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1889 Kansas City Cowboys Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1888)
55-82, Finished 7th in American Association
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Scored 852 runs, Allowed 1031 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-80
Manager: Bill Watkins (55-82)
Ballpark: Exposition Park (ballparks.com)

Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 105, Pitching - 108;   one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 108

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1888 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Billy Alvord 25 5' 10" 187 Aug 10, 1863 2 50 50 50 0 0 0 8 34 8 0 0 0 0
Sam Barkley 31 R R 180 May 24, 1858 6 45 45 45 0 0 4 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Bates 21 May 28, 1868 1st 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Bell 20 R Aug 12, 1868 1st 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Red Bittman 26 Jul 22, 1862 1st 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Burns 5' 7" 168 Unknown 2 134 134 134 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 134 0 134
Jim Conway 30 R Oct 8, 1858 3 41 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jumbo Davis 27 L R 5' 11" 195 Sep 5, 1861 5 62 62 62 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Donahue 27 R R 6' 0" 175 Jan 8, 1862 4 67 67 67 0 46 0 0 10 0 14 0 0 14
Joe Gunson 26 R R 5' 6" 160 Mar 23, 1863 2 34 34 34 0 32 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Billy Hamilton HOF 23 L R 5' 6" 165 Feb 16, 1866 2 137 137 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 130 137
Charlie Hoover 23 L R 5' 8" Sep 21, 1865 2 71 71 71 0 66 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 3
Steve Ladew Unknown 1st 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Herman Long 23 L R 160 Apr 13, 1866 1st 136 136 136 0 0 0 8 0 128 1 0 0 1
Jim Manning 27 B R 5' 7" 157 Jan 31, 1862 5 132 132 132 0 0 0 63 1 1 69 0 0 69
Mike Mattimore 30 L L 160 Aug, 1858 3 19 19 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 19
John McCarty R Unknown 1st 20 20 20 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 6
Chippy McGarr 26 R R 5' 7" 168 May 10, 1863 5 25 25 25 0 0 0 5 11 3 2 0 4 6
Frank Pears 22 R 5' 9" 145 Aug 30, 1866 1st 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
John Pickett 23 R R Feb 20, 1866 1st 53 53 53 0 0 0 11 14 0 23 4 1 28
Henry Porter 31 R R 142 Jun, 1858 6 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charlie Reynolds 24 5' 9" 175 May 1, 1865 1st 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Sowders 22 R L 6' 0" Dec 10, 1866 2 28 28 28 25 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
Ecky Stearns 27 L R 6' 1" 185 Oct 17, 1861 7 139 139 139 0 0 135 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Sullivan 29 Mar 1, 1860 4 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Park Swartzel 23 R R 5' 10" Nov 21, 1865 1st 51 51 51 48 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1888 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played