1888 Cleveland Blues

50-82 • .379 Win% • 6th in AA

The 1888 Cleveland Blues went 50-82 (.379) finishing 6th in the AA. The club scored 651 runs, allowed 839, and played home games at National League Park II. Team leaders included Ed McKean (6 HR, 68 RBI) and Jersey Bakley (25-33, 2.97 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

50 Wins
82 Losses
.379 Win %
6th Rank
651 R 839 RA
Diff -188

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651 Runs Scored
839 Runs Allowed
-188 Run Diff
12 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1888 AA Average

Batting Avg .233 2% below the 1888 league average (.238)
OBP .294 1% below the 1888 league average (.296)
SLG .295 6% below the 1888 league average (.314)
Team ERA 3.72 21% worse than the 1888 league average (3.07)
Runs Scored 651 8% below the 1888 league average (711 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumNational League Park II
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Home Games (est.) 67 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1888

Batting Avg

1 Ed McKean 0.299 2 Jay Faatz 0.264 3 Deacon McGuire 0.255 4 Pete Hotaling 0.251 5 Mike Goodfellow 0.245

Home Runs

1 Ed McKean 6 2 Gus Alberts 1 3 Jersey Bakley 1 4 Bob Gilks 1 5 John McGlone 1

RBI

1 Ed McKean 68 2 Bob Gilks 63 3 Pete Hotaling 55 4 Jay Faatz 51 5 Gus Alberts 48
1888 Cleveland Blues — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ed McKean 131 548 94 164 21 15 6 68 28 30 52 0.299
Cub Stricker 127 493 80 115 13 6 1 33 50 31 60 0.233
Bob Gilks 119 484 59 111 14 4 1 63 7 36 16 0.229
Jay Faatz 120 470 73 124 10 2 0 51 12 34 64 0.264
Pete Hotaling 98 403 67 101 7 6 0 55 26 44 35 0.251
Gus Alberts 102 364 51 75 10 6 1 48 41 56 26 0.206
Mike Goodfellow 68 269 24 66 7 0 0 29 11 24 7 0.245
Mortimer Hogan 78 269 60 61 16 6 0 24 50 47 30 0.227
Pop Snyder 64 237 22 51 7 3 0 14 6 37 9 0.215
Charles Zimmer 65 212 27 51 11 4 0 22 18 39 15 0.241
John McGlone 55 203 22 37 1 3 1 22 16 26 26 0.182
Jersey Bakley 61 194 19 26 0 1 1 9 26 68 1 0.134
Cinders O'Brien 32 109 13 20 1 0 0 9 4 21 2 0.183
Deacon McGuire 26 94 15 24 1 3 1 13 7 16 2 0.255
Bill McClellan 22 72 6 16 0 0 0 5 6 5 6 0.222
Billy Crowell 18 58 5 5 2 0 0 3 3 24 1 0.086
Dick Van Zant 10 31 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 6 1 0.258
Ed Keas 6 23 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.087
George Proeser 7 23 5 7 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.304
Mike Morrison 4 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.235
Doc Oberlander 3 14 3 3 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 0.214
Bill Stemmyer 3 10 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.400
Ed Knouff 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.167

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1888

ERA

1 Ed Keas 2.29 2 Jersey Bakley 2.97 3 Cinders O'Brien 3.30 4 George Proeser 3.81 5 Mike Morrison 5.40

Wins

1 Jersey Bakley 25 2 Cinders O'Brien 11 3 Billy Crowell 5 4 Ed Keas 3 5 George Proeser 3

Strikeouts

1 Jersey Bakley 212 2 Cinders O'Brien 135 3 Billy Crowell 61 4 Doc Oberlander 23 5 George Proeser 20
1888 Cleveland Blues — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jersey Bakley 25 33 2.97 61 61 0 532.2 518 176 128 212
Cinders O'Brien 11 19 3.30 30 30 0 259.0 245 95 99 135
Billy Crowell 5 13 5.79 18 18 0 150.2 212 97 61 61
George Proeser 3 4 3.81 7 7 0 59.0 53 25 30 20
Ed Keas 3 3 2.29 6 6 0 51.0 53 13 12 18
Mike Morrison 1 3 5.40 4 4 0 35.0 40 21 19 14
Doc Oberlander 1 2 5.26 3 3 0 25.2 27 15 18 23
Bob Gilks 0 2 8.14 4 2 1 21.0 26 19 8 3
Bill Stemmyer 0 2 9.00 2 2 0 16.0 37 16 9 7
Cub Stricker 1 0 4.50 2 0 0 12.0 16 6 2 5
Ed Knouff 0 1 1.00 2 2 0 9.0 8 1 3 2

👥 Roster (23)

Gus Alberts Jersey Bakley Billy Crowell Jay Faatz Bob Gilks Mike Goodfellow Mortimer Hogan Pete Hotaling Ed Keas Ed Knouff Bill McClellan John McGlone +11 more

23 players

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The 1888 Cleveland Blues in brief

A 50-82 record (.379) put the 1888 Cleveland Blues 6th in the AA. The run column shows 651 for and 839 against. Against a league average of .238, the 1888 Cleveland Blues batted .233. The Cleveland Blues staff finished with a 3.72 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.07.

The 651 runs scored compare with a league average of 711 per club, 8% fewer. The club's home park in 1888 was National League Park II. Ed McKean led the club in home runs with 6. On the mound, Jersey Bakley won 25 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 23 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1888 Cleveland Blues

What was the 1888 Cleveland Blues record?
The 1888 Cleveland Blues finished 50-82 (.379 win pct).
Who led the 1888 Cleveland Blues in home runs?
Ed McKean led the 1888 Cleveland Blues with 6 home runs.
What was the 1888 Cleveland Blues team ERA?
The 1888 Cleveland Blues posted a team ERA of 3.72.
Did the 1888 Cleveland Blues win the World Series?
No. The 1888 Cleveland Blues did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1888 Cleveland Blues play?
The 1888 Cleveland Blues played home games at National League Park II.
Who led the 1888 Cleveland Blues in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ed McKean (6 HR, 68 RBI) and Jersey Bakley (25-33, 2.97 ERA).
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