1884 Kansas City Cowboys

16-63 • .203 Win% • 11th in UA

The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys went 16-63 (.203) finishing 11th in the UA. The club scored 311 runs, allowed 618, and played home games at Athletic Park. Team leaders included Charlie Bastian (1 HR, 0 RBI) and Bob Black (4-9, 3.22 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

16 Wins
63 Losses
.203 Win %
11th Rank
311 R 618 RA
Diff -307

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⚡ Quick Stats

311 Runs Scored
618 Runs Allowed
-307 Run Diff
6 Home Runs

📈 vs. 1884 UA Average

Batting Avg .198 19% below the 1884 league average (.244)
OBP .232 15% below the 1884 league average (.272)
SLG .253 20% below the 1884 league average (.316)
Team ERA 4.05 33% worse than the 1884 league average (3.05)
Runs Scored 311 23% below the 1884 league average (402 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSeventh Street Park II
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Home Games 36

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1884

Batting Avg

1 Thomas Gorman 0.321 2 Jerry Sweeney 0.264 3 Harry Wheeler 0.258 4 Bob Black 0.247 5 Charlie Berry 0.246

Home Runs

1 Charlie Bastian 1 2 Charlie Berry 1 3 Bob Black 1 4 Frank McLaughlin 1 5 Lou Say 1
1884 Kansas City Cowboys — Home Runs
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Kid Baldwin 50 191 19 37 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 0.194
Taylor Shafer 44 164 18 28 3 2 0 0 15 0 0 0.171
Barney McLaughlin 42 162 15 37 7 3 0 0 9 0 0 0.228
Bob Black 38 146 25 36 14 2 1 0 10 0 0 0.247
Jerry Sweeney 31 129 16 34 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.264
Willis Wyman 30 124 16 27 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.218
Frank McLaughlin 32 123 17 28 11 0 1 0 9 0 0 0.228
Charlie Berry 29 118 15 29 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.246
Jim Cudworth 32 116 7 17 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.147
Pat Sullivan 31 114 15 22 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0.193
Thomas Gorman 25 106 22 34 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0.321
Clarence Cross 25 93 13 20 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.215
Henry Oberbeck 27 90 7 17 3 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.189
Peek-A-Boo Veach 27 82 9 11 1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0.134
Harry Decker 23 75 8 10 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0.133
Ernie Hickman 19 72 4 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.167
Lou Say 17 70 6 14 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.200
Nin Alexander 19 65 2 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.138
Harry Wheeler 14 62 11 16 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.258
Joe Strauss 16 60 4 12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.200
George Strief 15 56 5 6 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.107
Jerry Turbidy 13 49 5 11 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.224
Charlie Bastian 11 46 6 9 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0.196
Alex Voss 14 45 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.089
Al Dwight 12 43 8 10 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.233
John Deasley 13 40 3 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.175
Charlie Fisher 10 40 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Jack Gorman 8 31 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.129
Jumbo Davis 7 29 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.207
Jim Donnelly 6 23 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.130
Milt Whitehead 5 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.136
Wills 5 21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Jersey Bakley 6 20 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.150
Harry Luff 5 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.053
Billy O'Brien 4 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.235
Dick Blaisdell 4 16 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.312
Jim Chatterton 4 15 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.133
Doug Crothers 4 15 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.133
Matthew Porter 3 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.083
Ed Callahan 3 11 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.364
Joe Connors 3 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.091
Ted Sullivan 3 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.333
Joe Ellick 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Hutchison 2 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Jimmy Say 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
John Kirby 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
Bill Dugan 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Emmett Seery 1 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Charlie Cady 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Foreman 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Kreeger 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1884

ERA

1 Peek-A-Boo Veach 2.42 2 Jersey Bakley 2.45 3 Bob Black 3.22 4 Alex Voss 4.25 5 Ernie Hickman 4.52

Wins

1 Bob Black 4 2 Ernie Hickman 4 3 Peek-A-Boo Veach 3 4 Jersey Bakley 2 5 Doug Crothers 1

Strikeouts

1 Bob Black 93 2 Ernie Hickman 68 3 Peek-A-Boo Veach 62 4 Alex Voss 17 5 Barney McLaughlin 14
1884 Kansas City Cowboys — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ernie Hickman 4 13 4.52 17 17 0 137.1 172 69 36 68
Bob Black 4 9 3.22 16 15 0 123.0 127 44 17 93
Peek-A-Boo Veach 3 9 2.42 12 12 0 104.0 95 28 10 62
Alex Voss 0 6 4.25 7 6 0 53.0 74 25 7 17
Barney McLaughlin 1 3 5.36 7 4 0 48.2 62 29 15 14
Jersey Bakley 2 3 2.45 5 5 0 33.0 29 9 4 13
Henry Oberbeck 0 5 5.76 6 4 0 29.2 47 19 3 6
Dick Blaisdell 0 3 8.65 3 3 0 26.0 49 25 4 8
Doug Crothers 1 2 1.80 3 3 0 25.0 26 5 6 11
Willis Wyman 0 1 6.86 3 1 0 21.0 37 16 3 9
Jim Cudworth 0 0 4.24 2 1 0 17.0 19 8 3 6
Bill Hutchison 1 1 2.65 2 2 0 17.0 14 5 1 5
Joe Connors 0 1 4.50 2 1 0 12.0 24 6 0 1
John Kirby 0 1 4.09 2 2 0 11.0 13 5 2 1
Frank McLaughlin 0 0 5.40 2 1 0 10.0 15 6 2 3
Frank Foreman 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 17 5 2 5
Harry Wheeler 0 1 1.13 1 1 0 8.0 7 1 0 6
Frank Kreeger 0 1 0.00 1 1 0 7.0 9 0 5 3
Pat Sullivan 0 1 11.57 1 1 0 7.0 15 9 5 1
Jim Chatterton 0 1 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 11 2 2 2

👥 Roster (51)

Nin Alexander Jersey Bakley Kid Baldwin Charlie Bastian Charlie Berry Bob Black Dick Blaisdell Charlie Cady Ed Callahan Jim Chatterton Joe Connors Clarence Cross +39 more

51 players

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The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys in brief

The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys won 16 games and lost 63, ending up 11th in the UA. The Kansas City Cowboys scored 311 runs and allowed 618, a run differential of -307. At the plate the Kansas City Cowboys hit .198, 19% worse than the league's .244. The staff ERA of 4.05 was 33% worse than the league average of 3.05. Measured against the 402-run league average, the offense was 23% behind.

The club's home park in 1884 was Athletic Park. For power, Charlie Bastian led the way with 1 homers. Kid Baldwin collected the most hits, 37. Bob Black led the pitchers with 4 wins. The 1884 roster runs to 51 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys

What was the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys record?
The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys finished 16-63 (.203 win pct).
Who led the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys in home runs?
Charlie Bastian led the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys with 1 home runs.
What was the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys team ERA?
The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys posted a team ERA of 4.05.
Did the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys win the World Series?
No. The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys play?
The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys played home games at Athletic Park.
Who led the 1884 Kansas City Cowboys in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Charlie Bastian (1 HR, 0 RBI) and Bob Black (4-9, 3.22 ERA).
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