| 1883 St. Louis Browns | |
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| Major League affiliations | |
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| Location | |
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| Results | |
| Record | 65–33 (.663) |
| League place | 2nd |
| Other information | |
| Owner(s) | Chris von der Ahe |
| Manager(s) | Ted Sullivan (53–26) Charlie Comiskey (12–7) |
| Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The St. Louis Browns 1883 season was the team's second season in St. Louis, Missouri and its second season in the American Association. The Browns went 65–33 during the season and finished second in the American Association.
Regular season
Season standings
| American Association | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 32 | 0.673 | — | 37–14 | 29–18 |
| St. Louis Browns | 65 | 33 | 0.663 | 1 | 35–14 | 30–19 |
| Cincinnati Red Stockings | 61 | 37 | 0.622 | 5 | 38–13 | 23–24 |
| New York Metropolitans | 54 | 42 | 0.562 | 11 | 29–17 | 25–25 |
| Louisville Eclipse | 52 | 45 | 0.536 | 13½ | 29–18 | 23–27 |
| Columbus Buckeyes | 32 | 65 | 0.330 | 33½ | 18–29 | 14–36 |
| Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 31 | 67 | 0.316 | 35 | 18–31 | 13–36 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 68 | 0.292 | 37 | 18–31 | 10–37 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BAL | CIN | CLB | LOU | NY | PHI | PIT | STL | |||||||||
| Baltimore | — | 3–11 | 6–7 | 6–8 | 3–10 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 11–3 | — | 11–3 | 10–4 | 4–10 | 9–5 | 8–6 | 8–6 | |||||||||
| Columbus | 7–6 | 3–11 | — | 5–9 | 3–11 | 1–13 | 10–4 | 3–11 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 8–6 | 4–10 | 9–5 | — | 7–6–1 | 7–7 | 11–3 | 6–8 | |||||||||
| New York | 10–3 | 10–4 | 11–3 | 6–7–1 | — | 5–9 | 9–5 | 3–11 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 11–3 | 5–9 | 13–1 | 7–7 | 9–5 | — | 12–2 | 9–5 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 9–5 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 3–11 | 5–9 | 2–12 | — | 2–12 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 12–2 | 6–8 | 11–3 | 8–6 | 11–3 | 5–9 | 12–2 | — | |||||||||
Roster
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Pos=Position, G=Games played, AB=At bats, R=Runs scored, H=Hits, 2B=Doubles, 3B=Triples, Avg=Batting average, HR=Home runs, RBI=Runs batted in, BB=Base on balls, Slg=Slugging percentage
| Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | BB | Slg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Pat Deasley | 58 | 206 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 1 | .257 | 0 | 15 | 6 | .277 |
| 1B | Charles Comiskey | 96 | 401 | 87 | 118 | 17 | 9 | .294 | 2 | 64 | 11 | .397 |
| 2B | George Strief | 82 | 302 | 22 | 68 | 9 | 0 | .225 | 1 | 22 | 12 | .265 |
| 3B | Arlie Latham | 98 | 406 | 86 | 96 | 12 | 7 | .236 | 0 | ? | 18 | .300 |
| SS | Bill Gleason | 98 | 425 | 81 | 122 | 21 | 9 | .287 | 2 | 42 | 15 | .393 |
| OF | Hugh Nicol | 94 | 368 | 73 | 105 | 13 | 3 | .285 | 0 | 39 | 18 | .337 |
| OF | Fred Lewis | 49 | 209 | 37 | 63 | 8 | 4 | .301 | 1 | 33 | 1 | .392 |
| OF | Tom Dolan | 81 | 295 | 32 | 63 | 9 | 2 | .214 | 1 | 18 | 9 | .268 |
Other batters
G=Games played, AB=At bats, R=Runs scored, H=Hits, 2B=Doubles, 3B=Triples, Avg.=Batting average, HR=Home runs, RBI=Runs batted in, BB=Base on balls, Slg=Slugging percentage
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | BB | Slg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Mansell | 28 | 112 | 23 | 45 | 8 | 1 | .402 | 0 | 24 | 7 | .491 |
| Joe Quest | 19 | 78 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 1 | .256 | 0 | 10 | 1 | .321 |
| Ned Cuthbert | 21 | 71 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .169 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .183 |
| Jack Gleason | 9 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 |
| Sleeper Sullivan | 8 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Tom Loftus | 6 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .182 |
| Harry McCaffery | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .056 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .056 |
| Henry Oberbeck | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Ewing | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Gorman | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Mullane | 53 | 460.2 | 35 | 15 | 2.19 | 191 |
| Jumbo McGinnis | 45 | 382.2 | 28 | 16 | 2.33 | 128 |
| Charlie Hodnett | 4 | 32.0 | 2 | 2 | 1.41 | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
External links
- 1883 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference
- 1883 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 15:47