The St. Louis Terriers were a

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club that played in the short-lived

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in and . They played their home games at Handlan's Park. The team was owned by ice magnate Phil Ball, who later was owner of the

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Doc Crandall - St Louis Terriers uniform ca 1914

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

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, who finished 86–66 (.566).

Notable players

Among the St. Louis Terriers players who had experience (or would gain experience) in the

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s were

Dave Davenport David W. Davenport (February 20, 1890 – October 16, 1954), was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914 to 1919. Davenport went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis ...

, Al Bridwell,

Mordecai Brown Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown (October 19, 1876 – February 14, 1948), nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century (known as the " dead- ...

Doc Crandall James Otis Crandall (October 8, 1887 – August 17, 1951) was an American right-handed pitcher and second baseman. He was the first player to be consistently used as a relief pitcher. Consequently, he was given the nickname Doc by Damon Runyon ...

, Grover Hartley, Ward Miller,

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, Fielder Jones,

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, Jack Tobin and

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Baseball Hall of Famers

References

External links

Baseball Almanac
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Notable players

Baseball Hall of Famers

See also

References

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