1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

50-85, Finished 7th in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Harry Spence (50-85)
Scored 603 runs, Allowed 731 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 56-79

Ballparks: Seventh Street Park III ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 98

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1887 / 1889 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Charley Bassett	25	R	R	5' 10"	150	Feb 9, 1863	5	128		128		0	0	0	128	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.4	$
Henry Boyle	27	R	R	6' 1"	165	Sep 20, 1860	5	37		37		37	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.7	$
Dick Buckley	29	R	R	5' 10"	195	Sep 21, 1858	1st	71		71		0	51	1	0	22	0	0	0	1	1			1.2	$
Bill Burdick	28	R	R			Oct 11, 1859	1st	21		21		20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			1.9	$
Con Daily	23	L		6' 0"	192	Sep 11, 1864	4	57		57		0	42	5	1	5	0	0	0	5	5			-0.7	$2,000
Jerry Denny	29	R	R	5' 11"	180	Mar 16, 1859	8	126		126		1	0	0	5	96	25	0	1	0	1			2.1	$
Dude Esterbrook	31	R	R	5' 11"	167	Jun 9, 1857	8	64		64		0	0	61	0	3	0	0	0	0	0			-1.1	$
Jack Glasscock	30	R	R	5' 8"	160	Jul 22, 1857	10	113		113		1	0	0	3	0	110	0	0	0	0			2.4	$
Egyptian Healy	21	R	R	6' 2"	158	Oct 27, 1866	4	37		37		37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			0.3	$
Paul Hines	33	R	R	5' 9"	173	Mar 1, 1855	17	133		133		0	0	6	0	0	2	0	125	0	125			2.0	$
Jack McGeachey	24	R	R	5' 8"	165	May 13, 1864	3	118		118		1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	109	117			-1.3	$1,500
Sam Moffet	31	R	R	6' 0"	175	Mar 9, 1857	3	10		10		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3			-0.8	$
George Myers	27	R	R	5' 8"	170	Nov 13, 1860	5	66		66		0	47	1	0	14	0	2	1	7	10			1.1	$
Jumbo Schoeneck	26	R	R	6' 2"	223	Mar 3, 1862	2	48		48		2	0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.4	$
Otto Schomberg	23	L	L	5' 11"	175	Nov 14, 1864	3	30		30		0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	15	15			-0.3	$
Emmett Seery	27	L	R	5' 7"	145	Feb 13, 1861	5	133		133		0	0	0	0	0	1	133	0	0	133			2.2	$1,500
Lev Shreve	21	R	R	5' 11"	150	Jan 14, 1867	2	36		36		35	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			-2.3	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1887 / 1889 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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