1898 St. Louis Browns

39-111 • .260 Win% • 12th in NL

The 1898 St. Louis Browns went 39-111 (.260) finishing 12th in the NL. The club scored 571 runs, allowed 929, and played home games at Robison Field. Team leaders included Lave Cross (3 HR, 79 RBI) and Jack Taylor (15-29, 3.90 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

39 Wins
111 Losses
.260 Win %
12th Rank
571 R 929 RA
Diff -358

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571 Runs Scored
929 Runs Allowed
-358 Run Diff
154K Attendance

📈 vs. 1898 NL Average

Batting Avg .247 9% below the 1898 league average (.270)
OBP .309 7% below the 1898 league average (.333)
SLG .304 12% below the 1898 league average (.346)
Team ERA 4.53 26% worse than the 1898 league average (3.61)
Runs Scored 571 25% below the 1898 league average (761 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumRobison Field
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Home Games 66
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Total Attendance 154,600
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Avg per Game 2,342

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1898

Batting Avg

1 Lave Cross 0.317 2 Tom Kinslow 0.283 3 Jake Stenzel 0.282 4 George Decker 0.259 5 Jack Clements 0.257

Home Runs

1 Jack Clements 3 2 Lave Cross 3 3 Kid Carsey 1 4 Jack Crooks 1 5 George Decker 1

RBI

1 Lave Cross 79 2 George Decker 45 3 Dick Harley 42 4 Jack Clements 41 5 Joe Quinn 36
1898 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Lave Cross 151 602 71 191 28 8 3 79 28 8 14 0.317
Tommy Dowd 139 586 70 143 17 7 0 32 30 26 16 0.244
Dick Harley 142 549 74 135 6 5 0 42 34 53 13 0.246
Jake Stenzel 108 404 64 114 15 11 1 33 41 9 21 0.282
Joe Quinn 103 375 35 94 10 5 0 36 24 31 13 0.251
Jack Clements 99 335 39 86 19 5 3 41 21 13 1 0.257
Joe Sugden 89 289 29 73 7 1 0 34 23 20 5 0.253
George Decker 76 286 26 74 10 0 1 45 20 10 4 0.259
Tommy Tucker 72 252 18 60 7 2 0 20 18 19 1 0.238
Jack Crooks 72 225 33 52 4 2 1 20 40 28 3 0.231
Germany Smith 51 157 16 25 2 1 1 9 24 22 1 0.159
Jack Taylor 54 157 17 38 5 2 1 18 12 19 1 0.242
Suter Sullivan 42 144 10 32 3 0 0 12 13 19 1 0.222
Russ Hall 39 143 13 35 2 1 0 10 7 9 1 0.245
Tuck Turner 35 141 20 28 8 0 0 7 14 14 1 0.199
Willie Sudhoff 41 120 5 19 2 1 0 4 5 34 0 0.158
Kid Carsey 38 105 8 21 0 1 1 10 10 15 3 0.200
Ducky Holmes 23 101 9 24 1 1 0 0 2 11 4 0.238
Jim Hughey 35 97 6 11 0 1 1 6 10 22 1 0.113
Tom Kinslow 14 53 5 15 2 1 0 4 1 7 0 0.283
Duke Esper 11 27 1 10 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 0.370
Pete Daniels 10 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0.176
George Gillpatrick 7 16 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.125
Lou Bierbauer 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
Mike Mahoney 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Harry Maupin 2 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.429
John Callahan 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Gannon 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Smith 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Jim Donnelly 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1898

ERA

1 Pete Daniels 3.62 2 Jack Taylor 3.90 3 Jim Hughey 3.93 4 Willie Sudhoff 4.34 5 Duke Esper 5.98

Wins

1 Jack Taylor 15 2 Willie Sudhoff 11 3 Jim Hughey 7 4 Duke Esper 3 5 Kid Carsey 2

Strikeouts

1 Jack Taylor 89 2 Jim Hughey 74 3 Willie Sudhoff 65 4 Duke Esper 14 5 Pete Daniels 13
1898 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Taylor 15 29 3.90 50 47 1 397.1 465 172 83 89
Willie Sudhoff 11 27 4.34 41 38 1 315.0 355 152 102 65
Jim Hughey 7 24 3.93 35 33 0 283.2 325 124 71 74
Kid Carsey 2 12 6.33 20 13 0 123.2 177 87 37 10
Duke Esper 3 5 5.98 10 8 0 64.2 86 43 22 14
Pete Daniels 1 6 3.62 10 6 0 54.2 62 22 14 13
George Gillpatrick 0 2 6.94 7 3 0 35.0 42 27 19 12
Harry Maupin 0 2 5.50 2 2 0 18.0 22 11 3 3
Joe Gannon 0 1 11.00 1 1 0 9.0 13 11 5 2
Tom Smith 0 1 2.00 1 1 0 9.0 9 2 5 1
John Callahan 0 2 16.20 2 2 0 8.1 18 15 7 2
Suter Sullivan 0 0 1.50 1 0 0 6.0 10 1 4 3

👥 Roster (30)

Lou Bierbauer John Callahan Kid Carsey Jack Clements Jack Crooks Lave Cross Pete Daniels George Decker Jim Donnelly Tommy Dowd Duke Esper Joe Gannon +18 more

30 players

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The 1898 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1898 St. Louis Browns finished 39-111, a .260 winning percentage, placing 12th in the NL. Runs came in at 571 scored against 929 allowed (-358). Against a league average of .270, the 1898 St. Louis Browns batted .247. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 4.53 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.61. Measured against the 761-run league average, the offense was 25% behind.

Attendance at Robison Field totaled 154,600 for the year. For power, Lave Cross led the way with 3 homers. Jack Taylor led the pitchers with 15 wins. The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1897 season and the 1899 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1898 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1898 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1898 St. Louis Browns finished 39-111 (.260 win pct).
Who led the 1898 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Jack Clements led the 1898 St. Louis Browns with 3 home runs.
What was the 1898 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1898 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.53.
Did the 1898 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1898 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1898 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1898 St. Louis Browns played home games at Robison Field.
Who led the 1898 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Lave Cross (3 HR, 79 RBI) and Jack Taylor (15-29, 3.90 ERA).
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