1912 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1912 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 53-101. They scored 556 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .248 batting average. The offense was powered by Del Pratt, who led the team with 5 home runs, 69 RBI, and 172 hits. Burt Shotton had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 764 runs and had a team ERA of 3.71. George Baumgardner and Earl Hamilton were tied for the team lead in wins with 11. Earl Hamilton struck out 139 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 149 | 536 | 57 | 135 | 2 | 44 | 28 | .306 | .319 | .625 | .252 |
| John Daley | SS | 18 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .317 | .231 | .548 | .173 |
| Ed Hallinan | SS | 29 | 86 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .272 | .244 | .516 | .221 |
| Joe Kutina | 1B | 69 | 205 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .262 | .293 | .555 | .205 |
| Frank LaPorte | 2B | 80 | 266 | 32 | 83 | 1 | 38 | 7 | .367 | .395 | .762 | .312 |
| Charlie Miller | SS | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Miller | 1B | 13 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .245 | .217 | .462 | .196 |
| Del Pratt | 2B | 152 | 570 | 76 | 172 | 5 | 69 | 24 | .348 | .426 | .774 | .302 |
| Doc Shanley | SS | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Henry Smoyer | SS | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .214 | .527 | .214 |
| George Stovall | 1B | 116 | 398 | 35 | 101 | 0 | 45 | 11 | .286 | .322 | .608 | .254 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 100 | 323 | 39 | 78 | 0 | 31 | 3 | .332 | .316 | .648 | .241 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Aiton | OF | 10 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .381 | .235 | .616 | .235 |
| Bunny Brief | OF | 15 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .408 | .381 | .789 | .310 |
| Bill Brown | OF | 9 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Pete Compton | OF | 103 | 268 | 26 | 75 | 2 | 30 | 11 | .339 | .354 | .693 | .280 |
| Willie Hogan | OF | 108 | 360 | 32 | 77 | 1 | 36 | 17 | .284 | .261 | .545 | .214 |
| Heinie Jantzen | OF | 31 | 119 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .218 | .227 | .445 | .185 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 154 | 580 | 87 | 168 | 2 | 40 | 35 | .390 | .353 | .743 | .290 |
| Gus Williams | OF | 64 | 216 | 32 | 63 | 2 | 32 | 18 | .370 | .444 | .814 | .292 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Walt Alexander | C | 37 | 97 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .245 | .216 | .461 | .175 |
| Lou Criger | C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Crossin | C | 8 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 | .227 | .488 | .227 |
| Phil Ketter | C | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Paul Krichell | C | 59 | 161 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .304 | .255 | .559 | .217 |
| Charlie Snell | C | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .263 | .611 | .211 |
| Jim Stephens | C | 75 | 205 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 22 | 3 | .274 | .332 | .606 | .249 |
| Fred Walden | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tom Tennant | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5080 | 556 | 1262 | 19 | 468 | 176 | .307 | .320 | .627 | .248 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Adams | 13 | 5 | 46.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 3.88 | 1.490 | |||
| Mack Allison | 31 | 20 | 169 | 6 | 17 | .261 | 1 | 43 | 49 | 3.62 | 1.302 | |||
| Bill Bailey | 3 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9.28 | 2.336 | |||
| George Baumgardner | 30 | 27 | 218.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 102 | 79 | 3.38 | 1.379 | |||
| Curly Brown | 16 | 4 | 64.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 4.87 | 1.607 | |||
| Elmer Brown | 23 | 13 | 120.3 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0 | 45 | 42 | 2.99 | 1.363 | |||
| John Frill | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.77 | 3.953 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 41 | 26 | 249.7 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 2 | 139 | 86 | 3.24 | 1.258 | |||
| Joe Lake | 11 | 6 | 57 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 4.42 | 1.509 | |||
| Roy Mitchell | 13 | 7 | 62 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 4.65 | 1.581 | |||
| Buddy Napier | 7 | 2 | 25.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4.97 | 1.502 | |||
| Red Nelson | 8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 7.00 | 1.889 | |||
| Barney Pelty | 6 | 6 | 38.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 5.59 | 1.499 | |||
| Jack Powell | 32 | 27 | 235.3 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 67 | 52 | 3.10 | 1.275 | |||
| Hack Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.176 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 8 | 6 | 48.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2.79 | 0.932 | |||
| Team Totals | 246 | 157 | 1369.6 | 53 | 101 | .344 | 5 | 547 | 442 | 3.71 | 1.369 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Burt Shotton | 154 |
| At Bats | Burt Shotton | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Burt Shotton | 681 |
| Batting Average | Del Pratt | .302 |
| On-Base % | Burt Shotton | .390 |
| Slugging % | Del Pratt | .426 |
| OPS | Del Pratt | .774 |
| Runs | Burt Shotton | 87 |
| Hits | Del Pratt | 172 |
| Total Bases | Del Pratt | 243 |
| Doubles | Del Pratt | 26 |
| Triples | Del Pratt | 15 |
| Home Runs | Del Pratt | 5 |
| RBI | Del Pratt | 69 |
| Walks | Burt Shotton | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | Burt Shotton | 35 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Austin | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | George Baumgardner and Earl Hamilton | 11 |
| Losses | Mack Allison and Jack Powell | 17 |
| Saves | Earl Hamilton | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | George Baumgardner | .458 |
| ERA | Jack Powell | 3.10 |
| WHIP | Earl Hamilton | 1.258 |
| Innings Pitched | Earl Hamilton | 249.7 |
| Games | Earl Hamilton | 41 |
| Games Started | George Baumgardner and Jack Powell | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Earl Hamilton | 139 |
| Complete Games | Jack Powell | 19 |
| Shutouts | George Baumgardner and Carl Weilman | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Earl Hamilton | 1013 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Earl Hamilton | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Powell | 248 |
| Walks Allowed | Earl Hamilton | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Powell | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Mack Allison | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elmer Brown | 12 |
