1914 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1914 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 71-82. They scored 523 runs and belted 17 home runs to go along with a .243 batting average. The offense was powered by Tilly Walker, who led the team with 6 home runs and 78 RBI. Del Pratt led the team with 165 hits for a .283 average. Burt Shotton had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 614 runs and had a team ERA of 2.85. Carl Weilman led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 119 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 130 | 466 | 55 | 111 | 0 | 30 | 20 | .300 | .290 | .590 | .238 |
| Charlie Bold | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ed Hemingway | 3B | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Ivan Howard | 3B | 81 | 209 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 20 | 14 | .342 | .292 | .634 | .244 |
| Dick Kauffman | 1B | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .333 | .600 | .267 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 75 | 239 | 21 | 63 | 1 | 21 | 6 | .318 | .339 | .657 | .264 |
| John Leary | 1B | 144 | 533 | 35 | 141 | 0 | 45 | 9 | .282 | .343 | .625 | .265 |
| Ed Miller | 1B | 41 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .219 | .172 | .391 | .138 |
| Del Pratt | 2B | 158 | 584 | 85 | 165 | 5 | 65 | 37 | .341 | .411 | .752 | .283 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 26 | 73 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .269 | .274 | .543 | .219 |
| Dee Walsh | SS | 7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .160 | .087 | .247 | .087 |
| Buzzy Wares | SS | 81 | 215 | 20 | 45 | 0 | 23 | 10 | .300 | .265 | .565 | .209 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Tim Bowden | OF | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Bob Clemens | OF | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .375 | .385 | .760 | .231 |
| Bobby Messenger | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 154 | 579 | 82 | 156 | 0 | 38 | 40 | .344 | .333 | .677 | .269 |
| Ernie Walker | OF | 74 | 131 | 19 | 39 | 1 | 14 | 6 | .366 | .405 | .771 | .298 |
| Tilly Walker | OF | 151 | 517 | 67 | 154 | 6 | 78 | 29 | .365 | .441 | .806 | .298 |
| Gus Williams | OF | 144 | 499 | 51 | 126 | 4 | 47 | 35 | .308 | .339 | .647 | .253 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sam Agnew | C | 115 | 311 | 22 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 10 | .279 | .254 | .533 | .212 |
| Frank Crossin | C | 43 | 90 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .225 | .156 | .381 | .122 |
| Jack Enzenroth | C | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .167 | .611 | .167 |
| George Hale | C | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Joe Jenkins | C | 19 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .152 | .219 | .371 | .125 |
| William Rumler | C | 34 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .240 | .196 | .436 | .174 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Branch Rickey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Dutch Schirick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5101 | 523 | 1241 | 17 | 430 | 233 | .298 | .319 | .617 | .243 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Grover Baichley | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5.14 | 1.714 | |||
| George Baumgardner | 45 | 18 | 183.7 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | 93 | 84 | 2.79 | 1.285 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 44 | 35 | 302.3 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 2 | 111 | 100 | 2.50 | 1.207 | |||
| Harry Hoch | 15 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 3.00 | 1.519 | |||
| Bill James | 44 | 35 | 284 | 15 | 14 | .517 | 1 | 109 | 109 | 2.85 | 1.331 | |||
| Walt Leverenz | 27 | 16 | 111.3 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 0 | 41 | 63 | 3.80 | 1.527 | |||
| Ernie Manning | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.400 | |||
| Roy Mitchell | 28 | 9 | 103.3 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 4.35 | 1.665 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Wiley Taylor | 16 | 8 | 50 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 3.42 | 1.320 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 44 | 36 | 299 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1 | 119 | 84 | 2.08 | 1.151 | |||
| Team Totals | 272 | 159 | 1410.6 | 71 | 82 | .464 | 11 | 553 | 540 | 2.85 | 1.311 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Del Pratt | 158 |
| At Bats | Del Pratt | 584 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Burt Shotton | 655 |
| Batting Average | Tilly Walker | .298 |
| On-Base % | Tilly Walker | .365 |
| Slugging % | Tilly Walker | .441 |
| OPS | Tilly Walker | .806 |
| Runs | Del Pratt | 85 |
| Hits | Del Pratt | 165 |
| Total Bases | Del Pratt | 240 |
| Doubles | Del Pratt | 34 |
| Triples | Tilly Walker | 16 |
| Home Runs | Tilly Walker | 6 |
| RBI | Tilly Walker | 78 |
| Walks | Burt Shotton | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Gus Williams | 120 |
| Stolen Bases | Burt Shotton | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Burt Shotton | 29 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Del Pratt | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Weilman | 18 |
| Losses | Earl Hamilton | 18 |
| Saves | Roy Mitchell | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Weilman | .581 |
| ERA | Carl Weilman | 2.08 |
| WHIP | Carl Weilman | 1.151 |
| Innings Pitched | Earl Hamilton | 302.3 |
| Games | George Baumgardner | 45 |
| Games Started | Carl Weilman | 36 |
| Strikeouts | Carl Weilman | 119 |
| Complete Games | Earl Hamilton, Bill James, and Carl Weilman | 20 |
| Shutouts | Earl Hamilton | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Earl Hamilton | 1220 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bill James | 90 |
| Hits Allowed | Bill James | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Bill James | 109 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Earl Hamilton and Walt Leverenz | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bill James | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Carl Weilman | 11 |
