1880 Cincinnati Stars season

June 2020 November 2013 Cincinnati Stars 1880 National League Bank Street Grounds Cincinnati, Ohio 21 59 y 8th Justus Thorner John Clapp The 1880 Cincinnati Stars season was the first and only season for the Cincinnati Stars, a professional baseball franchise competing in the National League (NL). The club replaced the defunct Cincinnati Reds that had competed in the NL during 1876–1879. The Stars finished last in the eight-team NL with a record of 21–59, 44 games behind the Chicago White Stockings. Team president Justus Thorner resigned in early July, with vice-president Nathan Menderson selected as his successor.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59443324/cincinnati-base-ball-club/ Cincinnati Base-Ball Club The Cincinnati Enquirer 8 December 23, 1879 September 17, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/59443410/base-ball/ Base Ball Detroit Free Press 6 July 7, 1880 September 17, 2020 newspapers.com At the end of the season, the team was kicked out of the league for their refusal to stop selling beer and renting out their park on Sundays. A new Cincinnati Reds franchise joined the American Association two years later. Regular 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 in 1878 and 1879, moved to the outfield. Other off-season signings included Hick Carpenter of the Syracuse Stars to play third base, while the Stars had 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. 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 Worcesters during that span. Cincinnati never got it together during the season, and finished in last place in their only season, 44 games behind the first place White Stockings. Season standings Cincinnati Stars Record vs. opponents CIN Roster 1880 Cincinnati Stars 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 John Clapp (baseball) 80 323 91 .282 1 20 1B John Reilly John Reilly (baseball) 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 Jack Manning (baseball) 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 baseball 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 25 196.0 3 17 3.21 47 References 1880 Cincinnati Reds at Baseball Reference.com Retrosheet Cincinnati Stars season Cincinnati