1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

Major League Baseball team season

1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers

League| National League
Ballpark| Athletic Park
City| Indianapolis, Indiana
Record| 37–89 (.294)
League place| 8th
Owner| John T. Brush
Managers| Watch Burnham, Fred Thomas, Horace Fogel

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1888 →

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

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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

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* March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000.[1]

## Regular season

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1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers

### Season standings

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National League Team  | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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Detroit Wolverines | 79 | 45  | .637  | —  | 44‍–‍17  | 35‍–‍28
Philadelphia Quakers | 75 | 48  | .610  | 3½  | 38‍–‍23  | 37‍–‍25
Chicago White Stockings | 71 | 50  | .587  | 6½  | 44‍–‍18  | 27‍–‍32
New York Giants | 68 | 55  | .553  | 10½  | 36‍–‍26  | 32‍–‍29
Boston Beaneaters | 61 | 60  | .504  | 16½  | 38‍–‍22  | 23‍–‍38
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 55 | 69  | .444  | 24  | 31‍–‍33  | 24‍–‍36
Washington Nationals | 46 | 76  | .377  | 32  | 26‍–‍33  | 20‍–‍43
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 37 | 89  | .294  | 43  | 24‍–‍39  | 13‍–‍50

### Record vs. opponents

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1887 National League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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
Pittsburgh | 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

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* 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

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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

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### Batting

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#### Starters by position

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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

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C | George Myers | 69 | 235 | 51 | .217 | 1 | 20
1B | Otto Schomberg | 112 | 419 | 129 | .308 | 5 | 83
2B | Charley Bassett | 119 | 452 | 104 | .230 | 1 | 47
3B | Jerry Denny | 122 | 510 | 165 | .324 | 11 | 97
SS | Jack Glasscock | 122 | 483 | 142 | .294 | 0 | 40
OF | Emmett Seery | 122 | 465 | 104 | .224 | 4 | 28
OF | Jack McGeachey | 99 | 405 | 109 | .269 | 1 | 56
OF | John Cahill | 68 | 263 | 54 | .205 | 0 | 26

#### Other batters

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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

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Tug Arundel | 43 | 157 | 31 | .197 | 0 | 13
Mert Hackett | 42 | 147 | 35 | .238 | 2 | 10
Tom Brown | 36 | 140 | 25 | .179 | 2 | 9
Mark Polhemus | 20 | 75 | 18 | .240 | 0 | 8
Gid Gardner | 18 | 63 | 11 | .175 | 1 | 8
Lefty Johnson | 11 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 3
Henry Jackson | 10 | 38 | 10 | .263 | 0 | 3
Larry Corcoran | 3 | 10 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0
John Sowders | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0

### Pitching

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#### Starting pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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Egyptian Healy | 41 | 341.0 | 12 | 29 | 5.17 | 75
Henry Boyle | 38 | 328.0 | 13 | 24 | 3.65 | 85
Lev Shreve | 14 | 122.0 | 5 | 9 | 4.72 | 22
Doc Leitner | 8 | 65.0 | 2 | 6 | 5.68 | 27
John Kirby | 8 | 62.0 | 1 | 6 | 6.10 | 7
Hank Morrison | 7 | 57.0 | 3 | 4 | 7.58 | 13
Sam Moffet | 6 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 3.78 | 3
Larry Corcoran | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 12.60 | 4

#### Other pitchers

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

Player  | G  | IP  | W  | L  | ERA  | SO

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John Cahill | 6 | 22.0 | 0 | 2 | 14.32 | 5
Frederick Fass | 4 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 10.34 | 0

#### Relief pitchers

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

Player  | G  | W  | L  | SV  | ERA  | SO

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Jack McGeachey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.37 | 3
John Sowders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 0
Jack Glasscock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e 1887 Hoosiers transactions

## References

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* 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference

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St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers

Based in St. Louis, Missouri (1884–1886); Indianapolis, Indiana (1887–1889)

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