1888 St. Louis Browns season

1888 St. Louis Browns
1888 American Association Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1888 Information
Owner(s) Chris von der Ahe
Manager(s) Charlie Comiskey
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The 1888 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 7th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 7th 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 World Series, the Browns faced the National League champion New York Giants, losing the series 6 games to 4.

Contents

Regular season

Season standings

American Association W L GB Pct.
St. Louis Browns 92 43 -- .681
Brooklyn Bridegrooms 88 52 6.5 .629
Philadelphia Athletics 81 52 10 .609
Cincinnati Red Stockings 80 54 11.5 .597
Baltimore Orioles 57 80 36 .416
Cleveland Blues 50 82 40.5 .379
Louisville Colonels 48 87 44 .356
Kansas City Cowboys 43 89 47.5 .326

Roster

1888 St. Louis Browns
Roster
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
1B Comiskey, CharlieCharlie Comiskey 137 576 157 .273 6 83
SS White, BillBill White 76 275 48 .175 2 30
OF McCarthy, TommyTommy 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

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
Chamberlain, Ice BoxIce Box Chamberlain 14 112 11 2 1.61 57
Devlin, JimJim Devlin 11 90.1 6 5 3.19 45

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
McCarthy, TommyTommy McCarthy 2 5.1 0 1 5.06 1

References

Preceded by
St. Louis Browns
1887
American Association Championship Season
1888
Succeeded by
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
1889