1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 37-89
Finished 8th in the NL
Attendance: 4,200, Avg. 2,100
Ballpark: Athletic Park I
Manager: Watch Burnham (6-22)
Manager: Fred Thomas (11-18)
Manager: Horace Fogel (20-49)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers Statistics
1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers Results

The Indianapolis Hoosiers of the National League ended the 1887 season with a record of 37 wins and 89 losses, finishing eighth in the NL.

The Hoosiers plated 628 runs and yielded 965 runs, most in the league. Jerry Denny paced Indianapolis with 11 home runs and drove in 97 runs, while leading hitters with significant playing time with a .324 average. Henry Boyle topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.65 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Watch Burnham, Fred Thomas and Horace Fogel coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Tug ArundelPRRJune 30, 18625'10"175Auburn, NY USA
Charley BassettPRRFebruary 9, 18635'10"150Central Falls, RI USA
Henry BoylePRRSeptember 20, 18606'1"165Philadelphia, PA USA
Tom BrownPLRSeptember 21, 18605'10"168Liverpool, Li United Kingdom
John CahillPRRApril 30, 18655'7"168San Francisco, CA USA
Larry CorcoranPBRAugust 10, 18595'3"127Brooklyn, NY USA
Jerry DennyPRRMarch 16, 18595'11"180New York, NY USA
Frederick FassPOctober 30, 18590'0"0Milwaukee, WI USA
Gid GardnerPRRMay 6, 18590'0"165Boston, MA USA
Jack GlasscockPRRJuly 22, 18575'8"160Wheeling, WV USA
Mert HackettPRRNovember 11, 18595'10"175Cambridge, MA USA
Egyptian HealyPRROctober 27, 18666'2"158Cairo, IL USA
Henry JacksonPRRJune 23, 18616'2"185Union City, IN USA
Lefty JohnsonPLLSeptember 28, 18610'0"167, NJ USA
John KirbyPRJanuary 13, 18655'8"172St. Louis, MO USA
Doc LeitnerPRRSeptember 14, 18655'11"185Piermont, NY USA
Jack McGeacheyPRRMay 13, 18645'8"165Clinton, MA USA
Sam MoffetPRRMarch 9, 18576'0"175Wheeling, WV USA
Hank MorrisonPRRMay 22, 18665'10"180Olneyville, RI USA
George MyersPRRNovember 13, 18605'8"170Buffalo, NY USA
Mark PolhemusPOctober 4, 18605'6"185Brooklyn, NY USA
Otto SchombergPLLNovember 14, 18645'11"175Milwaukee, WI USA
Emmett SeeryPLRFebruary 13, 18615'7"145Princeville, IL USA
Lev ShrevePRRMarch 12, 18665'11"150Louisville, KY USA
John SowdersPRLDecember 10, 18666'0"150Louisville, KY USA



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