1889 Kansas City Cowboys season

The 1889 Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55–82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.

1889 Kansas City Cowboys
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkExposition Park
CityKansas City, Missouri
ManagerBill Watkins
← 1888

Regular season

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Season standings

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American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 93 44 .679 50‍–‍19 43‍–‍25
St. Louis Browns 90 45 .667 2 51‍–‍18 39‍–‍27
Philadelphia Athletics 75 58 .564 16 46‍–‍22 29‍–‍36
Cincinnati Red Stockings 76 63 .547 18 47‍–‍26 29‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles 70 65 .519 22 40‍–‍24 30‍–‍41
Columbus Solons 60 78 .435 33½ 36‍–‍33 24‍–‍45
Kansas City Cowboys 55 82 .401 38 35‍–‍35 20‍–‍47
Louisville Colonels 27 111 .196 66½ 18‍–‍46 9‍–‍65

Record vs. opponents

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Team BAL BR CIN COL KC LOU PHI STL
Baltimore 8–12 8–11–2 12–8 11–7 16–4 8–11 7–12–2
Brooklyn 12–8 15–5 11–8–2 16–4 19–1 12–7–1 8–11
Cincinnati 11–8–2 5–15 11–9 14–6 18–2 9–11 8–12
Columbus 8–12 8–11–2 9–11 9–11 13–7 7–12 6–14
Kansas City 7–11 4–16 6–14 11–9 13–6 8–12–1 6–14–1
Louisville 4–16 1–19 2–18 7–13 6–13 5–14–1 2–18–1
Philadelphia 11–8 7–12–1 11–9 12–7 12–8–1 14–5–1 8–9–2
St. Louis 12–7–2 11–8 12–8 14–6 14–6–1 18–2–1 9–8–2


Opening Day lineup

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Roster

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1889 Kansas City Cowboys
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Charlie Hoover 71 258 64 .248 1 25
1B Dan Stearns 139 560 160 .286 3 87
2B Sam Barkley 45 176 50 .284 0 23
SS Herman Long 136 574 158 .275 3 60
3B Jumbo Davis 62 241 64 .266 0 30
OF Jim Manning 132 506 103 .204 3 68
OF Jim Burns 134 579 176 .304 5 97
OF Billy Hamilton 137 534 161 .301 3 77

Other batters

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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
Jim Donahue 67 252 59 .234 0 32
John Pickett 53 201 45 .224 0 12
Billy Alvord 50 186 43 .231 0 18
Joe Gunson 34 122 24 .197 0 12
Chippy McGarr 25 108 31 .287 0 16
Mike Mattimore 19 75 12 .160 0 5
Red Bittman 4 14 4 .286 0 2
Steve Ladew 2 4 0 .000 0 0
Charlie Reynolds 1 4 1 .250 0 1

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Park Swartzel 48 410.1 19 27 4.32 147
Jim Conway 41 335.0 19 19 3.25 115
John Sowders 25 185.0 6 16 4.82 104
John McCarty 15 119.2 8 6 3.91 36
Tom Sullivan 10 87.1 2 8 5.67 24
Henry Porter 4 23.0 0 3 12.52 9
Charlie Bell 1 9.0 1 0 1.00 3
John Bates 1 8.0 0 1 13.50 3

Other pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Frank Pears 3 22.0 0 2 4.91 5

Relief pitchers

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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Mike Mattimore 1 0 0 0 3.00 1
Steve Ladew 1 0 0 0 4.50 0

References

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