1888 Kansas City Cowboys season
The 1888 Kansas City Cowboys baseball team finished with a 43–89 record, last place in the American Association during their debut season.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | | 88 | 337 | 79 | .234 | 1 | 28 |
| 1B | | 129 | 509 | 120 | .236 | 1 | 56 |
| 2B | | 116 | 482 | 104 | .216 | 4 | 51 |
| 3B | | 121 | 491 | 131 | .267 | 3 | 61 |
| SS | | 115 | 401 | 76 | .190 | 3 | 37 |
| OF | | 37 | 136 | 29 | .213 | 0 | 10 |
| OF | | 130 | 516 | 127 | .246 | 4 | 41 |
| OF | | 73 | 293 | 69 | .235 | 0 | 19 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 61 | 218 | 45 | .206 | 2 | 28 |
| 37 | 155 | 27 | .174 | 1 | 20 |
| 35 | 129 | 34 | .264 | 0 | 11 |
| 32 | 122 | 21 | .172 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 | 118 | 20 | .169 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | 66 | 20 | .303 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | 63 | 12 | .190 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 25 | 4 | .160 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .300 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 55 | 474 | 18 | 37 | 4.16 | 145 |
| 24 | 214.2 | 8 | 16 | 3.40 | 84 |
| 17 | 142.1 | 5 | 11 | 5.69 | 49 |
| 12 | 104 | 3 | 9 | 5.69 | 49 |
| 12 | 91.2 | 5 | 6 | 6.68 | 35 |
| 7 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 3.98 | 12 |
| 5 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 4.19 | 11 |
| 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2.50 | 2 |
| 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 | 5 |
