1888 Baltimore Orioles season
| 1888 Baltimore Orioles | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American Association | |
| Ballpark | Oriole Park | |
| City | Baltimore, Maryland | |
| Owner | Harry Von der Horst | |
| Manager | Billy Barnie | |
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 92 | 43 | .681 | — | 60–21 | 32–22 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 88 | 52 | .629 | 6½ | 53–20 | 35–32 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 52 | .609 | 10 | 55–20 | 26–32 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | 54 | .597 | 11½ | 56–25 | 24–29 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 80 | .416 | 36 | 30–26 | 27–54 |
| Cleveland Blues | 50 | 82 | .379 | 40½ | 33–27 | 17–55 |
| Louisville Colonels | 48 | 87 | .356 | 44 | 27–29 | 21–58 |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 43 | 89 | .326 | 47½ | 23–34 | 20–55 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | CLE | KC | LOU | PHI | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 8–12 | 6–14 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 11–9 | 5–14 | 6–14 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 12–8 | — | 14–6–1 | 16–4 | 11–9 | 13–7 | 12–8–1 | 10–10–1 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 14–6 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–7–1 | 15–4 | 17–3–1 | 10–10 | 8–10 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 9–10 | 4–16 | 7–10–1 | — | 10–9 | 9–8–2 | 7–13 | 4–16 | |||||||||
| Kansas City | 8–11 | 9–11 | 4–15 | 9–10 | — | 6–12 | 3–14 | 4–16 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 9–11 | 7–13 | 3–17–1 | 8–9–2 | 12–6 | — | 5–15–1 | 4–16 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 14–5 | 8–12–1 | 10–10 | 13–7 | 14–3 | 15–5–1 | — | 7–10–1 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 14–6 | 10–10–1 | 10–8 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 10–7–1 | — | |||||||||
Roster
[edit]| 1888 Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | Chris Fulmer | 52 | 166 | 31 | .187 | 0 | 10 |
| 1B | Tommy Tucker | 136 | 520 | 149 | .287 | 6 | 61 |
| 2B | Bill Greenwood | 115 | 409 | 78 | .191 | 0 | 29 |
| SS | Jack Farrell | 103 | 398 | 81 | .204 | 4 | 36 |
| 3B | Billy Shindle | 135 | 514 | 107 | .208 | 1 | 53 |
| OF | Mike Griffin | 137 | 542 | 139 | .256 | 0 | 46 |
| OF | Blondie Purcell | 101 | 406 | 96 | .236 | 2 | 39 |
| OF | Oyster Burns | 79 | 325 | 97 | .298 | 4 | 42 |
Other batters
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Sommer | 79 | 297 | 65 | .219 | 0 | 35 |
| Jack O'Brien | 57 | 196 | 44 | .224 | 0 | 18 |
| Walt Goldsby | 46 | 165 | 39 | .236 | 0 | 14 |
| Bart Cantz | 37 | 126 | 21 | .167 | 0 | 9 |
| Sam Trott | 31 | 108 | 30 | .278 | 0 | 22 |
| John Peltz | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| George Bradley | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Cunningham | 51 | 453.1 | 22 | 29 | 3.39 | 186 |
| Matt Kilroy | 40 | 321.0 | 17 | 21 | 4.04 | 135 |
| Phenomenal Smith | 35 | 292.0 | 14 | 19 | 3.61 | 152 |
| Sam Shaw | 6 | 53.0 | 2 | 4 | 3.40 | 22 |
| George Walker | 4 | 35.0 | 1 | 3 | 5.91 | 18 |
| Pat Whitaker | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 5 |
| Mike Kilroy | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 | 1 |
| John Harkins | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Burns | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 2 |
| Tommy Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 2 |
References
[edit]- 1888 Baltimore Orioles season at Baseball Reference
- 1888 Baltimore Orioles team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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