St. Louis Terriers

St. Louis Terriers
File:St. Louis Terriers (logo).jpg
League	Federal League
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Ballpark	Handlan's Park
Year founded	1914
Year disbanded	1915
Colors	Royal blue, white
Ownership	Phil Ball
Manager	Fielder Jones (1915) Mordecai Brown & Fielder Jones (1914)

The St. Louis Terriers were a baseball club that played in the short-lived Federal League in 1914 and 1915. They played their home games at Handlan's Park. The St. Louis Chapter of SABR placed a marker at the site of Handlan's Park, now on the campus of St. Louis University, on October 17, 2007. The team was owned by ice magnate Phil Ball, who later was owner of the St. Louis Browns.

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 1/10 of a percentage point behind the champion Chicago Whales, who finished 86-66 (.566).

Notable Players

Among the St. Louis Terriers players who had experience (or would gain experience) in the American and/or National Leagues were Al Bridwell, Mordecai Brown, Ward Miller, Bob Groom, Fielder Jones, Eddie Plank, Jack Tobin and Ed Willett.

Baseball Hall of Famers

Main article: National Baseball Hall of Fame

St. Louis Terriers Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Mordecai Brown Eddie Plank J. Roy Stockton* Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Terriers cap insignia. * J.G. Taylor Spink award winner, covered Terriers in spring training in Havana, Cuba in 1914 and then regularly throughout 1914–1915.

See also

• 1914 St. Louis Terriers season
• 1915 St. Louis Terriers season
• St. Louis Terriers all-time roster

External links

• Baseball Almanac
• BR Bullpen
• Federal League Teams