1896 St. Louis Browns | ||
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League | National League | |
Ballpark | New Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 40–90 (.308) | |
League place | 11th | |
Owners | Chris von der Ahe | |
Managers | Harry Diddlebock (7–10) Arlie Latham (0–3) Chris von der Ahe (0–2) Roger Connor (8–37) Tommy Dowd (25–38) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 1896 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 15th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the fifth season in the National League. The Browns went 40–90 during the season and finished tenth in the National League.
Regular season
Season standings
National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | 0.698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | 0.625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | 0.606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | 0.565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | 0.555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | 0.512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
New York Giants | 64 | 67 | 0.489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | 0.477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | 0.443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | 0.308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | 0.290 | 53 | 25–37 | 13–56 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | BR | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WSH | |||||
Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 7–4–2 | 10–2 | 3–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3 | 12–0 | 9–2 | 9–3 | 10–2 | |||||
Boston | 7–5 | — | 10–2 | 3–9 | 5–6 | 5–7–1 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | |||||
Brooklyn | 6–6 | 2–10 | — | 6–6 | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–5–1 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | |||||
Chicago | 4–7–2 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–6–1 | 2–9–1 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 11–1 | 9–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Cincinnati | 2–10 | 6–5 | 10–2 | 6–4–1 | — | 6–5 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 12–0 | 7–4 | |||||
Cleveland | 8–3–1 | 7–5–1 | 5–7 | 9–2–1 | 5–6 | — | 8–3–2 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8–1 | 10–2 | 9–3–1 | |||||
Louisville | 2–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 3–8–2 | — | 4–8–1 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 3–9 | |||||
New York | 3–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | — | 3–8 | 4–8 | 9–3–1 | 6–6 | |||||
Philadelphia | 0–12 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–3 | — | 6–6 | 8–3 | 8–4 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 2–9 | 5–7 | 5–6–1 | 1–11 | 7–5 | 8–4–1 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 6–6 | — | 8–3 | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 0–12 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 3–9–1 | 3–8 | 3–8 | — | 5–7 | |||||
Washington | 2–10 | 5–7 | 8–4–1 | 4–8 | 4–7 | 3–9–1 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Roster
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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 |
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C | Ed McFarland | 33 | 290 | 70 | .241 | 3 | 36 |
1B | Roger Connor | 126 | 483 | 137 | .284 | 11 | 72 |
2B | Tommy Dowd | 126 | 521 | 138 | .265 | 5 | 46 |
SS | Monte Cross | 125 | 427 | 104 | .244 | 6 | 52 |
3B | Bert Myers | 122 | 454 | 116 | .256 | 0 | 37 |
OF | Tuck Turner | 51 | 203 | 50 | .246 | 1 | 27 |
OF | Tom Parrott | 118 | 474 | 138 | .291 | 7 | 70 |
OF | Klondike Douglass | 81 | 296 | 78 | .264 | 1 | 28 |
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 |
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John Sullivan | 51 | 212 | 62 | .292 | 2 | 21 |
Joe Quinn | 48 | 191 | 40 | .209 | 1 | 17 |
Morgan Murphy | 49 | 175 | 45 | .257 | 0 | 11 |
Duff Cooley | 40 | 166 | 51 | .307 | 0 | 13 |
Tom Niland | 18 | 68 | 12 | .176 | 0 | 3 |
Arlie Latham | 8 | 35 | 7 | .200 | 0 | 5 |
Biff Sheehan | 6 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 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 |
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Ted Breitenstein | 44 | 339.2 | 18 | 26 | 4.48 | 114 |
Bill Hart | 42 | 336.0 | 12 | 29 | 5.12 | 65 |
Red Donahue | 32 | 267.0 | 7 | 24 | 5.80 | 70 |
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 |
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Bill Kissinger | 20 | 136.0 | 2 | 9 | 6.49 | 22 |
Tom Parrott | 7 | 42.0 | 1 | 1 | 6.21 | 8 |
Dewey McDougal | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 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 |
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John Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
External links
- 1896 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1896 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com