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=== Season standings ===
=== Season standings ===
{{1887 American Association Standings}}
{{1887 American Association standings}}


=== Opening Day lineup ===
=== Opening Day lineup ===
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Revision as of 17:51, 6 July 2010


1887 Cleveland Blues
BallparkNational League Park
CityCleveland, Ohio
OwnersFrank Robison
ManagersJimmy Williams
Televisionnone
Radionone
1888 →

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

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 95 40 .704 58‍–‍15 37‍–‍25
Cincinnati Red Stockings 81 54 .600 14 46‍–‍27 35‍–‍27
Baltimore Orioles 77 58 .570 18 42‍–‍21 35‍–‍37
Louisville Colonels 76 60 .559 19½ 45‍–‍23 31‍–‍37
Philadelphia Athletics 64 69 .481 30 41‍–‍28 23‍–‍41
Brooklyn Grays 60 74 .448 34½ 36‍–‍37 24‍–‍37
New York Metropolitans 44 89 .331 50 26‍–‍33 18‍–‍56
Cleveland Blues 39 92 .298 54 22‍–‍36 17‍–‍56

Opening Day lineup

Roster

1887 Cleveland Blues roster
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
2B Cub Stricker 131 534 141 .264 2 53

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
John Munyan 16 58 14 .241 0 6
Hank Simon 3 10 1 .100 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
Billy Crowell 45 389.1 14 31 3.88 72
Hugh Daily 16 139.2 4 12 3.69 30
John Kirby 5 41 0 5 9.00 6

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
Cub Stricker 3 0 0 1 3.18 2

References