1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

October 2023 February 2026 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1884 American Association (19th century)American Association Seventh Street Park, Bruce Grounds Indianapolis, Indiana 29 78 y 12th Jim Gifford, Bill Watkins The 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers baseball team finished with a 29–78 record, 12th place in the American Association. This was the only season the team was in operation. Regular season Season standings Indianapolis Hoosiers Record vs. opponents IND Opening Day lineup Roster 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers Roster Pitchers Jake Aydelott Bob Barr Tommy Bond Mac MacArthur Al McCauley Larry McKeon Catchers Marty Barrett Harry Decker Jim Keenan George Mundinger Charlie Robinson Jim Tray Harry Weber Infielders Bob Blakiston Pat Callaghan Chub Collins Jim Donnelly John Kerins Charlie Levis Ed Merrill Marr Phillips Bill Watkins Outfielders Bill Butler Jerry Dorgan Pete Fries Jim Holdsworth Marshall Locke Frank W. Monroe Gene Moriarty Jon Morrison John Peltz Charlie Reising John Sneed Tug Thompson Podge Weihe Manager Jim Gifford Bill Watkins Player stats Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR C Jim Keenan 68 249 73 .293 3 1B John Kerins 94 364 78 .214 6 2B Ed Merrill 55 196 35 .179 0 SS Marr Phillips 97 413 111 .269 0 3B Pat Callaghan 61 258 67 .260 2 OF John Peltz 106 393 86 .219 3 OF Podge Weihe 63 256 65 .254 4 OF Jon Morrison 44 182 48 .264 1 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs Player G AB H Avg. HR Jerry Dorgan 34 141 42 .298 0 Chub Collins 38 138 31 .225 0 Jim Donnelly 40 134 34 .254 0 Bill Watkins 35 127 26 .205 0 John Sneed 27 102 22 .216 1 Tug Thompson 24 97 20 .206 0 Charlie Robinson 20 80 23 .288 0 Al McCauley 17 53 10 .189 0 Gene Moriarty 10 37 8 .216 0 Bill Butler 9 31 7 .226 0 Marshall Locke 7 29 7 .241 0 Jim Tray 6 21 6 .286 0 Jim Holdsworth 5 18 2 .111 0 Bob Blakiston 6 18 4 .222 0 Harry Decker 4 15 4 .267 0 Marty Barrett 5 13 1 .077 0 Charlie Levis 3 10 2 .200 0 Charlie Reising 2 8 0 .000 0 Harry Weber 3 8 0 .000 0 Frank Monroe 2 8 0 .000 0 George Mundinger 3 8 2 .250 0 Pete Fries 1 3 1 .333 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 Larry McKeon 61 512.0 18 41 3.50 308 Bob Barr Bob Barr (1880s pitcher) 16 132.0 3 11 4.98 69 Jake Aydelott 12 106.0 5 7 4.92 30 Al McCauley 10 76.0 2 7 5.09 34 Mac MacArthur 6 52.0 1 5 5.02 19 Tommy Bond Tommy Bond (baseball) 5 43.0 0 5 5.65 15 Gene Moriarty 2 13.2 0 2 5.27 4 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 Jim Keenan 1 0 0 0 3.00 0 References 1884 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference Category:Indianapolis Hoosiers Indianapolis Hoosiers season