1896 St. Louis Browns season
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| 1896 St. Louis Browns | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 Baseball 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 90 | 39 | .698 | — | 49–16 | 41–23 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 80 | 48 | .625 | 9½ | 43–19 | 37–29 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 77 | 50 | .606 | 12 | 51–15 | 26–35 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 74 | 57 | .565 | 17 | 42–24 | 32–33 |
| Chicago Colts | 71 | 57 | .555 | 18½ | 42–24 | 29–33 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 66 | 63 | .512 | 24 | 35–31 | 31–32 |
| New York Giants | 64 | 67 | .489 | 27 | 39–26 | 25–41 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 68 | .477 | 28½ | 42–27 | 20–41 |
| Washington Senators | 58 | 73 | .443 | 33 | 38–29 | 20–44 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 58 | 73 | .443 | 33 | 35–28 | 23–45 |
| St. Louis Browns | 40 | 90 | .308 | 50½ | 27–34 | 13–56 |
| Louisville Colonels | 38 | 93 | .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
[edit]| 1896 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
Player stats
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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 | 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
[edit]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | inf | 0 |
External links
[edit]- 1896 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1896 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com