1931 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1931 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 63-91. They scored 720 runs and belted 76 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. The offense was powered by Goose Goslin, who led the team with 24 home runs and 194 hits. Red Kress was the best run producer with 114 RBI.
The team allowed 870 runs and had a team ERA of 4.76. Lefty Stewart led the pitching staff with 14 wins and 89 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Jack Burns | 1B | 144 | 570 | 75 | 148 | 4 | 70 | 19 | .312 | .353 | .665 | .260 |
| Ed Grimes | 3B | 43 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .364 | .351 | .715 | .263 |
| Red Kress | 3B | 150 | 605 | 87 | 188 | 16 | 114 | 3 | .360 | .493 | .853 | .311 |
| Jim Levey | SS | 139 | 498 | 53 | 104 | 5 | 38 | 13 | .264 | .285 | .549 | .209 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 151 | 617 | 88 | 189 | 2 | 75 | 7 | .346 | .407 | .753 | .306 |
| Frank O'Rourke | SS | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .222 |
| Lin Storti | 3B | 86 | 273 | 32 | 60 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .263 | .337 | .600 | .220 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Larry Bettencourt | OF | 74 | 206 | 27 | 53 | 3 | 26 | 4 | .357 | .364 | .721 | .257 |
| Goose Goslin | OF | 151 | 591 | 114 | 194 | 24 | 105 | 9 | .412 | .555 | .967 | .328 |
| Tom Jenkins | OF | 81 | 230 | 20 | 61 | 3 | 25 | 1 | .316 | .352 | .668 | .265 |
| Nap Kloza | OF | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .143 | .393 | .143 |
| Earl McNeely | OF | 49 | 102 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 4 | .288 | .265 | .553 | .225 |
| Fred Schulte | OF | 134 | 553 | 100 | 168 | 9 | 65 | 6 | .369 | .436 | .805 | .304 |
| Buck Stanton | OF | 13 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .533 | .200 |
| Frank Waddey | OF | 14 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .318 | .651 | .273 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Benny Bengough | C | 40 | 140 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .271 | .293 | .564 | .250 |
| Jack Crouch | C | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Rick Ferrell | C | 117 | 386 | 47 | 118 | 3 | 57 | 2 | .394 | .427 | .821 | .306 |
| Russ Young | C | 16 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .206 | .373 | .118 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5374 | 720 | 1455 | 76 | 666 | 73 | .329 | .389 | .719 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Blaeholder | 35 | 32 | 226.3 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 0 | 79 | 56 | 4.53 | 1.485 | |||
| Garland Braxton | 11 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1.50 | 2.056 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 32 | 17 | 169.3 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 1 | 39 | 51 | 3.88 | 1.240 | |||
| Rip Collins | 17 | 14 | 107 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0 | 34 | 38 | 3.79 | 1.570 | |||
| Bob Cooney | 5 | 4 | 39.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 4.12 | 1.679 | |||
| Jess Doyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Sam Gray | 43 | 37 | 258 | 11 | 24 | .314 | 2 | 88 | 54 | 5.09 | 1.461 | |||
| Wally Hebert | 23 | 13 | 103 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 5.07 | 1.660 | |||
| Chad Kimsey | 42 | 1 | 94.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 4.39 | 1.569 | |||
| Lefty Stewart | 36 | 33 | 258 | 14 | 17 | .452 | 0 | 89 | 85 | 4.40 | 1.442 | |||
| Fred Stiely | 4 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 1.493 | |||
| Rollie Stiles | 34 | 2 | 81 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 32 | 60 | 7.22 | 2.123 | |||
| Team Totals | 283 | 154 | 1361.9 | 63 | 91 | .409 | 10 | 436 | 448 | 4.76 | 1.521 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Goose Goslin and Ski Melillo | 151 |
| At Bats | Ski Melillo | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Goose Goslin | 675 |
| Batting Average | Goose Goslin | .328 |
| On-Base % | Goose Goslin | .412 |
| Slugging % | Goose Goslin | .555 |
| OPS | Goose Goslin | .967 |
| Runs | Goose Goslin | 114 |
| Hits | Goose Goslin | 194 |
| Total Bases | Goose Goslin | 328 |
| Doubles | Red Kress | 46 |
| Triples | Ski Melillo | 11 |
| Home Runs | Goose Goslin | 24 |
| RBI | Red Kress | 114 |
| Walks | Goose Goslin | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Jim Levey | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | Jack Burns | 19 |
| Caught Stealing | Red Kress | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Burns | 8 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Lefty Stewart | 14 |
| Losses | Sam Gray | 24 |
| Saves | Chad Kimsey | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Wally Hebert | .462 |
| ERA | Dick Coffman | 3.88 |
| WHIP | Dick Coffman | 1.240 |
| Innings Pitched | Sam Gray and Lefty Stewart | 258 |
| Games | Sam Gray | 43 |
| Games Started | Sam Gray | 37 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Stewart | 89 |
| Complete Games | Lefty Stewart | 20 |
| Shutouts | Dick Coffman | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Sam Gray | 1158 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sam Gray | 146 |
| Hits Allowed | Sam Gray | 323 |
| Walks Allowed | Lefty Stewart | 85 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sam Gray | 20 |
| Wild Pitches | Sam Gray | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sam Gray | 4 |
