1884 Kansas City Cowboys season
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The 1884 Kansas City Cowboys
season was a season in American baseball
. The team finished with a 16-63 record in the Union Association
, finishing in eleventh place. This was the only season this version of the team existed, and indeed the only season the Union Association existed.
Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association)
The Kansas City Cowboys were a team in the Union Association during its only season, . Referred to as the "Cowboys" mostly by historians, they had no official nickname during their short life and were most frequently referred to by local press of the day as the "Unions" and by the press of other...
season was a season in American baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
. The team finished with a 16-63 record in the Union Association
Union Association
The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted for only one season in 1884. St. Louis won the pennant and joined the National League the following season...
, finishing in eleventh place. This was the only season this version of the team existed, and indeed the only season the Union Association existed.
Roster
| 1884 Kansas City Cowboys | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 31 | 114 | 22 | .193 | 0 | |
| OF | 42 | 162 | 37 | .228 | 0 | |
| OF | 30 | 124 | 27 | .218 | 0 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 146 | 36 | .247 | 1 | |
| 32 | 123 | 28 | .228 | 1 | |
| 27 | 82 | 11 | .134 | 1 | |
| 14 | 62 | 16 | .258 | 0 | |
| 14 | 45 | 4 | .089 | 0 | |
| 6 | 23 | 3 | .130 | 0 | |
| 3 | 12 | 1 | .083 | 0 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 137.1 | 4 | 13 | 4.52 | 68 | |
| 16 | 123 | 4 | 9 | 3.22 | 93 | |
| 12 | 104 | 3 | 9 | 2.42 | 62 | |
| 7 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 4.25 | 17 | |
| 5 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2.45 | 13 | |
| 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 8.65 | 8 | |
| 3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1.80 | 11 | |
| 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | 5 | |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 6 | |
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5.63 | 5 | |
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11.57 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 48.2 | 1 | 3 | 5.36 | 14 | |
| 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 6.86 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 3 |