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| 1889 St. Louis Browns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American Association | |||
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 90–45 (.667) | |||
| League place | 2nd | |||
| Owner | Chris von der Ahe | |||
| Manager | Charlie Comiskey | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1889St. Louis Browns season was the team's eighth season inSt. Louis, Missouri, and its eighth season in theAmerican Association. The Browns went 90–45 during the season and finished second in the American Association.

| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 93 | 44 | .679 | — | 50–19 | 43–25 |
| St. Louis Browns | 90 | 45 | .667 | 2 | 51–18 | 39–27 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 75 | 58 | .564 | 16 | 46–22 | 29–36 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 76 | 63 | .547 | 18 | 47–26 | 29–37 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 70 | 65 | .519 | 22 | 40–24 | 30–41 |
| Columbus Solons | 60 | 78 | .435 | 33½ | 36–33 | 24–45 |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 55 | 82 | .401 | 38 | 35–35 | 20–47 |
| Louisville Colonels | 27 | 111 | .196 | 66½ | 18–46 | 9–65 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BRO | CIN | COL | KC | LOU | PHA | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 8–12 | 8–11–2 | 12–8 | 11–7 | 16–4 | 8–11 | 7–12–2 | |||||||||
| Brooklyn | 12–8 | — | 15–5 | 11–8–2 | 16–4 | 19–1 | 12–7–1 | 8–11 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 11–8–2 | 5–15 | — | 11–9 | 14–6 | 18–2 | 9–11 | 8–12 | |||||||||
| Columbus | 8–12 | 8–11–2 | 9–11 | — | 9–11 | 13–7 | 7–12 | 6–14 | |||||||||
| Kansas City | 7–11 | 4–16 | 6–14 | 11–9 | — | 13–6 | 8–12–1 | 6–14–1 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 4–16 | 1–19 | 2–18 | 7–13 | 6–13 | — | 5–14–1 | 2–18–1 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 11–8 | 7–12–1 | 11–9 | 12–7 | 12–8–1 | 14–5–1 | — | 8–9–2 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 12–7–2 | 11–8 | 12–8 | 14–6 | 14–6–1 | 18–2–1 | 9–8–2 | — | |||||||||
| 1889 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager | ||||||
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 | 99 | 347 | 85 | .245 | 3 | 42 |
| 1B | Charlie Comiskey | 137 | 587 | 168 | .286 | 3 | 102 |
| 2B | Yank Robinson | 132 | 452 | 94 | .208 | 5 | 70 |
| SS | Shorty Fuller | 140 | 517 | 117 | .226 | 0 | 51 |
| 3B | Arlie Latham | 118 | 512 | 126 | .246 | 4 | 49 |
| OF | Tip O'Neill | 134 | 534 | 179 | .335 | 9 | 110 |
| OF | Charlie Duffee | 137 | 509 | 124 | .244 | 16 | 86 |
| OF | Tommy McCarthy | 140 | 604 | 176 | .291 | 2 | 63 |
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 | 72 | 273 | 100 | .366 | 12 | 76 |
| Nat Hudson | 13 | 52 | 13 | .250 | 1 | 10 |
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 | 56 | 458.0 | 35 | 16 | 3.14 | 188 |
| Ice Box Chamberlain | 53 | 421.2 | 32 | 15 | 2.97 | 202 |
| Jack Stivetts | 26 | 191.2 | 12 | 7 | 2.25 | 143 |
| Jim Devlin | 9 | 60.0 | 5 | 3 | 2.40 | 37 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Hudson | 9 | 60.0 | 3 | 2 | 4.20 | 13 |
| Toad Ramsey | 5 | 41.0 | 3 | 1 | 3.95 | 33 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 |
| Charlie Comiskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
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