1889 St. Louis Browns season explained

St. Louis Browns
Season:	1889
League:	American Association (19th century)American Association
Ballpark:	Sportsman's Park
City:	St. Louis, Missouri
League Place:	2nd
Owner:	Chris von der Ahe
Manager:	Charlie Comiskey
Espntn:	stl
Brtn:	stl

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

Roster

1889 St. Louis Browns
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		99	347	85	.245	3	42
1B		137	587	168	.286	3	102
2B		132	452	94	.208	5	70
SS		140	517	117	.226	0	51
3B		118	512	126	.246	4	49
OF		134	534	179	.335	9	110
OF		137	509	124	.244	16	86
OF		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
	72	273	100	.366	12	76
	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
	56	458.0	35	16	3.14	188
	53	421.2	32	15	2.97	202
	26	191.2	12	7	2.25	143
	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
	9	60.0	3	2	4.20	13
	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
	1	0	0	0	7.20	1
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1889 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
• 1889 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com