1923 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1923 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 74-78. They scored 687 runs and belted 82 home runs to go along with a .282 batting average. Ken Williams provided the power for the team with 29 homers. Marty McManus was the best run producer with 94 RBI. Jack Tobin led the team with 202 hits for a .317 average.
The team allowed 719 runs and had a team ERA of 3.93. Urban Shocker led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 109 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Frank Ellerbe | 3B | 18 | 49 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .184 | .384 | .184 |
| Homer Ezzell | 3B | 88 | 279 | 31 | 68 | 0 | 14 | 4 | .287 | .265 | .552 | .244 |
| Eddie Foster | 2B | 27 | 100 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .241 | .200 | .441 | .180 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 154 | 605 | 85 | 170 | 1 | 62 | 4 | .342 | .339 | .681 | .281 |
| Marty McManus | 2B | 154 | 582 | 86 | 180 | 15 | 94 | 14 | .367 | .481 | .848 | .309 |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 78 | 251 | 36 | 62 | 0 | 17 | 4 | .310 | .295 | .605 | .247 |
| Dutch Schliebner | 1B | 127 | 444 | 50 | 122 | 4 | 52 | 3 | .339 | .372 | .711 | .275 |
| Johnny Schulte | 1B | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .000 | .571 | .000 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herschel Bennett | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Cedric Durst | OF | 45 | 85 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .280 | .412 | .692 | .212 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 147 | 592 | 76 | 183 | 8 | 81 | 6 | .343 | .419 | .762 | .309 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 151 | 637 | 91 | 202 | 13 | 73 | 8 | .363 | .476 | .839 | .317 |
| Bill Whaley | OF | 23 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .320 | .629 | .240 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 147 | 555 | 106 | 198 | 29 | 91 | 18 | .439 | .623 | 1.062 | .357 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Josh Billings | C | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pat Collins | C | 85 | 181 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .240 | .271 | .511 | .177 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 122 | 432 | 50 | 133 | 3 | 51 | 3 | .356 | .419 | .775 | .308 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Mizeur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Harry Rice | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Syl Simon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5296 | 687 | 1491 | 82 | 613 | 64 | .328 | .398 | .726 | .282 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Bayne | 19 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 31 | 4.50 | 1.739 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 38 | 29 | 226.3 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 1 | 96 | 87 | 3.94 | 1.361 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 19 | 17 | 109.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 36 | 63 | 3.62 | 1.546 | |||
| Jumbo Elliott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.00 | 4.000 | |||
| George Grant | 4 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5.19 | 2.069 | |||
| Ray Kolp | 34 | 17 | 171.3 | 5 | 12 | .294 | 1 | 44 | 54 | 3.89 | 1.354 | |||
| Hub Pruett | 32 | 8 | 104.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 59 | 64 | 4.31 | 1.659 | |||
| Charlie Root | 27 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 5.70 | 1.433 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 43 | 35 | 277.3 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 5 | 109 | 49 | 3.41 | 1.230 | |||
| Sloppy Thurston | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.500 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 41 | 35 | 282.3 | 16 | 17 | .485 | 1 | 74 | 120 | 3.06 | 1.403 | |||
| Rasty Wright | 20 | 8 | 82.7 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 6.42 | 1.705 | |||
| Team Totals | 280 | 154 | 1373.2 | 74 | 78 | .487 | 10 | 488 | 528 | 3.93 | 1.426 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Wally Gerber and Marty McManus | 154 |
| At Bats | Jack Tobin | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jack Tobin | 696 |
| Batting Average | Ken Williams | .357 |
| On-Base % | Ken Williams | .439 |
| Slugging % | Ken Williams | .623 |
| OPS | Ken Williams | 1.062 |
| Runs | Ken Williams | 106 |
| Hits | Jack Tobin | 202 |
| Total Bases | Ken Williams | 346 |
| Doubles | Ken Williams | 37 |
| Triples | Jack Tobin | 15 |
| Home Runs | Ken Williams | 29 |
| RBI | Marty McManus | 94 |
| Walks | Ken Williams | 79 |
| Strikeouts | Dutch Schliebner | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | Ken Williams | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | Ken Williams | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wally Gerber | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Urban Shocker | 20 |
| Losses | Elam Vangilder | 17 |
| Saves | Urban Shocker | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Urban Shocker | .625 |
| ERA | Elam Vangilder | 3.06 |
| WHIP | Urban Shocker | 1.230 |
| Innings Pitched | Elam Vangilder | 282.3 |
| Games | Urban Shocker | 43 |
| Games Started | Urban Shocker and Elam Vangilder | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Urban Shocker | 109 |
| Complete Games | Urban Shocker | 24 |
| Shutouts | Elam Vangilder | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Elam Vangilder | 1210 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Urban Shocker | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Urban Shocker | 292 |
| Walks Allowed | Elam Vangilder | 120 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Urban Shocker | 12 |
| Wild Pitches | Elam Vangilder | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dave Danforth | 12 |
