1886 St. Louis Browns season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Saint Louis Browns
| season = 1886
| misc = World Series Champion
American Association Champion
| league = American Association (19th century){{!}}American Association
| ballpark = Sportsman's Park
| city = St. Louis, Missouri
| record = {{winpct|93|46|record=y}}
| league_place = 1st
| owner = Chris von der Ahe
| manager = Charlie Comiskey
| television =
| radio =
| espntn = stl
| brtn = stl
}}
The 1886 St. Louis Browns season was the team's fifth season in St. Louis, Missouri, and the fifth season in the American Association. The Browns went 93–46 during the season and finished first in the American Association, winning their second pennant in a row. In the World Series the Browns played the National League champion Chicago White Stockings, winning the series 4 games to 2. This was the only win by the AA in seven postseason contests with the NL from 1884 to 1890.
Regular season
File:Dave Foutz 1895 N566 Newsboy Tobacco Cabinet Card.jpg led the AA with 41 wins and a 2.11 ERA.]]
File:Bob Caruthers Brooklyn.jpg won 30 games, and his 2.32 ERA ranked second in the AA.]]
File:Tip O'Neill baseball.jpg batted .328 and led the AA with 107 RBI.]]
File:Old Judge Goodwin and Company baseball card for St. Louis Brown's Arlie Latham.jpg batted .301 and led the AA with 152 runs scored.]]
= Season standings =
{{1886 American Association standings|highlight=St. Louis Browns}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1886 American Association Record vs. opponents|team=STL}}
= Roster =
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #964B00; color: white; text-align: center;" | 1886 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||||||||||
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| colspan="10" style="background-color: #964B00; color: white; text-align: center;" | Roster | |||||||||||||||||
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer | Bob Caruthers}}
{{MLBplayer | Dave Foutz}}
{{MLBplayer | Nat Hudson}}
{{MLBplayer | Jumbo McGinnis}}
{{MLBplayer | Joe Murphy}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer | Doc Bushong}}
{{MLBplayer | Jumbo Harting}}
{{MLBplayer | Rudy Kemmler}}
Infielders {{MLBplayer | Charlie Comiskey}}
{{MLBplayer | Bill Gleason}}
{{MLBplayer | Arlie Latham}}
{{MLBplayer | Trick McSorley}}
{{MLBplayer | Yank Robinson}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer | Hugh Nicol}}
{{MLBplayer | Tip O'Neill}}
{{MLBplayer | Curt Welch}}
| width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer | Charlie Comiskey}} |
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
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pos
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Doc|Bushong}} | 107 | 386 | 86 | .223 | 1 | 31 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Charlie|Comiskey|Charles Comiskey}} | 131 | 578 | 147 | .254 | 3 | 76 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Yank|Robinson}} | 133 | 481 | 132 | .274 | 3 | 71 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Bill|Gleason}} | 125 | 524 | 141 | .269 | 0 | 61 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Arlie|Latham}} | 134 | 578 | 174 | .301 | 1 | 47 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Tip|O'Neill|Tip O'Neill (baseball)}} | 138 | 579 | 190 | .328 | 3 | 107 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Curt|Welch}} | 138 | 563 | 158 | .281 | 2 | 95 |
| align="center"
| OF | {{sortname|Hugh|Nicol}} | 67 | 253 | 52 | .206 | 0 | 19 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AB ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | H ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | Avg. ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | HR ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | RBI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Foutz}} | 102 | 414 | 116 | .280 | 3 | 59 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Caruthers}} | 87 | 317 | 106 | .334 | 4 | 61 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nat|Hudson}} | 43 | 150 | 35 | .233 | 0 | 17 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rudy|Kemmler}} | 35 | 123 | 17 | .138 | 0 | 6 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jumbo|McGinnis}} | 10 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 4 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Trick|McSorley}} | 5 | 20 | 3 | .150 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jumbo|Harting}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Murphy|Joe Murphy (baseball)}} | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | G ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | IP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | ERA ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | SO | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Foutz}} | 59 | 504.0 | 41 | 16 | 2.11 | 283 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Caruthers}} | 44 | 387.1 | 30 | 14 | 2.32 | 166 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nat|Hudson}} | 29 | 234.1 | 16 | 10 | 3.03 | 100 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jumbo|McGinnis}} | 10 | 87.2 | 5 | 5 | 3.80 | 30 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Yank|Robinson}} | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Joe|Murphy|Joe Murphy (baseball)}} | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 |
References
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/STL/1886.shtml 1886 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference]
- [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1886&t=SL4 1886 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
{{American Association champions}}
{{1886 MLB season by team}}
{{1886 St. Louis Browns}}
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