The 1893 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 12th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the second season in the National League. The Browns went 57–75 during the season and finished tenth in the National League.
1893 St. Louis Browns | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | New Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 57–75 (.432) | |
League place | 10th | |
Owners | Chris von der Ahe | |
Managers | Bill Watkins | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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This was the Browns' first season playing in New Sportsman's Park where they would remain until 1920.
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Beaneaters | 86 | 43 | 0.667 | — | 49–15 | 37–28 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 81 | 48 | 0.628 | 5 | 54–19 | 27–29 |
Cleveland Spiders | 73 | 55 | 0.570 | 12½ | 47–22 | 26–33 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 72 | 57 | 0.558 | 14 | 43–22 | 29–35 |
New York Giants | 68 | 64 | 0.515 | 19½ | 49–20 | 19–44 |
Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 63 | 0.508 | 20½ | 37–27 | 28–36 |
Brooklyn Grooms | 65 | 63 | 0.508 | 20½ | 43–24 | 22–39 |
Baltimore Orioles | 60 | 70 | 0.462 | 26½ | 36–24 | 24–46 |
Chicago Colts | 56 | 71 | 0.441 | 29 | 38–34 | 18–37 |
St. Louis Browns | 57 | 75 | 0.432 | 30½ | 40–30 | 17–45 |
Louisville Colonels | 50 | 75 | 0.400 | 34 | 24–28 | 26–47 |
Washington Senators | 40 | 89 | 0.310 | 46 | 21–27 | 19–62 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 2–10 | 10–2 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 5–5 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 1–11 | 9–3 | 7–5 | |||||
Boston | 10–2 | — | 8–4 | 8–3–1 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–6–1 | 10–2 | 7–5 | |||||
Brooklyn | 2–10 | 4–8 | — | 7–3 | 4–8 | 5–7–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–5–1 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 8–3 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | 3–8–1 | 3–7 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 9–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | 6–5 | 6–6 | 6–6–1 | 1–9–1 | 3–9 | 7–5–1 | 7–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5–1 | 8–4 | 5–6 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–1 | |||||
Louisville | 5–5 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 6–6 | 3–6 | — | 5–7–1 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–4 | |||||
New York | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6–1 | 6–6 | 7–5–1 | — | 7–5–1 | 4–8–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Philadelphia | 7–5 | 4–8 | 5–6–1 | 6–6 | 9–1–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 5–7–1 | — | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 11–1 | 6–4–1 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 8–4–1 | 5–7 | — | 9–3 | 9–2 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 2–10 | 4–8 | 9–3 | 5–7–1 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4–1 | 3–9 | — | 8–4–1 | |||||
Washington | 5–7 | 5–7 | 3–8 | 3–9 | 4–7 | 1–11 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–9 | 4–8–1 | — |
Roster edit
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Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 |
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C | Heinie Peitz | 96 | 362 | 92 | .254 | 1 | 45 |
1B | Perry Werden | 125 | 500 | 138 | .276 | 1 | 94 |
2B | Joe Quinn | 135 | 547 | 126 | .230 | 0 | 71 |
SS | Jack Glasscock | 48 | 195 | 56 | .287 | 1 | 26 |
3B | Jack Crooks | 128 | 448 | 106 | .237 | 1 | 48 |
OF | Charlie Frank | 40 | 164 | 55 | .335 | 1 | 17 |
OF | Steve Brodie | 107 | 469 | 149 | .318 | 2 | 79 |
OF | Tommy Dowd | 132 | 581 | 164 | .282 | 1 | 54 |
Other batters edit
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 |
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Frank Shugart | 59 | 246 | 69 | .280 | 0 | 28 |
Bones Ely | 44 | 178 | 45 | .253 | 0 | 16 |
Joe Gunson | 40 | 151 | 41 | .272 | 0 | 15 |
Duff Cooley | 29 | 107 | 37 | .346 | 0 | 21 |
Jimmy Bannon | 26 | 107 | 36 | .336 | 0 | 15 |
Sandy Griffin | 23 | 92 | 18 | .196 | 0 | 9 |
Art Twineham | 14 | 48 | 15 | .313 | 0 | 11 |
Lew Whistler | 10 | 38 | 9 | .237 | 0 | 2 |
Bill Goodenough | 10 | 31 | 5 | .161 | 0 | 2 |
Dennis O'Neill | 7 | 25 | 3 | .120 | 0 | 2 |
Dick Buckley | 9 | 23 | 4 | .174 | 0 | 1 |
Pat McCauley | 5 | 16 | 1 | .063 | 0 | 0 |
Jud Smith | 4 | 13 | 1 | .077 | 0 | 0 |
Kid Summers | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ted Breitenstein | 48 | 382.2 | 19 | 24 | 3.18 | 102 |
Kid Gleason | 48 | 380.1 | 21 | 22 | 4.61 | 86 |
Pink Hawley | 31 | 227.0 | 5 | 17 | 4.60 | 73 |
Dad Clarkson | 24 | 186.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.48 | 37 |
Bill Hawke | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 1 |
Jimmy Bannon | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 22.50 | 1 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Dolan | 3 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 | 1 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Frank Pears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
References edit
- 1893 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1893 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com