1887 Kansas City Cowboys Roster
Western League (WL)
Team Record: 58-54
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: Joe Ellick (0-0), John Patterson (0-0)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: League Park
1887 Kansas City Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 58-54
Finished 3rd in the WL
Manager: Joe Ellick (0-0), John Patterson (0-0)
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Ballpark: League Park
The Kansas City Cowboys of the Western League ended the 1887 season with a record of 58 wins and 54 losses, finishing third in the WL.
Joe Ellick and John Patterson served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell | ||||||
| Sam Crane | R | R | January 2, 1854 | 6'0" | 190 | Springfield, MA US |
| Harry Dooms | L | January 30, 1867 | St. Louis, MO US | |||
| Joe Ellick | April 3, 1854 | 5'10" | 162 | Cincinnati, OH US | ||
| Frank Graves | R | R | November 2, 1860 | 6'0" | 163 | Cincinnati, OH US |
| George Haddock | R | R | December 25, 1866 | 5'11" | 155 | Portsmouth, NH US |
| Bill Hassamaer | July 26, 1864 | 6'0" | 180 | St. Louis, MO US | ||
| Moxie Hengel | R | October 7, 1857 | 5'8" | 144 | Chicago, IL US | |
| John Hofford | May 25, 1863 | 6'0" | 168 | Philadelphia, PA US | ||
| Charlie Hoover | L | R | September 9, 1865 | 5'8" | 170 | Mound City, IL US |
| Shorty Howe | New York, NY US | |||||
| James Hughes | ||||||
| Bill Joyce | L | R | September 22, 1867 | 5'11" | 185 | St. Louis, MO US |
| Ed Keas | January 2, 1863 | Dubuque, IA US | ||||
| Walt Kinzie | R | R | March 16, 1857 | 5'10" | 161 | Burlington, KS US |
| George Knowlton | L | July 5, 1861 | 5'7" | 145 | ||
| Llewellyn Legg | ||||||
| Jim Lillie | R | July 27, 1861 | New Haven, CT US | |||
| Loftus | ||||||
| Benjamin Lotz | ||||||
| Jim Manning | S | R | January 31, 1862 | 5'7" | 157 | Fall River, MA US |
| Tim Manning | R | R | December 3, 1853 | 5'10" | 170 | Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire GB |
| Tom Mansell | L | R | January 1, 1855 | 5'8" | 160 | Auburn, NY US |
| George Mappes | December 25, 1865 | 5'8" | 200 | St. Louis, MO US | ||
| John McCarty | R | February 9, 1867 | Independence, MO US | |||
| Larry McKeon | March 25, 1866 | 5'10" | 168 | New York, NY US | ||
| Theodore McKim | ||||||
| McLaughlin | ||||||
| Kid Nichols | S | R | September 14, 1869 | 5'10" | 175 | Madison, WI US |
| John Niehoff | ||||||
| Pollard | ||||||
| John Rademacher | May 0, 1862 | 5'8" | 152 | , MO US | ||
| Harry Raymond | February 20, 1862 | 5'9" | 179 | Sauquoit, NY US | ||
| Frank Ringo | R | October 12, 1860 | 5'11" | 175 | Parkville, MO US | |
| Milt Scott | R | January 17, 1861 | 5'9" | 160 | Chicago, IL US | |
| Mike Shea | R | March 10, 1867 | 5'10" | 170 | New Orleans, LA US | |
| Joe White |
