1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season explained

Indianapolis Hoosiers
Season:	1888
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Athletic Park
City:	Indianapolis, Indiana
Owner:	John T. Brush
Manager:	Harry Spence

The 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 50–85 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place.

Offseason

October 20, 1887: Gid Gardner and cash were traded by the Hoosiers to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.^[1]

Regular season

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Roster

1888 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		71	260	71	.273	5	22
1B		64	246	54	.220	0	17
2B		128	481	116	.241	2	60
3B		126	524	137	.261	12	63
SS		113	442	119	.269	1	45
OF		133	500	110	.220	5	50
OF		133	513	144	.281	4	58
OF		118	452	99	.219	0	30

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
	66	248	59	.238	2	16
	57	202	44	.218	0	14
	48	169	40	.237	0	20
	30	112	24	.214	1	10

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
	37	323.0	15	22	3.26	98
	37	321.1	12	24	3.89	124
	35	297.2	11	24	4.63	101
	20	176.0	10	10	2.81	55
	7	56.0	2	5	4.66	7

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
	2	0	0	0	0.00	1
	1	0	0	0	7.20	0
	1	0	0	0	9.00	1
	1	0	0	0	54.00	1

References

• 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/IND/1888-transactions.shtml 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers transactions