▁season ▁with ▁a ▁win – loss ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 – 3 6 ▁though ▁ 5 0   g ames . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁second ▁bas eman ▁Sam ▁B ark ley , ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁improve ▁the ▁team ' s ▁play , ▁winning ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁ 5 8   g ames . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁non - play ing ▁manager ▁Bill ▁Wat kins , ▁who ▁finished ▁the ▁season . ▁Although ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁completed ▁their ▁initial ▁season ▁in ▁last ▁place ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁eight ▁teams , ▁there ▁were ▁notable ▁player ▁achiev ements ; ▁on ▁June   6 , ▁Henry ▁Por ter ▁threw ▁a ▁no - h itter , ▁and ▁on ▁June   1 3 , ▁B ark ley ▁hit ▁for ▁the ▁cycle . ▁ ▁The ▁franch ise ' s ▁only ▁future ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁player , ▁" Sl id in ' ▁Billy " ▁Hamilton , ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁out f iel der ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁was ▁their ▁starting ▁right ▁fiel der ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁all - time ▁leader ▁in ▁runs ▁scored , ▁bases ▁on ▁balls , ▁and ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁ ▁With ▁Wat kins ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁manager ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁team ▁improved ▁their ▁win – loss ▁record ▁to ▁ 5 5 – 8 2 , ▁with ▁two ▁t ies , ▁finishing