1921 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1921 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 81-73. They scored 835 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .303 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Williams, who led the team with 24 home runs and 117 RBI. Jack Tobin led the team with 236 hits for a .352 average. George Sisler had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 845 runs and had a team ERA of 4.61. Urban Shocker led the pitching staff with 27 wins and 132 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | SS | 27 | 66 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .324 | .333 | .657 | .273 |
| Frank Ellerbe | 3B | 105 | 430 | 65 | 124 | 2 | 49 | 1 | .327 | .405 | .732 | .288 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 114 | 436 | 55 | 121 | 2 | 48 | 3 | .337 | .360 | .697 | .278 |
| Billy Gleason | 2B | 26 | 74 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .329 | .284 | .613 | .257 |
| Laymon Lamb | 3B | 45 | 134 | 18 | 34 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .281 | .373 | .654 | .254 |
| Dud Lee | SS | 72 | 180 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .235 | .211 | .446 | .167 |
| Marty McManus | 2B | 121 | 412 | 49 | 107 | 3 | 64 | 5 | .308 | .367 | .675 | .260 |
| Billy Mullen | 3B | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Jim Riley | 2B | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .000 | .083 | .000 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 138 | 582 | 125 | 216 | 12 | 104 | 35 | .411 | .560 | .971 | .371 |
| Earl Smith | 3B | 25 | 78 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .366 | .513 | .879 | .333 |
| Luke Stuart | 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.666 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 151 | 599 | 90 | 211 | 5 | 90 | 8 | .398 | .487 | .885 | .352 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 150 | 671 | 132 | 236 | 8 | 59 | 7 | .395 | .487 | .882 | .352 |
| Dutch Wetzel | OF | 61 | 119 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .271 | .277 | .548 | .210 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 146 | 547 | 115 | 190 | 24 | 117 | 20 | .429 | .561 | .990 | .347 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Josh Billings | C | 20 | 46 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .217 | .217 | .434 | .217 |
| Pat Collins | C | 58 | 111 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .339 | .297 | .636 | .243 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 143 | 472 | 66 | 153 | 2 | 78 | 7 | .379 | .415 | .794 | .324 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5446 | 835 | 1651 | 67 | 720 | 90 | .345 | .424 | .768 | .303 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bayne | 47 | 14 | 164 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3 | 82 | 80 | 4.72 | 1.506 | |||
| Bugs Bennett | 3 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14.29 | 2.982 | |||
| George Boehler | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Bernie Boland | 7 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 9.33 | 2.296 | |||
| Bill Burwell | 33 | 3 | 84.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 5.12 | 1.554 | |||
| Nick Cullop | 4 | 1 | 11.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8.49 | 2.051 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 40 | 36 | 265.3 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 0 | 100 | 123 | 4.44 | 1.515 | |||
| Joe DeBerry | 10 | 1 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.57 | 2.033 | |||
| Dutch Henry | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Ray Kolp | 37 | 18 | 166.7 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 0 | 43 | 51 | 4.97 | 1.554 | |||
| Emilio Palmero | 24 | 9 | 90 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 26 | 49 | 5.00 | 1.756 | |||
| Ray Richmond | 6 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 11.30 | 2.378 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 47 | 38 | 326.7 | 27 | 12 | .692 | 4 | 132 | 86 | 3.55 | 1.319 | |||
| Allen Sothoron | 5 | 4 | 27.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5.20 | 1.480 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 31 | 21 | 180.3 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 0 | 48 | 67 | 3.94 | 1.459 | |||
| Team Totals | 296 | 154 | 1379 | 81 | 73 | .526 | 9 | 477 | 556 | 4.61 | 1.521 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Baby Doll Jacobson | 151 |
| At Bats | Jack Tobin | 671 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jack Tobin | 731 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .371 |
| On-Base % | Ken Williams | .429 |
| Slugging % | Ken Williams | .561 |
| OPS | Ken Williams | .990 |
| Runs | Jack Tobin | 132 |
| Hits | Jack Tobin | 236 |
| Total Bases | Jack Tobin | 327 |
| Doubles | Baby Doll Jacobson and George Sisler | 38 |
| Triples | George Sisler and Jack Tobin | 18 |
| Home Runs | Ken Williams | 24 |
| RBI | Ken Williams | 117 |
| Walks | Ken Williams | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Frank Ellerbe and Ken Williams | 42 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Ken Williams | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank Ellerbe | 30 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Urban Shocker | 27 |
| Losses | Dixie Davis | 16 |
| Saves | Urban Shocker | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Urban Shocker | .692 |
| ERA | Urban Shocker | 3.55 |
| WHIP | Urban Shocker | 1.319 |
| Innings Pitched | Urban Shocker | 326.7 |
| Games | Bill Bayne and Urban Shocker | 47 |
| Games Started | Urban Shocker | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Urban Shocker | 132 |
| Complete Games | Urban Shocker | 30 |
| Shutouts | Urban Shocker | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Urban Shocker | 1401 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Dixie Davis | 131 |
| Hits Allowed | Urban Shocker | 345 |
| Walks Allowed | Dixie Davis | 123 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Urban Shocker | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Dixie Davis | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dixie Davis | 10 |
