The St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

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. The team finished second in the American League

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 with a record of 78 wins and 58 losses.

Regular season

The Milwaukee Brewers had decided to move the team to St. Louis in 1902. The ownership chose the name Browns on purpose. The Browns was the name of the St. Louis Club

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 that won American Association

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 titles from to . That team moved to the National League

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 in , became the Perfectos in and finally the Cardinals in .

The new team quickly tried to align itself with fans by raiding the rival St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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. A couple of Cardinals players were signed, including slick fielding future Hall of Fame

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 shortstop

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 Bobby Wallace

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 and National League batting champion outfielder Jesse Burkett

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. The moves paid off for the team. While playing as the Brewers in 1901

1901 Milwaukee Brewers season

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, the team had a record of 48 wins and 89 losses. In 1902, the Browns had 78 wins and finished in second place in the American League

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.

Roster

1902 St. Louis Browns
Roster
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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		68	200	50	.250	0	15
SS		133	494	141	.285	1	63
OF		138	553	169	.306	5	52

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
	2	3	2	.667	0	0

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
	42	328.1	22	17	3.21	137
	35	316.1	22	11	2.76	63
	29	222.1	22	11	2.76	63
	4	30	3	0	3.30	6
	1	2	0	0	0.00	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
	4	23	0	1	5.48	7

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
	4	0	0	0	4.50	0
	1	0	1	0	9.00	2
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0
	1	0	0	0	0.00	0