1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

March 2026 February 2026 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887 National League Athletic Park Indianapolis, Indiana 37 89 y 8th John T. Brush Watch Burnham, Fred Thomas, Horace Fogel 1886 St. Louis Maroons season The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 37–89 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their first season in Indianapolis. They had played the previous three seasons in St. Louis, Missouri as the Maroons. Offseason Following the 1886 season, the Maroons franchise was purchased by the National League and subsequently sold to John T. Brush. On March 8, the Hoosiers additionally purchased a number of players who were under league control. Technically, these players were purchased from the Maroons franchise. Among these players were Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg, and Emmett Seery.1887 Hoosiers transactions Notable transactions March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000. Regular season thumb|350px|1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers Season standings Indianapolis Hoosiers Record vs. opponents IND Notable transactions July 2, 1887: John Kirby was sold by the Hoosiers to the Cleveland Blues for $800 to $1000. August 15, 1887: Lev Shreve was purchased by the Hoosiers from the Baltimore Orioles. August 19, 1887: Tom Brown was signed by the Hoosiers as a free agent. Roster 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers Roster Pitchers Henry Boyle Frederick Fass Egyptian Healy John Kirby Doc Leitner Sam Moffet Hank Morrison Lev Shreve Catchers Tug Arundel Mert Hackett George Myers Infielders Charley Bassett Jerry Denny Jack Glasscock Henry Jackson Otto Schomberg Outfielders Tom Brown John Cahill Larry Corcoran Gid Gardner Lefty Johnson Jack McGeachey Mark Polhemus Emmett Seery John Sowders Manager Watch Burnham Fred Thomas Horace Fogel 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 George Myers George Myers (baseball) 69 235 51 .217 1 20 1B Otto Schomberg 112 419 129 .308 5 83 2B Charley Bassett 119 452 104 .230 1 47 3B Jerry Denny 122 510 165 .324 11 97 SS Jack Glasscock 122 483 142 .294 0 40 OF Emmett Seery 122 465 104 .224 4 28 OF Jack McGeachey 99 405 109 .269 1 56 OF John Cahill John Cahill (baseball) 68 263 54 .205 0 26 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 Tug Arundel 43 157 31 .197 0 13 Mert Hackett 42 147 35 .238 2 10 Tom Brown Tom Brown (center fielder) 36 140 25 .179 2 9 Mark Polhemus 20 75 18 .240 0 8 Gid Gardner 18 63 11 .175 1 8 Lefty Johnson Lefty Johnson (outfielder) 11 42 8 .190 0 3 Henry Jackson Henry Jackson (baseball) 10 38 10 .263 0 3 Larry Corcoran 3 10 2 .200 0 0 John Sowders 1 2 0 .000 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 Egyptian Healy 41 341.0 12 29 5.17 75 Henry Boyle Henry Boyle (baseball) 38 328.0 13 24 3.65 85 Lev Shreve 14 122.0 5 9 4.72 22 Doc Leitner 8 65.0 2 6 5.68 27 John Kirby John Kirby (baseball) 8 62.0 1 6 6.10 7 Hank Morrison 7 57.0 3 4 7.58 13 Sam Moffet 6 50.0 1 5 3.78 3 Larry Corcoran 2 15.0 0 2 12.60 4 Other 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 John Cahill John Cahill (baseball) 6 22.0 0 2 14.32 5 Frederick Fass 4 15.2 0 1 10.34 0 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 Jack McGeachey 1 0 1 0 11.37 3 John Sowders 1 0 0 0 21.00 0 Jack Glasscock 1 0 0 0 0.00 1 Notes References 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference Category:St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers seasons Indianapolis Hoosiers season