The 1889 St. Louis Browns season was the team's eighth season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its eighth season in the American Association. The Browns went 90–45 during the season and finished second in the American Association.
1889 St. Louis Browns | ||
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League | American Association | |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 90–45 (.667) | |
League place | 2nd | |
Owner | Chris von der Ahe | |
Manager | Charlie Comiskey | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Regular season edit
Season standings edit
American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 93 | 44 | 0.679 | — | 50–19 | 43–25 |
St. Louis Browns | 90 | 45 | 0.667 | 2 | 51–18 | 39–27 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 58 | 0.564 | 16 | 46–22 | 29–36 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 76 | 63 | 0.547 | 18 | 47–26 | 29–37 |
Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 65 | 0.519 | 22 | 40–24 | 30–41 |
Columbus Solons | 60 | 78 | 0.435 | 33½ | 36–33 | 24–45 |
Kansas City Cowboys | 55 | 82 | 0.401 | 38 | 35–35 | 20–47 |
Louisville Colonels | 27 | 111 | 0.196 | 66½ | 18–46 | 9–65 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | BAL | BR | CIN | COL | KC | LOU | PHI | STL | |||||||||
Baltimore | — | 8–12 | 8–11–2 | 12–8 | 11–7 | 16–4 | 8–11 | 7–12–2 | |||||||||
Brooklyn | 12–8 | — | 15–5 | 11–8–2 | 16–4 | 19–1 | 12–7–1 | 8–11 | |||||||||
Cincinnati | 11–8–2 | 5–15 | — | 11–9 | 14–6 | 18–2 | 9–11 | 8–12 | |||||||||
Columbus | 8–12 | 8–11–2 | 9–11 | — | 9–11 | 13–7 | 7–12 | 6–14 | |||||||||
Kansas City | 7–11 | 4–16 | 6–14 | 11–9 | — | 13–6 | 8–12–1 | 6–14–1 | |||||||||
Louisville | 4–16 | 1–19 | 2–18 | 7–13 | 6–13 | — | 5–14–1 | 2–18–1 | |||||||||
Philadelphia | 11–8 | 7–12–1 | 11–9 | 12–7 | 12–8–1 | 14–5–1 | — | 8–9–2 | |||||||||
St. Louis | 12–7–2 | 11–8 | 12–8 | 14–6 | 14–6–1 | 18–2–1 | 9–8–2 | — |
Roster edit
1889 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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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 | Jack Boyle | 99 | 347 | 85 | .245 | 3 | 42 |
1B | Charlie Comiskey | 137 | 587 | 168 | .286 | 3 | 102 |
2B | Yank Robinson | 132 | 452 | 94 | .208 | 5 | 70 |
SS | Shorty Fuller | 140 | 517 | 117 | .226 | 0 | 51 |
3B | Arlie Latham | 118 | 512 | 126 | .246 | 4 | 49 |
OF | Tip O'Neill | 134 | 534 | 179 | .335 | 9 | 110 |
OF | Charlie Duffee | 137 | 509 | 124 | .244 | 16 | 86 |
OF | Tommy McCarthy | 140 | 604 | 176 | .291 | 2 | 63 |
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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Jocko Milligan | 72 | 273 | 100 | .366 | 12 | 76 |
Nat Hudson | 13 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 10 |
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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Silver King | 56 | 458.0 | 35 | 16 | 3.14 | 188 |
Ice Box Chamberlain | 53 | 421.2 | 32 | 15 | 2.97 | 202 |
Jack Stivetts | 26 | 191.2 | 12 | 7 | 2.25 | 143 |
Jim Devlin | 9 | 60.0 | 5 | 3 | 2.40 | 37 |
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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Nat Hudson | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.20 | 13 |
Toad Ramsey | 5 | 41.0 | 3 | 1 | 3.95 | 33 |
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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Tommy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 |
Charlie Comiskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
References edit
- 1889 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1889 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com