1887 Cleveland Blues

39-92 • .298 Win% • 8th in AA

The 1887 Cleveland Blues went 39-92 (.298) finishing 8th in the AA. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 1,112, and played home games at National League Park II. Team leaders included Myron Allen (4 HR, 77 RBI) and Billy Crowell (14-31, 4.88 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

39 Wins
92 Losses
.298 Win %
8th Rank
729 R 1112 RA
Diff -383

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729 Runs Scored
1112 Runs Allowed
-383 Run Diff
14 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1887 AA Average

Batting Avg .251 8% below the 1887 league average (.272)
OBP .313 7% below the 1887 league average (.336)
SLG .332 10% below the 1887 league average (.367)
Team ERA 4.99 16% worse than the 1887 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 729 19% below the 1887 league average (904 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNational League Park II
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Home Games (est.) 66 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1887

Batting Avg

1 Jimmy Say 0.375 2 Bob Gilks 0.313 3 Fred Mann 0.309 4 Pete Hotaling 0.299 5 Ed McKean 0.286

Home Runs

1 Myron Allen 4 2 Pete Hotaling 3 3 Fred Mann 2 4 Ed McKean 2 5 Cub Stricker 2

RBI

1 Pete Hotaling 94 2 Myron Allen 77 3 Jim Toy 56 4 Ed McKean 54 5 Cub Stricker 53
1887 Cleveland Blues — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed McKean 132 539 97 154 16 13 2 54 60 32 76 0.286
Cub Stricker 131 534 122 141 19 4 2 53 53 16 86 0.264
Pete Hotaling 126 505 108 151 28 13 3 94 53 46 43 0.299
Myron Allen 117 463 66 128 22 10 4 77 36 40 26 0.276
Jim Toy 109 423 56 94 20 5 1 56 17 40 8 0.222
Pop Snyder 74 282 33 72 12 6 0 27 9 38 5 0.255
Fred Mann 64 259 45 80 15 7 2 41 23 24 25 0.309
Charlie Reipschlager 63 231 20 49 8 3 0 17 11 7 7 0.212
Phil Reccius 62 229 23 47 6 3 0 29 24 24 9 0.205
John Carroll 57 216 30 43 5 1 0 19 15 27 19 0.199
Billy Crowell 45 156 15 22 1 0 0 6 10 43 5 0.141
Mike Morrison 41 141 23 27 3 2 0 12 11 32 5 0.191
Charlie Sweeney 36 133 22 30 4 4 0 19 21 16 11 0.226
Bob Gilks 22 83 12 26 2 0 0 13 3 7 5 0.313
John McGlone 21 79 14 20 2 1 0 10 7 6 15 0.253
Jimmy Say 16 64 9 24 5 3 0 12 1 9 0 0.375
Hugh Daily 16 58 1 4 0 0 0 1 3 30 0 0.069
John Munyan 16 58 9 14 1 1 0 6 3 18 4 0.241
Charles Zimmer 14 52 9 12 5 0 0 4 4 4 1 0.231
Joseph Herr 11 44 6 12 2 0 0 6 6 5 2 0.273
George Pechiney 10 36 6 9 1 0 0 2 2 6 0 0.250
Ed Flynn 7 27 0 5 1 0 0 4 1 7 3 0.185
John Kirby 5 18 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.167
Hank Simon 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.100
Frank Scheibeck 3 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.222

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1887

ERA

1 Bob Gilks 3.08 2 Hugh Daily 3.67 3 Billy Crowell 4.88 4 Mike Morrison 4.92 5 George Pechiney 7.12

Wins

1 Billy Crowell 14 2 Mike Morrison 12 3 Bob Gilks 7 4 Hugh Daily 4 5 Myron Allen 1

Strikeouts

1 Mike Morrison 158 2 Billy Crowell 72 3 Hugh Daily 30 4 Bob Gilks 28 5 George Pechiney 24
1887 Cleveland Blues — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Billy Crowell 14 31 4.88 45 45 0 389.1 541 211 138 72
Mike Morrison 12 25 4.92 40 40 0 316.2 385 173 205 158
Hugh Daily 4 12 3.67 16 16 0 139.2 181 57 44 30
Bob Gilks 7 5 3.08 13 13 0 108.0 104 37 42 28
George Pechiney 1 9 7.12 10 10 0 86.0 118 68 44 24
John Kirby 0 5 9.00 5 5 0 41.0 62 41 28 6
Charlie Sweeney 0 3 8.25 3 3 0 24.0 42 22 13 8
Myron Allen 1 0 0.93 2 0 0 9.2 9 1 3 1
Frank Scheibeck 0 1 12.00 1 1 0 9.0 17 12 4 3
Phil Reccius 0 0 7.71 1 0 0 7.0 8 6 5 0
Cub Stricker 0 0 3.18 3 0 1 5.2 5 2 7 2

👥 Roster (25)

Myron Allen John Carroll Billy Crowell Hugh Daily Ed Flynn Bob Gilks Joseph Herr Pete Hotaling John Kirby Fred Mann John McGlone Ed McKean +13 more

25 players

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The 1887 Cleveland Blues in brief

The 1887 Cleveland Blues won 39 games and lost 92, ending up 8th in the AA. Runs came in at 729 scored against 1112 allowed (-383). Against a league average of .272, the 1887 Cleveland Blues batted .251. The Cleveland Blues staff finished with a 4.99 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.29. League clubs averaged 904 runs that year, so the Cleveland Blues scored 19% fewer.

The club's home park in 1887 was National League Park II. Myron Allen topped the Cleveland Blues with 4 home runs. Pete Hotaling led in RBI with 94. The hits leader was Ed McKean with 154. Billy Crowell led the pitchers with 14 wins. The strikeout leader was Mike Morrison with 158.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1887 Cleveland Blues

What was the 1887 Cleveland Blues record?
The 1887 Cleveland Blues finished 39-92 (.298 win pct).
Who led the 1887 Cleveland Blues in home runs?
Myron Allen led the 1887 Cleveland Blues with 4 home runs.
What was the 1887 Cleveland Blues team ERA?
The 1887 Cleveland Blues posted a team ERA of 4.99.
Did the 1887 Cleveland Blues win the World Series?
No. The 1887 Cleveland Blues did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1887 Cleveland Blues play?
The 1887 Cleveland Blues played home games at National League Park II.
Who led the 1887 Cleveland Blues in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Myron Allen (4 HR, 77 RBI) and Billy Crowell (14-31, 4.88 ERA).
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