1929 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1929 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 79-73. They scored 733 runs and belted 46 home runs to go along with a .276 batting average. The offense was powered by Red Kress, who led the team with 9 home runs and 107 RBI. Heinie Manush led the team with 204 hits for a .355 average.
The team allowed 713 runs and had a team ERA of 4.08. Sam Gray led the pitching staff with 18 wins and 109 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jimmy Austin | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Lu Blue | 1B | 151 | 573 | 111 | 168 | 6 | 61 | 12 | .422 | .429 | .851 | .293 |
| Otis Brannan | 2B | 23 | 51 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .345 | .373 | .718 | .294 |
| Len Dondero | 3B | 19 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .194 | .290 | .484 | .194 |
| Red Kress | SS | 147 | 557 | 82 | 170 | 9 | 107 | 5 | .366 | .436 | .802 | .305 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 141 | 494 | 57 | 146 | 5 | 67 | 11 | .337 | .401 | .738 | .296 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 154 | 585 | 81 | 147 | 2 | 62 | 14 | .306 | .332 | .638 | .251 |
| Ed Roetz | SS | 16 | 45 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .306 | .378 | .684 | .244 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Red Badgro | OF | 54 | 148 | 27 | 42 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .342 | .385 | .727 | .284 |
| Tom Jenkins | OF | 21 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .273 | .581 | .182 |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 142 | 574 | 85 | 204 | 6 | 81 | 9 | .401 | .500 | .901 | .355 |
| Beauty McGowan | OF | 125 | 441 | 62 | 112 | 2 | 51 | 5 | .346 | .354 | .700 | .254 |
| Earl McNeely | OF | 69 | 230 | 27 | 56 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .272 | .300 | .572 | .243 |
| Fred Schulte | OF | 121 | 446 | 63 | 137 | 3 | 71 | 8 | .389 | .404 | .793 | .307 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Ferrell | C | 64 | 144 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | .373 | .285 | .658 | .229 |
| Clyde Manion | C | 35 | 111 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .333 | .261 | .594 | .243 |
| Wally Schang | C | 94 | 249 | 43 | 59 | 5 | 36 | 1 | .424 | .378 | .802 | .237 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5175 | 733 | 1427 | 46 | 672 | 70 | .341 | .381 | .722 | .276 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Blaeholder | 42 | 24 | 222 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 2 | 72 | 61 | 4.18 | 1.342 | |||
| Herb Cobb | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 27 | 3 | 52.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 5.98 | 1.423 | |||
| Rip Collins | 26 | 20 | 155.3 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 1 | 47 | 73 | 4.00 | 1.513 | |||
| General Crowder | 40 | 34 | 266.7 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 4 | 79 | 93 | 3.91 | 1.369 | |||
| Oscar Estrada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 2.000 | |||
| Sam Gray | 43 | 37 | 305 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 1 | 109 | 96 | 3.72 | 1.416 | |||
| Paul Hopkins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Chad Kimsey | 24 | 3 | 64.3 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 5.04 | 1.586 | |||
| Jack Ogden | 34 | 14 | 131.3 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 4.93 | 1.508 | |||
| Lefty Stewart | 23 | 18 | 149.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 0 | 47 | 49 | 3.25 | 1.242 | |||
| Fred Stiely | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .00 | 1.556 | |||
| Ed Strelecki | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4.91 | 1.636 | |||
| Team Totals | 271 | 154 | 1371 | 79 | 73 | .520 | 10 | 415 | 462 | 4.08 | 1.408 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Frank O'Rourke | 154 |
| At Bats | Frank O'Rourke | 585 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Lu Blue | 712 |
| Batting Average | Heinie Manush | .355 |
| On-Base % | Lu Blue | .422 |
| Slugging % | Heinie Manush | .500 |
| OPS | Heinie Manush | .901 |
| Runs | Lu Blue | 111 |
| Hits | Heinie Manush | 204 |
| Total Bases | Heinie Manush | 287 |
| Doubles | Heinie Manush | 45 |
| Triples | Lu Blue, Heinie Manush, and Ski Melillo | 10 |
| Home Runs | Red Kress | 9 |
| RBI | Red Kress | 107 |
| Walks | Lu Blue | 126 |
| Strikeouts | Red Kress | 54 |
| Stolen Bases | Frank O'Rourke | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | Red Kress and Heinie Manush | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank O'Rourke | 28 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Sam Gray | 18 |
| Losses | George Blaeholder, General Crowder, and Sam Gray | 15 |
| Saves | General Crowder | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Rip Collins | .647 |
| ERA | Sam Gray | 3.72 |
| WHIP | George Blaeholder | 1.342 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam Gray | 305 |
| Games | Sam Gray | 43 |
| Games Started | Sam Gray | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Sam Gray | 109 |
| Complete Games | Sam Gray | 23 |
| Shutouts | George Blaeholder, General Crowder, and Sam Gray | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Sam Gray | 1310 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sam Gray | 126 |
| Hits Allowed | Sam Gray | 336 |
| Walks Allowed | Sam Gray | 96 |
| Home Runs Allowed | General Crowder | 22 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam Gray | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Rip Collins | 6 |
