1890 St. Louis Browns

77-58 • .570 Win% • 3rd in AA

The 1890 St. Louis Browns went 77-58 (.570) finishing 3rd in the AA. The club scored 870 runs, allowed 736, and played home games at Sportsman's Park I. Team leaders included Count Campau (9 HR, 75 RBI) and Jack Stivetts (27-21, 3.52 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

77 Wins
58 Losses
.570 Win %
3rd Rank
870 R 736 RA
Diff +134

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870 Runs Scored
736 Runs Allowed
+134 Run Diff
6K Attendance

📈 vs. 1890 AA Average

Batting Avg .272 8% above the 1890 league average (.252)
OBP .349 6% above the 1890 league average (.329)
SLG .370 11% above the 1890 league average (.331)
Team ERA 3.67 5% better than the 1890 league average (3.87)
Runs Scored 870 30% above the 1890 league average (671 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park I
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Home Games 72
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Total Attendance 6,775
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Avg per Game 94

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1890

Batting Avg

1 Tommy McCarthy 0.350 2 James Roseman 0.341 3 Count Campau 0.322 4 Ed Cartwright 0.300 5 Jack Stivetts 0.288

Home Runs

1 Count Campau 9 2 Ed Cartwright 8 3 Jack Stivetts 7 4 Tommy McCarthy 6 5 John Munyan 4

RBI

1 Count Campau 75 2 Tommy McCarthy 69 3 Ed Cartwright 60 4 James Roseman 58 5 Charlie Duffee 54
1890 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tommy McCarthy 133 548 137 192 28 9 6 69 66 0 83 0.350
Shorty Fuller 130 526 118 146 9 9 1 40 73 0 60 0.278
Charlie Duffee 98 378 68 104 11 7 3 54 37 0 20 0.275
John Munyan 96 342 61 91 15 7 4 42 32 0 11 0.266
Count Campau 75 314 68 101 9 12 9 75 26 0 36 0.322
James Roseman 80 302 47 103 26 0 2 58 30 0 7 0.341
Ed Cartwright 75 300 70 90 12 4 8 60 29 0 26 0.300
Bill Higgins 67 258 39 65 6 2 0 35 24 0 7 0.252
Tom Gettinger 58 227 31 54 7 5 3 30 20 0 8 0.238
Jack Stivetts 67 226 36 65 15 6 7 43 16 0 2 0.288
Pete Sweeney 49 190 23 34 3 2 0 10 17 0 8 0.179
Toad Ramsey 44 145 17 33 6 1 0 11 5 0 0 0.228
Joe Gerhardt 37 125 15 32 0 0 1 11 9 0 5 0.256
Jake Wells 30 105 17 25 3 0 0 12 10 0 1 0.238
Dusty Miller 26 96 17 21 5 3 1 10 8 0 4 0.219
Billy Hart 27 78 7 15 1 0 1 8 9 0 1 0.192
Billy Earle 22 73 16 17 3 1 0 12 7 0 6 0.233
Jumbo Davis 21 71 8 18 3 1 0 13 9 0 5 0.254
Billy Klusman 15 65 9 18 4 1 1 11 1 0 1 0.277
John Kerins 18 63 8 8 2 0 0 3 8 0 2 0.127
Pat Hartnett 14 53 6 10 2 1 0 4 6 0 1 0.189
Mike Trost 17 51 10 13 2 0 1 7 6 0 4 0.255
Bill Whitrock 16 48 7 7 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 0.146
Jim Donnelly 11 42 11 14 0 0 0 3 8 0 5 0.333
Joseph Herr 12 41 5 9 2 1 0 1 5 0 2 0.220
Joe Neale 11 30 4 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0.067
Jerry Kane 8 25 3 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0.200
Dad Meek 4 16 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.312
Ice Box Chamberlain 5 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.133
Gus Creely 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
Ed Pabst 4 14 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.143
George Nicol 3 7 4 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.286
Joe Burke 2 6 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.667
Jim Adams 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Frank Millard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1890

ERA

1 Joe Neale 3.39 2 Bill Whitrock 3.51 3 Jack Stivetts 3.52 4 Billy Hart 3.67 5 Toad Ramsey 3.69

Wins

1 Jack Stivetts 27 2 Toad Ramsey 23 3 Billy Hart 12 4 Joe Neale 5 5 Bill Whitrock 5

Strikeouts

1 Jack Stivetts 289 2 Toad Ramsey 257 3 Billy Hart 95 4 Bill Whitrock 39 5 Joe Neale 23
1890 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Stivetts 27 21 3.52 54 46 0 419.1 399 164 179 289
Toad Ramsey 23 17 3.69 44 40 0 348.2 325 143 102 257
Billy Hart 12 8 3.67 26 24 0 201.1 188 82 66 95
Bill Whitrock 5 6 3.51 16 11 1 105.0 104 41 40 39
Joe Neale 5 3 3.39 10 9 0 69.0 53 26 15 23
Ice Box Chamberlain 3 1 5.91 5 5 0 35.0 47 23 26 14
George Nicol 2 1 4.76 3 3 0 17.0 11 9 19 16

👥 Roster (35)

Jim Adams Joe Burke Count Campau Ed Cartwright Ice Box Chamberlain Gus Creely Jumbo Davis Jim Donnelly Charlie Duffee Billy Earle Shorty Fuller Joe Gerhardt +23 more

35 players

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The 1890 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 77-58 record (.570) put the 1890 St. Louis Browns 3rd in the AA. Runs came in at 870 scored against 736 allowed (+134). The team batting average of .272 was 8% above the 1890 league mark of .252. Pitchers allowed 3.67 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.87. The 870 runs scored compare with a league average of 671 per club, 30% more.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park I, where 6,775 fans came through the gates. Count Campau led the club in home runs with 9. Tommy McCarthy collected the most hits, 192. Jack Stivetts was the top winner, with 27 victories. The 1890 roster runs to 35 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1889 season and the 1891 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1890 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1890 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1890 St. Louis Browns finished 77-58 (.570 win pct).
Who led the 1890 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Count Campau led the 1890 St. Louis Browns with 9 home runs.
What was the 1890 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1890 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.67.
Did the 1890 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1890 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1890 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1890 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park I.
Who led the 1890 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Count Campau (9 HR, 75 RBI) and Jack Stivetts (27-21, 3.52 ERA).
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