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The St. Louis Terriers were a baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

club that played in the short-lived Federal League

Federal League

The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...

in and . They played their home games at Handlan's Park

Handlan's Park

Handlan's Park is a former baseball ground located in St. Louis, Missouri. The ground was home to the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League in 1914 and 1915....

. The St. Louis Chapter of SABR placed a marker at the site of Handland's Park, now on the campus of St. Louis University, on October 17, 2007. The team was owned by ice magnate Phil Ball

Phil Ball (baseball)

Philip DeCatesby Ball was the owner of the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League from through and the St. Louis Browns of the American League from through . Ball's estate owned the Browns after his death until , when the team was sold to Donald Lee Barnes.- References :...

, who later was owner of the St. Louis Browns

Baltimore Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

.

In their inaugural season, the Terriers posted a 62-89 record (.411) and finished in last place, 25 games behind the league champion Indianapolis Hoosiers

1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers season

The Indianapolis Hoosiers season was a season in American baseball. The Hoosiers won the inaugural Federal League championship, finishing 88-65, 1½ games ahead of the Chicago Federals.- Offseason :...

. The team improved significantly the next year as they were pennant contenders up until the last game of the season. The Terriers had a 87-67 mark (.565), ending up in second place 1/10 of a percentage point behind the champion Chicago Whales

1915 Chicago Whales season

The 1915 Chicago Whales season was a season in American baseball. After not having an official nickname in 1914, the team officially became the Whales for the 1915 season. They finished the season with an 86-66 record, placing them in a statistical tie with the St. Louis Terriers for first place in...

, who finished 86-66 (.566).

Among the St. Louis Terriers players who had experience in the American

American League

The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...

and/or National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

s were Al Bridwell

Al Bridwell

Albert Henry Bridwell was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the a number of teams in the early 20th century, most notably the New York Giants, when the team was managed by John McGraw. Bridwell hit the single which caused the crucial "Merkle boner" running error of the...

, Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Brown

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown , nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher at the turn of the 20th century. Due to a farm-machinery accident in his youth, Brown lost parts of two fingers on his right hand and eventually acquired his nickname as a result...

, Bob Groom

Bob Groom

Robert Groom , was a professional baseball player who played as a pitcher in two midwest minor leagues and the Pacific Coast League from 1904–1908, and then in the Major Leagues from 1909 - 1918. He pitched for the Washington Senators , St. Louis Terriers , St...

, Fielder Jones

Fielder Jones

Fielder Allison Jones was an American center fielder and manager in baseball. Born in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, his playing career began with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Superbas in 1896. In , he joined the Chicago White Stockings in the new American League, where he would finish his playing career...

, Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

Edward Stewart Plank , nicknamed "Gettysburg Eddie", was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is the first left-handed pitcher to win 200 games and then 300 games, and now ranks third in all-time wins among left-handers with 326 career victories and first all-time in career shutouts by a...

, Jack Tobin

Jack Tobin

John Thomas Tobin was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played in the Federal League with the St. Louis Terriers , and for the St. Louis Browns , Washington Senators and Boston Red Sox of the American League. Tobin batted and threw left-handed...

and Ed Willett

Ed Willett

Robert Edgar Willett was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played with the Detroit Tigers of the American League and the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League...

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