1920 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1920 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 76-77. They scored 797 runs and belted 50 home runs to go along with a .308 batting average. The offense was powered by George Sisler, who led the team with 19 home runs, 257 hits. Baby Doll Jacobson and George Sisler were tied for the team lead in RBI with 122. George Sisler had a great year on the basepaths with 42 stolen bases.
The team allowed 771 runs and had a team ERA of 4.03. Urban Shocker led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 107 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 83 | 280 | 38 | 76 | 1 | 32 | 2 | .352 | .343 | .695 | .271 |
| Joe Gedeon | 2B | 153 | 606 | 95 | 177 | 0 | 61 | 1 | .355 | .366 | .721 | .292 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 154 | 584 | 70 | 163 | 2 | 60 | 4 | .346 | .341 | .687 | .279 |
| Dud Lee | SS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 |
| Marty McManus | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.333 | .333 |
| Billy Mullen | 2B | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| John Shovlin | SS | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .286 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 154 | 631 | 137 | 257 | 19 | 122 | 42 | .449 | .632 | 1.081 | .407 |
| Earl Smith | 3B | 103 | 353 | 45 | 108 | 3 | 55 | 11 | .336 | .436 | .772 | .306 |
| Paul Speraw | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Thompson | 3B | 22 | 53 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .343 | .170 | .513 | .170 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 154 | 609 | 97 | 216 | 9 | 122 | 11 | .402 | .501 | .903 | .355 |
| Laymon Lamb | OF | 9 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .375 | .458 | .833 | .375 |
| Earl Pruess | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 147 | 593 | 94 | 202 | 4 | 62 | 21 | .383 | .452 | .835 | .341 |
| Dutch Wetzel | OF | 7 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .520 | .571 | 1.091 | .429 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 141 | 521 | 90 | 160 | 10 | 72 | 18 | .362 | .480 | .842 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Josh Billings | C | 66 | 155 | 19 | 43 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .353 | .335 | .688 | .277 |
| Pat Collins | C | 23 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .290 | .250 | .540 | .214 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 123 | 422 | 46 | 117 | 2 | 49 | 5 | .336 | .348 | .684 | .277 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Johnnie Heving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5359 | 797 | 1650 | 50 | 707 | 121 | .350 | .419 | .770 | .308 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bayne | 18 | 13 | 99.7 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 3.70 | 1.434 | |||
| George Boehler | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.71 | 2.000 | |||
| Bill Burwell | 33 | 2 | 113.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4 | 30 | 42 | 3.65 | 1.545 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 38 | 31 | 269.3 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 0 | 85 | 149 | 3.17 | 1.482 | |||
| Joe DeBerry | 10 | 7 | 54.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 4.94 | 1.554 | |||
| Bert Gallia | 2 | 1 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.36 | 2.973 | |||
| Lefty Leifield | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7.00 | 2.222 | |||
| Hod Leverette | 3 | 2 | 10.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5.23 | 2.039 | |||
| Adrian Lynch | 5 | 3 | 22.3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 5.24 | 1.794 | |||
| Ray Richmond | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6.35 | 1.588 | |||
| Roy Sanders | 8 | 1 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 5.19 | 2.139 | |||
| John Scheneberg | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 38 | 28 | 245.7 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 5 | 107 | 70 | 2.71 | 1.197 | |||
| George Sisler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 36 | 26 | 218.3 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 2 | 81 | 89 | 4.70 | 1.612 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 24 | 13 | 104.7 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 5.50 | 1.633 | |||
| Carl Weilman | 30 | 24 | 183.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 2 | 45 | 61 | 4.47 | 1.429 | |||
| Team Totals | 256 | 154 | 1378.6 | 76 | 77 | .497 | 14 | 444 | 578 | 4.03 | 1.494 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Wally Gerber, Baby Doll Jacobson, and George Sisler | 154 |
| At Bats | George Sisler | 631 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Joe Gedeon | 713 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .407 |
| On-Base % | George Sisler | .449 |
| Slugging % | George Sisler | .632 |
| OPS | George Sisler | 1.081 |
| Runs | George Sisler | 137 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 257 |
| Total Bases | George Sisler | 399 |
| Doubles | George Sisler | 49 |
| Triples | George Sisler | 18 |
| Home Runs | George Sisler | 19 |
| RBI | Baby Doll Jacobson and George Sisler | 122 |
| Walks | Wally Gerber | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Baby Doll Jacobson | 37 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 42 |
| Caught Stealing | George Sisler | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Gedeon | 48 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Urban Shocker | 20 |
| Losses | Allen Sothoron | 15 |
| Saves | Urban Shocker | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Urban Shocker | .667 |
| ERA | Urban Shocker | 2.71 |
| WHIP | Urban Shocker | 1.197 |
| Innings Pitched | Dixie Davis | 269.3 |
| Games | Dixie Davis and Urban Shocker | 38 |
| Games Started | Dixie Davis | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Urban Shocker | 107 |
| Complete Games | Dixie Davis and Urban Shocker | 22 |
| Shutouts | Urban Shocker | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Dixie Davis | 1167 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Allen Sothoron | 114 |
| Hits Allowed | Allen Sothoron | 263 |
| Walks Allowed | Dixie Davis | 149 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dixie Davis and Urban Shocker | 10 |
| Wild Pitches | Allen Sothoron | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Bayne and Dixie Davis | 7 |
