1884 Cleveland Blues season

1884 Cleveland Blues
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1879)
Location
Kennard Street Park (since 1879)
Cleveland, Ohio (since 1879)
Other information
Manager(s)	Charlie Hackett
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The 1884 Cleveland Blues season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Blues finishing the season at 35–72, seventh place in the National League. After the season, the team was purchased by Charles Byrne for $10,000 and shut down, many of the players being added to Byrne's Brooklyn Grays team.

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Providence Grays	84	28	0.750	—	45–11	39–17
Boston Beaneaters	73	38	0.658	10½	40–16	33–22
Buffalo Bisons	64	47	0.577	19½	37–18	27–29
New York Gothams	62	50	0.554	22	34–22	28–28
Chicago White Stockings	62	50	0.554	22	39–17	23–33
Philadelphia Quakers	39	73	0.348	45	19–37	20–36
Cleveland Blues	35	77	0.312	49	22–34	13–43
Detroit Wolverines	28	84	0.250	56	18–38	10–46

Record vs. opponents

1884 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	NY	PHI	PRV
Boston	—	9–6–2	10–6	14–2	12–4–1	8–8–1	13–3	7–9–1
Buffalo	6–9–2	—	10–6–1	14–2	12–4	5–11–1	11–5	6–10
Chicago	6–10	6–10–1	—	8–8	11–5	12–4	14–2	5–11
Cleveland	2–14	2–14	8–8	—	9–7	5–11	6–10–1	3–13
Detroit	4–12–1	4–12	5–11	7–9	—	2–14–1	5–11	1–15
New York	8–8–1	11–5–1	4–12	11–5	14–2–1	—	11–5	3–13–1
Philadelphia	3–13	5–11	2–14	10–6–1	11–5	5–11	—	3–13
Providence	9–7–1	10–6	11–5	13–3	15–1	13–3–1	13–3	—

Roster

1884 Cleveland Blues
Roster
Pitchers John Harkins John Henry Jim McCormick Catchers Fatty Briody Doc Bushong Jerry Moore		Infielders Joe Ardner George Fisher Jack Glasscock Mike Moynahan Mike Muldoon Bill Phillips George Pinkney Germany Smith		Outfielders Ernie Burch Jake Evans Pit Gilman Pete Hotaling Sam Moffet Willie Murphy Bill Smith George Strief Guerdon Whiteley		Manager Charlie Hackett

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
1B	Phillips, BillBill Phillips	111	464	128	.276	3	46
SS	Glasscock, JackJack Glasscock	72	281	70	.249	1	22
OF	Moffet, SamSam Moffet	67	256	47	.184	0	15

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
Briody, FattyFatty Briody	43	148	25	.169	1	12
Moore, JerryJerry Moore	9	30	6	.200	0	10
Fisher, GeorgeGeorge Fisher	6	24	3	.125	0	0
Smith, BillBill Smith	1	3	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
Harkins, JohnJohn Harkins	46	391	12	32	3.68	192
McCormick, JimJim McCormick	42	359	19	22	2.86	182
Moffet, SamSam Moffet	24	197.2	3	19	3.87	84
Henry, JohnJohn Henry	5	42	1	4	3.64	23

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
Glasscock, JackJack Glasscock	2	0	0	0	5.40	1

References

• 1884 Cleveland Blues season at Baseball Reference