1886 St. Louis Maroons season explained

St. Louis Maroons
Season:	1886
League:	National League
Ballpark:	Sportsman's Park
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
Owner:	Henry Lucas
Manager:	Gus Schmelz
Next Season:	1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

The 1886 St. Louis Maroons finished with a 43–79 record in the National League, finishing in sixth place. After the season, the team was purchased by John T. Brush and moved to Indianapolis, becoming the Hoosiers.

Regular season

Roster

1886 St. Louis Maroons
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		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		79	295	56	.190	0	27
1B		122	491	148	.301	8	72
2B		71	285	76	.267	3	32
SS		121	486	158	.325	3	40
3B		119	478	122	.257	9	62
OF		126	453	108	.238	2	48
OF		125	463	92	.199	1	32
OF		59	226	46	.204	2	24

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
	75	271	63	.232	1	21
	43	138	21	.152	0	9
	39	116	20	.172	0	7
	17	64	16	.250	0	7
	15	44	11	.250	0	1
	6	14	2	.143	0	0
	2	7	0	.000	0	0
	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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	43	353.2	17	23	2.88	213
	41	325.0	11	26	3.30	129
	25	210.0	9	15	1.76	101
	11	93.0	5	6	4.16	28
	4	33.0	0	4	8.18	11
	4	28.2	0	4	5.97	13
	1	8.0	0	1	6.75	0

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
	2	1	0	0	3.00	2
	2	0	0	0	7.71	2
	1	0	0	0	9.00	2

References

• 1886 St. Louis Maroons team page at Baseball Reference