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1886 Saint Louis Browns
World Series Champion
American Association Champion
League American Association
Ballpark Sportsman's Park
City St. Louis, Missouri
Record93–46 (.669)
League place1st
Owner Chris von der Ahe
Manager Charlie Comiskey
Stats ESPN.com
BB-reference

The 1886 St. Louis Browns season was the team's fifth season in St. Louis, Missouri, and the fifth season in the American Association. The Browns went 93–46 during the season and finished first in the American Association, winning their second pennant in a row. In the World Series the Browns played the National League champion Chicago White Stockings, winning the series 4 games to 2. This was the only win by the AA in seven postseason contests with the NL from 1884 to 1890.

Regular season

Pitcher Dave Foutz led the AA with 41 wins and a 2.11 ERA.
Pitcher Bob Caruthers won 30 games, and his 2.32 ERA ranked second in the AA.
Left fielder Tip O'Neill batted .328 and led the AA with 107 RBI.
Third baseman Arlie Latham batted .301 and led the AA with 152 runs scored.

Season standings

American Association W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Browns 93 46 0.669 52–18 41–28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys 80 57 0.584 12 45–28 35–29
Brooklyn Grays 76 61 0.555 16 44–25 32–36
Louisville Colonels 66 70 0.485 25½ 37–30 29–40
Cincinnati Red Stockings 65 73 0.471 27½ 40–31 25–42
Philadelphia Athletics 63 72 0.467 28 38–31 25–41
New York Metropolitans 53 82 0.393 38 30–33 23–49
Baltimore Orioles 48 83 0.366 41 30–32 18–51

Record vs. opponents


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Team BAL BR CIN LOU NY PHI PIT STL
Baltimore 6–14–1 5–13–2 7–12–2 8–9 8–10–1 7–12–2 7–13
Brooklyn 14–6–1 13–7 13–7 10–9–1 11–7–2 8–12 7–13
Cincinnati 13–5–2 7–13 10–10 13–7–1 10–10 7–13 5–15
Louisville 12–7–2 7–13 10–10 11–8 9–11 7–12 10–9
New York 9–8 9–10–1 7–13–1 8–11 8–12 8–12 4–16
Philadelphia 10–8–1 7–11–2 10–10 11–9 12–8 8–11–1 5–15
Pittsburgh 12–7–2 12–8 13–7 12–7 12–8 11–8–1 8–12
St. Louis 13–7 13–7 15–5 9–10 16–4 15–5 12–8


Roster

1886 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
C Doc Bushong 107 386 86 .223 1 31
1B Charlie Comiskey 131 578 147 .254 3 76
2B Yank Robinson 133 481 132 .274 3 71
SS Bill Gleason 125 524 141 .269 0 61
3B Arlie Latham 134 578 174 .301 1 47
OF Tip O'Neill 138 579 190 .328 3 107
OF Curt Welch 138 563 158 .281 2 95
OF Hugh Nicol 67 253 52 .206 0 19

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
Dave Foutz 102 414 116 .280 3 59
Bob Caruthers 87 317 106 .334 4 61
Nat Hudson 43 150 35 .233 0 17
Rudy Kemmler 35 123 17 .138 0 6
Jumbo McGinnis 10 37 7 .189 0 4
Trick McSorley 5 20 3 .150 0 0
Jumbo Harting 1 3 1 .333 0 1
Joe Murphy 1 3 0 .000 0 0

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
Dave Foutz 59 504.0 41 16 2.11 283
Bob Caruthers 44 387.1 30 14 2.32 166
Nat Hudson 29 234.1 16 10 3.03 100
Jumbo McGinnis 10 87.2 5 5 3.80 30
Yank Robinson 1 9.0 0 1 3.00 1
Joe Murphy 1 7.0 1 0 3.86 3

References