:St. Louis Terriers
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{{Infobox baseball team
|name = St. Louis Terriers
|founded = 1914
|disbanded = 1915
|city = St. Louis, Missouri
|ballpark = Handlan's Park
|logo = St. Louis Terriers (logo).jpg
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|league = Federal League
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|colors = Royal blue, white
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|owner = Phil Ball
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|manager = {{plainlist|
- Fielder Jones (1915)
- Mordecai Brown & Fielder Jones (1914)
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The St. Louis Terriers were a baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League in {{baseball year|1914}} and {{baseball year|1915}}. They played their home games at Handlan's Park. The team was owned by ice magnate Phil Ball, who later was owner of the St. Louis Browns.
File:Doc Crandall - St Louis Terriers uniform ca 1914.jpg, wearing the uniform and sweater of the St. Louis Terriers Federal League Baseball Club, ca. 1914]]In their inaugural season, the Terriers posted a 62–89 record (.411) and finished in last place, 25 games behind the league champion Indianapolis Hoosiers. The team improved significantly the next year as they were pennant contenders until the last game of the season. The Terriers had an 87–67 mark (.565), ending up in second place, {{frac|1|10}} of a percentage point behind the champion Chicago Whales, who finished 86–66 (.566).
Notable players
Among the St. Louis Terriers players who had experience (or would gain experience) in the American and/or National Leagues were Dave Davenport, Al Bridwell, Mordecai Brown, Doc Crandall, Grover Hartley, Ward Miller, Bob Groom, Fielder Jones, Eddie Plank, Jack Tobin and Ed Willett.{{Cite web |title=1914 St. Louis Terriers Roster {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1914&t=SLF |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}
Baseball Hall of Famers
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{{Baseball hall of fame list
|Current Team Name = St. Louis Terriers
| All Team Names = Terriers
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| List 1.3 = Mordecai Brown
Eddie Plank
J. Roy Stockton*
| Footnote1 = * J.G. Taylor Spink award winner, covered Terriers in spring training in Havana, Cuba in 1914 and then regularly throughout 1914–1915.
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1914&t=SLF Baseball Almanac]
- [http://www.toyou.com/fl/teams/index.html Federal League Teams]
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Category:Baseball teams established in 1914
Category:Baseball teams disestablished in 1915
Category:1914 establishments in Missouri
Category:1915 disestablishments in Missouri
Category:Defunct Major League Baseball teams
Category:Defunct baseball teams in Missouri
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