1903 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1903 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 65-74. They scored 500 runs and belted 12 home runs to go along with a .244 batting average. Jesse Burkett and Charlie Hemphill were tied for the team lead in home runs with 3. The offense was powered by John Anderson, who led the team with 78 RBI and 156 hits.
The team allowed 525 runs and had a team ERA of 2.77. Willie Sudhoff was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Jack Powell led the team with 169 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| John Anderson | 1B | 138 | 550 | 65 | 156 | 2 | 78 | 16 | .312 | .385 | .697 | .284 |
| Benny Bowcock | 2B | 14 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .358 | .480 | .838 | .320 |
| Bill Friel | 2B | 97 | 351 | 46 | 80 | 0 | 25 | 4 | .279 | .305 | .584 | .228 |
| Claude Gouzzie | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hunter Hill | 3B | 86 | 317 | 30 | 77 | 0 | 25 | 2 | .264 | .297 | .561 | .243 |
| Barry McCormick | 3B | 61 | 207 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 16 | 5 | .283 | .271 | .554 | .217 |
| Dick Padden | 2B | 29 | 94 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .306 | .234 | .540 | .202 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 135 | 511 | 63 | 136 | 1 | 54 | 10 | .309 | .341 | .650 | .266 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Jesse Burkett | OF | 132 | 515 | 73 | 151 | 3 | 40 | 17 | .361 | .377 | .738 | .293 |
| Emmet Heidrick | OF | 120 | 461 | 55 | 129 | 1 | 42 | 19 | .310 | .395 | .705 | .280 |
| Charlie Hemphill | OF | 105 | 383 | 36 | 94 | 3 | 29 | 16 | .292 | .300 | .592 | .245 |
| Joe Martin | OF | 44 | 173 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .249 | .295 | .544 | .214 |
| Pinky Swander | OF | 14 | 51 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .413 | .392 | .805 | .275 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Mike Kahoe | C | 77 | 244 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 23 | 1 | .227 | .258 | .485 | .189 |
| Owen Shannon | C | 9 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .241 | .286 | .527 | .214 |
| Joe Sugden | C | 79 | 241 | 18 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 4 | .288 | .228 | .516 | .212 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4639 | 500 | 1133 | 12 | 408 | 101 | .283 | .317 | .600 | .244 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Red Donahue | 16 | 15 | 131 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 2.75 | 1.275 | |||
| Roy Evans | 7 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 4.17 | 1.481 | |||
| Cy Morgan | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.15 | 1.385 | |||
| Barney Pelty | 7 | 6 | 48.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 2.40 | 1.314 | |||
| Jack Powell | 38 | 34 | 306.3 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 2 | 169 | 58 | 2.91 | 1.149 | |||
| Bill Reidy | 5 | 5 | 43 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3.98 | 1.395 | |||
| Ed Siever | 31 | 27 | 254 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 0 | 90 | 39 | 2.48 | 1.118 | |||
| Willie Sudhoff | 38 | 35 | 293.7 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 0 | 104 | 56 | 2.27 | 1.083 | |||
| John Terry | 3 | 1 | 17.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.55 | 1.412 | |||
| Gene Wright | 8 | 8 | 61 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 3.69 | 1.459 | |||
| Team Totals | 155 | 139 | 1222.4 | 65 | 74 | .468 | 3 | 511 | 237 | 2.77 | 1.192 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | John Anderson | 138 |
| At Bats | John Anderson | 550 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | John Anderson | 577 |
| Batting Average | Jesse Burkett | .293 |
| On-Base % | Jesse Burkett | .361 |
| Slugging % | Emmet Heidrick | .395 |
| OPS | Jesse Burkett | .738 |
| Runs | Jesse Burkett | 73 |
| Hits | John Anderson | 156 |
| Total Bases | John Anderson | 212 |
| Doubles | John Anderson | 34 |
| Triples | Emmet Heidrick | 15 |
| Home Runs | Jesse Burkett and Charlie Hemphill | 3 |
| RBI | John Anderson | 78 |
| Walks | Jesse Burkett | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | Emmet Heidrick | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Emmet Heidrick | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Willie Sudhoff | 21 |
| Losses | Jack Powell | 19 |
| Saves | Jack Powell | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Willie Sudhoff | .583 |
| ERA | Willie Sudhoff | 2.27 |
| WHIP | Willie Sudhoff | 1.083 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Powell | 306.3 |
| Games | Jack Powell and Willie Sudhoff | 38 |
| Games Started | Willie Sudhoff | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Powell | 169 |
| Complete Games | Jack Powell | 33 |
| Shutouts | Willie Sudhoff | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Powell | 1269 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 99 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Powell | 294 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Powell | 58 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Powell | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Willie Sudhoff | 9 |
