1928 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1928 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 82-72. They scored 774 runs and belted 63 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. Lu Blue led the team in home runs with 14. The offense was powered by Heinie Manush, who led the team with 108 RBI and 241 hits.
The team allowed 737 runs and had a team ERA of 4.17. General Crowder was the winningest pitcher, with 21 games won. Sam Gray struck out 102 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bettencourt | 3B | 67 | 159 | 30 | 45 | 4 | 24 | 2 | .377 | .465 | .842 | .283 |
| Lu Blue | 1B | 154 | 549 | 116 | 154 | 14 | 80 | 12 | .400 | .455 | .855 | .281 |
| Otis Brannan | 2B | 135 | 483 | 68 | 118 | 10 | 66 | 3 | .333 | .356 | .689 | .244 |
| Wally Gerber | SS | 6 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .333 | .649 | .278 |
| Red Kress | SS | 150 | 560 | 78 | 153 | 3 | 81 | 5 | .332 | .371 | .703 | .273 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 51 | 132 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | .241 | .205 | .446 | .189 |
| Billy Mullen | 3B | 15 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .476 | .444 | .920 | .389 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 99 | 391 | 54 | 103 | 1 | 62 | 10 | .303 | .348 | .651 | .263 |
| Ollie Sax | 3B | 16 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .176 | .540 | .176 |
| Guy Sturdy | 1B | 54 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .340 | .311 | .651 | .222 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Fred Bennett | OF | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .375 | .625 | .250 |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 154 | 638 | 104 | 241 | 13 | 108 | 17 | .414 | .575 | .989 | .378 |
| Beauty McGowan | OF | 47 | 168 | 35 | 61 | 2 | 18 | 2 | .425 | .524 | .949 | .363 |
| Earl McNeely | OF | 127 | 496 | 66 | 117 | 0 | 44 | 8 | .299 | .319 | .618 | .236 |
| Fred Schulte | OF | 146 | 556 | 90 | 159 | 7 | 85 | 6 | .347 | .424 | .771 | .286 |
| Frank Wilson | OF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Ike Danning | C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .571 | .500 | 1.071 | .500 |
| Clyde Manion | C | 76 | 243 | 25 | 55 | 2 | 31 | 3 | .274 | .280 | .554 | .226 |
| Steve O'Neill | C | 10 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .485 | .333 | .818 | .292 |
| Wally Schang | C | 91 | 245 | 41 | 70 | 3 | 39 | 8 | .448 | .404 | .852 | .286 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5219 | 774 | 1432 | 63 | 707 | 80 | .334 | .393 | .726 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Boom-Boom Beck | 16 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 4.41 | 1.469 | |||
| George Blaeholder | 38 | 26 | 214.3 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 3 | 87 | 52 | 4.37 | 1.339 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 29 | 7 | 85.7 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 1 | 25 | 37 | 6.09 | 1.855 | |||
| General Crowder | 41 | 31 | 244 | 21 | 5 | .808 | 2 | 99 | 91 | 3.69 | 1.348 | |||
| Sam Gray | 35 | 31 | 262.7 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3 | 102 | 86 | 3.19 | 1.302 | |||
| Ernie Nevers | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 | 1.222 | |||
| Jack Ogden | 38 | 31 | 242.7 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2 | 67 | 80 | 4.15 | 1.389 | |||
| Lefty Stewart | 29 | 17 | 142.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3 | 25 | 32 | 4.67 | 1.437 | |||
| Ed Strelecki | 22 | 2 | 50.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4.29 | 1.312 | |||
| Hal Wiltse | 26 | 5 | 72 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 23 | 35 | 5.25 | 1.778 | |||
| Jim Wright | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 282 | 154 | 1374.4 | 82 | 72 | .532 | 15 | 456 | 454 | 4.17 | 1.412 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Lu Blue and Heinie Manush | 154 |
| At Bats | Heinie Manush | 638 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Heinie Manush | 697 |
| Batting Average | Heinie Manush | .378 |
| On-Base % | Heinie Manush | .414 |
| Slugging % | Heinie Manush | .575 |
| OPS | Heinie Manush | .989 |
| Runs | Lu Blue | 116 |
| Hits | Heinie Manush | 241 |
| Total Bases | Heinie Manush | 367 |
| Doubles | Heinie Manush | 47 |
| Triples | Heinie Manush | 20 |
| Home Runs | Lu Blue | 14 |
| RBI | Heinie Manush | 108 |
| Walks | Lu Blue | 105 |
| Strikeouts | Red Kress | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | Heinie Manush | 17 |
| Caught Stealing | Otis Brannan | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Red Kress | 26 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | General Crowder | 21 |
| Losses | Jack Ogden | 16 |
| Saves | George Blaeholder, Sam Gray, and Lefty Stewart | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | General Crowder | .808 |
| ERA | Sam Gray | 3.19 |
| WHIP | Sam Gray | 1.302 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam Gray | 262.7 |
| Games | General Crowder | 41 |
| Games Started | General Crowder, Sam Gray, and Jack Ogden | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Gray | 102 |
| Complete Games | Sam Gray | 21 |
| Shutouts | Sam Gray | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Sam Gray | 1133 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Ogden | 112 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Ogden | 257 |
| Walks Allowed | General Crowder | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | George Blaeholder and Jack Ogden | 23 |
| Wild Pitches | Dick Coffman | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Boom-Boom Beck | 4 |
