1889 Kansas City Cowboys

55-82 • .401 Win% • 7th in AA

The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys went 55-82 (.401) finishing 7th in the AA. The club scored 852 runs, allowed 1,031, and played home games at Exposition Park. Team leaders included Jim Burns (5 HR, 97 RBI) and Jim Conway (19-19, 3.25 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

55 Wins
82 Losses
.401 Win %
7th Rank
852 R 1031 RA
Diff -179

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852 Runs Scored
1031 Runs Allowed
-179 Run Diff
18 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1889 AA Average

Batting Avg .253 3% below the 1889 league average (.261)
OBP .321 3% below the 1889 league average (.332)
SLG .328 7% below the 1889 league average (.354)
Team ERA 4.36 13% worse than the 1889 league average (3.84)
Runs Scored 852 equal to the 1889 league average (848 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExposition Park
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Home Games 70

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1889

Batting Avg

1 Jim Burns 0.304 2 Billy Hamilton 0.301 3 Chippy McGarr 0.287 4 Dan Stearns 0.286 5 Sam Barkley 0.284

Home Runs

1 Jim Burns 5 2 Billy Hamilton 3 3 Herman Long 3 4 Jim Manning 3 5 Dan Stearns 3

RBI

1 Jim Burns 97 2 Dan Stearns 87 3 Billy Hamilton 77 4 Jim Manning 68 5 Herman Long 60
1889 Kansas City Cowboys — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jim Burns 134 579 103 176 23 11 5 97 20 68 56 0.304
Herman Long 136 574 137 158 32 6 3 60 64 63 89 0.275
Dan Stearns 139 560 96 160 24 12 3 87 56 69 67 0.286
Billy Hamilton 137 534 144 161 17 12 3 77 87 41 111 0.301
Jim Manning 132 506 68 103 16 7 3 68 54 61 58 0.204
Charlie Hoover 71 258 44 64 2 5 1 25 29 38 9 0.248
Jim Donahue 67 252 30 59 5 4 0 32 21 20 12 0.234
Jumbo Davis 62 241 40 64 4 3 0 30 17 35 25 0.266
John Pickett 53 201 20 45 7 0 0 12 11 21 7 0.224
Billy Alvord 50 186 23 43 8 9 0 18 10 35 3 0.231
Sam Barkley 45 176 36 50 6 2 0 23 15 20 8 0.284
Park Swartzel 51 174 19 25 4 0 0 20 18 33 7 0.144
Jim Conway 41 149 14 31 2 2 0 12 2 26 1 0.208
Joe Gunson 34 122 15 24 3 1 0 12 3 17 2 0.197
Chippy McGarr 25 108 22 31 3 0 0 16 6 11 12 0.287
John Sowders 28 87 11 19 3 0 0 6 4 20 1 0.218
John McCarty 20 79 12 18 0 1 0 12 1 9 3 0.228
Mike Mattimore 19 75 6 12 1 1 0 5 3 16 0 0.160
Tom Sullivan 10 33 8 5 1 0 0 1 5 8 0 0.152
Red Bittmann 4 14 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0.286
Frank Pears 3 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.091
Henry Porter 4 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0.100
Charlie Bell 2 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 0.167
John Bates 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Steve Ladew 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Charlie Reynolds 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1889

ERA

1 Jim Conway 3.25 2 John McCarty 3.91 3 Park Swartzel 4.32 4 John Sowders 4.82 5 Tom Sullivan 5.67

Wins

1 Jim Conway 19 2 Park Swartzel 19 3 John McCarty 8 4 John Sowders 6 5 Tom Sullivan 2

Strikeouts

1 Park Swartzel 147 2 Jim Conway 115 3 John Sowders 104 4 John McCarty 36 5 Tom Sullivan 24
1889 Kansas City Cowboys — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Park Swartzel 19 27 4.32 48 47 1 410.1 481 197 117 147
Jim Conway 19 19 3.25 41 37 0 335.0 334 121 90 115
John Sowders 6 16 4.82 25 23 1 185.0 204 99 105 104
John McCarty 8 6 3.91 15 14 0 119.2 147 52 61 36
Tom Sullivan 2 8 5.67 10 10 0 87.1 111 55 48 24
Henry Porter 0 3 12.52 4 4 0 23.0 52 32 14 9
Frank Pears 0 2 4.91 3 2 0 22.0 21 12 9 5
Charlie Bell 1 0 1.00 1 1 0 9.0 4 1 3 3
John Bates 0 1 13.50 1 1 0 8.0 15 12 5 3
Mike Mattimore 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 3.0 3 1 2 1
Steve Ladew 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 3 0

👥 Roster (26)

Billy Alvord Sam Barkley John Bates Charlie Bell Red Bittmann Jim Burns Jim Conway Jumbo Davis Jim Donahue Joe Gunson Billy Hamilton Charlie Hoover +14 more

26 players

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The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys in brief

The record for the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys reads 55 wins and 82 losses, good for 7th in the AA. With 852 runs scored and 1031 given up, the 1889 differential was -179. The team batting average of .253 was 3% below the 1889 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 4.36 was 13% worse than the league average of 3.84.

The club's home park in 1889 was Exposition Park. For power, Jim Burns led the way with 5 homers. Jim Conway led the pitchers with 19 wins. Park Swartzel struck out 147, the most on the club. The roster section lists 26 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys

What was the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys record?
The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys finished 55-82 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys in home runs?
Jim Burns led the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys with 5 home runs.
What was the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys team ERA?
The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys posted a team ERA of 4.36.
Did the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys win the World Series?
No. The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys play?
The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys played home games at Exposition Park.
Who led the 1889 Kansas City Cowboys in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jim Burns (5 HR, 97 RBI) and Jim Conway (19-19, 3.25 ERA).
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