1896 St. Louis Browns Roster
National League (NL)
Team Record: 40-90
Finished 11th in the NL
Attendance: 184,000, Avg. 2,634
Ballpark: Robison Field
Manager: Harry Diddlebock (7-10)
Manager: Arlie Latham (0-3)
Manager: Chris Von Der Ahe (0-2)
Manager: Roger Connor (8-37)
Manager: Tommy Dowd (25-38)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1896 St. Louis Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 40-90
Finished 11th in the NL
Attendance: 184,000, Avg. 2,634
Ballpark: Robison Field
Manager: Harry Diddlebock (7-10)
Manager: Arlie Latham (0-3)
Manager: Chris Von Der Ahe (0-2)
Manager: Roger Connor (8-37)
Manager: Tommy Dowd (25-38)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1896 St. Louis Browns Results
The St. Louis Browns of the National League ended the 1896 season with a record of 40 wins and 90 losses, finishing eleventh in the NL.
The Browns scored 593 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 929 runs. Roger Connor led St. Louis with 11 home runs and drove in 72 runs. Tom Parrott paced all regular batters by hitting .291. Theodore Breitenstein topped the team with 18 wins and a team-best 4.48 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Harry Diddlebock, Arlie Latham, Chris Von Der Ahe, Roger Connor and Tommy Dowd coached the team.
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| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Breitenstein | P | L | L | June 1, 1869 | 5'9" | 167 | St. Louis, MO USA |
| Roger Connor | P | B | L | July 1, 1857 | 6'3" | 220 | Waterbury, CT USA |
| Duff Cooley | P | L | R | March 29, 1873 | 5'11" | 158 | Leavenworth, KS USA |
| Monte Cross | P | R | R | August 31, 1869 | 5'8" | 148 | Philadelphia, PA USA |
| Red Donahue | P | R | R | January 23, 1873 | 6'0" | 187 | Waterbury, CT USA |
| Klondike Douglass | P | L | R | May 10, 1872 | 6'0" | 200 | Boston, PA USA |
| Tommy Dowd | P | R | R | April 20, 1869 | 5'8" | 173 | Holyoke, MA USA |
| Bill Hart | P | R | July 19, 1865 | 5'10" | 163 | Louisville, KY USA | |
| Bill Kissinger | P | R | R | August 15, 1871 | 5'11" | 185 | Dayton, KY USA |
| Arlie Latham | P | R | R | March 15, 1860 | 5'8" | 150 | West Lebanon, NH USA |
| Dewey McDougal | P | R | September 19, 1871 | 5'10" | 188 | Aledo, IL USA | |
| Ed McFarland | P | R | R | August 3, 1873 | 5'10" | 180 | Cleveland, OH USA |
| Morgan Murphy | P | R | R | February 14, 1867 | 5'8" | 160 | East Providence, RI USA |
| Bert Myers | P | R | R | April 8, 1874 | 5'9" | 181 | Frederick, MD USA |
| Tom Niland | P | R | R | April 14, 1870 | 5'11" | 160 | Brookfield, MA USA |
| Tom Parrott | P | R | R | April 10, 1868 | 5'10" | 170 | Portland, OR USA |
| Joe Quinn | P | R | R | December 24, 1862 | 5'7" | 158 | Ipswich, Queensland Australia |
| Timothy Sheehan | P | L | R | February 13, 1868 | 5'9" | 165 | Hartford, CT USA |
| Joe Sullivan | P | January 6, 1870 | 5'10" | 178 | Charlestown, MA USA | ||
| Tuck Turner | P | B | L | February 13, 1867 | 5'6" | 155 | West New Brighton, NY USA |
| John Wood | P | R | May 14, 1872 | 5'7" | 142 | Harrisburg, PA USA |
