1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season
| 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers | |
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| Owner(s) | John T. Brush |
| Manager(s) | Watch Burnham, Fred Thomas, Horace Fogel |
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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.
Offseason
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
- March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
| 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 |
| Pittsburg 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
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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 | |||||||||
| Pittsburg | 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
- 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
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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 |
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| C | Myers, GeorgeGeorge Myers | 69 | 235 | 51 | .217 | 1 | 20 |
| 1B | Schomberg, OttoOtto Schomberg | 112 | 419 | 129 | .308 | 5 | 83 |
| 2B | Bassett, CharleyCharley Bassett | 119 | 452 | 104 | .230 | 1 | 47 |
| 3B | Denny, JerryJerry Denny | 122 | 510 | 165 | .324 | 11 | 97 |
| SS | Glasscock, JackJack Glasscock | 122 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 0 | 40 |
| OF | Seery, EmmettEmmett Seery | 122 | 465 | 104 | .224 | 4 | 28 |
| OF | McGeachey, JackJack McGeachey | 99 | 405 | 109 | .269 | 1 | 56 |
| OF | Cahill, JohnJohn Cahill | 68 | 263 | 54 | .205 | 0 | 26 |
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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| Arundel, TugTug Arundel | 43 | 157 | 31 | .197 | 0 | 13 |
| Hackett, MertMert Hackett | 42 | 147 | 35 | .238 | 2 | 10 |
| Brown, TomTom Brown | 36 | 140 | 25 | .179 | 2 | 9 |
| Polhemus, MarkMark Polhemus | 20 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 8 |
| Gardner, GidGid Gardner | 18 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 1 | 8 |
| Johnson, LeftyLefty Johnson | 11 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
| Jackson, HenryHenry Jackson | 10 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 3 |
| Corcoran, LarryLarry Corcoran | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Sowders, JohnJohn Sowders | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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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| Healy, EgyptianEgyptian Healy | 41 | 341 | 12 | 29 | 5.17 | 75 |
| Boyle, HenryHenry Boyle | 38 | 328 | 13 | 24 | 3.65 | 85 |
| Shreve, LevLev Shreve | 14 | 122 | 5 | 9 | 4.72 | 22 |
| Kirby, JohnJohn Kirby | 8 | 62 | 1 | 6 | 6.10 | 7 |
| Leitner, DocDoc Leitner | 8 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 5.68 | 27 |
| Morrison, HankHank Morrison | 7 | 57 | 3 | 4 | 7.58 | 13 |
| Moffet, SamSam Moffet | 6 | 50 | 1 | 5 | 3.78 | 3 |
| Corcoran, LarryLarry Corcoran | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 12.60 | 4 |
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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| Cahill, JohnJohn Cahill | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 14.32 | 5 |
| Fass, FrederickFrederick Fass | 4 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.34 | 0 |
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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| McGeachey, JackJack McGeachey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.37 | 3 |
| Sowders, JohnJohn Sowders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 0 |
| Glasscock, JackJack Glasscock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |