1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1885)
Location
Athletic Park (since 1887)
Indianapolis, Indiana (since 1887)
Other information
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

John Cahill, an offseason acquisition from the St. Louis Maroons.

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
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

1887 National League Records Sources:
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

1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers
Roster
Pitchers Henry Boyle Frederick Fass Egyptian Healy John Kirby Doc Leitner Sam Moffet Hank Morrison Lev Shreve		Catchers Tug Arundel Mert Hackett George Myers Infielders Charley Bassett Jerry Denny Jack Glasscock Henry Jackson Otto Schomberg		Outfielders Tom Brown John Cahill Larry Corcoran Gid Gardner Lefty Johnson Jack McGeachey Mark Polhemus Emmett Seery John Sowders		Manager Watch Burnham Fred Thomas Horace Fogel

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
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
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
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
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
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

Notes

1. 1887 Hoosiers transactions

References

• 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference