1890 Boston Reds season
| 1890 Boston Reds | |
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| 1890 Players' League Championship | |
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| Manager(s) | King Kelly |
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The 1890 Boston Reds baseball team was a member of the short-lived Players' League. They compiled an 81–47 record and won the league championship. After the season, the league folded, but the Reds were invited to join the American Association for the following season.
Regular season

Season standings
| Players' League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Boston Reds | 81 | 48 | 0.628 | — | 48–21 | 33–27 |
| Brooklyn Ward's Wonders | 76 | 56 | 0.576 | 6½ | 46–19 | 30–37 |
| New York Giants | 74 | 57 | 0.565 | 8 | 47–19 | 27–38 |
| Chicago Pirates | 75 | 62 | 0.547 | 10 | 46–23 | 29–39 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 63 | 0.519 | 14 | 35–30 | 33–33 |
| Pittsburgh Burghers | 60 | 68 | 0.469 | 20½ | 37–28 | 23–40 |
| Cleveland Infants | 55 | 75 | 0.423 | 26½ | 31–30 | 24–45 |
| Buffalo Bisons | 36 | 96 | 0.273 | 46½ | 23–42 | 13–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | BR | BUF | CHI | CLE | NY | PHI | PIT | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 11–7 | 14–6–1 | 12–8 | 12–8 | 12–8 | 10–6 | 10–5 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 7–11 | — | 12–6–1 | 10–9 | 12–8 | 7–10 | 14–6 | 14–6 | |||||||||
| Buffalo | 6–14–1 | 6–12–1 | — | 5–15 | 7–9 | 3–17 | 4–16 | 5–13 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 8–12 | 9–10 | 15–5 | — | 13–7 | 9–9–1 | 10–10 | 11–9 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 8–12 | 8–12 | 9–7 | 7–13 | — | 8–11 | 8–11–1 | 7–9 | |||||||||
| New York | 8–12 | 10–7 | 17–3 | 9–9–1 | 11–8 | — | 5–12 | 14–6 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 6–10 | 6–14 | 16–4 | 10–10 | 11–8–1 | 12–5 | — | 7–12 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–10 | 6–14 | 13–5 | 9–11 | 9–7 | 6–14 | 12–7 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | Nash, BillyBilly Nash | 129 | 488 | 130 | .266 | 5 | 90 |
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 |
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| Kelly, KingKing Kelly | 89 | 340 | 111 | .326 | 4 | 66 |
| Swett, PopPop Swett | 37 | 94 | 18 | .191 | 1 | 12 |
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 |
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| Radbourn, Old HossOld Hoss Radbourn | 41 | 343 | 27 | 12 | 3.31 | 80 |
| Gumbert, AdAd Gumbert | 39 | 277.1 | 23 | 12 | 3.96 | 81 |
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 |
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| Daley, BillBill Daley | 34 | 235 | 18 | 7 | 3.60 | 110 |
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 |
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| Kelly, KingKing Kelly | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Nash, BillyBilly Nash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |