| 1898 St. Louis Browns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |||
| Ballpark | New Sportsman's Park | |||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
| Record | 39–111 (.260) | |||
| League place | 12th | |||
| Owners | Chris von der Ahe | |||
| Managers | Tim Hurst | |||
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |||
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The1898St. Louis Browns season was the team's 17th season inSt. Louis, Missouri and the seventh season in theNational League. The Browns went 39–111 during the season and finished 12th in the National League.
Chris von der Ahe, who had owned the team since its inception in 1882, was forced into court due to his mounting debts related to owning the Browns. Von der Ahe lost the team in the trial and it was bought by brothersStanley andFrank Robison after the 1898 season. The Robisons, who were also owners of theCleveland Spiders, first renamed the teamthe "Perfectos" in 1899, and transferred all of the Spiders' best players to the team. Eventually, the team's colors were changed to red, and nickname to theCardinals.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Beaneaters | 102 | 47 | .685 | — | 62–15 | 40–32 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 53 | .644 | 6 | 58–15 | 38–38 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 92 | 60 | .605 | 11½ | 58–28 | 34–32 |
| Chicago Orphans | 85 | 65 | .567 | 17½ | 58–31 | 27–34 |
| Cleveland Spiders | 81 | 68 | .544 | 21 | 36–19 | 45–49 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 78 | 71 | .523 | 24 | 49–31 | 29–40 |
| New York Giants | 77 | 73 | .513 | 25½ | 45–28 | 32–45 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 76 | .486 | 29½ | 39–35 | 33–41 |
| Louisville Colonels | 70 | 81 | .464 | 33 | 43–34 | 27–47 |
| Brooklyn Bridegrooms | 54 | 91 | .372 | 46 | 30–41 | 24–50 |
| Washington Senators | 51 | 101 | .336 | 52½ | 34–44 | 17–57 |
| St. Louis Browns | 39 | 111 | .260 | 63½ | 20–44 | 19–67 |
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| Team | BAL | BSN | BRO | CHI | CIN | CLE | LOU | NYG | PHI | PIT | STL | WAS | |||||
| Baltimore | — | 5–7 | 8–5–1 | 9–5 | 8–6–1 | 8–6–1 | 9–5 | 10–3–1 | 10–3–1 | 10–4 | 12–2 | 7–7 | |||||
| Boston | 7–5 | — | 11–2 | 9–5 | 9–4–1 | 6–7–1 | 8–6–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 9–5 | 12–2 | 11–3 | |||||
| Brooklyn | 5–8–1 | 2–11 | — | 4–10 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 2–10–1 | 3–11 | 6–6 | 9–5–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–9 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — | 6–8 | 7–7 | 9–5 | 9–5–1 | 6–7 | 7–4–1 | 10–4 | 11–3 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 6–8–1 | 4–9–1 | 11–3 | 8–6 | — | 8–5–2 | 9–5 | 6–8–1 | 7–7 | 12–2 | 12–2 | 9–5 | |||||
| Cleveland | 6–8–1 | 7–6–1 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 5–8–2 | — | 9–5 | 6–8 | 7–7 | 5–8 | 10–3–1 | 12–2–2 | |||||
| Louisville | 5–9 | 6–8–1 | 10–2–1 | 5–9 | 5–9 | 5–9 | — | 6–8 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 10–4 | 10–4 | |||||
| New York | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 11–3 | 5–9–1 | 8–6–1 | 8–6 | 8–6 | — | 6–7 | 5–9–1 | 10–3–2 | 9–4–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 10–4 | 7–6 | — | 6–8 | 9–5 | 12–2 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 4–10 | 5–9 | 5–9–1 | 4–7–1 | 2–12 | 8–5 | 9–4–1 | 9–5–1 | 8–6 | — | 9–4 | 9–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 2–12 | 2–12 | 6–7–1 | 4–10 | 2–12 | 3–10–1 | 4–10 | 3–10–2 | 5–9 | 4–9 | — | 4–10 | |||||
| Washington | 7–7 | 3–11 | 6–7 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12–2 | 4–10 | 4–9–1 | 2–12 | 5–9 | 10–4 | — | |||||
| 1898 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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| 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 Clements | 99 | 335 | 86 | .257 | 3 | 41 |
| 1B | George Decker | 76 | 286 | 74 | .259 | 1 | 45 |
| 2B | Jack Crooks | 72 | 225 | 52 | .231 | 1 | 20 |
| SS | Germany Smith | 51 | 157 | 25 | .159 | 1 | 9 |
| 3B | Lave Cross | 151 | 602 | 191 | .317 | 3 | 79 |
| OF | Dick Harley | 142 | 549 | 135 | .246 | 0 | 42 |
| OF | Tommy Dowd | 139 | 586 | 143 | .244 | 0 | 32 |
| OF | Jake Stenzel | 108 | 404 | 114 | .282 | 1 | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Quinn | 103 | 375 | 94 | .251 | 0 | 36 |
| Joe Sugden | 89 | 289 | 73 | .253 | 0 | 34 |
| Tommy Tucker | 72 | 252 | 60 | .238 | 0 | 20 |
| Suter Sullivan | 42 | 144 | 32 | .222 | 0 | 12 |
| Russ Hall | 39 | 143 | 35 | .248 | 0 | 10 |
| Tuck Turner | 35 | 141 | 28 | .199 | 0 | 7 |
| Kid Carsey | 38 | 105 | 21 | .200 | 1 | 10 |
| Ducky Holmes | 23 | 101 | 24 | .238 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kinslow | 14 | 53 | 15 | .283 | 0 | 4 |
| Lou Bierbauer | 4 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Mahoney | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Donnelly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Taylor | 50 | 397.1 | 15 | 29 | 3.90 | 89 |
| Willie Sudhoff | 41 | 315.0 | 11 | 27 | 4.34 | 65 |
| Jim Hughey | 35 | 283.2 | 7 | 24 | 3.93 | 74 |
| Duke Esper | 10 | 64.2 | 3 | 5 | 5.98 | 14 |
| Harry Maupin | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 5.50 | 3 |
| Tom Smith | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Joe Gannon | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 | 2 |
| John Callahan | 2 | 8.1 | 0 | 2 | 16.20 | 2 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kid Carsey | 20 | 123.2 | 2 | 12 | 6.33 | 10 |
| Pete Daniels | 10 | 54.2 | 1 | 6 | 3.62 | 13 |
| George Gillpatrick | 7 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.94 | 12 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suter Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 3 |
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