1888 Cleveland Blues season explained

Cleveland Blues
Season:	1888
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	National League Park
City:	Cleveland, Ohio
Owner:	Frank Robison
Managers:	Jimmy Williams, Tom Loftus
Next Season:	1889 Cleveland Spiders season

The 1888 Cleveland Blues baseball team finished with a 50–82 record, sixth place in the American Association.

Regular season

Roster

1888 Cleveland Blues
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		64	237	51	.215	0	14
1B		120	470	124	.264	0	51
2B		127	493	115	.233	1	33
SS		131	548	164	.299	6	68
3B		55	203	37	.182	1	22
OF		98	403	101	.251	0	55
OF		119	484	111	.229	1	63
OF		78	269	61	.227	0	24

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
	102	364	75	.206	1	48
	68	269	66	.245	0	29
	65	212	51	.241	0	22
	26	94	24	.255	1	13
	22	72	16	.222	0	5
	10	31	8	.258	0	1

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
	61	532.2	25	33	2.97	212
	30	259.0	11	19	3.30	135
	18	150.2	5	13	5.79	61
	7	59.0	3	4	3.81	20
	6	51.0	3	3	2.29	18
	4	35.0	1	3	5.40	14
	3	25.2	1	2	5.26	23
	2	16.0	0	2	9.00	7
	2	9.0	0	1	1.00	2

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched: IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

References

• Web site: 1888 Cleveland Blues Statistics . . 2018 . Baseball Reference . Sports Reference LLC . March 16, 2018.