1885 St. Louis Browns

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

79-33, Finished 1st in American Association (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Charlie Comiskey (79-33)
Scored 677 runs, Allowed 461 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 75-37

Ballparks: Sportsman's Park I ·
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 89

American Association Champs

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1884 / 1886 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Sam Barkley	27	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 24, 1858	2	106		106		0	0	11	96	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.3	$
Cal Broughton	24	R	R	5' 10"	180	Dec 28, 1860	3	4		4		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
Doc Bushong	28	R	R	5' 11"	165	Sep 15, 1856	8	85		85		0	85	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			2.5	$2,800
Bob Caruthers	21	L	R	5' 7"	138	Jan 5, 1864	2	60		60		53	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	7			11.5	$
Charlie Comiskey HOF	25	R	R	6' 0"	180	Aug 15, 1859	4	83		83		0	0	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1.7	$3,000
Mike Drissel	20	R	R	5' 11"		Dec 19, 1864	1st	6		6		0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5	$
Dave Foutz	28	R	R	6' 2"	161	Sep 7, 1856	2	65		65		47	0	15	0	0	0	4	0	0	4			6.9	$3,000
Bill Gleason	26	R	R	5' 8"	170	Nov 12, 1858	4	112		112		0	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	0			1.3	$
Arlie Latham	25	R	R	5' 8"	150	Mar 15, 1860	4	110		110		0	2	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
Jumbo McGinnis	31			5' 10"	197	Feb 22, 1854	4	13		13		13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1			0.8	$
Hugh Nicol	27	R	R	5' 4"	145	Jan 1, 1858	5	112		112		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	111	111			-0.3	$
Tip O'Neill	27	R	R	6' 1"	167	May 25, 1858	3	52		52		0	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	0	52			2.2	$
Yank Robinson	25	R	R	5' 6"	170	Sep 19, 1859	3	78		78		0	5	1	19	2	0	52	0	0	52			1.5	$2,100
Dan Sullivan	28		R	5' 11"	194	May 9, 1857	4	17		17		0	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.3	$
Curt Welch	23	R	R	5' 10"	175	Feb 10, 1862	2	112		112		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	112			2.7	$
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

1884 / 1886 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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