1927 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1927 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 59-94. They scored 724 runs and belted 55 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. Ken Williams led the team in home runs with 17. The offense was powered by George Sisler, who led the team with 97 RBI and 201 hits.
The team allowed 904 runs and had a team ERA of 4.95. Milt Gaston led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 77 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Spencer Adams | 2B | 88 | 259 | 32 | 69 | 0 | 29 | 1 | .333 | .332 | .665 | .266 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 142 | 438 | 44 | 98 | 0 | 45 | 2 | .284 | .295 | .579 | .224 |
| Red Kress | SS | 7 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .385 | .609 | .994 | .304 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 107 | 356 | 45 | 80 | 0 | 26 | 3 | .276 | .287 | .563 | .225 |
| Otto Miller | SS | 51 | 76 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .306 | .289 | .595 | .224 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 140 | 538 | 85 | 144 | 1 | 39 | 19 | .358 | .331 | .689 | .268 |
| George Sisler | 1B | 149 | 614 | 87 | 201 | 5 | 97 | 27 | .357 | .430 | .787 | .327 |
| Guy Sturdy | 1B | 5 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .455 | .476 | .931 | .429 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Herschel Bennett | OF | 93 | 256 | 40 | 68 | 3 | 30 | 6 | .311 | .363 | .674 | .266 |
| Bing Miller | OF | 143 | 492 | 83 | 160 | 5 | 75 | 9 | .375 | .449 | .824 | .325 |
| Harry Rice | OF | 137 | 520 | 90 | 149 | 7 | 68 | 6 | .351 | .412 | .763 | .287 |
| Fred Schulte | OF | 60 | 189 | 32 | 60 | 3 | 34 | 5 | .383 | .503 | .886 | .317 |
| Ken Williams | OF | 131 | 423 | 70 | 136 | 17 | 74 | 9 | .403 | .525 | .928 | .322 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Leo Dixon | C | 36 | 103 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .245 | .243 | .488 | .194 |
| Steve O'Neill | C | 74 | 191 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 22 | 0 | .303 | .283 | .586 | .230 |
| Wally Schang | C | 97 | 264 | 40 | 84 | 5 | 42 | 3 | .414 | .447 | .861 | .318 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5217 | 724 | 1442 | 55 | 657 | 92 | .328 | .381 | .709 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Win Ballou | 21 | 11 | 90.3 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 0 | 17 | 46 | 4.78 | 1.672 | |||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 3 | 1 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5.56 | 1.770 | |||
| George Blaeholder | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Stew Bolen | 3 | 1 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8.38 | 1.959 | |||
| General Crowder | 21 | 8 | 73.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 5.01 | 1.533 | |||
| Chet Falk | 9 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.74 | 2.229 | |||
| Milt Gaston | 37 | 30 | 254 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 1 | 77 | 100 | 5.00 | 1.476 | |||
| Sad Sam Jones | 30 | 26 | 189.7 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 72 | 102 | 4.32 | 1.650 | |||
| Ernie Nevers | 27 | 5 | 94.7 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 22 | 35 | 4.94 | 1.478 | |||
| Lefty Stewart | 27 | 19 | 155.7 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 4.28 | 1.477 | |||
| Elam Vangilder | 44 | 23 | 203 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 1 | 62 | 102 | 4.79 | 1.709 | |||
| Ernie Wingard | 38 | 17 | 156.3 | 2 | 13 | .133 | 0 | 28 | 79 | 6.56 | 1.868 | |||
| Jim Wright | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 1.000 | |||
| Tom Zachary | 13 | 12 | 78.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 4.37 | 1.750 | |||
| Team Totals | 276 | 155 | 1353.4 | 59 | 94 | .386 | 8 | 385 | 604 | 4.95 | 1.623 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George Sisler | 149 |
| At Bats | George Sisler | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George Sisler | 661 |
| Batting Average | George Sisler | .327 |
| On-Base % | Ken Williams | .403 |
| Slugging % | Ken Williams | .525 |
| OPS | Ken Williams | .928 |
| Runs | Harry Rice | 90 |
| Hits | George Sisler | 201 |
| Total Bases | George Sisler | 264 |
| Doubles | Bing Miller and George Sisler | 32 |
| Triples | Wally Gerber and Harry Rice | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ken Williams | 17 |
| RBI | George Sisler | 97 |
| Walks | Frank O'Rourke | 64 |
| Strikeouts | Frank O'Rourke | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | George Sisler | 27 |
| Caught Stealing | Spencer Adams and Frank O'Rourke | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Wally Gerber | 23 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Milt Gaston | 13 |
| Losses | Milt Gaston | 17 |
| Saves | General Crowder | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Elam Vangilder | .455 |
| ERA | Lefty Stewart | 4.28 |
| WHIP | Milt Gaston | 1.476 |
| Innings Pitched | Milt Gaston | 254 |
| Games | Elam Vangilder | 44 |
| Games Started | Milt Gaston | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Milt Gaston | 77 |
| Complete Games | Milt Gaston | 21 |
| Shutouts | Elam Vangilder | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Milt Gaston | 1117 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Milt Gaston | 141 |
| Hits Allowed | Milt Gaston | 275 |
| Walks Allowed | Sad Sam Jones and Elam Vangilder | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Milt Gaston | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Milt Gaston and Ernie Wingard | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Elam Vangilder | 5 |
