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The Kansas City Cowboys
were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri
that played in the American Association
for two seasons from 1888 to 1889. The franchise initially used Association Park
as their home field in 1888, then moved to Exposition Park
for the 1889 season.
The team began the 1888 season with part-time outfielder
Dave Rowe
as their player-manager. He was released from the team after beginning the season with a win–loss record
of 14–36 though 50 games. He was replaced with second baseman
Sam Barkley
, who did not improve the team's play, winning 22 of the next 58 games. He was replaced with non-playing manager
Bill Watkins
, who finished the season. Although the Cowboys completed their initial season in last place out of the league's eight teams, there were notable player achievements; on June 6, Henry Porter
threw a no-hitter
, and on June 13, Barkley hit for the cycle
.
The franchise's only future Hall of Fame
player, "Slidin' Billy" Hamilton, began his career as a part-time outfielder in 1888, and was their starting right fielder
in 1889. He is the franchise's all-time leader in runs
scored, bases on balls
, and stolen base
s. With Watkins as the team's manager in 1889, the team improved their win–loss record to 55–82, with two ties, finishing seventh among the league's eight teams. On November 15, 1889, the Cowboys submitted their resignation from the AA and joined the Western Association
as the Kansas City Blues
for the 1890 season.
Kansas City Cowboys (American Association)
The Kansas City Cowboys were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri for two seasons from to in the American Association. They were the third, and last incarnation of this franchise name, following the Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association in and the Kansas City...
were a professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
that played in the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
for two seasons from 1888 to 1889. The franchise initially used Association Park
Association Park
Association Park is a former baseball ground located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. The ground was home to the Kansas City Cowboys of the National League for the 1886 season. It was located on Prospect Avenue between Olive Street and 18th Street. Blues Park is on the grounds now.-External links:*...
as their home field in 1888, then moved to Exposition Park
Exposition Park (Kansas City)
Exposition Park is a former Baseball ground located in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. The ground was home to the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association for the 1888 and 1889 seasons.The stadium was also home to other Kansas City teams:...
for the 1889 season.
The team began the 1888 season with part-time outfielder
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
Dave Rowe
Dave Rowe (baseball)
David Elwood "Dave" Rowe was an American Major League Baseball center fielder and manager from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His brother, Jack Rowe also played and managed in the Major leagues. Over the course of Rowe's career, he had 383 hits and a .263 batting average...
as their player-manager. He was released from the team after beginning the season with a win–loss record
Winning percentage
In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win...
of 14–36 though 50 games. He was replaced with second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
Sam Barkley
Sam Barkley
Samuel E. Barkley was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, he played for four different teams in six seasons from to .-Career:...
, who did not improve the team's play, winning 22 of the next 58 games. He was replaced with non-playing manager
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
Bill Watkins
Bill Watkins
William Henry "Wattie" Watkins was a Canadian baseball player and manager. In 1887, he led the Detroit Wolverines to the first professional sports championship for Detroit, Michigan. The Wolverines won the 1887 National League championship and went on to defeat the St. Louis Browns in a 15-game...
, who finished the season. Although the Cowboys completed their initial season in last place out of the league's eight teams, there were notable player achievements; on June 6, Henry Porter
Henry Porter (baseball)
Walter Henry Porter was an American Major League Baseball player born in Vergennes, Vermont who pitched for three different teams during his six year career.-Career:...
threw a no-hitter
No-hitter
A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
, and on June 13, Barkley hit for the cycle
Hitting for the cycle
In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle". Cycles are uncommon in Major League Baseball , occurring 293 times since the first by Curry...
.
The franchise's only future Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
player, "Slidin' Billy" Hamilton, began his career as a part-time outfielder in 1888, and was their starting right fielder
Right fielder
A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound...
in 1889. He is the franchise's all-time leader in runs
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
scored, bases on balls
Base on balls
A base on balls is credited to a batter and against a pitcher in baseball statistics when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls. It is better known as a walk. The base on balls is defined in Section 2.00 of baseball's Official Rules, and further detail is given in 6.08...
, and stolen base
Stolen base
In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate...
s. With Watkins as the team's manager in 1889, the team improved their win–loss record to 55–82, with two ties, finishing seventh among the league's eight teams. On November 15, 1889, the Cowboys submitted their resignation from the AA and joined the Western Association
Western Association
The Western Association was the name of five different leagues in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western Association on October 28, 1887...
as the Kansas City Blues
Kansas City Blues (American Association)
The Kansas City Blues are a former minor league baseball team located in Kansas City, Missouri, in the Midwestern United States. The team was one of the eight founding members of the American Association....
for the 1890 season.
