The St. Louis Terriers were owned by ice magnate Phil Ball, who would later purchase the American League's St.

Louis Browns. The Terriers played at Handlan's Park near the campus of St.

Louis College. Managed by the legendary Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown the Terriers opened the season strong, winning 10 of their first 12 games, including eight straight after losing the season opener to the Indianapolis Hoosiers.

The Terriers would not be able to keep up the pace and played terrible baseball in May and June, winning just a total of 16 games, dropping from first place all the way down to last in the Federal League. The Terriers would never recover and spent the remainder of season at or near the bottom of the FL.

Eventually Mordecai Brown would be chosen as the fall guy and would be fired, with the team sitting at 50-63 on August 21st. The Terriers would not play any better under new Manager Fielder Jones as they went on to finish in last place with a record of 62-89.

The Terriers struggled in all aspects of the game, as Doc Crandall was the only player to hit better than . 300, while Jack Tobin's seven home runs led the team.

Crandall also led the team in wins with 13, one better than Three Finger Brown who finished the season with the Brooklyn Tip-Tops after being dismissed as manager in St. Louis.