1896 St. Louis Perfectos
[edit] Summary
The 1896 St. Louis Perfectos finished with a record of 40-90. They scored 593 runs and belted 37 home runs to go along with a .257 batting average. The offense was powered by Roger Connor, who led the team with 11 home runs and 72 RBI. Tommy Dowd and Tom Parrott were tied for the team lead in hits with 138.
The team allowed 929 runs and had a team ERA of 5.33. Ted Breitenstein led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 114 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Roger Connor | 1B | 126 | 483 | 71 | 137 | 11 | 72 | 10 | .356 | .433 | .789 | .284 |
| Monte Cross | SS | 125 | 427 | 66 | 104 | 6 | 52 | 40 | .342 | .337 | .679 | .244 |
| Tommy Dowd | 2B | 126 | 521 | 93 | 138 | 5 | 46 | 40 | .322 | .369 | .691 | .265 |
| Arlie Latham | 3B | 8 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .282 | .200 | .482 | .200 |
| Bert Myers | 3B | 122 | 454 | 47 | 116 | 0 | 37 | 8 | .320 | .317 | .637 | .256 |
| Joe Quinn | 2B | 48 | 191 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 17 | 8 | .252 | .267 | .519 | .209 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Duff Cooley | OF | 40 | 166 | 29 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 12 | .335 | .373 | .708 | .307 |
| Klondike Douglass | OF | 81 | 296 | 42 | 78 | 1 | 28 | 18 | .351 | .321 | .672 | .264 |
| Tom Niland | OF | 18 | 68 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .243 | .206 | .449 | .176 |
| Tom Parrott | OF | 118 | 474 | 62 | 138 | 7 | 70 | 12 | .307 | .414 | .721 | .291 |
| Biff Sheehan | OF | 6 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .158 | .462 | .158 |
| Joe Sullivan | OF | 51 | 212 | 25 | 62 | 2 | 21 | 5 | .351 | .358 | .709 | .292 |
| Tuck Turner | OF | 51 | 203 | 30 | 50 | 1 | 27 | 6 | .298 | .374 | .672 | .246 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ed McFarland | C | 83 | 290 | 48 | 70 | 3 | 36 | 7 | .281 | .345 | .626 | .241 |
| Morgan Murphy | C | 49 | 175 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .290 | .309 | .599 | .257 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4520 | 593 | 1162 | 37 | 487 | 185 | .313 | .346 | .659 | .257 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ted Breitenstein | 44 | 43 | 339.7 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 0 | 114 | 138 | 4.48 | 1.513 | |||
| Red Donahue | 32 | 32 | 267 | 7 | 24 | .226 | 0 | 70 | 98 | 5.80 | 1.775 | |||
| Bill Hart | 42 | 41 | 336 | 12 | 29 | .293 | 0 | 65 | 141 | 5.12 | 1.643 | |||
| Bill Kissinger | 20 | 12 | 136 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 22 | 55 | 6.49 | 1.941 | |||
| Dewey McDougal | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.10 | 1.700 | |||
| Tom Parrott | 7 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 6.21 | 1.905 | |||
| John Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Team Totals | 149 | 131 | 1130.7 | 40 | 90 | .308 | 1 | 279 | 456 | 5.33 | 1.684 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roger Connor and Tommy Dowd | 126 |
| At Bats | Tommy Dowd | 521 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Tommy Dowd | 576 |
| Batting Average | Tom Parrott | .291 |
| On-Base % | Roger Connor | .356 |
| Slugging % | Roger Connor | .433 |
| OPS | Roger Connor | .789 |
| Runs | Tommy Dowd | 93 |
| Hits | Tommy Dowd and Tom Parrott | 138 |
| Total Bases | Roger Connor | 209 |
| Doubles | Roger Connor | 21 |
| Triples | Tom Parrott | 12 |
| Home Runs | Roger Connor | 11 |
| RBI | Roger Connor | 72 |
| Walks | Monte Cross | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Monte Cross | 48 |
| Stolen Bases | Monte Cross and Tommy Dowd | 40 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Parrott | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ted Breitenstein | 18 |
| Losses | Bill Hart | 29 |
| Saves | Bill Kissinger | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Ted Breitenstein | .409 |
| ERA | Ted Breitenstein | 4.48 |
| WHIP | Ted Breitenstein | 1.513 |
| Innings Pitched | Ted Breitenstein | 339.7 |
| Games | Ted Breitenstein | 44 |
| Games Started | Ted Breitenstein | 43 |
| Strikeouts | Ted Breitenstein | 114 |
| Complete Games | Ted Breitenstein and Bill Hart | 37 |
| Shutouts | Ted Breitenstein | 1 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Hart | 191 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill Hart | 411 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Hart | 141 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Ted Breitenstein | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Hart | 13 |
