The 1898 St. Louis Browns season was the team's 17th season in St. Louis, Missouri and the seventh season in the National League. The Browns went 39–111 during the season and finished 12th in the National League.
Chris von der Ahe, who had owned the team since its inception in 1882, was forced into court due to his mounting debts related to owning the Browns. Von der Ahe lost the team in the trial and it was bought by brothers Stanley and Frank Robison after the 1898 season. The Robisons, who were also owners of the Cleveland Spiders, first renamed the team the "Perfectos" in 1899, and transferred all of the Spiders' best players to the team. Eventually, the team's colors were changed to red, and nickname to the Cardinals.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster 1898 St. Louis Browns Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Manager
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 Jack Clements 99 335 86 .257 3 41 1B George Decker 76 286 74 .259 1 45 2B Jack Crooks 72 225 52 .231 1 20 SS Germany Smith 51 157 25 .159 1 9 3B Lave Cross 151 602 191 .317 3 79 OF Dick Harley 142 549 135 .246 0 42 OF 139 586 143 .244 0 32 OF Jake Stenzel 108 404 114 .282 1 33
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 103 375 94 .251 0 36 Joe Sugden 89 289 73 .253 0 34 Tommy Tucker 72 252 60 .238 0 20 42 144 32 .222 0 12 Russ Hall 39 143 35 .248 0 10 Tuck Turner 35 141 28 .199 0 7 38 105 21 .200 1 10 Ducky Holmes 23 101 24 .238 0 0 Tom Kinslow 14 53 15 .283 0 4 Lou Bierbauer 4 9 0 .000 0 0 2 7 0 .000 0 0 Jim Donnelly 1 1 1 1.000 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 Jack Taylor 50 397.1 15 29 3.90 89 Willie Sudhoff 41 315.0 11 27 4.34 65 Jim Hughey 35 283.2 7 24 3.93 74 10 64.2 3 5 5.98 14 Harry Maupin 2 18.0 0 2 5.50 3 Tom Smith 1 9.0 0 1 2.00 1 1 9.0 0 1 11.00 2 2 8.1 0 2 16.20 2
Other 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 20 123.2 2 12 6.33 10 10 54.2 1 6 3.62 13 7 35.0 0 2 6.94 12
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 1 0 0 0 1.50 3
See also List of worst Major League Baseball season records
External links 1898 St. Louis Browns at Baseball Reference 1898 St. Louis Browns team page at www.baseball-almanac.com