The 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 37–89 record in the National League, finishing in last place in their first season in Indianapolis. They had played the previous three seasons in St. Louis, Missouri as the Maroons.

Offseason Following the 1886 season, the Maroons franchise was purchased by the National League and subsequently sold to John T. Brush. On March 8, the Hoosiers additionally purchased a number of players who were under league control. Technically, these players were purchased from the Maroons franchise. Among these players were Henry Boyle, John Cahill, Jerry Denny, Jack Glasscock, Egyptian Healy, John Kirby, Jack McGeachey, George Myers, Otto Schomberg, and Emmett Seery.1887 Hoosiers transactions

Notable transactions March 9, 1887: The Hoosiers obtained Mert Hackett and Charley Bassett, who had been under league control, for $1,000.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions July 2, 1887: John Kirby was sold by the Hoosiers to the Cleveland Blues for $800 to $1000. August 15, 1887: Lev Shreve was purchased by the Hoosiers from the Baltimore Orioles. August 19, 1887: Tom Brown was signed by the Hoosiers as a free agent.

Roster 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers 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 69 235 51 .217 1 20 1B 112 419 129 .308 5 83 2B 119 452 104 .230 1 47 3B 122 510 165 .324 11 97 SS 122 483 142 .294 0 40 OF 122 465 104 .224 4 28 OF 99 405 109 .269 1 56 OF 68 263 54 .205 0 26

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 43 157 31 .197 0 13 42 147 35 .238 2 10 36 140 25 .179 2 9 20 75 18 .240 0 8 18 63 11 .175 1 8 11 42 8 .190 0 3 10 38 10 .263 0 3 3 10 2 .200 0 0 1 2 0 .000 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 41 341.0 12 29 5.17 75 38 328.0 13 24 3.65 85 14 122.0 5 9 4.72 22 8 65.0 2 6 5.68 27 8 62.0 1 6 6.10 7 7 57.0 3 4 7.58 13 6 50.0 1 5 3.78 3 2 15.0 0 2 12.60 4

Other 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 6 22.0 0 2 14.32 5 4 15.2 0 1 10.34 0

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 1 0 1 0 11.37 3 1 0 0 0 21.00 0 1 0 0 0 0.00 1

Notes

References 1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers team page at Baseball Reference