1888 Kansas City Cowboys Roster

American Association (AA)
Team Record: 43-89
Finished 8th in the AA
Ballpark: Association Park I
Manager: Dave Rowe (14-36)
Manager: Sam Barkley (21-36)
Manager: Bill Watkins (8-17)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1888 Kansas City Cowboys Statistics
1888 Kansas City Cowboys Results

The Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association ended the 1888 season with a record of 43 wins and 89 losses, finishing eighth in the AA.

The Cowboys tallied 579 runs, worst in the circuit, and yielded 896 runs, most in the league. Jumbo Davis drove in 61 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .267 clip. Henry Porter led the team with 18 wins, while Tom Sullivan recorded a 3.40 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Dave Rowe, Sam Barkley and Bill Watkins coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Myron AllenPRRMarch 22, 18545'8"150Kingston, NY USA
Sam BarkleyPRRMay 24, 18585'11"180Wheeling, WV USA
Jack BrennanPSeptember 15, 18630'0"155St. Louis, MO USA
Fatty BriodyPRAugust 13, 18585'8"190Lansingburgh, NY USA
Jim BurnsPR5'7"168St. Louis, MO USA
Monk ClinePLLMarch 3, 18585'4"150Louisville, KY USA
Law DanielsPRRJuly 14, 18625'10"170Newton, MA USA
Jumbo DavisPLRSeptember 5, 18615'11"195New York, NY USA
Jim DonahuePRRJanuary 8, 18626'0"175Lockport, IL USA
Henry EasterdayPRRSeptember 16, 18645'6"145Philadelphia, PA USA
Red EhretPRRAugust 31, 18686'0"175Louisville, KY USA
Bill FaganPLLFebruary 15, 18655'11"165Troy, NY USA
Ed GlennPRRJune 15, 18605'10"160Richmond, VA USA
Frank HafnerPRRAugust 14, 18670'0"0Hannibal, MO USA
Billy HamiltonPLLFebruary 15, 18665'6"165Newark, NJ USA
Frank HankinsonPRRApril 29, 18565'11"168New York, NY USA
Frank HoffmanPR5'9"163, MS USA
Charlie HooverPLRSeptember 9, 18655'8"170Mound City, IL USA
Charley JonesPRRApril 30, 18525'11"202Alamance County, NC USA
John KirbyPRJanuary 13, 18655'8"172St. Louis, MO USA
Jim McTamanyPRRJuly 4, 18635'8"190Philadelphia, PA USA
Bill PhillipsPRRApril 0, 18576'0"202St. John, NB CAN
Henry PorterPRRJune 0, 18580'0"142Vergennes, VT USA
Dave RowePRROctober 9, 18545'9"180Cold Spring, PA USA
Tom SullivanPMarch 1, 18605'10"165New York, NY USA
Steve ToolePRLApril 9, 18596'0"170New Orleans, LA USA