Players
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| Left fielder | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Allen played in 37 games for the Cowboys in his final major league season, including two as a starting pitcher Starting pitcher In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher is the pitcher who delivers the first pitch to the first batter of a game. A pitcher who enters the game after the first pitch of the game is a relief pitcher.... . |
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| Third baseman | 1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Alvord played in 50 games for the Cowboys mostly as a third baseman, however he did play 16 games at two other infield Infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles... positions. |
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| § | Second baseman | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Barkley led the 1888 team with four home run Home run In baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process... s, however he finished behind Jim Burns Jim Burns (baseball) James M. Burns was a professional baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the major leagues between and , for the Kansas City Cowboys and Washington Statesmen in the American Association. He played in the minor leagues through 1896.... for the franchise lead. He hit for the cycle Hitting for the cycle In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle". Cycles are uncommon in Major League Baseball , occurring 293 times since the first by Curry... on June 18, 1888, and was the team's player-manager for a period of 58 games following the release of Dave Rowe Dave Rowe (baseball) David Elwood "Dave" Rowe was an American Major League Baseball center fielder and manager from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. His brother, Jack Rowe also played and managed in the Major leagues. Over the course of Rowe's career, he had 383 hits and a .263 batting average... . |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
His career consisted of a single game, a complete game Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... loss on August 25, 1889. He was released from the team at the game's conclusion. |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... / Left fielder Left fielder In baseball, a left fielder is an outfielder who plays defense in left field. Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He played in the last two regular season games for the Cowboys, a complete game Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... win on October 13, and in the outfield on October 14. |
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| Second baseman | 1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Bittmann played in the final four games of the Cowboys' 1889 season, his only season at the major league level. | ||
| Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
For the 1888 season, Brennan was the back-up catcher, and had a .169 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 34 games played Games played Games played is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated ; the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.-Baseball:In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game,... . |
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| Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Briody played 13 games at catcher in 1888, the eighth and final season of his career. | ||
| Center fielder | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Burns played just 13 games for the 1888 team, but became the team's starting center fielder in 1889. He had a .304 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 134 games played. His five home runs in 1889 led the team, and is good for the franchise lead. He is also the franchise all-time leader in hits Hit (baseball) In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.... and runs batted in Run batted in Runs batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI... . |
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| Outfielder Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Cline had a .235 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 70 games during his lone season with the Cowboys. |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Conway's 19 wins in 1889, along with Parke Swartzel, led the team, as well as sharing the franchise all-time lead in pitching victories. | ||
| Outfielder Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder... / Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Sold to Cowboys by the Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles (19th century) The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897... before the 1888 season, he had a .206 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 61 games. It was his last season with a major league team. |
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| Third baseman | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Sold to Cowboys by the Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles (19th century) The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. The club, which featured numerous future Hall of Famers, finished in first place three consecutive years and won the Temple Cup championship in 1896 and 1897... before the 1888 season, he was the team's third baseman for both seasons until being released from the team in August 1889. |
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| Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Donahue was the team's starting catcher in 1888, then split time at the position with Charlie Hoover Charlie Hoover (baseball) Charles E. Hoover was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys in 1888 and 1889.-External links:... in 1889. When not playing catcher, he spent time in the outfield Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder... . |
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| Shortstop Shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Sold to Cowboys by the Louisville Colonels Louisville Colonels The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels... before the 1888 season, he became the team's starting shortstop, and led the league in fielding percentage Fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball... at his position. |
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| Outfielder Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder... / Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
During his first season at the major league level, Ehret pitched in seven games, and played an additional 10 in the outfield. | ||
| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Fagan pitched in 17 games for the Cowboys, had a 5–11 win–loss record and an 5.69 earned run average Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... . It was his last season at the major league level. |
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| Left fielder | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He played in three games, and did not collect a hit Hit (baseball) In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice.... in eight at bat At bat In baseball, an at bat or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. It is a more restricted definition of a plate appearance... s. |
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| Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He played as a reserve catcher for the 1889 team, behind Jim Donahue Jim Donahue James Augustus "Jim" Donahue was an American Major League Baseball player from Lockport, Illinois who played his entire career in the American Association from through .-Career:... and Charlie Hoover Charlie Hoover (baseball) Charles E. Hoover was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys in 1888 and 1889.-External links:... . |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
His career consisted of two complete game Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... losses in May 1888. |
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| Right fielder | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Hamilton joined the team mid-season in 1888, and appeared in 35 games, and had a .264 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... . As their starting right fielder in 1889, he led the league with 111 stolen base Stolen base In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate... s. He is the only Cowboys player to be enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of... . |
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| Infielder Infielder An infielder is a baseball player stationed at one of four defensive "infield" positions on the baseball field.-Standard arrangement of positions:In a game of baseball, two teams of nine players take turns playing offensive and defensive roles... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In the final season of his 10-year career, he played in 37 games, and had a .174 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... . |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
