1888 St. Louis Browns season
Major League Baseball season
American Association (19th century)|American Association team season
| 1888 St. Louis Browns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Association Champions | ||||
| League | American Association | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 92–43 (.681) | |||
| League place | 1st | |||
| Owner | Chris von der Ahe | |||
| Manager | Charlie Comiskey | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |||
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The 1888 St. Louis Browns season was the team's seventh season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its seventh season in the American Association. The Browns went 92–43 during the season and finished first in the American Association, claiming their fourth pennant in a row. In the 1888 World Series, the Browns faced the National League champion New York Giants, losing the series 6 games to 4.
Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Browns | 92 | 43 | 0.681 | — | 60–21 | 32–22 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 88 | 52 | 0.629 | 6½ | 53–20 | 35–32 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 52 | 0.609 | 10 | 55–20 | 26–32 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 80 | 54 | 0.597 | 11½ | 56–25 | 24–29 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 57 | 80 | 0.416 | 36 | 30–26 | 27–54 |
| Cleveland Blues | 50 | 82 | 0.379 | 40½ | 33–27 | 17–55 |
| Louisville Colonels | 48 | 87 | 0.356 | 44 | 27–29 | 21–58 |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 43 | 89 | 0.326 | 47½ | 23–34 | 20–55 |
Record vs. opponents
1888 American Association record
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| Team | BAL | BR | CIN | CLE | KC | LOU | PHI | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 8–12 | 6–14 | 10–9 | 11–8 | 11–9 | 5–14 | 6–14 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 12–8 | — | 14–6–1 | 16–4 | 11–9 | 13–7 | 12–8–1 | 10–10–1 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 14–6 | 6–14–1 | — | 10–7–1 | 15–4 | 17–3–1 | 10–10 | 8–10 | |||||||||
| Cleveland | 9–10 | 4–16 | 7–10–1 | — | 10–9 | 9–8–2 | 7–13 | 4–16 | |||||||||
| Kansas City | 8–11 | 9–11 | 4–15 | 9–10 | — | 6–12 | 3–14 | 4–16 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 9–11 | 7–13 | 3–17–1 | 8–9–2 | 12–6 | — | 5–15–1 | 4–16 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 14–5 | 8–12–1 | 10–10 | 13–7 | 14–3 | 15–5–1 | — | 7–10–1 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 14–6 | 10–10–1 | 10–8 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 16–4 | 10–7–1 | — | |||||||||
Roster
| 1888 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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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 | 71 | 257 | 62 | .241 | 1 | 23 |
| 1B | Charlie Comiskey | 137 | 576 | 157 | .273 | 6 | 83 |
| 2B | Yank Robinson | 134 | 455 | 105 | .231 | 3 | 53 |
| SS | Bill White | 76 | 275 | 48 | .175 | 2 | 30 |
| 3B | Arlie Latham | 133 | 570 | 151 | .265 | 2 | 31 |
| OF | Tip O'Neill | 130 | 529 | 177 | .335 | 5 | 98 |
| OF | Harry Lyons | 123 | 499 | 97 | .194 | 4 | 63 |
| OF | Tommy McCarthy | 131 | 511 | 140 | .274 | 1 | 68 |
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 | 63 | 219 | 55 | .251 | 5 | 37 |
| Joseph Herr | 43 | 172 | 46 | .267 | 3 | 43 |
| Chippy McGarr | 34 | 132 | 31 | .235 | 0 | 13 |
| Tom Dolan | 11 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 1 |
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 | 66 | 584.2 | 45 | 20 | 1.63 | 258 |
| Nat Hudson | 39 | 333.0 | 25 | 10 | 2.54 | 130 |
| Ice Box Chamberlain | 14 | 112.0 | 11 | 2 | 1.61 | 57 |
| Jim Devlin | 11 | 90.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.19 | 45 |
| Ed Knouff | 9 | 81.0 | 5 | 4 | 2.67 | 25 |
| Julie Freeman | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy McCarthy | 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 1 |
References
- 1888 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1888 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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