1888 St. Louis Browns season
The 1888 St. Louis Browns season was the team's seventh season in St. Louis, Missouri, and its seventh season in the American Association. The Browns went 92–43 during the season and finished first in the American Association, claiming their fourth pennant in a row. In the World Series, the Browns faced the National League champion New York Giants, losing the series 6 games to 4.Regular season
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | | 71 | 257 | 62 | .241 | 1 | 23 |
1B | | 137 | 576 | 157 | .273 | 6 | 83 |
2B | | 134 | 455 | 105 | .231 | 3 | 53 |
SS | | 76 | 275 | 48 | .175 | 2 | 30 |
3B | | 133 | 570 | 151 | .265 | 2 | 31 |
OF | | 130 | 529 | 177 | .335 | 5 | 98 |
OF | | 123 | 499 | 97 | .194 | 4 | 63 |
OF | | 131 | 511 | 140 | .274 | 1 | 68 |
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 |
| 63 | 219 | 55 | .251 | 5 | 37 |
| 43 | 172 | 46 | .267 | 3 | 43 |
| 34 | 132 | 31 | .235 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | 36 | 7 | .194 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 66 | 584.2 | 45 | 20 | 1.63 | 258 |
| 39 | 333 | 25 | 10 | 2.54 | 130 |
| 14 | 112 | 11 | 2 | 1.61 | 57 |
| 11 | 90.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.19 | 45 |
| 9 | 81 | 5 | 4 | 2.67 | 25 |
| 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 | 1 |
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 |
| 2 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 1 |