1889 St. Louis Browns season

1889 St. Louis Browns
LeagueAmerican Association
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record90–45 (.667)
League place2nd
OwnerChris von der Ahe
ManagerCharlie Comiskey
StatsESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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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.

Regular season

The 1889 St. Louis Browns

Season standings

American Association
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 93 44 .679 50‍–‍19 43‍–‍25
St. Louis Browns 90 45 .667 2 51‍–‍18 39‍–‍27
Philadelphia Athletics 75 58 .564 16 46‍–‍22 29‍–‍36
Cincinnati Red Stockings 76 63 .547 18 47‍–‍26 29‍–‍37
Baltimore Orioles 70 65 .519 22 40‍–‍24 30‍–‍41
Columbus Solons 60 78 .435 33½ 36‍–‍33 24‍–‍45
Kansas City Cowboys 55 82 .401 38 35‍–‍35 20‍–‍47
Louisville Colonels 27 111 .196 66½ 18‍–‍46 9‍–‍65

Record vs. opponents


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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

1889 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

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 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

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
Jocko Milligan 72 273 100 .366 12 76
Nat Hudson 13 52 13 .250 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
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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Nat Hudson 9 60.0 3 2 4.20 13
Toad Ramsey 5 41.0 3 1 3.95 33

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
Tommy McCarthy 1 0 0 0 7.20 1
Charlie Comiskey 1 0 0 0 0.00 0

References