1915 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1915 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 63-91. They scored 521 runs and belted 19 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. Tilly Walker led the team in home runs with 5. The offense was powered by Del Pratt, who led the team with 78 RBI and 175 hits. Burt Shotton had a great year on the basepaths with 43 stolen bases.
The team allowed 679 runs and had a team ERA of 3.04. Carl Weilman was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Grover Lowdermilk racked up 130 strkeouts 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 | 141 | 477 | 61 | 127 | 1 | 30 | 18 | .355 | .310 | .665 | .266 |
| Bill Dalrymple | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Shorty Dee | SS | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Ivan Howard | 1B | 113 | 324 | 43 | 90 | 2 | 43 | 29 | .368 | .370 | .738 | .278 |
| Dick Kauffman | 1B | 37 | 124 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .298 | .355 | .653 | .258 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 157 | 514 | 44 | 112 | 1 | 48 | 13 | .281 | .284 | .565 | .218 |
| John Leary | 1B | 75 | 227 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 2 | .268 | .286 | .554 | .242 |
| Del Pratt | 2B | 159 | 602 | 61 | 175 | 3 | 78 | 32 | .323 | .394 | .717 | .291 |
| Ray Schmandt | 1B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 81 | 274 | 28 | 78 | 3 | 29 | 10 | .307 | .369 | .676 | .285 |
| Bobby Wallace | SS | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .444 | .385 | .829 | .231 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 34 | 115 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 3 | .295 | .304 | .599 | .209 |
| Billy Lee | OF | 18 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .262 | .203 | .465 | .186 |
| Pat Parker | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 156 | 559 | 93 | 158 | 1 | 30 | 43 | .409 | .360 | .769 | .283 |
| Ernie Walker | OF | 50 | 109 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .348 | .284 | .632 | .211 |
| Tilly Walker | OF | 144 | 510 | 53 | 137 | 5 | 49 | 20 | .323 | .365 | .688 | .269 |
| Dee Walsh | OF | 59 | 150 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .308 | .253 | .561 | .220 |
| Gus Williams | OF | 45 | 119 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 11 | .246 | .277 | .523 | .202 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sam Agnew | C | 104 | 295 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 19 | 5 | .247 | .231 | .478 | .203 |
| Walt Alexander | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| George O'Brien | C | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Muddy Ruel | C | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .000 | .263 | .000 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 80 | 203 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 22 | 2 | .279 | .276 | .555 | .222 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Chauncey Burkam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5112 | 521 | 1255 | 19 | 439 | 202 | .305 | .315 | .620 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Baumgardner | 7 | 1 | 22.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 4.43 | 1.794 | |||
| Rollin Cook | 5 | 0 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7.24 | 1.825 | |||
| Carl East | 1 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16.20 | 2.424 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 35 | 28 | 204 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 63 | 69 | 2.87 | 1.333 | |||
| Harry Hoch | 12 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 7.20 | 1.950 | |||
| Red Hoff | 11 | 3 | 43.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 1.24 | 1.144 | |||
| Bill James | 34 | 22 | 170.3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 1 | 58 | 92 | 3.59 | 1.450 | |||
| Ernie Koob | 28 | 13 | 133.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 37 | 50 | 2.36 | 1.264 | |||
| Walt Leverenz | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 38 | 29 | 222.3 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 130 | 133 | 3.12 | 1.422 | |||
| Tim McCabe | 7 | 4 | 41.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1.30 | 0.815 | |||
| Reeve McKay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Jim Park | 3 | 3 | 22.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.19 | 1.189 | |||
| Scott Perry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 3.000 | |||
| Parson Perryman | 24 | 3 | 50.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3.93 | 1.352 | |||
| Tom Phillips | 5 | 4 | 27.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2.96 | 1.465 | |||
| Alex Remneas | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Pete Sims | 3 | 2 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.32 | 1.446 | |||
| George Sisler | 15 | 8 | 70 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 41 | 38 | 2.83 | 1.429 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 3 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7.36 | 3.514 | |||
| Johnny Tillman | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .90 | 1.000 | |||
| Dee Walsh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 47 | 31 | 295.7 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 4 | 125 | 83 | 2.34 | 1.092 | |||
| Team Totals | 290 | 159 | 1403 | 63 | 91 | .409 | 7 | 566 | 612 | 3.04 | 1.331 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Del Pratt | 159 |
| At Bats | Del Pratt | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Burt Shotton | 685 |
| Batting Average | Del Pratt | .291 |
| On-Base % | Burt Shotton | .409 |
| Slugging % | Del Pratt | .394 |
| OPS | Burt Shotton | .769 |
| Runs | Burt Shotton | 93 |
| Hits | Del Pratt | 175 |
| Total Bases | Del Pratt | 237 |
| Doubles | Del Pratt | 31 |
| Triples | Del Pratt and Burt Shotton | 11 |
| Home Runs | Tilly Walker | 5 |
| RBI | Del Pratt | 78 |
| Walks | Burt Shotton | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Doc Lavan | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Burt Shotton | 43 |
| Caught Stealing | Burt Shotton | 32 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Austin | 35 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Weilman | 18 |
| Losses | Carl Weilman | 19 |
| Saves | Carl Weilman | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Weilman | .486 |
| ERA | Carl Weilman | 2.34 |
| WHIP | Carl Weilman | 1.092 |
| Innings Pitched | Carl Weilman | 295.7 |
| Games | Carl Weilman | 47 |
| Games Started | Carl Weilman | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Grover Lowdermilk | 130 |
| Complete Games | Carl Weilman | 19 |
| Shutouts | Carl Weilman | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Carl Weilman | 1135 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Grover Lowdermilk and Carl Weilman | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Carl Weilman | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Grover Lowdermilk | 133 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Carl Weilman | 6 |
| Wild Pitches | Ernie Koob and Grover Lowdermilk | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Grover Lowdermilk | 16 |
