1887 Scranton Indians Roster
International Association (IA) - Class: A
Team Record: 19-55
in the IA
Manager: Denny Mack (0-0), Chris Meisel (0-0), Fergy Malone (0-0)
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Laurel Hill Base Ball Park
1887 Scranton Indians StatisticsTeam Record: 19-55
in the IA
Manager: Denny Mack (0-0), Chris Meisel (0-0), Fergy Malone (0-0)
Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
Ballpark: Laurel Hill Base Ball Park
The Scranton Indians of the International Association ended the 1887 season with a record of 19 wins and 55 lossesOswego disbanded May 31. Scranton joined the league with the provision that they start with a clean slate.
Denny Mack, Chris Meisel and Fergy Malone served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Backer | November 18, 1867 | |||||
| Maurice Bresnahan | ||||||
| Eddie Burke | L | R | October 6, 1866 | 5'6" | 161 | Northumberland, PA US |
| Frank Cox | August 29, 1857 | 5'6" | Waltham, MA US | |||
| Edward Cramer | ||||||
| Sam Crane | R | R | January 2, 1854 | 6'0" | 190 | Springfield, MA US |
| William Crossley | ||||||
| George Daisy | March 9, 1857 | 5'7" | 140 | Gloucester, NJ US | ||
| Jim Dee | December 27, 1864 | 5'9" | 180 | Safe Harbor, PA US | ||
| Punch Devinney | 5'9" | 170 | Thurlow, PA US | |||
| Bill Eagan | June 1, 1869 | 5'7" | 148 | Camden, NJ US | ||
| Kid Gleason | S | R | October 26, 1865 | 5'7" | 158 | Camden, NJ US |
| Pete Hasney | May 26, 1864 | , GB | ||||
| John Henry | R | R | September 2, 1863 | Springfield, MA US | ||
| John Holzberger | ||||||
| Alex Jacobs | December 15, 1864 | 5'5" | 150 | |||
| Charlie Jones | October 24, 1861 | New York, NY US | ||||
| Johnny Lavin | 5'11" | 175 | Troy, NY US | |||
| Thomas McGuirk | 5'11" | 190 | , NY US | |||
| George Meakim | R | R | July 11, 1865 | 5'7" | 154 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Joe O'Brien | ||||||
| Doc Oberlander | L | L | May 12, 1864 | 5'10" | 165 | Waukegan, IL US |
| Charlie Osterhout | R | June 0, 1856 | Syracuse, NY US | |||
| Jimmy Reardon | March 15, 1863 | |||||
| Pop Schriver | R | R | July 11, 1865 | 5'9" | 172 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| John Shoup | L | L | September 30, 1851 | 5'7" | 140 | , WV US |
| Simmons Steiner | ||||||
| Joe Straub | R | R | January 19, 1858 | 5'10" | 160 | Milwaukee, WI US |
| Phil Tomney | R | R | June 17, 1863 | 5'7" | 155 | Reading, PA US |
| Charles Whitney | ||||||
| Edward Williams | L | L | April 28, 1866 | 5'3" | 130 |
