1889 St. Louis Browns season

1889 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American Association (since 1882)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1882)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1882)
Results
Record	90–45 (.667)
League place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Chris von der Ahe
Manager(s)	Charlie Comiskey
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1889 St. Louis Browns season was the team's eighth season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its eighth season in the American Association. The Browns went 90–45 during the season and finished second in the American Association.

Regular season

The 1889 St. Louis Browns

Season standings

American Association	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Brooklyn Bridegrooms	93	44	0.679	—	50–19	43–25
St. Louis Browns	90	45	0.667	2	51–18	39–27
Philadelphia Athletics	75	58	0.564	16	46–22	29–36
Cincinnati Red Stockings	76	63	0.547	18	47–26	29–37
Baltimore Orioles	70	65	0.519	22	40–24	30–41
Columbus Solons	60	78	0.435	33½	36–33	24–45
Kansas City Cowboys	55	82	0.401	38	35–35	20–47
Louisville Colonels	27	111	0.196	66½	18–46	9–65

Record vs. opponents

1889 American Association Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BR	CIN	COL	KC	LOU	PHI	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	—

Roster

1889 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Ice Box Chamberlain Jim Devlin Nat Hudson Silver King Toad Ramsey Jack Stivetts		Catchers Jack Bellman Jack Boyle Dad Meek Jocko Milligan Infielders Charlie Comiskey Jumbo Davis Shorty Fuller Arlie Latham Yank Robinson Pete Sweeney		Outfielders Charlie Duffee Tom Gettinger Jim Gill Tommy McCarthy Tip O'Neill		Manager Charles Comiskey

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
C	Boyle, JackJack Boyle	99	347	85	.245	3	42
1B	Comiskey, CharlieCharlie Comiskey	137	587	168	.286	3	102
2B	Robinson, YankYank Robinson	132	452	94	.208	5	70
SS	Fuller, ShortyShorty Fuller	140	517	117	.226	0	51
3B	Latham, ArlieArlie Latham	118	512	126	.246	4	49
OF	O'Neill, TipTip O'Neill	134	534	179	.335	9	110
OF	Duffee, CharlieCharlie Duffee	137	509	124	.244	16	86
OF	McCarthy, TommyTommy McCarthy	140	604	176	.291	2	63

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
Milligan, JockoJocko Milligan	72	273	100	.366	12	76
Hudson, NatNat Hudson	13	52	13	.250	1	10

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
King, SilverSilver King	56	458	35	16	3.14	188
Chamberlain, Ice BoxIce Box Chamberlain	53	421.2	32	15	2.97	202
Stivetts, JackJack Stivetts	26	191.2	12	7	2.25	143
Devlin, JimJim Devlin	9	60	5	3	2.40	37

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
Hudson, NatNat Hudson	9	60	3	2	4.20	13
Ramsey, ToadToad Ramsey	5	41	3	1	3.95	33

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
McCarthy, TommyTommy McCarthy	1	0	0	0	7.20	1
Comiskey, CharlieCharlie Comiskey	1	0	0	0	0.00	0

References

• 1889 St. Louis Browns
• 1889 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com