1917 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1917 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 57-97. They scored 511 runs and belted 15 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. Baby Doll Jacobson provided the power for the team with 4 homers. Hank Severeid was the best run producer with 57 RBI. George Sisler led the team with 190 hits for a .353 average. George Sisler had a great year on the basepaths with 37 stolen bases.
The team allowed 675 runs and had a team ERA of 3.20. Dave Davenport led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 100 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 127 | 455 | 61 | 109 | 0 | 19 | 13 | .319 | .314 | .633 | .240 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 14 | 39 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .357 | .385 | .742 | .308 |
| Ernie Johnson | SS | 80 | 199 | 28 | 49 | 2 | 20 | 13 | .296 | .327 | .623 | .246 |
| Duke Kenworthy | 2B | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .100 | .282 | .100 |
| Doc Lavan | SS | 118 | 355 | 19 | 85 | 0 | 30 | 5 | .284 | .290 | .574 | .239 |
| Lee Magee | 3B | 36 | 112 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .212 | .179 | .391 | .170 |
| Scrappy Moore | 3B | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .125 | .347 | .125 |
| Ed Murray | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Otto Neu | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Gene Paulette | 1B | 12 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .182 | .462 | .182 |
| Del Pratt | 2B | 123 | 450 | 40 | 111 | 1 | 53 | 18 | .301 | .338 | .639 | .247 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 135 | 539 | 60 | 190 | 2 | 52 | 37 | .390 | .453 | .843 | .353 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Demmitt | OF | 14 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .296 | .377 | .673 | .283 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 148 | 529 | 53 | 131 | 4 | 55 | 10 | .294 | .340 | .634 | .248 |
| Armando Marsans | OF | 75 | 257 | 31 | 59 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .285 | .276 | .561 | .230 |
| Ward Miller | OF | 43 | 82 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .350 | .280 | .630 | .207 |
| William Rumler | OF | 78 | 88 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2 | .323 | .420 | .743 | .261 |
| Burt Shotton | OF | 118 | 398 | 47 | 89 | 1 | 20 | 16 | .330 | .259 | .589 | .224 |
| Tod Sloan | OF | 109 | 313 | 32 | 72 | 2 | 25 | 8 | .307 | .281 | .588 | .230 |
| Earl Smith | OF | 52 | 199 | 31 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .332 | .387 | .719 | .281 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Hale | C | 38 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .310 | .262 | .572 | .197 |
| Grover Hartley | C | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .231 | .564 | .231 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 143 | 501 | 45 | 133 | 1 | 57 | 6 | .306 | .333 | .639 | .265 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ivan Bigler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Tom Richardson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5091 | 511 | 1250 | 15 | 425 | 157 | .296 | .315 | .611 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Davenport | 47 | 39 | 280.7 | 17 | 17 | .500 | 2 | 100 | 105 | 3.08 | 1.347 | |||
| Bob Groom | 38 | 28 | 232.7 | 8 | 19 | .296 | 3 | 82 | 95 | 2.94 | 1.238 | |||
| Earl Hamilton | 27 | 8 | 83 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 1 | 19 | 41 | 3.14 | 1.530 | |||
| Ernie Koob | 39 | 18 | 133.7 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 1 | 47 | 57 | 3.91 | 1.466 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1.42 | 1.053 | |||
| Speed Martin | 9 | 2 | 15.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.74 | 1.592 | |||
| Tim McCabe | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23.14 | 3.478 | |||
| Vince Molyneaux | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4.91 | 1.727 | |||
| Jim Park | 13 | 0 | 20.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 6.64 | 1.921 | |||
| Kewpie Pennington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Eddie Plank | 20 | 14 | 131 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 26 | 38 | 1.79 | 1.092 | |||
| Tom Rogers | 24 | 8 | 108.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 27 | 44 | 3.89 | 1.435 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 48 | 32 | 276.7 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 4 | 85 | 96 | 2.83 | 1.283 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 5 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1.89 | 1.316 | |||
| Rasty Wright | 16 | 1 | 39.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5.45 | 1.461 | |||
| Team Totals | 298 | 155 | 1385.5 | 57 | 97 | .370 | 12 | 429 | 537 | 3.20 | 1.340 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Baby Doll Jacobson | 148 |
| At Bats | George Sisler | 539 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Sisler | 587 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .353 |
| On-Base % | George Sisler | .390 |
| Slugging % | George Sisler | .453 |
| OPS | George Sisler | .843 |
| Runs | Jimmy Austin | 61 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 190 |
| Total Bases | George Sisler | 244 |
| Doubles | George Sisler | 30 |
| Triples | George Sisler | 9 |
| Home Runs | Baby Doll Jacobson | 4 |
| RBI | Hank Severeid | 57 |
| Walks | Burt Shotton | 62 |
| Strikeouts | Baby Doll Jacobson | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 37 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jimmy Austin | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Dave Davenport | 17 |
| Losses | Bob Groom and Allen Sothoron | 19 |
| Saves | Allen Sothoron | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Davenport | .500 |
| ERA | Allen Sothoron | 2.83 |
| WHIP | Bob Groom | 1.238 |
| Innings Pitched | Dave Davenport | 280.7 |
| Games | Allen Sothoron | 48 |
| Games Started | Dave Davenport | 39 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Davenport | 100 |
| Complete Games | Dave Davenport | 20 |
| Shutouts | Bob Groom | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Dave Davenport | 1178 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Davenport | 96 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Davenport | 273 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Davenport | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Davenport | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Davenport | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Allen Sothoron | 9 |
