1935 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1935 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 65-87. They scored 718 runs and belted 73 home runs to go along with a .270 batting average. The offense was powered by Moose Solters, who led the team with 18 home runs, 104 RBI, and 182 hits.
The team allowed 930 runs and had a team ERA of 5.26. Leading the team in wins was Ivy Andrews, with 13. Russ Van Atta racked up 87 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ollie Bejma | 2B | 64 | 198 | 18 | 38 | 2 | 26 | 1 | .289 | .283 | .572 | .192 |
| Johnny Burnett | 3B | 70 | 206 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 1 | .289 | .282 | .571 | .223 |
| Jack Burns | 1B | 143 | 549 | 77 | 157 | 5 | 67 | 3 | .366 | .368 | .734 | .286 |
| Tom Carey | 2B | 76 | 296 | 29 | 86 | 0 | 42 | 0 | .320 | .378 | .698 | .291 |
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 137 | 475 | 101 | 140 | 11 | 69 | 0 | .406 | .436 | .842 | .295 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 1B | 10 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .296 | .333 | .629 | .208 |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 93 | 371 | 78 | 107 | 2 | 35 | 25 | .396 | .410 | .806 | .288 |
| Ski Melillo | 2B | 19 | 62 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .300 | .258 | .558 | .210 |
| Heinie Mueller | 1B | 16 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .222 | .436 | .185 |
| Alan Strange | SS | 49 | 147 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .311 | .286 | .597 | .231 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Beau Bell | OF | 76 | 220 | 20 | 55 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .304 | .345 | .649 | .250 |
| Ed Coleman | OF | 108 | 397 | 66 | 114 | 17 | 71 | 0 | .373 | .499 | .872 | .287 |
| Debs Garms | OF | 10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .267 | .620 | .267 |
| Mel Mazzera | OF | 12 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .324 | .400 | .724 | .233 |
| Ray Pepper | OF | 92 | 261 | 20 | 66 | 4 | 37 | 0 | .306 | .379 | .685 | .253 |
| Moose Solters | OF | 127 | 552 | 79 | 182 | 18 | 104 | 10 | .369 | .520 | .889 | .330 |
| Hal Warnock | OF | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .571 | .857 | .286 |
| Sam West | OF | 138 | 527 | 93 | 158 | 10 | 70 | 1 | .388 | .442 | .830 | .300 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Frank Grube | C | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .333 |
| Tommy Heath | C | 47 | 93 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .372 | .269 | .641 | .237 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 144 | 504 | 57 | 146 | 0 | 48 | 3 | .349 | .381 | .730 | .290 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5365 | 718 | 1446 | 73 | 674 | 45 | .337 | .384 | .721 | .270 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ivy Andrews | 50 | 20 | 213.3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 1 | 43 | 53 | 3.54 | 1.331 | |||
| George Blaeholder | 6 | 2 | 17.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7.13 | 1.751 | |||
| Sugar Cain | 31 | 24 | 167.7 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 68 | 104 | 5.26 | 1.795 | |||
| Earl Caldwell | 6 | 5 | 36.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3.68 | 1.390 | |||
| Dick Coffman | 41 | 18 | 143.7 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 2 | 34 | 46 | 6.14 | 1.754 | |||
| Snipe Hansen | 10 | 0 | 26.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8.77 | 1.985 | |||
| Jack Knott | 48 | 19 | 187.7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 7 | 45 | 78 | 4.60 | 1.582 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 7 | 6 | 42.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 4.85 | 1.569 | |||
| Bob Poser | 4 | 1 | 13.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9.22 | 2.190 | |||
| Fay Thomas | 49 | 19 | 147 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 1 | 67 | 89 | 4.78 | 1.728 | |||
| Russ Van Atta | 53 | 17 | 170.3 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3 | 87 | 87 | 5.34 | 1.691 | |||
| Jim Walkup | 55 | 20 | 181.3 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 0 | 44 | 104 | 6.25 | 1.820 | |||
| Bob Weiland | 14 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 31 | 9.56 | 2.188 | |||
| Team Totals | 374 | 155 | 1380.5 | 65 | 87 | .428 | 15 | 435 | 641 | 5.26 | 1.672 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rollie Hemsley | 144 |
| At Bats | Moose Solters | 552 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jack Burns | 638 |
| Batting Average | Moose Solters | .330 |
| On-Base % | Harlond Clift | .406 |
| Slugging % | Moose Solters | .520 |
| OPS | Moose Solters | .889 |
| Runs | Harlond Clift | 101 |
| Hits | Moose Solters | 182 |
| Total Bases | Moose Solters | 287 |
| Doubles | Moose Solters | 39 |
| Triples | Ed Coleman | 9 |
| Home Runs | Moose Solters | 18 |
| RBI | Moose Solters | 104 |
| Walks | Harlond Clift | 83 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Burns | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | Lyn Lary | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | Sam West | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Burns | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ivy Andrews | 13 |
| Losses | Russ Van Atta | 16 |
| Saves | Jack Knott | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Ivy Andrews | .650 |
| ERA | Ivy Andrews | 3.54 |
| WHIP | Ivy Andrews | 1.331 |
| Innings Pitched | Ivy Andrews | 213.3 |
| Games | Jim Walkup | 55 |
| Games Started | Sugar Cain | 24 |
| Strikeouts | Russ Van Atta | 87 |
| Complete Games | Ivy Andrews | 10 |
| Shutouts | Jack Knott | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ivy Andrews | 913 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jim Walkup | 126 |
| Hits Allowed | Ivy Andrews | 231 |
| Walks Allowed | Sugar Cain and Jim Walkup | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jim Walkup | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Fay Thomas | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sugar Cain | 4 |
