1918 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1918 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 58-64. They scored 426 runs and belted 5 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by George Sisler, who led the team with 2 home runs and 154 hits. Ray Demmitt was the best run producer with 61 RBI. George Sisler had a great year on the basepaths with 45 stolen bases.
The team allowed 448 runs and had a team ERA of 2.75. Allen Sothoron led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 71 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | SS | 110 | 367 | 42 | 97 | 0 | 20 | 18 | .359 | .324 | .683 | .264 |
| Joe Gedeon | 2B | 123 | 441 | 39 | 94 | 1 | 41 | 7 | .271 | .265 | .536 | .213 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 56 | 171 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .316 | .263 | .579 | .240 |
| Pete Johns | 1B | 46 | 89 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .215 | .213 | .428 | .180 |
| Ernie Johnson | SS | 29 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .294 | .580 | .265 |
| Fritz Maisel | 3B | 90 | 284 | 43 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .341 | .261 | .602 | .232 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 114 | 452 | 69 | 154 | 2 | 41 | 45 | .400 | .440 | .840 | .341 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Demmitt | OF | 116 | 405 | 45 | 114 | 1 | 61 | 10 | .346 | .370 | .716 | .281 |
| Tim Hendryx | OF | 88 | 219 | 22 | 61 | 0 | 33 | 5 | .388 | .370 | .758 | .279 |
| Earl Smith | OF | 89 | 286 | 28 | 77 | 0 | 32 | 13 | .303 | .339 | .642 | .269 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 122 | 480 | 59 | 133 | 0 | 36 | 13 | .349 | .338 | .687 | .277 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| George Hale | C | 12 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .167 | .328 | .133 |
| Les Nunamaker | C | 85 | 274 | 22 | 71 | 0 | 22 | 6 | .339 | .307 | .646 | .259 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 51 | 133 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .357 | .286 | .643 | .256 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Ken Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4019 | 426 | 1040 | 5 | 360 | 138 | .318 | .320 | .638 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bugs Bennett | 4 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.48 | 1.845 | |||
| Dave Davenport | 31 | 22 | 180 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 1 | 60 | 69 | 3.25 | 1.394 | |||
| Bert Gallia | 19 | 17 | 124 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 3.48 | 1.508 | |||
| Byron Houck | 27 | 2 | 71.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 2.39 | 1.213 | |||
| Lefty Leifield | 15 | 6 | 67 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 22 | 19 | 2.55 | 1.194 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 13 | 11 | 80 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 25 | 38 | 3.15 | 1.400 | |||
| Tim McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2.308 | |||
| Tom Rogers | 29 | 16 | 154 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2 | 29 | 49 | 3.27 | 1.279 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 14 | 9 | 94.7 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 2 | 33 | 40 | 1.81 | 1.151 | |||
| George Sisler | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 29 | 24 | 209 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 0 | 71 | 67 | 1.94 | 1.048 | |||
| Rasty Wright | 18 | 13 | 111.3 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 2.51 | 1.051 | |||
| Team Totals | 202 | 123 | 1111.3 | 58 | 64 | .475 | 8 | 346 | 402 | 2.75 | 1.255 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Joe Gedeon | 123 |
| At Bats | Jack Tobin | 480 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jack Tobin | 550 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .341 |
| On-Base % | George Sisler | .400 |
| Slugging % | George Sisler | .440 |
| OPS | George Sisler | .840 |
| Runs | George Sisler | 69 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 154 |
| Total Bases | George Sisler | 199 |
| Doubles | Ray Demmitt | 23 |
| Triples | George Sisler | 9 |
| Home Runs | George Sisler | 2 |
| RBI | Ray Demmitt | 61 |
| Walks | Jimmy Austin | 53 |
| Strikeouts | Ray Demmitt and Tim Hendryx | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 45 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Gedeon and Fritz Maisel | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Allen Sothoron | 12 |
| Losses | Allen Sothoron | 12 |
| Saves | Byron Houck, Tom Rogers, and Urban Shocker | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Bert Gallia | .571 |
| ERA | Allen Sothoron | 1.94 |
| WHIP | Allen Sothoron | 1.048 |
| Innings Pitched | Allen Sothoron | 209 |
| Games | Dave Davenport | 31 |
| Games Started | Allen Sothoron | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Allen Sothoron | 71 |
| Complete Games | Allen Sothoron | 14 |
| Shutouts | Dave Davenport and Allen Sothoron | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Allen Sothoron | 832 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dave Davenport | 65 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Davenport | 182 |
| Walks Allowed | Dave Davenport | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Rogers and Allen Sothoron | 3 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Davenport | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Davenport | 7 |



