The Cincinnati Kelly's Killers were a Major League Baseball franchise based in Cincinnati. The team existed for one season, , and played in the American Association (AA). The team played their home games at East End Park.
The majority owner of the club was Chris von der Ahe, who also owned the St. Louis Browns of the American Association, and they were managed by King Kelly. In mid-August with the season incomplete, while the club was playing a series in St. Louis, von der Ahe was paid $12,000 by the National League's Cincinnati Reds to move the team out of the Cincinnati area. The club was folded and replaced for the remainder of the 1891 season by the Milwaukee Brewers, who were brought in from the Western League. Kelly's Killers had a win–loss record of 43–57.
Keys
+ AbbreviationsNameName of the player by official recordsPositionPosition that player played in the fieldSeasons playedThe seasons played for this franchise by the player† §Indicates the player was both a player-manager and Hall of Famer
+PositionCCatcher1BFirst baseman2BSecond baseman3BThird basemanSSShortstopIFInfielderLFLeft fielderCFCenter fielderRFRight fielderOFOutfielderSPStarting pitcherRPRelief pitcher
List of players
Player Position Seasons Notes Ref LF 1891 Andrews was the starting left fielder, and batted .211 in 83 games played. 2B 1891 Bastian played 1 game at second base. SP 1891 Bell pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game win, and collected 2 hits in 4 at bats. It was his last game in the major leagues. 2B 1891 Burke played 1 game at second base, his last game in the major leagues. SS 1891 Canavan led the team with 101 games played, as well several hitting categories, such as: runs scored, triples, home runs, and RBIs. 1B 1891 Carney played first base, and batted .278 in 99 games played. When the Killers folded, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers, his last season in the major leagues. 2B 1891 Clingman played 1 game at second base. SP 1891 Crane pitched in 32 games, and had a win–loss record of 14–14, and a 2.45 earned run average. SP 1891 Dwyer pitched in 35 games, and had a win–loss record of 13–19, and a 4.52 earned run average. C 1891 Hurley played in 24 games, and had a .212 batting average. It was his last season at the major league level. CF 1891 Johnston had 6 home runs, 51 RBIs, and a .212 batting average in 1891, his last season in the major leagues. SP 1891 Keenan pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game loss, and collected 2 hits in 4 at bats. It was his only game in the major leagues. † § C / IF 1891 Kelly was the catcher and manager for the Killers. He played in 82 games, and batted .297. He finished the season with the Boston Reds, also of the AA. SP 1891 Kilroy pitched in 8 games, and had a win–loss record of 1–4, and a 2.98 earned run average. SP / RP 1891 Mains pitched in 30 games, and had a win–loss record of 12–12, and a 2.69 earned run average. RF 1891 Marr played in 14 games, and batted .248. It was the last season he played in the major leagues. SP 1891 McGill pitched in 8 games, and had a win–loss record of 2–55, and a 4.98 earned run average. 2B 1891 Robinson played all his 97 games at second base, and had a .178 batting average. RF 1891 Seery played in 97 games, and had a .285 batting average. RP 1891 Slagle pitched in 1 games, an inning and a third of relief. He allowed no runs to score. C 1891 Vaughn played in 55 games, and had a .257 batting average. 3B 1891 Whitney played in 97 games, and had a .199 batting average. SP 1891 Widner pitched 1 game for the Killers, a complete game loss, and collected 1 hits in 4 at bats. It was his last game in the major leagues.
See also Cincinnati Kelly's Killers 1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers season
References
External links Baseball Reference