1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers season
The 1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers finished with a 50–85 record in the National League, finishing in seventh place.Offseason
October 20, 1887: Gid Gardner and cash were traded by the Hoosiers to the Washington Nationals for Paul Hines.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 | | 71 | 260 | 71 | .273 | 5 | 22 |
| 1B | | 64 | 246 | 54 | .220 | 0 | 17 |
| 2B | | 128 | 481 | 116 | .241 | 2 | 60 |
| 3B | | 126 | 524 | 137 | .261 | 12 | 63 |
| SS | | 113 | 442 | 119 | .269 | 1 | 45 |
| OF | | 133 | 500 | 110 | .220 | 5 | 50 |
| OF | | 133 | 513 | 144 | .281 | 4 | 58 |
| OF | | 118 | 452 | 99 | .219 | 0 | 30 |
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 |
| 66 | 248 | 59 | .238 | 2 | 16 |
| 57 | 202 | 44 | .218 | 0 | 14 |
| 48 | 169 | 40 | .237 | 0 | 20 |
| 30 | 112 | 24 | .214 | 1 | 10 |
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 |
| 37 | 323 | 15 | 22 | 3.26 | 98 |
| 37 | 321.1 | 12 | 24 | 3.89 | 124 |
| 35 | 297.2 | 11 | 24 | 4.63 | 101 |
| 20 | 176 | 10 | 10 | 2.81 | 55 |
| 7 | 56 | 2 | 5 | 4.66 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 1 |
