The 1887 Cleveland Blues baseball team finished with a 39–92 record, last in the American Association during their debut season. Organized by streetcar tycoon Frank Robison, the team played its home games at National League Park.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Roster 1887 Cleveland Blues Roster Pitchers
Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Pop Snyder 74 282 72 .255 0 27 1B Jim Toy 109 423 94 .222 1 56 2B 131 534 141 .264 2 53 SS Ed McKean 132 539 154 .286 2 54 3B Phil Reccius 62 229 47 .205 0 29 OF Pete Hotaling 126 505 151 .299 3 94 OF Fred Mann 64 259 80 .309 2 41 OF 117 463 128 .276 4 77
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Charlie Reipschlager 63 231 49 .212 0 17 57 216 43 .199 0 19 Charlie Sweeney 36 133 30 .226 0 19 John McGlone 21 79 20 .253 0 10 Jimmy Say 16 64 24 .375 0 12 16 58 14 .241 0 6 14 52 12 .231 0 4 Joseph Herr 11 44 12 .273 0 6 Ed Flynn 7 27 5 .185 0 4 3 10 1 .100 0 0 Frank Scheibeck 3 9 2 .222 0 0
Pitching
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 45 389.1 14 31 3.88 72 Mike Morrison 40 316.2 12 25 4.92 158 16 139.2 4 12 3.69 30 13 108.0 7 5 3.08 28 George Pechiney 10 86.0 1 9 7.12 24 5 41.0 0 5 9.00 6 Charlie Sweeney 3 24.0 0 3 8.25 8 Frank Scheibeck 1 9.0 0 1 12.00 3
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO 3 0 0 1 3.18 2 2 1 0 0 0.93 1 Phil Reccius 1 0 0 0 7.71 0
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