1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season explained

Indianapolis Hoosiers
Season:	1887
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Athletic Park
City:	Indianapolis, Indiana
Owner:	John T. Brush
Managers:	Watch Burnham, Fred Thomas, Horace Fogel
Prev Season:	1886 St. Louis Maroons season

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

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		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		Manager

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		69	235	51	.217	1	20
1B		112	419	129	.308	5	83
2B		119	452	104	.230	1	47
3B		122	510	165	.324	11	97
SS		122	483	142	.294	0	40
OF		122	465	104	.224	4	28
OF		99	405	109	.269	1	56
OF		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
	43	157	31	.197	0	13
	42	147	35	.238	2	10
	36	140	25	.179	2	9
	20	75	18	.240	0	8
	18	63	11	.175	1	8
	11	42	8	.190	0	3
	10	38	10	.263	0	3
	3	10	2	.200	0	0
	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
	41	341.0	12	29	5.17	75
	38	328.0	13	24	3.65	85
	14	122.0	5	9	4.72	22
	8	65.0	2	6	5.68	27
	8	62.0	1	6	6.10	7
	7	57.0	3	4	7.58	13
	6	50.0	1	5	3.78	3
	2	15.0	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
	6	22.0	0	2	14.32	5
	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
	1	0	1	0	11.37	3
	1	0	0	0	21.00	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	1

References

• 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/IND/1887-transactions.shtml 1887 Hoosiers transactions