1922 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1922 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 93-61. They scored 868 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .310 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Williams, who led the team with 39 home runs and 155 RBI. George Sisler led the team with 246 hits for a .420 average. George Sisler had a great year on the basepaths with 51 stolen bases.
The team allowed 634 runs and had a team ERA of 3.38. Urban Shocker led the pitching staff with 24 wins and 149 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 15 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .452 | .805 | .290 |
| Herman Bronkie | 3B | 23 | 64 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .343 | .375 | .718 | .281 |
| Frank Ellerbe | 3B | 91 | 342 | 42 | 84 | 1 | 33 | 1 | .303 | .319 | .622 | .246 |
| Eddie Foster | 3B | 37 | 144 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 12 | 3 | .394 | .333 | .727 | .306 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 153 | 604 | 81 | 161 | 1 | 51 | 6 | .326 | .334 | .660 | .267 |
| Marty McManus | 2B | 154 | 606 | 88 | 189 | 11 | 109 | 9 | .358 | .459 | .817 | .312 |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 18 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .321 | .444 | .765 | .296 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 142 | 586 | 134 | 246 | 8 | 105 | 51 | .467 | .594 | 1.061 | .420 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Cedric Durst | OF | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .750 | .333 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 145 | 555 | 88 | 176 | 9 | 102 | 19 | .379 | .463 | .842 | .317 |
| Chick Shorten | OF | 55 | 131 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .354 | .489 | .843 | .275 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 146 | 625 | 122 | 207 | 13 | 66 | 7 | .388 | .474 | .862 | .331 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 153 | 585 | 128 | 194 | 39 | 155 | 37 | .413 | .627 | 1.040 | .332 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Josh Billings | C | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .571 | 1.000 | .429 |
| Pat Collins | C | 63 | 127 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 23 | 0 | .405 | .543 | .948 | .307 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 137 | 517 | 49 | 166 | 3 | 78 | 1 | .356 | .427 | .783 | .321 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5425 | 868 | 1684 | 98 | 785 | 136 | .357 | .453 | .810 | .310 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bayne | 26 | 9 | 92.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2 | 38 | 37 | 4.56 | 1.327 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 20 | 10 | 79.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 48 | 38 | 3.28 | 1.644 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 25 | 25 | 174.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0 | 65 | 87 | 4.08 | 1.429 | |||
| Dutch Henry | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5.40 | 2.400 | |||
| Ray Kolp | 32 | 18 | 169.7 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 3.93 | 1.385 | |||
| Heinie Meine | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.750 | |||
| Hub Pruett | 39 | 8 | 119.7 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | 70 | 59 | 2.33 | 1.320 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 48 | 38 | 348 | 24 | 17 | .585 | 3 | 149 | 57 | 2.97 | 1.213 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 43 | 30 | 245 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 4 | 63 | 48 | 3.42 | 1.208 | |||
| Rasty Wright | 31 | 16 | 154 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5 | 44 | 50 | 2.92 | 1.286 | |||
| Team Totals | 269 | 154 | 1392.1 | 93 | 61 | .604 | 22 | 534 | 419 | 3.38 | 1.315 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Marty McManus | 154 |
| At Bats | Jack Tobin | 625 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jack Tobin | 699 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .420 |
| On-Base % | George Sisler | .467 |
| Slugging % | Ken Williams | .627 |
| OPS | George Sisler | 1.061 |
| Runs | George Sisler | 134 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 246 |
| Total Bases | Ken Williams | 367 |
| Doubles | George Sisler | 42 |
| Triples | George Sisler | 18 |
| Home Runs | Ken Williams | 39 |
| RBI | Ken Williams | 155 |
| Walks | Ken Williams | 74 |
| Strikeouts | Marty McManus | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 51 |
| Caught Stealing | George Sisler and Ken Williams | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wally Gerber | 32 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Urban Shocker | 24 |
| Losses | Urban Shocker | 17 |
| Saves | Hub Pruett | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Ray Kolp | .778 |
| ERA | Rasty Wright | 2.92 |
| WHIP | Elam Vangilder | 1.208 |
| Innings Pitched | Urban Shocker | 348 |
| Games | Urban Shocker | 48 |
| Games Started | Urban Shocker | 38 |
| Strikeouts | Urban Shocker | 149 |
| Complete Games | Urban Shocker | 29 |
| Shutouts | Elam Vangilder | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Urban Shocker | 1441 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Urban Shocker | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Urban Shocker | 365 |
| Walks Allowed | Dixie Davis | 87 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Urban Shocker | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Rasty Wright | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Bayne | 9 |
