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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS
Good to see you back and un-singed Eck!
I am still waiting to see where my favorite 19th century drunk lands.
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Thanks. I always try to keep singing far, far away from me. As for your drunken pitcher, I think he's still on the trail of tears that is Philadelphia's bench, despite a 10-0 record as a fill-in starter in 1875.
ST. LOUIS BROWN STOCKINGS
This team was the worst team to finish the 1875 season in the Association. Nevertheless, they are back this season, with an almost-entirely new cast of characters. They still are nowhere near strong enough to contend for the crown, but at least this western club should stay out of last place.
4 1B Charlie Gould (0-22-.215-4) - Came to St. Louis as a cast-off from Boston who couldn't get any playing time. It's becoming increasingly clear why he spent so much time on the bench there.
18 2B Jimmy Wood (1-35-.324-12 with Brooklyn) - His signing was a big coup for the western club, which now can boast an actual established star in their lineup.
11 SS Fred Warner (0-5-.283-0 with Centennials) - This 20-year-old doesn't really seem equipped to be a starting shortstop, but he hit well with the short-lived Centennial club, so St. Louis will give him a chance here.
72 3B Henry Luff (0-24-.237-0 with New Haven) - Another player who had an adequate rookie year with a short-lived club, and is getting a chance with this patched-together team as a consequence.
32 LF Charlie Pabor (0-12-.235-0 with Phil. Whites) - He was a good outfielder for the old Cleveland Forest Citys, but has since spent two years as a part-time player in Philadelphia. Still, he should be somewhat of an improvement for this club.
28 CF Charley Jones (1-14-.369-0 with Keokuk) - He showed great promise with the Iowa club last season as a rookie, and St. Louis benefitted from his desire to remain near his home in the west. Look for him to be one of the finer hitters on the club.
27 RF Tim Murnane (0-9-.282-1 with St. Louis Red Stockings) - He's a talented hitter whose emergence as a star has been hampered by the fact that in his four years in the Association, his team disbanded at the end of each of those seasons. St. Louis hopes to finally give this career .333 hitter some stability.
8 C Paddy Quinn (0-18-.180-3 with New Haven) - A decent fielder, but he needs to improve his hitting stroke if he is to remain a starter.
1 SP George "Grin" Bradley (5-20, 2.25) - Although he lost a lot of games in his rookie season, that likely had more to do with the team behind him than anything he did.