The 1876

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season was a season in American baseball. It was the team's first season of existence, having been formed as part of the brand new

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in 1876. This team was not related (except by name) to the previous Cincinnati Red Stockings National Association team, which had folded in 1870.1876 Cincinnati Red Stockings season at Baseball Reference
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Regular season

One bright spot for the Reds was the play of

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, who led the club with a batting average of .286, had the second highest home run total in the league with four, and was among the league leaders in doubles and slugging percentage.

Season summary

The Reds played their first ever game on April 25, 1876, defeating the

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2–1 at Avenue Grounds. Wins would be few and far between for the Reds, as after putting up a solid 3–2 record in their opening five games, the Reds would go on an eleven-game losing streak to fall to 3–13. After defeating the Hartford Dark Blues 8–2 to end their losing streak, the Reds would then have a thirteen-game losing streak, and saw their record fall to 4–26. By the time the season was finished, Cincinnati had the worst record in the

, as they ended the season with a 9–56 record, 42.5 games behind the first place Chicago White Stockings.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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23rd Street Grounds 23rd Street Grounds, also known as State Street Grounds and 23rd Street Park, and sometimes spelled out as Twenty-third Street Grounds, was a ballpark in Chicago, in what is now the Chinatown district. In this ballpark, the Chicago White Stocking ...

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Louisville Baseball Park Louisville Baseball Park (or Grounds) was a baseball park located in Louisville, Kentucky. The park was home to the Louisville Grays of the National League from 1876 to 1877. The field was located within a large block bounded by 4th Street (east); ...

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Hartford Ball Club Grounds Hartford Ball Club Grounds was a baseball grounds in Hartford, Connecticut. It was home to the Hartford Dark Blues from 1874 in sports, 1874 to 1876 in sports, 1876, two years in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, Nation ...

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Union Grounds Union Grounds was a baseball park located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The grounds opened in 1862, its inaugural match being played on May 15. It was the first baseball park enclosed entirely by a fence, thereby allowing ...

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Jefferson Street Grounds Jefferson Street Grounds was a baseball field located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was also known as Jefferson Park and Athletics Park. It was home to three different professional baseball teams, competing in three different leagues. Notably ...

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, , 3–6 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 4–26 , , L13 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 31 , , July 6 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 5–26 , , W1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 32 , , July 8 , ,

, , 7–5 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–26 , , W2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 33 , , July 11 , , Mutuals , , 2–8 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–27 , , L1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , , July 13 , , Mutuals , , 6–13 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–28 , , L2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , July 15 , , Mutuals , , 6–8 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–29 , , L3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , July 18 , , @ Brown Stockings , , 1–5 , , Sportsman's Park , , N/A , , 6–30 , , L4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , July 20 , , @ Brown Stockings , , 1–9 , , Sportsman's Park , , N/A , , 6–31 , , L5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , July 22 , , @ Brown Stockings , , 1–5 , , Sportsman's Park , , N/A , , 6–32 , , L6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , July 25 , , @ White Stockings , , 3–23 , , 23rd Street Grounds , , N/A , , 6–33 , , L7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 40 , , July 27 , , @ White Stockings , , 3–17 , , 23rd Street Grounds , , N/A , , 6–34 , , L8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , , July 29 , , @ White Stockings , , 2–9 , , 23rd Street Grounds , , N/A , , 6–35 , , L9 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , August 1 , , Brown Stockings , , 3–19 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–36 , , L10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , , August 3 , , Brown Stockings , , 0–10 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–37 , , L11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 44 , , August 8 , , White Stockings , , 3–13 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–38 , , L12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 45 , , August 10 , , White Stockings , , 0–6 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–39 , , L13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 46 , , August 12 , , White Stockings , , 0–5 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–40 , , L14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 47 , , August 15 , , @ Grays , , 5–17 , , Louisville Baseball Park , , N/A , , 6–41 , , L15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , August 18 , , @ Grays , , 1–4 , , Louisville Baseball Park , , N/A , , 6–42 , , L16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , , August 19 , , @ Grays , , 3–6 , , Louisville Baseball Park , , N/A , , 6–43 , , L17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , August 22 , , Grays , , 0–8 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 6–44 , , L18 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 51 , , August 25 , , Grays , , 3–1 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 7–44 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , , August 26 , , Grays , , 2–3 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 7–45 , , L1 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , , September 5 , , @ Red Caps , , 4–17 , , South End Grounds , , N/A , , 7–46 , , L2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , , September 6 , , @ Red Caps , , 3–7 , , South End Grounds , , N/A , , 7–47 , , L3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , , September 9 , , @ Dark Blues , , 4–14 , , Hartford Ball Club Grounds , , N/A , , 7–48 , , L4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , September 9 , , @ Dark Blues , , 4–8 , , Hartford Ball Club Grounds , , N/A , , 7–49 , , L5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , , September 12 , , @

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, , 15–13 , , Jefferson Street Grounds , , N/A , , 8–50 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , , September 15 , , @ Mutuals , , 1–2 , , Union Grounds , , N/A , , 8–51 , , L1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 60 , , September 16 , , @ Mutuals , , 9–6 , , Union Grounds , , N/A , , 9–51 , , W1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 61 , , September 27 , , Red Caps , , 3–5 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 9–52 , , L1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , , September 28 , , Red Caps , , 7–10 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 9–53 , , L2 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 63 , , October 6 , , Dark Blues , , 4–7 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 9–54 , , L3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , , October 7 , , Dark Blues , , 6–11 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 9–55 , , L4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , October 9 , , Dark Blues , , 0–11 , , Avenue Grounds , , N/A , , 9–56 , , L5 , -

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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

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

References

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