1889 Kansas City Cowboys Roster
American Association (AA)
Team Record: 55-82
Finished 7th in the AA
Ballpark: Exposition Park
Manager: Bill Watkins (55-82)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1889 Kansas City Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 55-82
Finished 7th in the AA
Ballpark: Exposition Park
Manager: Bill Watkins (55-82)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1889 Kansas City Cowboys Results
The Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association ended the 1889 season with a record of 55 wins and 82 losses, finishing seventh in the AA.
The Cowboys scored 852 runs and allowed 1031 runs. Jim Burns recorded 97 runs batted in and topped all regular batters by connecting at a .304 clip. Park Swartzel and Jim Conway paced the team with 19 wins each, while Jim Conway recorded a 3.25 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Bill Watkins coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Alvord | P | R | R | August 10, 1863 | 5'10" | 187 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Sam Barkley | P | R | R | May 24, 1858 | 5'11" | 180 | Wheeling, WV USA |
| John Bates | P | May 28, 1868 | 0'0" | 0 | , OH USA | ||
| Charlie Bell | P | R | August 12, 1868 | 0'0" | 0 | Cincinnati, OH USA | |
| Red Bittmann | P | July 22, 1862 | 5'9" | 180 | Cincinnati, OH USA | ||
| Jim Burns | P | R | 5'7" | 168 | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| Jim Conway | P | R | R | October 8, 1858 | 0'0" | 0 | Upper Darby, PA USA |
| Jumbo Davis | P | L | R | September 5, 1861 | 5'11" | 195 | New York, NY USA |
| Jim Donahue | P | R | R | January 8, 1862 | 6'0" | 175 | Lockport, IL USA |
| Joe Gunson | P | R | R | March 23, 1863 | 5'6" | 160 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Billy Hamilton | P | L | L | February 15, 1866 | 5'6" | 165 | Newark, NJ USA |
| Charlie Hoover | P | L | R | September 9, 1865 | 5'8" | 170 | Mound City, IL USA |
| Steve Ladew | P | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA | |||
| Herman Long | P | L | R | April 13, 1866 | 5'8" | 160 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jim Manning | P | B | R | January 31, 1862 | 5'7" | 157 | Fall River, MA USA |
| Mike Mattimore | P | L | L | August 0, 1858 | 5'8" | 160 | North Bend, PA USA |
| John McCarty | P | R | February 9, 1867 | 0'0" | 0 | Independence, MO USA | |
| Chippy McGarr | P | R | R | May 10, 1863 | 5'9" | 168 | Worcester, MA USA |
| Frank Pears | P | R | August 30, 1866 | 5'9" | 145 | Louisville, KY USA | |
| John Pickett | P | R | R | February 20, 1866 | 5'10" | 186 | Chicago, IL USA |
| Henry Porter | P | R | R | June 0, 1858 | 0'0" | 142 | Vergennes, VT USA |
| Charlie Reynolds | P | R | R | May 1, 1865 | 5'9" | 175 | Williamsburg, IN USA |
| John Sowders | P | R | L | December 10, 1866 | 6'0" | 150 | Louisville, KY USA |
| Dan Stearns | P | L | R | October 17, 1861 | 6'1" | 185 | Buffalo, NY USA |
| Tom Sullivan | P | March 1, 1860 | 5'10" | 165 | New York, NY USA | ||
| Park Swartzel | P | R | R | November 21, 1865 | 5'10" | 150 | Knightstown, IN USA |
