Players for the 1884 St. Louis Browns Reserve Club

The 1884 St. Louis Browns Reserve club was formed in the first year of the Unioin Association, as a response to the challenge by that league. The clubs that formed reserve clubs did so to engage talent and keep that talent from the clubs of the new Association. The Browns Reserves played their first games in March and folded in June 2. A total of eighteen players appeared in games for the club.


Old Judge n172
Billy Alvord
Born: August 10, 1863
Died: April 7, 1927
Goto Baseball Reference for Billy Alvord
2b-3b Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: 2b-3b
# of games: 11
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: April 30, 1884
Bill Alvord in the Reed Howard Database


Boston Globe
October 3, 1887
Wyman Andrus
Born: October 14, 1858
Died: June 17, 1935
Goto Baseball Reference for Wyman Andrus
3b-rf Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: 3b-rf
# of games: 32
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Went to Minneapolis after release from St. Louis

Wyman Andrus in the Reed Howard Database


From a photo of the
1884 Dubuque club
printed in the
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
on November 28, 1937
Jack Brown
Born: August 6, 1861
Died: February 23, 1950
3b-ss Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: 3b-ss
# of games: 22
First game: May 3, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Went to Rock Island with Hungler, then to Stillwater OK

Jack Brown in the Reed Howard Database

Phil Coridan
Born: August 19, 1858
Died: July 1, 1915
Goto Baseball Reference for Phil Coridan
2b-3b Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: 2b-3b
# of games: 26
First game: April 26, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Went to Fort Wayne after St. Louis

Phil Coridan in the Reed Howard Database

Clarence Daly
1b Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: 1b
# of games: 27
First game: March 30, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Died in St. Louis in 1902?

Clarence Daly in the Reed Howard Database


From the
1884 Browns team photo
Daisy Davis
Born: November 28, 1858
Died: November 5, 1902
Goto Baseball Reference for Daisy Davis
ss Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: ss
# of games: 1
Only game: March 23, 1884
One preseason game

Dickens
cf Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: cf
# of games: 8
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: May 17, 1884
M. Dickenson in some preseason rosters

Dickens in the Reed Howard Database


From the
1887 Topeka composite
Walt Goldsby
Born: December 31, 1861
Died: January 11, 1914
Goto Baseball Reference for Walt Goldsby
lf Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: lf
# of games: 27
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: May 24, 1884
Goldsby left for New York 5/27/1884

Walt Goldsby in the Reed Howard Database

Ernie Hickman
Born: 1856
Died: November 19, 1891
Goto Baseball Reference for Ernie Hickman
cf-p Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: cf-p
# of games: 23
First game: April 5, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Joined KC Unions

Ernie Hickman in the Reed Howard Database

Lewis Hill
Born: December 25, 1854
Died: February 20, 1920
Goto Baseball Reference for Lewis Hill
Util. Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: Util.
# of games: 5
First game: April 6, 1884
Last game: April 18, 1884
Lewis Hill in the Reed Howard Database


Old Judge N172
Al Hungler
Born: February 1860
Died: July 11, 1893
Goto Baseball Reference for Al Hungler
p Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: p
# of games: 20
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Went to Rock Island with Brown

Al Hungler in the Reed Howard Database


Nashville Tennessean
June 18, 1886
Charlie Krehmeyer
Born: July 5, 1863
Died: February 10, 1926
Goto Baseball Reference for Charlie Krehmeyer
c-1b-rf Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: c-1b-rf
# of games: 25
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Stayed with the Browns

Charlie Krehmeyer in the Reed Howard Database


From the
1884 Browns team photo
George McGinnis
Born: February 22, 1854
Died: May 18, 1934
Goto Baseball Reference for George McGinnis
p Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: p
# of games: 1
Only game: April 5, 1884
With the Browns AA; played in one preseason game for Reserves

R.C. Murray
rf Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: rf
# of games: 1
Only game: March 23, 1884
From Ohio per the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on March 24, 1884 (pg. 3)
Later with the Papins?

R.C. Murray in the Reed Howard Database

Clay Runyan
Born: March 31, 1861
Died: October 28, 1917
of Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: of
# of games: 4
First game: March 30, 1884
Last game: April 18, 1884
Played for Piqua against the Reserves on April 30

Clay Runyan in the Reed Howard Database

John Schenck
Born: February 21, 1859
Died: October 27, 1937
of Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: of
# of games: 3
First game: May 26, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Schenck played with the St. Louis Grays against the Reserves on March 23; with the Grays after June 1

John Schenck in the Reed Howard Database


From the 1888
Toledo team composite
Al Strueve
Born: June 26, 1860
Died: January 28, 1929
Goto Baseball Reference for Al Strueve
c Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: c
# of games: 21
First game: March 23, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Al Strueve in the Reed Howard Database


Belleville Daily Advocate
July 14, 1952
George Wagner
Born: September 14, 1859
Died: July 12, 1952
ss-rf Majors:
No
Browns Reserves
Position: ss-rf
# of games: 25
First game: March 30, 1884
Last game: May 24, 1884
From Belleville, IL; died in 1952

George Wagner in the Reed Howard Database

Johnny Ward
Born: 1862
Died: August 2, 1899
Goto Baseball Reference for Johnny Ward
p-of Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: p-of
# of games: 25
First game: March 30, 1884
Last game: May 27, 1884
John Ward in the Reed Howard Database


From the
1884 Browns team photo
Harry Wheeler
Born: March 3, 1858
Died: October 9, 1900
Goto Baseball Reference for Harry Wheeler
lf Majors:
Yes
Browns Reserves
Position: lf
# of games: 4
First game: May 27, 1884
Last game: June 1, 1884
Harry Wheeler in the Reed Howard Database