (0–1)

Game 2

October 2, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	10	1
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	x	4	4	3
W: Harry "Slim" Sallee (1–0)   L: Lefty Williams (0–1)

Game 3

October 3, 1919 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Chicago (A)	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	3	7	0
W: Dickey Kerr (1–0)  L: Ray Fisher (0–1)

Game 4

October 4, 1919 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	2
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
W: Jimmy Ring (1–0)  L: Eddie Cicotte (0–2)

Game 5

October 6, 1919 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	5	4	0
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
W: Hod Eller (1–0)  L: Lefty Williams (0–2)

Game 6

October 7, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	10	3
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	0
W: Dickey Kerr (2–0)   L: Jimmy Ring (1–1)

Game 7

October 8, 1919 at Redland Field in Cincinnati, Ohio

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chicago (A)	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	10	1
Cincinnati (N)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	4
W: Eddie Cicotte (1–2)   L: Harry "Slim" Sallee (1–1)

Game 8

October 9, 1919 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati (N)	4	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	10	16	2
Chicago (A)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	5	10	1
W: Hod Eller (2–0)  L: Lefty Williams (0–3)
HR: CHI – Joe Jackson (1)

References

1. Numbelivable!, p.129, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0

• 1919 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference