1919 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1919 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 67-72. They scored 535 runs and belted 31 home runs to go along with a .264 batting average. The offense was powered by George Sisler, who led the team with 10 home runs, 83 RBI, and 180 hits.
The team allowed 562 runs and had a team ERA of 3.13. Allen Sothoron led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 106 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 106 | 396 | 54 | 94 | 1 | 21 | 8 | .314 | .313 | .627 | .237 |
| Herman Bronkie | 3B | 67 | 196 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | .336 | .327 | .663 | .255 |
| Joe Gedeon | 2B | 120 | 437 | 57 | 111 | 0 | 27 | 4 | .340 | .302 | .642 | .254 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 140 | 462 | 43 | 105 | 1 | 37 | 1 | .308 | .290 | .598 | .227 |
| Gene Robertson | SS | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Joe Schepner | 3B | 14 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .224 | .292 | .516 | .208 |
| John Shovlin | 2B | 9 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .200 | .500 | .200 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 132 | 511 | 96 | 180 | 10 | 83 | 28 | .390 | .530 | .920 | .352 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Demmitt | OF | 79 | 202 | 19 | 48 | 1 | 19 | 3 | .290 | .327 | .617 | .238 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 120 | 455 | 70 | 147 | 4 | 51 | 9 | .362 | .453 | .815 | .323 |
| Tod Sloan | OF | 27 | 63 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .368 | .349 | .717 | .238 |
| Earl Smith | OF | 88 | 252 | 21 | 63 | 1 | 36 | 1 | .300 | .349 | .649 | .250 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 127 | 486 | 54 | 159 | 6 | 57 | 8 | .376 | .438 | .814 | .327 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 65 | 227 | 32 | 68 | 6 | 35 | 7 | .376 | .467 | .843 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Josh Billings | C | 38 | 76 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .218 | .237 | .455 | .197 |
| Pat Collins | C | 11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .190 | .470 | .143 |
| Wally Mayer | C | 30 | 62 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .314 | .323 | .637 | .226 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 112 | 351 | 16 | 87 | 0 | 36 | 2 | .298 | .293 | .591 | .248 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 4672 | 535 | 1234 | 31 | 460 | 74 | .313 | .355 | .669 | .264 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bayne | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.25 | 1.833 | |||
| Dave Davenport | 24 | 16 | 123.3 | 2 | 11 | .154 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 3.94 | 1.427 | |||
| Bert Gallia | 34 | 25 | 222.3 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 1 | 83 | 92 | 3.60 | 1.404 | |||
| Hal Haid | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Ernie Koob | 25 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 4.64 | 1.515 | |||
| Lefty Leifield | 19 | 9 | 92 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 2.93 | 1.315 | |||
| Grover Lowdermilk | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .75 | 0.833 | |||
| Rolla Mapel | 4 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4.50 | 1.700 | |||
| Tom Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 7.000 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 30 | 25 | 211 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 86 | 55 | 2.69 | 1.175 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 40 | 30 | 270 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3 | 106 | 87 | 2.20 | 1.270 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.08 | 1.385 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 20 | 20 | 148 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 2.07 | 1.203 | |||
| Rasty Wright | 24 | 5 | 63.3 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 5.54 | 1.564 | |||
| Team Totals | 235 | 140 | 1255.9 | 67 | 72 | .482 | 4 | 415 | 421 | 3.13 | 1.335 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Wally Gerber | 140 |
| At Bats | George Sisler | 511 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Sisler | 561 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .352 |
| On-Base % | George Sisler | .390 |
| Slugging % | George Sisler | .530 |
| OPS | George Sisler | .920 |
| Runs | George Sisler | 96 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 180 |
| Total Bases | George Sisler | 271 |
| Doubles | Baby Doll Jacobson and George Sisler | 31 |
| Triples | George Sisler | 15 |
| Home Runs | George Sisler | 10 |
| RBI | George Sisler | 83 |
| Walks | Joe Gedeon | 50 |
| Strikeouts | Baby Doll Jacobson | 47 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 28 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Gedeon | 40 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Allen Sothoron | 20 |
| Losses | Bert Gallia | 14 |
| Saves | Allen Sothoron | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Carl Weilman | .625 |
| ERA | Allen Sothoron | 2.20 |
| WHIP | Urban Shocker | 1.175 |
| Innings Pitched | Allen Sothoron | 270 |
| Games | Allen Sothoron | 40 |
| Games Started | Allen Sothoron | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Allen Sothoron | 106 |
| Complete Games | Allen Sothoron | 21 |
| Shutouts | Urban Shocker | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Allen Sothoron | 1136 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bert Gallia | 89 |
| Hits Allowed | Allen Sothoron | 256 |
| Walks Allowed | Bert Gallia | 92 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bert Gallia | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Allen Sothoron | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Allen Sothoron | 10 |
