1888 Kansas City Cowboys season explained

Kansas City Cowboys
Season:	1888
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
City:	Kansas City, Missouri
Managers:	Dave Rowe, Sam Barkley, Bill Watkins

The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43–89 record, winding up in last place in the American Association during their debut season.

Regular season

Roster

1888 Kansas City Cowboys
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		88	337	79	.234	1	28
1B		129	509	120	.236	1	56
2B		116	482	104	.216	4	51
3B		121	491	131	.267	3	61
SS		115	401	76	.190	3	37
OF		37	136	29	.213	0	10
OF		130	516	127	.246	4	41
OF		73	293	69	.235	0	19

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
	61	218	45	.206	2	28
	37	155	27	.174	1	20
	35	129	34	.264	0	11
	32	122	21	.172	0	13
	34	118	20	.169	0	6
	16	66	20	.303	0	4
	17	63	12	.190	0	4
	13	48	10	.208	0	8
	6	25	4	.160	0	5
	3	10	3	.300	0	1
	3	8	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
	55	474.0	18	37	4.16	145
	24	214.2	8	16	3.40	84
	17	142.1	5	11	5.69	49
	12	104.0	3	9	5.69	49
	12	91.2	5	6	6.68	35
	7	52.0	3	2	3.98	12
	5	43.0	1	4	4.19	11
	2	18.0	0	2	2.50	2
	2	18.0	0	2	7.00	5

References

• 1888 Kansas City Cowboys team page at Baseball Reference