1930 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1930 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 64-90. They scored 751 runs and belted 75 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. Goose Goslin led the team in home runs with 30. The offense was powered by Red Kress, who led the team with 112 RBI and 192 hits.
The team allowed 896 runs and had a team ERA of 5.07. Lefty Stewart led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 79 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Lu Blue | 1B | 117 | 425 | 85 | 100 | 4 | 42 | 12 | .363 | .351 | .714 | .235 |
| Jack Burns | 1B | 8 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .300 |
| Sammy Hale | 3B | 62 | 190 | 21 | 52 | 2 | 25 | 1 | .303 | .358 | .661 | .274 |
| Joe Hassler | SS | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Red Kress | SS | 154 | 614 | 94 | 192 | 16 | 112 | 3 | .366 | .487 | .853 | .313 |
| Jim Levey | SS | 8 | 37 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .300 | .297 | .597 | .243 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 149 | 574 | 62 | 147 | 5 | 59 | 15 | .287 | .369 | .656 | .256 |
| Frank O'Rourke | 3B | 115 | 400 | 52 | 107 | 1 | 41 | 11 | .326 | .333 | .659 | .268 |
| Lin Storti | 2B | 7 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .367 | .429 | .796 | .321 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Red Badgro | OF | 89 | 234 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 27 | 3 | .285 | .355 | .640 | .239 |
| Goose Goslin | OF | 101 | 396 | 81 | 129 | 30 | 100 | 14 | .400 | .652 | 1.052 | .326 |
| Ted Gullic | OF | 92 | 308 | 39 | 77 | 4 | 44 | 4 | .310 | .344 | .654 | .250 |
| Tom Jenkins | OF | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .625 | .875 | .250 |
| Heinie Manush | OF | 49 | 198 | 26 | 65 | 2 | 29 | 3 | .345 | .480 | .825 | .328 |
| Earl McNeely | OF | 76 | 235 | 33 | 64 | 0 | 20 | 8 | .340 | .362 | .702 | .272 |
| Alex Metzler | OF | 56 | 209 | 30 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 5 | .326 | .330 | .656 | .258 |
| Fred Schulte | OF | 113 | 392 | 59 | 109 | 5 | 62 | 12 | .348 | .401 | .749 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jack Crouch | C | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | .214 | .414 | .143 |
| Rick Ferrell | C | 101 | 314 | 43 | 84 | 1 | 41 | 1 | .363 | .360 | .723 | .268 |
| Bernie Hungling | C | 10 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .417 | .387 | .804 | .323 |
| Clyde Manion | C | 57 | 148 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .326 | .243 | .569 | .216 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5277 | 751 | 1415 | 75 | 691 | 93 | .324 | .391 | .715 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Blaeholder | 37 | 23 | 191.3 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4 | 70 | 46 | 4.61 | 1.469 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 38 | 30 | 196 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 1 | 54 | 69 | 5.14 | 1.628 | |||
| Rip Collins | 35 | 20 | 171.7 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2 | 75 | 63 | 4.35 | 1.345 | |||
| General Crowder | 13 | 10 | 77.3 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 4.66 | 1.449 | |||
| Sam Gray | 27 | 24 | 167.7 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 0 | 51 | 52 | 6.28 | 1.592 | |||
| Herm Holshouser | 25 | 1 | 62.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 7.80 | 2.103 | |||
| Chad Kimsey | 42 | 4 | 113.3 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 1 | 32 | 45 | 6.35 | 1.624 | |||
| Lefty Stewart | 35 | 33 | 271 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 79 | 70 | 3.45 | 1.295 | |||
| Fred Stiely | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8.53 | 1.842 | |||
| Rollie Stiles | 20 | 7 | 102 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 25 | 41 | 5.91 | 1.735 | |||
| Team Totals | 276 | 154 | 1371.6 | 64 | 90 | .416 | 10 | 470 | 449 | 5.07 | 1.522 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Red Kress | 154 |
| At Bats | Red Kress | 614 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Red Kress | 679 |
| Batting Average | Red Kress | .313 |
| On-Base % | Red Kress | .366 |
| Slugging % | Red Kress | .487 |
| OPS | Red Kress | .853 |
| Runs | Red Kress | 94 |
| Hits | Red Kress | 192 |
| Total Bases | Red Kress | 299 |
| Doubles | Red Kress | 43 |
| Triples | Ski Melillo | 10 |
| Home Runs | Goose Goslin | 30 |
| RBI | Red Kress | 112 |
| Walks | Lu Blue | 81 |
| Strikeouts | Red Kress | 56 |
| Stolen Bases | Ski Melillo | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | Red Kress | 12 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Ski Melillo | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Stewart | 20 |
| Losses | Dick Coffman | 18 |
| Saves | George Blaeholder | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Lefty Stewart | .625 |
| ERA | Lefty Stewart | 3.45 |
| WHIP | Lefty Stewart | 1.295 |
| Innings Pitched | Lefty Stewart | 271 |
| Games | Chad Kimsey | 42 |
| Games Started | Lefty Stewart | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Stewart | 79 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Stewart | 23 |
| Shutouts | George Blaeholder, Dick Coffman, Rip Collins, General Crowder, and Lefty Stewart | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Lefty Stewart | 1139 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sam Gray | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Lefty Stewart | 281 |
| Walks Allowed | Lefty Stewart | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Lefty Stewart | 21 |
| Wild Pitches | Rollie Stiles | 3 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dick Coffman and Rip Collins | 5 |
