1909 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1909 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 61-89. They scored 443 runs and belted 10 home runs to go along with a .232 batting average. The offense was powered by Hobe Ferris, who led the team with 4 home runs and 58 RBI. Roy Hartzell led the team with 161 hits for a .271 average.
The team allowed 578 runs and had a team ERA of 2.88. Jack Powell led the team with 12 wins. Rube Waddell led the team with 141 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hobe Ferris | 3B | 148 | 556 | 36 | 120 | 4 | 58 | 11 | .232 | .288 | .520 | .216 |
| Art Griggs | 1B | 108 | 364 | 38 | 102 | 0 | 43 | 11 | .330 | .354 | .684 | .280 |
| Tom Jones | 1B | 97 | 337 | 30 | 84 | 0 | 29 | 13 | .299 | .294 | .593 | .249 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 116 | 403 | 36 | 96 | 0 | 35 | 7 | .310 | .278 | .588 | .238 |
| Jimmy Williams | 2B | 110 | 374 | 32 | 73 | 0 | 22 | 6 | .257 | .235 | .492 | .195 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ned Crompton | OF | 17 | 63 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .254 | .222 | .476 | .159 |
| Walt Devoy | OF | 19 | 69 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .278 | .319 | .597 | .246 |
| Roy Hartzell | OF | 152 | 595 | 64 | 161 | 0 | 32 | 14 | .312 | .308 | .620 | .271 |
| Danny Hoffman | OF | 110 | 387 | 44 | 104 | 2 | 26 | 24 | .349 | .336 | .685 | .269 |
| Jack McAleese | OF | 85 | 267 | 33 | 57 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .318 | .240 | .558 | .213 |
| Ham Patterson | OF | 17 | 49 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .204 | .224 | .428 | .204 |
| Claude Rossman | OF | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .125 |
| Al Schweitzer | OF | 27 | 76 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .298 | .250 | .548 | .224 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 17 | 61 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .328 | .295 | .623 | .262 |
| George Stone | OF | 83 | 310 | 33 | 89 | 1 | 15 | 8 | .340 | .339 | .679 | .287 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Lou Criger | C | 74 | 212 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .261 | .184 | .445 | .170 |
| Bill Killefer | C | 11 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .138 | .138 | .276 | .138 |
| Wib Smith | C | 17 | 42 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .380 | .190 |
| Jim Stephens | C | 79 | 223 | 18 | 49 | 3 | 18 | 5 | .278 | .283 | .561 | .220 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4964 | 443 | 1151 | 10 | 351 | 136 | .279 | .279 | .559 | .232 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bailey | 32 | 20 | 199 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 114 | 75 | 2.44 | 1.251 | |||
| Dode Criss | 11 | 6 | 55.3 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 3.42 | 1.537 | |||
| Bill Dinneen | 17 | 13 | 112 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 3.46 | 1.259 | |||
| Jack Gilligan | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5.48 | 1.609 | |||
| Bill Grahame | 34 | 21 | 187.3 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 82 | 60 | 3.12 | 1.233 | |||
| Harry Howell | 10 | 3 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3.13 | 1.340 | |||
| Ed Kusel | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.12 | 1.833 | |||
| Bill McCorry | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.333 | |||
| Barney Pelty | 27 | 23 | 199.3 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 0 | 88 | 53 | 2.30 | 1.059 | |||
| Jack Powell | 34 | 27 | 239 | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3 | 82 | 42 | 2.11 | 1.100 | |||
| Chuck Rose | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5.40 | 1.560 | |||
| Phil Stremmel | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.333 | |||
| Rube Waddell | 31 | 28 | 220.3 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 0 | 141 | 57 | 2.37 | 1.185 | |||
| Team Totals | 209 | 154 | 1354.5 | 61 | 89 | .407 | 4 | 620 | 383 | 2.88 | 1.233 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Roy Hartzell | 152 |
| At Bats | Roy Hartzell | 595 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Roy Hartzell | 647 |
| Batting Average | Roy Hartzell | .271 |
| On-Base % | Roy Hartzell | .312 |
| Slugging % | Roy Hartzell | .308 |
| OPS | Roy Hartzell | .620 |
| Runs | Roy Hartzell | 64 |
| Hits | Roy Hartzell | 161 |
| Total Bases | Roy Hartzell | 183 |
| Doubles | Hobe Ferris | 18 |
| Triples | Danny Hoffman | 7 |
| Home Runs | Hobe Ferris | 4 |
| RBI | Hobe Ferris | 58 |
| Walks | Danny Hoffman | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | Danny Hoffman | 24 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Tom Jones | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Powell | 12 |
| Losses | Jack Powell | 16 |
| Saves | Jack Powell | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Barney Pelty | .500 |
| ERA | Jack Powell | 2.11 |
| WHIP | Barney Pelty | 1.059 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Powell | 239 |
| Games | Bill Grahame and Jack Powell | 34 |
| Games Started | Rube Waddell | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Rube Waddell | 141 |
| Complete Games | Jack Powell | 18 |
| Shutouts | Barney Pelty and Rube Waddell | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Powell | 930 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill Grahame | 65 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Powell | 221 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill Bailey | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bill Dinneen and Bill Grahame | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill Bailey | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rube Waddell | 7 |
