1926 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1926 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 62-92. They scored 682 runs and belted 72 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. The offense was powered by Ken Williams, who led the team with 17 home runs and 74 RBI. Harry Rice led the team with 181 hits for a .313 average.
The team allowed 849 runs and had a team ERA of 4.66. Tom Zachary was the winningest pitcher, with 14 games won. Win Ballou racked up 59 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .500 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 131 | 411 | 37 | 111 | 0 | 42 | 0 | .339 | .290 | .629 | .270 |
| Bobby LaMotte | SS | 36 | 79 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .300 | .329 | .629 | .203 |
| Marty McManus | 3B | 149 | 549 | 102 | 156 | 9 | 68 | 5 | .350 | .424 | .774 | .284 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 99 | 385 | 54 | 98 | 1 | 30 | 6 | .315 | .335 | .650 | .255 |
| Gene Robertson | 3B | 78 | 247 | 23 | 62 | 1 | 19 | 5 | .302 | .360 | .662 | .251 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 150 | 613 | 78 | 178 | 7 | 71 | 12 | .327 | .398 | .725 | .290 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herschel Bennett | OF | 80 | 225 | 33 | 60 | 1 | 26 | 2 | .337 | .360 | .697 | .267 |
| Cedric Durst | OF | 80 | 219 | 32 | 52 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .310 | .356 | .666 | .237 |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | OF | 50 | 182 | 18 | 52 | 2 | 21 | 1 | .319 | .412 | .731 | .286 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 94 | 353 | 60 | 117 | 4 | 50 | 7 | .382 | .470 | .852 | .331 |
| Harry Rice | OF | 148 | 578 | 86 | 181 | 9 | 59 | 10 | .384 | .441 | .825 | .313 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 108 | 347 | 55 | 97 | 17 | 74 | 5 | .354 | .510 | .864 | .280 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Leo Dixon | C | 33 | 89 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .294 | .247 | .541 | .191 |
| Pinky Hargrave | C | 92 | 235 | 20 | 66 | 7 | 37 | 3 | .319 | .464 | .783 | .281 |
| Wally Schang | C | 103 | 285 | 36 | 94 | 8 | 50 | 5 | .405 | .516 | .921 | .330 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5256 | 682 | 1449 | 72 | 608 | 64 | .324 | .395 | .718 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Win Ballou | 43 | 14 | 154 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 2 | 59 | 71 | 4.79 | 1.669 | |||
| Stew Bolen | 5 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6.14 | 1.837 | |||
| Dixie Davis | 27 | 7 | 83 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 4.66 | 1.602 | |||
| Chet Falk | 18 | 8 | 74 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 5.35 | 1.649 | |||
| Milt Gaston | 32 | 28 | 214.3 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 0 | 39 | 101 | 4.33 | 1.531 | |||
| Joe Giard | 22 | 15 | 90 | 3 | 10 | .231 | 0 | 18 | 67 | 7.00 | 2.000 | |||
| Claude Jonnard | 12 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 6.00 | 1.944 | |||
| Ernie Nevers | 11 | 7 | 74.7 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 4.46 | 1.419 | |||
| Charlie Robertson | 8 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 8.36 | 2.107 | |||
| George Sisler | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 42 | 19 | 181 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 1 | 40 | 98 | 5.17 | 1.624 | |||
| Ernie Wingard | 39 | 16 | 169 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3 | 30 | 76 | 3.57 | 1.562 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 34 | 31 | 247.3 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 3.60 | 1.460 | |||
| Team Totals | 294 | 155 | 1368 | 62 | 92 | .403 | 9 | 337 | 654 | 4.66 | 1.610 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Sisler | 150 |
| At Bats | George Sisler | 613 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Sisler | 662 |
| Batting Average | Harry Rice | .313 |
| On-Base % | Harry Rice | .384 |
| Slugging % | Harry Rice | .441 |
| OPS | Harry Rice | .825 |
| Runs | Marty McManus | 102 |
| Hits | Harry Rice | 181 |
| Total Bases | Harry Rice | 255 |
| Doubles | Marty McManus | 30 |
| Triples | George Sisler | 12 |
| Home Runs | Ken Williams | 17 |
| RBI | Ken Williams | 74 |
| Walks | Harry Rice | 63 |
| Strikeouts | Marty McManus | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | Bing Miller and Harry Rice | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ski Melillo | 24 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Zachary | 14 |
| Losses | Milt Gaston | 18 |
| Saves | Ernie Wingard | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Win Ballou | .524 |
| ERA | Ernie Wingard | 3.57 |
| WHIP | Tom Zachary | 1.460 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Zachary | 247.3 |
| Games | Win Ballou | 43 |
| Games Started | Tom Zachary | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Win Ballou | 59 |
| Complete Games | Tom Zachary | 18 |
| Shutouts | Tom Zachary | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Zachary | 1074 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Elam Vangilder | 104 |
| Hits Allowed | Tom Zachary | 264 |
| Walks Allowed | Milt Gaston | 101 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Tom Zachary | 14 |
| Wild Pitches | Win Ballou | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Chet Falk and Tom Zachary | 6 |
