1911 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1911 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 45-107. They scored 566 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .239 batting average. Joe Kutina, Paul Meloan, and Jim Murray were tied for the team lead in home runs with 3. The offense was powered by Frank LaPorte, who led the team with 82 RBI and 159 hits.
The team allowed 807 runs and had a team ERA of 3.86. Joe Lake led the pitching staff with 10 wins and 69 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 148 | 541 | 84 | 141 | 2 | 45 | 26 | .351 | .359 | .710 | .261 |
| John Black | 1B | 54 | 186 | 13 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .202 | .172 | .374 | .151 |
| Al Clancy | 3B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Dode Criss | 1B | 58 | 83 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .347 | .386 | .733 | .253 |
| Jim Duggan | 1B | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Ernie Gust | 1B | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Hallinan | SS | 52 | 169 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .268 | .237 | .505 | .207 |
| Joe Kutina | 1B | 26 | 101 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .279 | .446 | .725 | .257 |
| Frank LaPorte | 2B | 136 | 507 | 71 | 159 | 2 | 82 | 4 | .361 | .446 | .807 | .314 |
| Allie Moulton | 2B | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .067 | .330 | .067 |
| Hap Myers | 1B | 11 | 37 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 | .324 | .640 | .297 |
| Pat Newnam | 1B | 20 | 62 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .351 | .258 | .609 | .194 |
| Dave Rowan | 1B | 18 | 65 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .420 | .431 | .851 | .385 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 125 | 410 | 35 | 95 | 0 | 31 | 8 | .312 | .271 | .583 | .232 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Pete Compton | OF | 28 | 107 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .322 | .308 | .630 | .271 |
| Danny Hoffman | OF | 24 | 81 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .326 | .296 | .622 | .210 |
| Willie Hogan | OF | 123 | 443 | 53 | 115 | 2 | 62 | 18 | .328 | .348 | .676 | .260 |
| Paul Meloan | OF | 64 | 206 | 30 | 54 | 3 | 14 | 7 | .318 | .379 | .697 | .262 |
| Jim Murray | OF | 31 | 102 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .224 | .324 | .548 | .186 |
| Al Schweitzer | OF | 76 | 237 | 31 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 12 | .338 | .295 | .633 | .215 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 139 | 572 | 84 | 146 | 0 | 36 | 26 | .317 | .302 | .619 | .255 |
| Gus Williams | OF | 9 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .296 | .385 | .681 | .269 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Nig Clarke | C | 82 | 256 | 22 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 2 | .287 | .262 | .549 | .215 |
| Paul Krichell | C | 28 | 82 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .276 | .268 | .544 | .232 |
| Clyde Southwick | C | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .250 | .558 | .250 |
| Jim Stephens | C | 70 | 212 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 1 | .300 | .302 | .602 | .231 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Joe Crisp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Frank Truesdale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4996 | 566 | 1192 | 17 | 473 | 125 | .299 | .311 | .611 | .239 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Mack Allison | 3 | 3 | 26.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.05 | 1.103 | |||
| Bill Bailey | 7 | 2 | 31.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 4.55 | 1.830 | |||
| Curly Brown | 3 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2.74 | 1.174 | |||
| Elmer Brown | 5 | 3 | 16.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 6.48 | 1.796 | |||
| Dode Criss | 4 | 2 | 18.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8.35 | 1.858 | |||
| George Curry | 3 | 3 | 15.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 7.47 | 2.739 | |||
| Lefty George | 27 | 13 | 116.3 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 23 | 51 | 4.18 | 1.608 | |||
| Howie Gregory | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.14 | 2.143 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 32 | 17 | 177 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 0 | 55 | 69 | 3.97 | 1.469 | |||
| Bill Harper | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6.75 | 1.625 | |||
| Ed Hawk | 5 | 4 | 37.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3.35 | 1.220 | |||
| Joe Lake | 30 | 25 | 215.3 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 69 | 40 | 3.30 | 1.324 | |||
| Roy Mitchell | 28 | 12 | 133.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 3.85 | 1.343 | |||
| Walter Moser | 2 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21.60 | 4.545 | |||
| Red Nelson | 16 | 13 | 81 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 24 | 44 | 5.22 | 1.815 | |||
| Barney Pelty | 28 | 22 | 197 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 0 | 59 | 69 | 2.97 | 1.350 | |||
| Jeff Pfeffer | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7.20 | 1.500 | |||
| Jack Powell | 31 | 27 | 207.7 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 1 | 52 | 44 | 3.29 | 1.290 | |||
| Joe Willis | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.14 | 1.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 232 | 152 | 1332.3 | 45 | 107 | .296 | 1 | 383 | 463 | 3.86 | 1.447 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jimmy Austin | 148 |
| At Bats | Burt Shotton | 572 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jimmy Austin | 650 |
| Batting Average | Frank LaPorte | .314 |
| On-Base % | Frank LaPorte | .361 |
| Slugging % | Frank LaPorte | .446 |
| OPS | Frank LaPorte | .807 |
| Runs | Jimmy Austin and Burt Shotton | 84 |
| Hits | Frank LaPorte | 159 |
| Total Bases | Frank LaPorte | 226 |
| Doubles | Frank LaPorte | 37 |
| Triples | Frank LaPorte | 12 |
| Home Runs | Joe Kutina, Paul Meloan, and Jim Murray | 3 |
| RBI | Frank LaPorte | 82 |
| Walks | Jimmy Austin | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | Jimmy Austin and Burt Shotton | 26 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Austin | 34 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Joe Lake | 10 |
| Losses | Jack Powell | 19 |
| Saves | Jack Powell | 1 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Lake | .400 |
| ERA | Barney Pelty | 2.97 |
| WHIP | Jack Powell | 1.290 |
| Innings Pitched | Joe Lake | 215.3 |
| Games | Earl Hamilton | 32 |
| Games Started | Jack Powell | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Joe Lake | 69 |
| Complete Games | Barney Pelty and Jack Powell | 18 |
| Shutouts | Joe Lake | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Joe Lake | 914 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Joe Lake | 79 |
| Hits Allowed | Joe Lake | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Hamilton and Barney Pelty | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Joe Lake and Red Nelson | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty George | 9 |
