Along with pitching great Don Gullett, former Reds second baseman Bid McPhee will be inducted today into the Reds Hall of Fame. He was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in 2000.

        McPhee will be represented by relatives at the induction ceremony at Cinergy Field.

        John Alexander “Bid” McPhee was widely regarded as the best second baseman of the 19th century.

        He perhaps is best known as the last of the fielders not to wear a glove. Even after gloves came into general use, around 1887, he disdained them. When he finally put one on in 1896 to protect a sore finger, he fielded .982 - 16 points above the previous record for second basemen. His mark stood for 29 years.

        McPhee led the league in double plays 11 times and in fielding average eight times. He is the only second baseman to top 500 putouts in a season (525 in 1896).

        Despite being only 5 feet 8 and 152 pounds, McPhee was a good offensive player. He had 2,260 career hits, scored more than 100 runs in a season 10 times and reached double figures in triples nine times, leading the league in 1887. He led the league in home runs (7) in 1886 and played 18 years, from 1882-99.

        Read more about Bid McPhee in our Cooperstown 2000 Special Section

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