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ST. LOUIS BROWN STOCKINGS (51-29 in 1882)
This club was already pretty close to a pennant in 1883, and now their young players have another season of experience, and they added another very good young man - Buck Ewing, formerly of the Troy Trojans. This team is going to be a real threat to Louisville's supremacy in the AA.
30 C Buck Ewing (1-45-.275-0 with Troy; lifetime .268 hitter) - This 23-year-old looks like a very good young player, and was a big free agent signing for St. Louis.
31 1B Charlie Comiskey (2-47-.287-18) - One of the best players in the new league. He and Ewing should form a great young tandem for the club to build around.
29 2B George Fair (0-17-.185-0) - Did poorly in his first starting opportunity last year, and will be watched closely this season.
23 2B Fred Pfeffer (1-18-.236-0) - Will split time with Fair at second. A very good fielder at both the middle infield positions.
13 SS Bill Gleason (0-56-.289-1) - Like Comiskey, he had a great rookie year and is in the team's plans for years to come.
32 3B Dude Esterbrook (0-34-.283-6) - This 25-year-old came over in a trade with Buffalo and looks like another outstanding player.
12 LF Paul Hines (3-47-.288-10) - This experienced outfielder is getting moved over from center field for this season.
8 CF Len Stockwell (0-4-.283-0) - In a big gamble, they elected not to resign Al Thake in the outfield in order to give him a starting job.
26 RF Harry McCaffery (0-47-.265-0) - Another young, pretty good player.
24 OF-C-IF Eddie Fusselback (1-43-.257-0) - They will probably give him a lot of playing time as a super-sub.
47 RHP Jumbo McGinnis (18-10, 1.59 as a rookie) - After an outstanding rookie year, he's getting the #1 starter job this season.
46 RHP Bert Dorr (24-13, 2.22 as a rookie) - Both their young pitchers had a great year last season, and they should really help this club contend in 1883.
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