Born in 1858, Reilly was the son of a Civil War gunboat captain for the Union named Frank A. Reilly. When his father was killed at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862, Reilly was sent by his mother to live with some of her relatives in Illinois, and he spent the next several years there.[1]
When he was about 14 years old, Reilly returned to his native Cincinnati to take a course in lithography at a design school. He apprenticed at the Strobridge Lithographing Company, and he played his first organized baseball for the company team. Reilly showed early ability as a catcher, but by 1877, having become a professional artist with Strobridge, he began playing in the infield to avoid hand injuries that might threaten his lithography career.[1][2]
Careeredit
Reilly played one season for the Cincinnati Stars in the National League (NL) and was out of the major leagues for the following two seasons, playing for the New York Metropolitans in 1882 when it was an independent team. From 1883 to 1891, he played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds of the American Association and the NL.
He was also the first player to hit for the cycle on three occasions during his career, doing so twice in the American Association and once in the National League. He accomplished the feat twice in 1883 — the first on September 12 and the second exactly one week later on September 19, setting the major league record for the shortest time between cycles. His third cycle came on August 6, 1890.
Later lifeedit
Ren Mulford, a writer for Sporting Life, reported in 1914 that Reilly was "a rare old bachelor devoted to his art, and seldom goes to the ball yard where he once reigned a ruling favorite."[3] Reilly remained employed with Strobridge until 1932, according to at least one source.[3]
john, reilly, baseball, john, good, reilly, october, 1858, 1937, nicknamed, long, john, american, first, baseman, major, league, baseball, played, cincinnati, stars, 1880, cincinnati, stockings, reds, 1883, 1891, 1888, home, runs, with, batting, average, durin. John Good Reilly October 5 1858 May 31 1937 nicknamed Long John was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Stars 1880 and the Cincinnati Red Stockings Reds 1883 1891 In 1888 he hit 13 home runs with 103 RBI and a 321 batting average During and after his baseball career Reilly was a commercial artist for the Strobridge Lithographing Company John ReillyFirst basemanBorn 1858 10 05 October 5 1858Cincinnati Ohio U S Died May 31 1937 1937 05 31 aged 78 Cincinnati Ohio U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 18 1880 for the Cincinnati StarsLast MLB appearanceOctober 3 1891 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsBatting average 289Home runs69Runs batted in740TeamsCincinnati Stars 1880 Cincinnati Red Stockings Reds 1883 1891 Career highlights and awards2 AA home run champion 1884 1888 Hit for the cycle a record three times shared Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in 1858 Reilly was the son of a Civil War gunboat captain for the Union named Frank A Reilly When his father was killed at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862 Reilly was sent by his mother to live with some of her relatives in Illinois and he spent the next several years there 1 When he was about 14 years old Reilly returned to his native Cincinnati to take a course in lithography at a design school He apprenticed at the Strobridge Lithographing Company and he played his first organized baseball for the company team Reilly showed early ability as a catcher but by 1877 having become a professional artist with Strobridge he began playing in the infield to avoid hand injuries that might threaten his lithography career 1 2 Career editReilly played one season for the Cincinnati Stars in the National League NL and was out of the major leagues for the following two seasons playing for the New York Metropolitans in 1882 when it was an independent team From 1883 to 1891 he played for the Cincinnati Red Stockings Reds of the American Association and the NL He hit 69 home runs and batted 289 during his ten year career Reilly was among the top ten of the all time home run list from 1888 to 1892 His career highs in a season were 135 games played 553 at bats 112 runs 170 hits 35 doubles 26 triples 13 home runs 103 RBI 82 stolen bases 34 walks a 339 average a 366 on base percentage a 551 slugging percentage and 264 total bases He was also the first player to hit for the cycle on three occasions during his career doing so twice in the American Association and once in the National League He accomplished the feat twice in 1883 the first on September 12 and the second exactly one week later on September 19 setting the major league record for the shortest time between cycles His third cycle came on August 6 1890 Later life editRen Mulford a writer for Sporting Life reported in 1914 that Reilly was a rare old bachelor devoted to his art and seldom goes to the ball yard where he once reigned a ruling favorite 3 Reilly remained employed with Strobridge until 1932 according to at least one source 3 Reilly died in 1937 He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame on June 23 2012 4 See also edit nbsp Baseball portal nbsp Biography portal List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders List of Major League Baseball career triples leaders List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle List of Major League Baseball single game hits leadersReferences edit a b John Reilly Cincinnati Art Galleries LLC Retrieved November 30 2020 Long John Reilly former ball player The New York Times June 2 1937 a b Thorn John October 3 2017 The Life of Reilly Our Game Major League Baseball Reds Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2012 reds com News Cincinnati reds mlb com 2011 11 28 Retrieved 2012 06 24 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet John Reilly at Find a Grave nbsp Achievements Preceded byHarry Stovey American Association Home Run Champion1884 Succeeded byHarry Stovey Preceded byTip O Neill American Association Home Run Champion1888 Succeeded byBug Holliday Harry Stovey Preceded byLon KnightJohn ReillyOyster Burns Hitting for the cycleSeptember 12 1883September 19 1883August 6 1890 Succeeded byJohn ReillyJim O RourkeFarmer Weaver Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Reilly baseball amp oldid 1221480459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
