1884 Kansas City Cowboys Roster
Union Association (UA)
Team Record: 16-63
Finished 11th in the UA
Manager: Harry Wheeler (0-4)
Manager: Matthew Porter (3-13)
Manager: Ted Sullivan (13-46)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1884 Kansas City Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 16-63
Finished 11th in the UA
Manager: Harry Wheeler (0-4)
Manager: Matthew Porter (3-13)
Manager: Ted Sullivan (13-46)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1884 Kansas City Cowboys Results
The Kansas City Cowboys of the Union Association ended the 1884 season with a record of 16 wins and 63 losses, finishing eleventh in the UA.
The Cowboys scored 311 runs and conceded 618 runs, while Peek-A-Boo Veach registered a 2.42 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Wheeler, Matthew Porter and Ted Sullivan coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nin Alexander | P | R | R | November 24, 1858 | 5'4" | 163 | Pana, IL USA |
| Jersey Bakley | P | R | R | April 17, 1864 | 5'8" | 170 | Blackwood, NJ USA |
| Kid Baldwin | P | R | R | November 1, 1864 | 5'6" | 147 | Newport, KY USA |
| Charlie Bastian | P | R | R | March 2, 1858 | 5'6" | 145 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Charlie Berry | P | R | R | September 6, 1860 | 5'11" | 175 | Elizabeth, NJ USA |
| Bob Black | P | R | December 10, 1862 | 5'5" | 155 | Cincinnati, OH USA | |
| Dick Blaisdell | P | June 18, 1862 | 0'0" | 0 | Bradford, MA USA | ||
| Charlie Cady | P | December 22, 1864 | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL USA | ||
| Ed Callahan | P | December 11, 1857 | 0'0" | 0 | Boston, MA USA | ||
| Jim Chatterton | P | October 14, 1864 | 0'0" | 0 | Brooklyn, NY USA | ||
| Joe Connors | P | 0'0" | 0 | Paterson, NJ USA | |||
| Clarence Cross | P | March 4, 1856 | 5'7" | 178 | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| Doug Crothers | P | R | R | November 16, 1859 | 5'9" | 140 | Natchez, MS USA |
| Jim Cudworth | P | R | R | August 22, 1858 | 6'0" | 165 | Fairhaven, MA USA |
| Jumbo Davis | P | L | R | September 5, 1861 | 5'11" | 195 | New York, NY USA |
| John Deasley | P | January 0, 1861 | 0'0" | 0 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Harry Decker | P | R | R | September 3, 1864 | 5'11" | 180 | Lockport, IL USA |
| Jim Donnelly | P | January 6, 1867 | 0'0" | 0 | Boston, MA USA | ||
| Bill Dugan | P | 0'0" | 0 | Brooklyn, NY USA | |||
| Al Dwight | P | January 4, 1856 | 0'0" | 0 | New York, NY USA | ||
| Joe Ellick | P | April 3, 1854 | 5'10" | 162 | Cincinnati, OH USA | ||
| Charlie Fisher | P | L | R | March 10, 1852 | 5'8" | 143 | Boxford, MA USA |
| Frank Foreman | P | R | R | May 1, 1863 | 6'0" | 160 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Jack Gorman | P | R | 5'9" | 160 | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| Thomas Gorman | P | L | L | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA | |
| Ernie Hickman | P | 0'0" | 0 | East St. Louis, IL USA | |||
| Bill Hutchison | P | R | R | December 17, 1859 | 5'9" | 175 | New Haven, CT USA |
| John Kirby | P | R | January 13, 1865 | 5'8" | 172 | St. Louis, MO USA | |
| Frank Kreeger | P | R | 0'0" | 0 | , OH USA | ||
| Harry Luff | P | September 14, 1852 | 5'11" | 175 | Philadelphia, PA USA | ||
| Barney McLaughlin | P | R | R | 5'8" | 163 | , Ireland | |
| Frank McLaughlin | P | R | R | 5'9" | 160 | , Ireland | |
| Billy O'Brien | P | R | R | March 14, 1860 | 6'0" | 185 | Albany, NY USA |
| Henry Oberbeck | P | May 17, 1858 | 0'0" | 0 | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| Matthew Porter | P | 0'0" | 0 | , NY USA | |||
| Jimmy Say | P | 0'0" | 0 | Baltimore, MD USA | |||
| Lou Say | P | R | R | February 4, 1854 | 5'7" | 145 | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Emmett Seery | P | L | R | February 13, 1861 | 5'7" | 145 | Princeville, IL USA |
| Taylor Shafer | P | L | R | July 13, 1866 | 5'7" | 155 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Joe Strauss | P | R | R | November 16, 1858 | 5'9" | 175 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| George Strief | P | R | R | October 16, 1856 | 5'7" | 172 | Cincinnati, OH USA |
| Pat Sullivan | P | R | August 18, 1861 | 5'11" | 165 | Milwaukee, WI USA | |
| Ted Sullivan | P | 0'0" | 0 | Clare, County Clare Ireland | |||
| Jerry Sweeney | P | September 4, 1857 | 5'9" | 157 | Boston, MA USA | ||
| Jerry Turbidy | P | R | R | July 4, 1852 | 5'8" | 165 | Dudley, MA USA |
| Peek-A-Boo Veach | P | R | June 15, 1862 | 6'0" | 175 | Indianapolis, IN USA | |
| Alex Voss | P | R | R | May 16, 1858 | 6'1" | 180 | Roswell, GA USA |
| Harry Wheeler | P | R | R | March 3, 1858 | 5'11" | 165 | Versailles, IN USA |
| Milt Whitehead | P | B | R | 5'8" | 154 | Toronto, ON CAN | |
| Wills | P | 0'0" | 0 | ||||
| Willis Wyman | P | December 19, 1859 | 0'0" | 0 | Cumberland, ME USA |
