 Many of those assists came on one of Ramsey's 499 strikeouts that season when Kerins would mishandle a Ramsey knuckleball, which necessitated a throw to first base to complete the strikeout.Offensively, the 1887 season may have been his best; he hit .294 with a league-leading 19 triples and 49 stolen bases.Kerins finished the 1889 season with the Baltimore Orioles.