1887 Cleveland Blues season
American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
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The 1887 Cleveland Blues baseball team finished with a 39â92 record, last in the American Association during their debut season. Organized by streetcar tycoon Frank Robison, the team played its home games at National League Park.
| 1887 Cleveland Blues | |
|---|---|
| League | American Association |
| Ballpark | National League Park |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Record | 39â92 (.298) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owner | Frank Robison |
| Manager | Jimmy Williams |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 95 | 40 | .704 | â | 58âââ15 | 37âââ25 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 81 | 54 | .600 | 14 | 46âââ27 | 35âââ27 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 77 | 58 | .570 | 18 | 42âââ21 | 35âââ37 |
| Louisville Colonels | 76 | 60 | .559 | 19½ | 45âââ23 | 31âââ37 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 69 | .481 | 30 | 41âââ28 | 23âââ41 |
| Brooklyn Grays | 60 | 74 | .448 | 34½ | 36âââ37 | 24âââ37 |
| New York Metropolitans | 44 | 89 | .331 | 50 | 26âââ33 | 18âââ56 |
| Cleveland Blues | 39 | 92 | .298 | 54 | 22âââ36 | 17âââ56 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BRO | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYM | PHA | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | â | 10â9â1 | 11â9 | 17â3 | 7â11â1 | 15â4â2 | 14â6 | 3â16â2 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 9â10â1 | â | 7â13 | 13â6â1 | 8â12 | 9â9 | 10â8â2 | 4â16 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 9â11 | 13â7 | â | 11â6 | 8â12 | 17â3â1 | 11â9 | 12â6 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 3â17 | 6â13â1 | 6â11 | â | 8â11â1 | 11â8 | 4â14 | 1â18 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 11â7â1 | 12â8 | 12â8 | 11â8â1 | â | 12â8 | 11â8â1 | 7â13 | |||||||||
| New York | 4â15â2 | 9â9 | 3â17â1 | 8â11 | 8â12 | â | 7â11â1 | 5â14â1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 6â14 | 8â10â2 | 9â11 | 14â4 | 8â11â1 | 11â7â1 | â | 8â12 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 16â3â2 | 16â4 | 6â12 | 18â1 | 13â7 | 14â5â1 | 12â8 | â | |||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
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| Pitchers
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pop Snyder | 74 | 282 | 72 | .255 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Jim Toy | 109 | 423 | 94 | .222 | 1 | 56 |
| 2B | Cub Stricker | 131 | 534 | 141 | .264 | 2 | 53 |
| SS | Ed McKean | 132 | 539 | 154 | .286 | 2 | 54 |
| 3B | Phil Reccius | 62 | 229 | 47 | .205 | 0 | 29 |
| OF | Pete Hotaling | 126 | 505 | 151 | .299 | 3 | 94 |
| OF | Fred Mann | 64 | 259 | 80 | .309 | 2 | 41 |
| OF | Myron Allen | 117 | 463 | 128 | .276 | 4 | 77 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Reipschlager | 63 | 231 | 49 | .212 | 0 | 17 |
| Scrappy Carroll | 57 | 216 | 43 | .199 | 0 | 19 |
| Charlie Sweeney | 36 | 133 | 30 | .226 | 0 | 19 |
| John McGlone | 21 | 79 | 20 | .253 | 0 | 10 |
| Jimmy Say | 16 | 64 | 24 | .375 | 0 | 12 |
| John Munyan | 16 | 58 | 14 | .241 | 0 | 6 |
| Chief Zimmer | 14 | 52 | 12 | .231 | 0 | 4 |
| Joseph Herr | 11 | 44 | 12 | .273 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed Flynn | 7 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 0 | 4 |
| Hank Simon | 3 | 10 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Scheibeck | 3 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Crowell | 45 | 389.1 | 14 | 31 | 3.88 | 72 |
| Mike Morrison | 40 | 316.2 | 12 | 25 | 4.92 | 158 |
| Hugh Daily | 16 | 139.2 | 4 | 12 | 3.69 | 30 |
| Bob Gilks | 13 | 108.0 | 7 | 5 | 3.08 | 28 |
| George Pechiney | 10 | 86.0 | 1 | 9 | 7.12 | 24 |
| John Kirby | 5 | 41.0 | 0 | 5 | 9.00 | 6 |
| Charlie Sweeney | 3 | 24.0 | 0 | 3 | 8.25 | 8 |
| Frank Scheibeck | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 3 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cub Stricker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.18 | 2 |
| Myron Allen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 1 |
| Phil Reccius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 |
References
"1887 Cleveland Blues Statistics". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.