1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

March 2026 February 2026 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1888 National League Athletic Park Indianapolis, Indiana 50 85 y 7th John T. Brush Harry Spence The 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 50–85 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place. Offseason October 20, 1887: Gid Gardner and cash were traded by the Hoosiers to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers transactions Regular season 300px|thumb|right Season standings Indianapolis Hoosiers Record vs. opponents IND Opening Day lineup Roster 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers Roster Pitchers Henry Boyle Bill Burdick Egyptian Healy Sam Moffet Lev Shreve Catchers Dick Buckley Con Daily George Myers Infielders Charley Bassett Jerry Denny Dude Esterbrook Jack Glasscock Jumbo Schoeneck Outfielders Paul Hines Jack McGeachey Otto Schomberg Emmett Seery Manager Harry Spence 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 Dick Buckley Dick Buckley (baseball) 71 260 71 .273 5 22 1B Dude Esterbrook 64 246 54 .220 0 17 2B Charley Bassett 128 481 116 .241 2 60 3B Jerry Denny 126 524 137 .261 12 63 SS Jack Glasscock 113 442 119 .269 1 45 OF Emmett Seery 133 500 110 .220 5 50 OF Paul Hines 133 513 144 .281 4 58 OF Jack McGeachey 118 452 99 .219 0 30 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 George Myers George Myers (baseball) 66 248 59 .238 2 16 Con Daily 57 202 44 .218 0 14 Jumbo Schoeneck 48 169 40 .237 0 20 Otto Schomberg 30 112 24 .214 1 10 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 Henry Boyle Henry Boyle (baseball) 37 323.0 15 22 3.26 98 Egyptian Healy 37 321.1 12 24 3.89 124 Lev Shreve 35 297.2 11 24 4.63 101 Bill Burdick 20 176.0 10 10 2.81 55 Sam Moffet 7 56.0 2 5 4.66 7 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 Jumbo Schoeneck 2 0 0 0 0.00 1 Jack McGeachey 1 0 0 0 7.20 0 Jerry Denny 1 0 0 0 9.00 1 Jack Glasscock 1 0 0 0 54.00 1 Notes References 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference Category:St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers seasons Indianapolis Hoosiers season