The 1886 St. Louis Maroons finished with a 43–79 record in the National League, finishing in sixth place. After the season, the team was purchased by John T. Brush and moved to Indianapolis, becoming the Hoosiers.
Regular season
Season standings
| National League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago White Stockings | 90 | 34 | 0.726 | — | 52–10 | 38–24 |
| Detroit Wolverines | 87 | 36 | 0.707 | 2½ | 49–13 | 38–23 |
| New York Giants | 75 | 44 | 0.630 | 12½ | 47–12 | 28–32 |
| Philadelphia Quakers | 71 | 43 | 0.623 | 14 | 45–14 | 26–29 |
| Boston Beaneaters | 56 | 61 | 0.479 | 30½ | 32–26 | 24–35 |
| St. Louis Maroons | 43 | 79 | 0.352 | 46 | 27–34 | 16–45 |
| Kansas City Cowboys | 30 | 91 | 0.248 | 58½ | 17–40 | 13–51 |
| Washington Nationals | 28 | 92 | 0.233 | 60 | 19–43 | 9–49 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CHI | DET | KC | NYG | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||||||
| Boston | — | 6–12 | 6–11 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 3–10 | 11–6–1 | 13–5 | |||||||||
| Chicago | 12–6 | — | 11–7 | 17–1 | 10–8–1 | 10–7–1 | 13–4 | 17–1 | |||||||||
| Detroit | 11–6 | 7–11 | — | 16–2 | 11–7 | 10–7–1 | 15–2–1 | 17–1–1 | |||||||||
| Kansas City | 6–11 | 1–17 | 2–16 | — | 3–15–1 | 2–14–1 | 5–12–2 | 11–6–1 | |||||||||
| New York | 11–6 | 8–10–1 | 7–11 | 15–3–1 | — | 8–8–1 | 15–3 | 11–3–2 | |||||||||
| Philadelphia | 10–3 | 7–10–1 | 7–10–1 | 14–2–1 | 8–8–1 | — | 12–6 | 13–4–1 | |||||||||
| St. Louis | 6–11–1 | 4–13 | 2–15–1 | 12–5–2 | 3–15 | 6–12 | — | 10–8 | |||||||||
| Washington | 5–13 | 1–17 | 1–17–1 | 6–11–1 | 3–11–2 | 4–13–1 | 8–10 | — | |||||||||
Opening Day lineup
Roster
| 1886 St. Louis Maroons | |||||||||
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| 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 | George Myers | 79 | 295 | 56 | .190 | 0 | 27 |
| 1B | Alex McKinnon | 122 | 491 | 148 | .301 | 8 | 72 |
| 2B | Fred Dunlap | 71 | 285 | 76 | .267 | 3 | 32 |
| SS | Jack Glasscock | 121 | 486 | 158 | .325 | 3 | 40 |
| 3B | Jerry Denny | 119 | 478 | 122 | .257 | 9 | 62 |
| OF | Emmett Seery | 126 | 453 | 108 | .238 | 2 | 48 |
| OF | John Cahill | 125 | 463 | 92 | .199 | 1 | 32 |
| OF | Jack McGeachey | 59 | 226 | 46 | .204 | 2 | 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Quinn | 75 | 271 | 63 | .232 | 1 | 21 |
| Frank Graves | 43 | 138 | 21 | .152 | 0 | 9 |
| Sam Crane | 39 | 116 | 20 | .172 | 0 | 7 |
| Charlie Sweeney | 17 | 64 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 7 |
| Tom Dolan | 15 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| George Mappes | 6 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Connally | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Pelouze | 1 | 3 | 0 | .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Healy | 43 | 353.2 | 17 | 23 | 2.88 | 213 |
| John Kirby | 41 | 325.0 | 11 | 26 | 3.30 | 129 |
| Henry Boyle | 25 | 210.0 | 9 | 15 | 1.76 | 101 |
| Charlie Sweeney | 11 | 93.0 | 5 | 6 | 4.16 | 28 |
| Joe Murphy | 4 | 33.0 | 0 | 4 | 8.18 | 11 |
| Al Bauer | 4 | 28.2 | 0 | 4 | 5.97 | 13 |
| Jeremiah Reardon | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cahill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 2 |
| Emmett Seery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 |
| Frank Graves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 |
References