1924 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1924 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 74-78. They scored 765 runs and belted 67 home runs to go along with a .295 batting average. The offense was powered by Baby Doll Jacobson, who led the team with 19 home runs and 97 RBI. George Sisler led the team with 194 hits for a .305 average.
The team allowed 797 runs and had a team ERA of 4.57. Urban Shocker led the pitching staff with 16 wins and 88 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Pat Burke | 3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Frank Ellerbe | 3B | 21 | 61 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 | .246 | .468 | .197 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 148 | 496 | 61 | 135 | 0 | 55 | 4 | .341 | .329 | .670 | .272 |
| Marty McManus | 2B | 123 | 442 | 71 | 147 | 5 | 80 | 13 | .409 | .441 | .850 | .333 |
| Norm McMillan | 2B | 76 | 201 | 25 | 56 | 0 | 27 | 6 | .332 | .358 | .690 | .279 |
| Harry Rice | 3B | 54 | 93 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .350 | .355 | .705 | .280 |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 121 | 439 | 70 | 140 | 4 | 52 | 3 | .373 | .421 | .794 | .319 |
| Syl Simon | 3B | 23 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .314 | .344 | .658 | .250 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 151 | 636 | 94 | 194 | 9 | 74 | 19 | .340 | .421 | .761 | .305 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herschel Bennett | OF | 41 | 94 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .364 | .468 | .832 | .330 |
| Verdo Elmore | OF | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .353 | .575 | .176 |
| Joe Evans | OF | 77 | 209 | 30 | 53 | 0 | 19 | 1 | .330 | .297 | .627 | .254 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 152 | 579 | 103 | 184 | 19 | 97 | 6 | .361 | .528 | .889 | .318 |
| Jack Tobin | OF | 136 | 569 | 87 | 170 | 2 | 48 | 6 | .357 | .390 | .747 | .299 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 114 | 398 | 78 | 129 | 18 | 84 | 20 | .425 | .533 | .958 | .324 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Pat Collins | C | 32 | 54 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .431 | .407 | .838 | .315 |
| Tony Rego | C | 24 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .233 | .237 | .470 | .220 |
| Hank Severeid | C | 137 | 432 | 37 | 133 | 4 | 48 | 1 | .362 | .398 | .760 | .308 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Bill Mizeur | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5222 | 765 | 1539 | 67 | 679 | 82 | .344 | .408 | .752 | .295 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Edgar Barnhart | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Bill Bayne | 22 | 3 | 50.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 4.44 | 1.499 | |||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 3.000 | |||
| Dave Danforth | 41 | 27 | 219.7 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | 65 | 69 | 4.51 | 1.434 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 29 | 24 | 160.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 0 | 45 | 72 | 4.10 | 1.441 | |||
| George Grant | 22 | 2 | 51.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 6.31 | 1.832 | |||
| Ray Kolp | 25 | 12 | 96.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 5.68 | 1.613 | |||
| Bill Lasley | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| George Lyons | 26 | 6 | 77.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 5.21 | 1.828 | |||
| Hub Pruett | 33 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 27 | 42 | 4.57 | 1.631 | |||
| Urban Shocker | 40 | 33 | 246.3 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 1 | 88 | 52 | 4.20 | 1.307 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 43 | 18 | 145.3 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 1 | 49 | 55 | 5.64 | 1.638 | |||
| Ollie Voigt | 8 | 1 | 16.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5.51 | 2.086 | |||
| Ernie Wingard | 36 | 26 | 218 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 23 | 85 | 3.51 | 1.376 | |||
| Team Totals | 329 | 153 | 1353.3 | 74 | 78 | .487 | 7 | 386 | 517 | 4.57 | 1.499 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Baby Doll Jacobson | 152 |
| At Bats | George Sisler | 636 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Sisler | 684 |
| Batting Average | Marty McManus | .333 |
| On-Base % | Ken Williams | .425 |
| Slugging % | Ken Williams | .533 |
| OPS | Ken Williams | .958 |
| Runs | Baby Doll Jacobson | 103 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 194 |
| Total Bases | Baby Doll Jacobson | 306 |
| Doubles | Baby Doll Jacobson | 41 |
| Triples | Baby Doll Jacobson | 12 |
| Home Runs | Baby Doll Jacobson | 19 |
| RBI | Baby Doll Jacobson | 97 |
| Walks | Ken Williams | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Baby Doll Jacobson | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | Ken Williams | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | George Sisler | 17 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Hank Severeid | 31 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Urban Shocker | 16 |
| Losses | Dixie Davis and Urban Shocker | 13 |
| Saves | Dave Danforth | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Danforth | .556 |
| ERA | Ernie Wingard | 3.51 |
| WHIP | Urban Shocker | 1.307 |
| Innings Pitched | Urban Shocker | 246.3 |
| Games | Elam Vangilder | 43 |
| Games Started | Urban Shocker | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Urban Shocker | 88 |
| Complete Games | Urban Shocker | 17 |
| Shutouts | Dixie Davis | 5 |
| Batters Faced | Urban Shocker | 1057 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Urban Shocker | 115 |
| Hits Allowed | Urban Shocker | 270 |
| Walks Allowed | Ernie Wingard | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Dave Danforth | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Ernie Wingard | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elam Vangilder | 9 |
