The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 37–89 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their first season in Indianapolis. They had played the previous three seasons in St. Louis, Missouri as the Maroons.
1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers | |
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League | National League |
Ballpark | Athletic Park |
City | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Owner | John T. Brush |
Managers | Watch Burnham, Fred Thomas, Horace Fogel |
Offseason edit
Following the 1886 season, the Maroons franchise was purchased by the National League and subsequently sold to John T. Brush. On March 8, the Hoosiers additionally purchased a number of players who were under league control. Technically, these players were purchased from the Maroons franchise. Among these players were Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg, and Emmett Seery.[1]
Notable transactions edit
- March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000.[1]
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Detroit Wolverines | 79 | 45 | 0.637 | — | 44–17 | 35–28 |
Philadelphia Quakers | 75 | 48 | 0.610 | 3½ | 38–23 | 37–25 |
Chicago White Stockings | 71 | 50 | 0.587 | 6½ | 44–18 | 27–32 |
New York Giants | 68 | 55 | 0.553 | 10½ | 36–26 | 32–29 |
Boston Beaneaters | 61 | 60 | 0.504 | 16½ | 38–22 | 23–38 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 55 | 69 | 0.444 | 24 | 31–33 | 24–36 |
Washington Nationals | 46 | 76 | 0.377 | 32 | 26–33 | 20–43 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 37 | 89 | 0.294 | 43 | 24–39 | 13–50 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BOS | CHI | DET | IND | NYG | PHI | PIT | WSH | |||||||||
Boston | — | 6–9–3 | 17–11–1 | 11–7 | 7–10–1 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 10–7–1 | |||||||||
Chicago | 9–6–3 | — | 10–8 | 13–5 | 11–6–1 | 12–6–1 | 5–12–1 | 11–7 | |||||||||
Detroit | 11–7–1 | 8–10 | — | 14–4–1 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 13–4 | 13–4–1 | |||||||||
Indianapolis | 7–11 | 5–13 | 4–14–1 | — | 3–15 | 1–17 | 7–11 | 10–8 | |||||||||
New York | 10–7–1 | 6–11–1 | 8–10 | 15–3 | — | 7–10–3 | 12–6 | 10–8–1 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 9–9 | 6–12–1 | 8–10 | 17–1 | 10–7–3 | — | 12–6 | 13–3–1 | |||||||||
Pittsburgh | 7–11 | 12–5–1 | 4–13 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 6–12 | — | 9–9 | |||||||||
Washington | 7–10–1 | 7–11 | 4–13–1 | 8–10 | 8–10–1 | 3–13–1 | 9–9 | — |
Notable transactions edit
- July 2, 1887: John Kirby was sold by the Hoosiers to the Cleveland Blues for $800 to $1000.[1]
- August 15, 1887: Lev Shreve was purchased by the Hoosiers from the Baltimore Orioles.[1]
- August 19, 1887: Tom Brown was signed by the Hoosiers as a free agent.[1]
Roster edit
1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | George Myers | 69 | 235 | 51 | .217 | 1 | 20 |
1B | Otto Schomberg | 112 | 419 | 129 | .308 | 5 | 83 |
2B | Charley Bassett | 119 | 452 | 104 | .230 | 1 | 47 |
3B | Jerry Denny | 122 | 510 | 165 | .324 | 11 | 97 |
SS | Jack Glasscock | 122 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 0 | 40 |
OF | Emmett Seery | 122 | 465 | 104 | .224 | 4 | 28 |
OF | Jack McGeachey | 99 | 405 | 109 | .269 | 1 | 56 |
OF | John Cahill | 68 | 263 | 54 | .205 | 0 | 26 |
Other batters edit
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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Tug Arundel | 43 | 157 | 31 | .197 | 0 | 13 |
Mert Hackett | 42 | 147 | 35 | .238 | 2 | 10 |
Tom Brown | 36 | 140 | 25 | .179 | 2 | 9 |
Mark Polhemus | 20 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 8 |
Gid Gardner | 18 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 1 | 8 |
Lefty Johnson | 11 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
Henry Jackson | 10 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 3 |
Larry Corcoran | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
John Sowders | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
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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Egyptian Healy | 41 | 341.0 | 12 | 29 | 5.17 | 75 |
Henry Boyle | 38 | 328.0 | 13 | 24 | 3.65 | 85 |
Lev Shreve | 14 | 122.0 | 5 | 9 | 4.72 | 22 |
Doc Leitner | 8 | 65.0 | 2 | 6 | 5.68 | 27 |
John Kirby | 8 | 62.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.10 | 7 |
Hank Morrison | 7 | 57.0 | 3 | 4 | 7.58 | 13 |
Sam Moffet | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 3.78 | 3 |
Larry Corcoran | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 12.60 | 4 |
Other pitchers edit
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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John Cahill | 6 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 14.32 | 5 |
Frederick Fass | 4 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.34 | 0 |
Relief pitchers edit
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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Jack McGeachey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.37 | 3 |
John Sowders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 0 |
Jack Glasscock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Notes edit
References edit