His career consisted of 12 games, all complete game Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... s, with a 3–9 win–loss record. |
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| Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He played in three games during the 1888 season, however he appeared in 71 the following season when he split time as the team's starting catcher with Jim Donahue Jim Donahue James Augustus "Jim" Donahue was an American Major League Baseball player from Lockport, Illinois who played his entire career in the American Association from through .-Career:... . |
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| Left fielder | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In the final season of his 12-year career, he played in six games, and had a .160 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... . |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
His career consisted of five games, all complete game Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... s, with a 1–4 win–loss record. |
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| Left fielder | 1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
His major league career consisted of two games. | ||
| Shortstop Shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Long began his 16-season career with the 1889 Cowboys as their starting shortstop. He had a .275 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... that season with 137 runs Run (baseball) In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured... scored in 136 games. |
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| Left fielder / Second baseman Second baseman Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Manning appeared in 132 games during his final season at the major league level, and had a .206 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... . |
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| Left fielder | 1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
The Cowboys signed Mattimore after he was released by the Philadelphia Athletics Philadelphia Athletics (American Association) The Philadelphia Athletics were a professional baseball team, one of six charter members of the American Association, a 19th-century major league, which began play in 1882 as a rival to the National League. The other teams were the Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Eclipse of... . After 19 games played, and a .160 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... , the Cowboys released him as well. |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... / Outfielder Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In his lone season at the major league level, he had an 8–6 win–loss record and 3.91 earned run average Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... . |
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| Utility player Utility player In sport, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently, a sort of jack of all trades. Sports in which the term is often used include association football , baseball, rugby, rugby league, water polo and softball.... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
After 25 games played, he was sold to the St. Joseph team of the Western League. | ||
| Outfielder Outfielder Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Normally a center fielder Center fielder A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field... during his major league career, he split time in 1888 between center and right field Right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball or softball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound... . In 130 games played, he had a .246 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... , and he was sold to the Columbus Solons Columbus Solons The Columbus Solons were a baseball team in the American Association from 1889 to 1891. In three seasons, they won 200 games and lost 209 for a winning percentage of .489. Their home games were played at Recreation Park in Columbus, Ohio.... following the season. |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He pitched in three games, and lost both games he started Games started In baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter... . |
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| First baseman | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In the last season of his ten-season career, Phillips had a .236 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 129 games played, and led all AA first basemen in putout Putout In baseball statistics, a putout is given to a defensive player who records an out by one of the following methods:* Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base... s. |
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| Utility player Utility player In sport, a utility player is one who can play several positions competently, a sort of jack of all trades. Sports in which the term is often used include association football , baseball, rugby, rugby league, water polo and softball.... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He had a .224 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 53 games played for the Cowboys. |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Porter led the franchise in many major pitching categories including games pitched Games pitched In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while... , innings pitched Innings pitched In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two... , complete game Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... s, and shutout Shutout In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.... s. He threw the only no-hitter No-hitter A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"... for the franchise on June 6, 1888. |
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| Catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
He played in one game before being sold to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming... in May. |
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| § | Center fielder | 1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In the final season of his seven-year major league career, Rowe was the team's player-manager for the first 50 games of the season, and had a .172 batting average Batting average Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :... in 32 games played. |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In 25 games pitched, Sowders had a 6–16 win–loss record, and a 4.82 earned run average Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... . |
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| First baseman | 1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Stearns had career high totals in several different batting statistical categories. He played in a total of 139 games, and led the league among first basemen with 135 games at the position. | ||
| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... –1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Sullivan pitched a full season in 1888, winning eight games in 25 games pitched. However, after 10 games, and two victories in 1889, he was released. | ||
| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1889 1889 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 55-82 record, seventh place in the American Association. The team folded after the season concluded.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
In his lone season at the major league level, he started Games started In baseball statistics, games started indicates the number of games that a pitcher has started for his team. A pitcher is credited with starting the game if he faces the first opposing batter... 47 games, finished Games finished In baseball statistics, a relief pitcher is credited with a game finished if he is the last pitcher to pitch for his team in a game. A starting pitcher is not credited with a GF for pitching a complete game... one, and completed Complete game In baseball, a complete game is the act of a pitcher pitching an entire game without the benefit of a relief pitcher.As demonstrated by the charts below, in the early 20th century, it was common for most good Major League Baseball pitchers to pitch a complete game almost every start. Pitchers were... 45. His 19 wins led the team, as well as sharing the franchise all-time lead in pitching victories with Jim Conway Jim Conway (baseball) James P. "Jim" Conway was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Brooklyn Atlantics, Philadelphia Athletics and Kansas City Cowboys, over the course of three seasons – and . His brother Pete Conway, was a major league pitcher as well, most notably for the Detroit... . |
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| Pitcher Pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the... |
1888 1888 Kansas City Cowboys season The Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43-89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.- Roster :- Starters by position :... |
Toole had a 5–6 win–loss record in 12 games pitched, along with a 6.68 earned run average Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... . |
External links
- Franchise index at Baseball-Reference and Retrosheet