1937 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1937 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 46-108. They scored 715 runs and belted 71 home runs to go along with a .285 batting average. The offense was powered by Harlond Clift, who led the team with 29 home runs and 118 RBI. Beau Bell led the team with 218 hits for a .340 average.
The team allowed 1023 runs and had a team ERA of 6.00. Leading the team in wins was Jim Walkup, with 9. Oral Hildebrand struck out 75 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Red Barkley | 2B | 31 | 101 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .357 | .327 | .684 | .267 |
| Jim Bottomley | 1B | 65 | 109 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 12 | 1 | .346 | .330 | .676 | .239 |
| Tom Carey | 2B | 130 | 487 | 54 | 134 | 1 | 40 | 1 | .306 | .335 | .641 | .275 |
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 155 | 571 | 103 | 175 | 29 | 118 | 8 | .413 | .546 | .959 | .306 |
| Harry Davis | 1B | 120 | 450 | 89 | 124 | 3 | 35 | 7 | .374 | .364 | .738 | .276 |
| Rogers Hornsby | 2B | 20 | 56 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .397 | .429 | .826 | .321 |
| Bill Knickerbocker | SS | 121 | 491 | 53 | 128 | 4 | 61 | 3 | .303 | .365 | .668 | .261 |
| Nig Lipscomb | 2B | 36 | 96 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .398 | .438 | .836 | .323 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ethan Allen | OF | 103 | 320 | 39 | 101 | 0 | 31 | 3 | .360 | .378 | .738 | .316 |
| Beau Bell | OF | 156 | 642 | 82 | 218 | 14 | 117 | 2 | .391 | .509 | .900 | .340 |
| Tom Cafego | OF | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Eddie Silber | OF | 22 | 83 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .352 | .337 | .689 | .313 |
| Joe Vosmik | OF | 144 | 594 | 81 | 193 | 4 | 93 | 2 | .377 | .455 | .832 | .325 |
| Sam West | OF | 122 | 457 | 68 | 150 | 7 | 58 | 1 | .390 | .473 | .863 | .328 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Tony Giuliani | C | 19 | 53 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .339 | .321 | .660 | .302 |
| Sam Harshaney | C | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .182 | .468 | .091 |
| Tommy Heath | C | 17 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .377 | .395 | .772 | .233 |
| Rollie Hemsley | C | 100 | 334 | 30 | 74 | 3 | 28 | 0 | .276 | .302 | .578 | .222 |
| Bennie Huffman | C | 76 | 176 | 18 | 48 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .323 | .341 | .664 | .273 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Mel Mazzera | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .571 | .857 | .286 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5510 | 715 | 1573 | 71 | 682 | 30 | .343 | .399 | .743 | .285 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Baecht | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12.79 | 3.016 | |||
| Emil Bildilli | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.12 | 1.875 | |||
| Sheriff Blake | 15 | 1 | 36.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 7.61 | 2.044 | |||
| Julio Bonetti | 28 | 16 | 143.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 43 | 60 | 5.84 | 1.745 | |||
| Earl Caldwell | 9 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 6.83 | 1.793 | |||
| George Hennessey | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.29 | 3.000 | |||
| Oral Hildebrand | 30 | 27 | 201.3 | 8 | 17 | .320 | 1 | 75 | 87 | 5.14 | 1.565 | |||
| Chief Hogsett | 37 | 26 | 177.3 | 6 | 19 | .240 | 2 | 68 | 75 | 6.29 | 1.805 | |||
| Harry Kimberlin | 3 | 2 | 15.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2.35 | 1.634 | |||
| Jack Knott | 38 | 22 | 191.3 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 2 | 74 | 91 | 4.89 | 1.626 | |||
| Lou Koupal | 26 | 13 | 105.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 24 | 55 | 6.56 | 1.939 | |||
| Nig Lipscomb | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6.52 | 1.856 | |||
| Bill Miller | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13.50 | 2.750 | |||
| Lefty Mills | 2 | 2 | 12.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6.39 | 2.047 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Bill Strickland | 9 | 0 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 5.91 | 2.019 | |||
| Tommy Thomas | 17 | 2 | 30.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7.04 | 1.824 | |||
| Les Tietje | 5 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 4.20 | 1.633 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 34 | 12 | 122.3 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 37 | 50 | 5.81 | 1.635 | |||
| Russ Van Atta | 16 | 6 | 58.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 5.52 | 1.806 | |||
| Jim Walkup | 27 | 18 | 150.3 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 46 | 83 | 7.36 | 2.003 | |||
| Team Totals | 313 | 156 | 1362.9 | 46 | 108 | .299 | 8 | 468 | 653 | 6.00 | 1.778 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Beau Bell | 156 |
| At Bats | Beau Bell | 642 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Beau Bell | 699 |
| Batting Average | Beau Bell | .340 |
| On-Base % | Harlond Clift | .413 |
| Slugging % | Harlond Clift | .546 |
| OPS | Harlond Clift | .959 |
| Runs | Harlond Clift | 103 |
| Hits | Beau Bell | 218 |
| Total Bases | Beau Bell | 327 |
| Doubles | Beau Bell | 51 |
| Triples | Joe Vosmik | 9 |
| Home Runs | Harlond Clift | 29 |
| RBI | Harlond Clift | 118 |
| Walks | Harlond Clift | 98 |
| Strikeouts | Harlond Clift | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | Harlond Clift | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Harry Davis | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Joe Vosmik | 11 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jim Walkup | 9 |
| Losses | Chief Hogsett | 19 |
| Saves | Chief Hogsett and Jack Knott | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Jim Walkup | .429 |
| ERA | Jack Knott | 4.89 |
| WHIP | Oral Hildebrand | 1.565 |
| Innings Pitched | Oral Hildebrand | 201.3 |
| Games | Jack Knott | 38 |
| Games Started | Oral Hildebrand | 27 |
| Strikeouts | Oral Hildebrand | 75 |
| Complete Games | Oral Hildebrand | 12 |
| Shutouts | Oral Hildebrand and Chief Hogsett | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Oral Hildebrand | 904 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Chief Hogsett | 124 |
| Hits Allowed | Chief Hogsett | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Knott | 91 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Knott | 25 |
| Wild Pitches | Jim Walkup | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bill Trotter | 7 |
