The 1884 St. Louis Browns season was the team's third season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its third season in the American Association. The Browns went 67–40 during the season and finished fourth in the American Association.
1884 St. Louis Browns | ||
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League | American Association | |
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Record | 67–40 (.626) | |
League place | 4th | |
Owner | Chris von der Ahe | |
Managers | Jimmy Williams (51–33) Charlie Comiskey (16–7) | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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Regular season
editSeason standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Metropolitans | 75 | 32 | .701 | — | 42–9 | 33–23 |
Columbus Buckeyes | 69 | 39 | .639 | 6½ | 38–16 | 31–23 |
Louisville Eclipse | 68 | 40 | .630 | 7½ | 41–14 | 27–26 |
St. Louis Browns | 67 | 40 | .626 | 8 | 38–16 | 29–24 |
Cincinnati Red Stockings | 68 | 41 | .624 | 8 | 40–16 | 28–25 |
Baltimore Orioles | 63 | 43 | .594 | 11½ | 42–13 | 21–30 |
Philadelphia Athletics | 61 | 46 | .570 | 14 | 38–16 | 23–30 |
Toledo Blue Stockings | 46 | 58 | .442 | 27½ | 28–25 | 18–33 |
Brooklyn Atlantics | 40 | 64 | .385 | 33½ | 23–26 | 17–38 |
Richmond Virginians | 12 | 30 | .286 | 30½ | 5–15 | 7–15 |
Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 30 | 78 | .278 | 45½ | 18–37 | 12–41 |
Indianapolis Hoosiers | 29 | 78 | .271 | 46 | 15–39 | 14–39 |
Washington Nationals | 12 | 51 | .190 | 41 | 10–20 | 2–31 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BR | CIN | COL | IND | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | RIC | STL | TOL | WSH | ||||
Baltimore | — | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 9–0 | 4–0 | 5–5 | 5–5–1 | 2–1 | ||||
Brooklyn | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 3–7 | 7–3 | 3–6 | 1–9–1 | 3–6 | 4–6 | 3–2–1 | 2–7–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–1 | ||||
Cincinnati | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 3–7 | 9–1–1 | 5–5 | 4–6–1 | 4–6 | 8–1–1 | 4–0 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–0 | ||||
Columbus | 4–6 | 7–3 | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 5–5–1 | 9–1 | 2–2 | 5–5 | 8–1–1 | 5–1 | ||||
Indianapolis | 1–9 | 3–7 | 1–9–1 | 2–8 | — | 1–9 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 4–6 | 1–2–1 | 3–6–1 | 3–6 | 4–2 | ||||
Louisville | 4–6–1 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 9–1 | — | 3–7–1 | 6–3 | 8–2 | 4–1 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 4–1 | ||||
New York | 5–5 | 9–1–1 | 6–4–1 | 5–4 | 8–2 | 7–3–1 | — | 8–2 | 9–1 | 2–0 | 5–4–1 | 5–4–1 | 6–2 | ||||
Philadelphia | 7–3 | 6–3 | 6–4 | 5–5–1 | 6–4 | 3–6 | 2–8 | — | 8–2 | 2–0 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 7–1 | ||||
Pittsburgh | 0–9 | 6–4 | 1–8–1 | 1–9 | 6–4 | 2–8 | 1–9 | 2–8 | — | 1–4–1 | 1–9 | 5–5 | 4–1 | ||||
Richmond | 0–4 | 2–3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4–1 | 0–0 | ||||
St. Louis | 5–5 | 7–2–1 | 6–4 | 5–5 | 6–3–1 | 5–5 | 4–5–1 | 7–3 | 9–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–5 | 5–1 | ||||
Toledo | 5–5–1 | 4–4–2 | 3–7 | 1–8–1 | 6–3 | 1–9 | 4–5–1 | 3–6 | 5–5 | 4–0–1 | 5–5 | — | 5–1 | ||||
Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–6 | 1–7 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–5 | — |
Roster
edit1884 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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Pitchers
Catchers |
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager |
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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C | Pat Deasley | 75 | 254 | 52 | .205 | 0 |
1B | Charlie Comiskey | 108 | 460 | 109 | .237 | 2 |
2B | Joe Quest | 81 | 310 | 64 | .206 | 0 |
SS | Bill Gleason | 110 | 472 | 127 | .269 | 1 |
3B | Arlie Latham | 110 | 474 | 130 | .274 | 1 |
OF | Tip O'Neill | 78 | 297 | 82 | .276 | 3 |
OF | Fred Lewis | 73 | 300 | 97 | .323 | 0 |
OF | Hugh Nicol | 110 | 442 | 116 | .262 | 0 |
Other batters
editNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR |
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George Strief | 48 | 184 | 37 | .201 | 2 |
Tom Dolan | 35 | 137 | 36 | .263 | 0 |
Bob Caruthers | 23 | 82 | 22 | .268 | 2 |
Charlie Krehmeyer | 21 | 70 | 16 | .229 | 0 |
Johnny Lavin | 16 | 52 | 11 | .212 | 0 |
Walt Goldsby | 5 | 20 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
Harry Wheeler | 5 | 19 | 5 | .263 | 0 |
Walt Kinzie | 2 | 9 | 1 | .111 | 0 |
Al Strueve | 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 |
Chick Fulmer | 1 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Nin Alexander | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Jim McCauley | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Jumbo McGinnis | 40 | 354.1 | 24 | 16 | 2.84 | 141 |
Dave Foutz | 25 | 206.2 | 15 | 6 | 2.18 | 95 |
Daisy Davis | 25 | 198.1 | 10 | 12 | 2.90 | 143 |
Tip O'Neill | 17 | 141.0 | 11 | 4 | 2.68 | 36 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Bob Caruthers | 13 | 82.2 | 7 | 2 | 2.61 | 58 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Charlie Comiskey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 4 |
References
edit- 1884 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1884 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com