1886 St. Louis Browns season

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.

1886 Saint Louis Browns
World Series Champion American Association Champion
League	American Association
Ballpark	Sportsman's Park
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Record	93–46 (.669)
League place	1st
Owner	Chris von der Ahe
Manager	Charlie Comiskey
Stats	ESPN.com Baseball Reference

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

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
St. Louis Browns	93	46	.669	—	52‍–‍18	41‍–‍28
Pittsburgh Alleghenys	80	57	.584	12	45‍–‍28	35‍–‍29
Brooklyn Grays	76	61	.555	16	44‍–‍25	32‍–‍36
Louisville Colonels	66	70	.485	25½	37‍–‍30	29‍–‍40
Cincinnati Red Stockings	65	73	.471	27½	40‍–‍31	25‍–‍42
Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	.467	28	38‍–‍31	25‍–‍41
New York Metropolitans	53	82	.393	38	30‍–‍33	23‍–‍49
Baltimore Orioles	48	83	.366	41	30‍–‍32	18‍–‍51

Record vs. opponents

1886 American Association record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
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 Bob Caruthers Dave Foutz Nat Hudson Jumbo McGinnis Joe Murphy		Catchers Doc Bushong Jumbo Harting Rudy Kemmler Infielders Charlie Comiskey Bill Gleason Arlie Latham Trick McSorley Yank Robinson		Outfielders Hugh Nicol Tip O'Neill Curt Welch		Manager Charlie 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	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

• 1886 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
• 1886 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com