1893 St. Louis Browns season

Summary

The 1893 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 12th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the second season in the National League. The Browns went 57–75 during the season and finished tenth in the National League.

1893 St. Louis Browns
LeagueNational League
BallparkNew Sportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record57–75 (.432)
League place10th
OwnersChris von der Ahe
ManagersBill Watkins
StatsESPN.com
BB-reference
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This was the Browns' first season playing in New Sportsman's Park where they would remain until 1920.

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

National League W L Pct. GB Home Road
Boston Beaneaters 86 43 0.667 49–15 37–28
Pittsburgh Pirates 81 48 0.628 5 54–19 27–29
Cleveland Spiders 73 55 0.570 12½ 47–22 26–33
Philadelphia Phillies 72 57 0.558 14 43–22 29–35
New York Giants 68 64 0.515 19½ 49–20 19–44
Cincinnati Reds 65 63 0.508 20½ 37–27 28–36
Brooklyn Grooms 65 63 0.508 20½ 43–24 22–39
Baltimore Orioles 60 70 0.462 26½ 36–24 24–46
Chicago Colts 56 71 0.441 29 38–34 18–37
St. Louis Browns 57 75 0.432 30½ 40–30 17–45
Louisville Colonels 50 75 0.400 34 24–28 26–47
Washington Senators 40 89 0.310 46 21–27 19–62

Record vs. opponents edit


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Team BAL BOS BR CHI CIN CLE LOU NYG PHI PIT STL WSH
Baltimore 2–10 10–2 5–7 4–8 8–4 5–5 4–8 5–7 1–11 9–3 7–5
Boston 10–2 8–4 8–3–1 6–6 7–5 10–2 8–4 8–4 4–6–1 10–2 7–5
Brooklyn 2–10 4–8 7–3 4–8 5–7–1 7–5 6–6 6–5–1 8–4 8–4 8–3
Chicago 7–5 3–8–1 3–7 5–7 4–8 6–4 7–5 6–6 3–9 3–9 9–3
Cincinnati 8–4 6–6 8–4 7–5 6–5 6–6 6–6–1 1–9–1 3–9 7–5–1 7–4
Cleveland 4–8 5–7 7–5–1 8–4 5–6 6–3 6–6 3–9 9–3 9–3 11–1
Louisville 5–5 2–10 5–7 4–6 6–6 3–6 5–7–1 4–8 4–8 4–8 8–4
New York 8–4 4–8 6–6 5–7 6–6–1 6–6 7–5–1 7–5–1 4–8–1 8–4 7–5
Philadelphia 7–5 4–8 5–6–1 6–6 9–1–1 9–3 8–4 5–7–1 7–5 4–8–1 8–4
Pittsburgh 11–1 6–4–1 4–8 9–3 9–3 3–9 8–4 8–4–1 5–7 9–3 9–2
St. Louis 3–9 2–10 4–8 9–3 5–7–1 3–9 8–4 4–8 8–4–1 3–9 8–4–1
Washington 5–7 5–7 3–8 3–9 4–7 1–11 4–8 5–7 4–8 2–9 4–8–1


Roster edit

1893 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Player stats edit

Batting edit

Starters by position edit

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 Heinie Peitz 96 362 92 .254 1 45
1B Perry Werden 125 500 138 .276 1 94
2B Joe Quinn 135 547 126 .230 0 71
SS Jack Glasscock 48 195 56 .287 1 26
3B Jack Crooks 128 448 106 .237 1 48
OF Charlie Frank 40 164 55 .335 1 17
OF Steve Brodie 107 469 149 .318 2 79
OF Tommy Dowd 132 581 164 .282 1 54

Other batters edit

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
Frank Shugart 59 246 69 .280 0 28
Bones Ely 44 178 45 .253 0 16
Joe Gunson 40 151 41 .272 0 15
Duff Cooley 29 107 37 .346 0 21
Jimmy Bannon 26 107 36 .336 0 15
Sandy Griffin 23 92 18 .196 0 9
Art Twineham 14 48 15 .313 0 11
Lew Whistler 10 38 9 .237 0 2
Bill Goodenough 10 31 5 .161 0 2
Dennis O'Neill 7 25 3 .120 0 2
Dick Buckley 9 23 4 .174 0 1
Pat McCauley 5 16 1 .063 0 0
Jud Smith 4 13 1 .077 0 0
Kid Summers 2 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching edit

Starting pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ted Breitenstein 48 382.2 19 24 3.18 102
Kid Gleason 48 380.1 21 22 4.61 86
Pink Hawley 31 227.0 5 17 4.60 73
Dad Clarkson 24 186.1 12 9 3.48 37
Bill Hawke 1 5.1 0 1 5.06 1
Jimmy Bannon 1 4.0 0 1 22.50 1

Other pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Dolan 3 17.1 0 1 4.15 1

Relief pitchers edit

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Frank Pears 1 0 0 0 13.50 0

References edit

  • 1893 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
  • 1893 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com