1888 Kansas City Cowboys

43-89 • .326 Win% • 8th in AA

The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys went 43-89 (.326) finishing 8th in the AA. The club scored 579 runs, allowed 896, and played home games at Association Park I. Team leaders included Sam Barkley (4 HR, 51 RBI) and Henry Porter (18-37, 4.16 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

43 Wins
89 Losses
.326 Win %
8th Rank
579 R 896 RA
Diff -317

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579 Runs Scored
896 Runs Allowed
-317 Run Diff
19 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1888 AA Average

Batting Avg .217 9% below the 1888 league average (.238)
OBP .272 8% below the 1888 league average (.296)
SLG .287 9% below the 1888 league average (.314)
Team ERA 4.29 40% worse than the 1888 league average (3.07)
Runs Scored 579 19% below the 1888 league average (711 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAssociation Park I
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Home Games (est.) 66 ≈

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1888

Batting Avg

1 Jim Burns 0.303 2 Jumbo Davis 0.267 3 Billy Hamilton 0.264 4 Jim McTamany 0.246 5 Bill Phillips 0.236

Home Runs

1 Sam Barkley 4 2 Jim McTamany 4 3 Jumbo Davis 3 4 Henry Easterday 3 5 Law Daniels 2

RBI

1 Jumbo Davis 61 2 Bill Phillips 56 3 Sam Barkley 51 4 Jim McTamany 41 5 Henry Easterday 37
1888 Kansas City Cowboys — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim McTamany 130 516 94 127 12 10 4 41 67 72 55 0.246
Bill Phillips 129 509 57 120 20 10 1 56 27 50 10 0.236
Jumbo Davis 121 491 70 131 22 8 3 61 20 56 42 0.267
Sam Barkley 116 482 67 104 21 6 4 51 26 51 15 0.216
Henry Easterday 115 401 42 76 7 6 3 37 31 70 23 0.190
Jim Donahue 88 337 29 79 11 3 1 28 21 26 12 0.234
Monk Cline 73 293 45 69 13 2 0 19 20 27 29 0.235
Law Daniels 61 218 32 45 2 0 2 28 14 23 20 0.206
Henry Porter 55 195 12 28 3 0 0 10 8 39 1 0.144
Frank Hankinson 37 155 20 27 4 1 1 20 11 12 2 0.174
Myron Allen 37 136 23 29 6 4 0 10 9 14 4 0.213
Billy Hamilton 35 129 21 34 4 4 0 11 4 13 19 0.264
Dave Rowe 32 122 14 21 3 4 0 13 6 28 2 0.172
Jack Brennan 34 118 5 20 2 0 0 6 3 9 3 0.169
Tom Sullivan 28 92 10 10 1 0 0 5 9 34 7 0.109
Jim Burns 15 66 13 20 0 0 0 4 1 3 6 0.303
Bill Fagan 18 65 5 14 3 0 0 4 2 15 0 0.215
Red Ehret 17 63 4 12 4 0 0 4 1 6 1 0.190
Fatty Briody 13 48 1 10 1 0 0 8 1 6 0 0.208
Steve Toole 13 48 6 10 2 2 0 7 1 9 2 0.208
Frank Hoffman 12 39 6 6 1 0 0 2 4 16 2 0.154
Charley Jones 6 25 2 4 0 1 0 5 1 5 1 0.160
John Kirby 5 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.062
Charlie Hoover 3 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.300
Ed Glenn 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.000
Frank Hafner 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1888

ERA

1 Frank Hoffman 2.77 2 Tom Sullivan 3.40 3 Red Ehret 3.98 4 Henry Porter 4.16 5 John Kirby 4.19

Wins

1 Henry Porter 18 2 Tom Sullivan 8 3 Bill Fagan 5 4 Steve Toole 5 5 Red Ehret 3

Strikeouts

1 Henry Porter 145 2 Tom Sullivan 84 3 Bill Fagan 49 4 Frank Hoffman 38 5 Steve Toole 35
1888 Kansas City Cowboys — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Henry Porter 18 37 4.16 55 54 0 474.0 527 219 120 145
Tom Sullivan 8 16 3.40 24 24 0 214.2 227 81 68 84
Bill Fagan 5 11 5.69 17 17 0 142.1 179 90 75 49
Frank Hoffman 3 9 2.77 12 12 0 104.0 102 32 42 38
Steve Toole 5 6 6.68 12 10 0 91.2 124 68 50 35
Red Ehret 3 2 3.98 7 6 0 52.0 58 23 22 12
John Kirby 1 4 4.19 5 5 0 43.0 48 20 7 11
Myron Allen 0 2 2.50 2 2 0 18.0 17 5 1 2
Frank Hafner 0 2 7.00 2 2 0 18.0 24 14 16 5

👥 Roster (26)

Myron Allen Sam Barkley Jack Brennan Fatty Briody Jim Burns Monk Cline Law Daniels Jumbo Davis Jim Donahue Henry Easterday Red Ehret Bill Fagan +14 more

26 players

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The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys in brief

In 1888 the Kansas City Cowboys posted a 43-89 mark (.326) and finished 8th in the AA. Runs came in at 579 scored against 896 allowed (-317). The team batting average of .217 was 9% below the 1888 league mark of .238. Pitchers allowed 4.29 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.07. The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys scored 19% fewer runs than the average club (579 against 711).

The club's home park in 1888 was Association Park I. The home run leader was Sam Barkley, who hit 4. Jumbo Davis drove in a team-high 61 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Henry Porter (18). The 1888 roster runs to 26 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys

What was the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys record?
The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys finished 43-89 (.326 win pct).
Who led the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys in home runs?
Sam Barkley led the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys with 4 home runs.
What was the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys team ERA?
The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys win the World Series?
No. The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys play?
The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys played home games at Association Park I.
Who led the 1888 Kansas City Cowboys in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Sam Barkley (4 HR, 51 RBI) and Henry Porter (18-37, 4.16 ERA).
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