1916 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1916 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 79-75. They scored 591 runs and belted 14 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. The offense was powered by Del Pratt, who led the team with 5 home runs and 103 RBI. George Sisler led the team with 177 hits for a .305 average. Armando Marsans had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 545 runs and had a team ERA of 2.56. Carl Weilman was the winningest pitcher, with 17 games won. Dave Davenport led the team with 129 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 129 | 411 | 55 | 85 | 1 | 28 | 19 | .333 | .280 | .613 | .207 |
| Babe Borton | 1B | 66 | 98 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .350 | .306 | .656 | .224 |
| Charlie Deal | 3B | 23 | 74 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .200 | .149 | .349 | .135 |
| Ernie Johnson | SS | 74 | 236 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 19 | 13 | .323 | .292 | .615 | .229 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 110 | 343 | 32 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 7 | .305 | .280 | .585 | .236 |
| Del Pratt | 2B | 158 | 596 | 64 | 159 | 5 | 103 | 26 | .331 | .391 | .722 | .267 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 151 | 580 | 83 | 177 | 4 | 76 | 34 | .355 | .400 | .755 | .305 |
| Bobby Wallace | 3B | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .350 | .278 | .628 | .278 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Billy Lee | OF | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .182 | .432 | .182 |
| Armando Marsans | OF | 151 | 528 | 51 | 134 | 1 | 60 | 46 | .333 | .286 | .619 | .254 |
| Ward Miller | OF | 146 | 485 | 72 | 129 | 1 | 50 | 25 | .371 | .328 | .699 | .266 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 157 | 614 | 97 | 174 | 1 | 36 | 41 | .392 | .345 | .737 | .283 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 77 | 150 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .272 | .253 | .525 | .213 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Harry Chapman | C | 18 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .097 | .249 | .097 |
| Verne Clemons | C | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| George Hale | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Grover Hartley | C | 89 | 222 | 19 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 4 | .325 | .261 | .586 | .225 |
| William Rumler | C | 27 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .375 | .405 | .780 | .324 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 100 | 293 | 23 | 80 | 0 | 34 | 3 | .341 | .314 | .655 | .273 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ray Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Gene Paulette | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | .500 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5155 | 591 | 1262 | 14 | 499 | 234 | .322 | .307 | .630 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Baumgardner | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7.88 | 2.125 | |||
| Doc Crandall | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 6.154 | |||
| Dave Davenport | 59 | 31 | 290.7 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 2 | 129 | 100 | 2.85 | 1.262 | |||
| Bill Fincher | 12 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2.14 | 1.381 | |||
| Bob Groom | 41 | 26 | 217.3 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 4 | 92 | 98 | 2.57 | 1.252 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 22 | 12 | 91.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 2.76 | 1.347 | |||
| Ernie Koob | 33 | 20 | 166.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2 | 26 | 56 | 2.54 | 1.254 | |||
| Tim McCabe | 13 | 0 | 25.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.16 | 1.401 | |||
| Jim Park | 26 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 2.62 | 1.190 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 37 | 26 | 235.7 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3 | 88 | 67 | 2.33 | 1.146 | |||
| George Sisler | 3 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1.00 | 0.889 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 46 | 31 | 276 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 2 | 91 | 76 | 2.15 | 1.134 | |||
| Team Totals | 299 | 158 | 1443.7 | 79 | 75 | .513 | 13 | 505 | 478 | 2.56 | 1.226 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Del Pratt | 158 |
| At Bats | Burt Shotton | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Burt Shotton | 728 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .305 |
| On-Base % | Burt Shotton | .392 |
| Slugging % | George Sisler | .400 |
| OPS | George Sisler | .755 |
| Runs | Burt Shotton | 97 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 177 |
| Total Bases | Del Pratt | 233 |
| Doubles | Del Pratt | 35 |
| Triples | Del Pratt | 12 |
| Home Runs | Del Pratt | 5 |
| RBI | Del Pratt | 103 |
| Walks | Burt Shotton | 110 |
| Strikeouts | Ward Miller | 76 |
| Stolen Bases | Armando Marsans | 46 |
| Caught Stealing | Burt Shotton | 28 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ward Miller | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Carl Weilman | 17 |
| Losses | Carl Weilman | 18 |
| Saves | Bob Groom | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Groom | .591 |
| ERA | Carl Weilman | 2.15 |
| WHIP | Carl Weilman | 1.134 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Davenport | 290.7 |
| Games | Dave Davenport | 59 |
| Games Started | Dave Davenport and Carl Weilman | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Davenport | 129 |
| Complete Games | Carl Weilman | 19 |
| Shutouts | Eddie Plank | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Davenport | 1149 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Davenport | 92 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Davenport | 267 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Davenport | 100 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Davenport | 4 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Davenport | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Davenport and Carl Weilman | 8 |
