1938 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1938 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 55-97. They scored 755 runs and belted 92 home runs to go along with a .281 batting average. The offense was powered by Harlond Clift, who led the team with 34 home runs and 118 RBI. George McQuinn led the team with 195 hits for a .324 average.
The team allowed 962 runs and had a team ERA of 5.80. Bobo Newsom led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 226 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 149 | 534 | 119 | 155 | 34 | 118 | 10 | .423 | .554 | .977 | .290 |
| Sig Gryska | SS | 7 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .542 | .667 | 1.209 | .476 |
| Don Heffner | 2B | 141 | 473 | 47 | 116 | 2 | 69 | 1 | .341 | .319 | .660 | .245 |
| Roy Hughes | 2B | 58 | 96 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 3 | .361 | .375 | .736 | .281 |
| Red Kress | SS | 150 | 566 | 74 | 171 | 7 | 79 | 5 | .378 | .408 | .786 | .302 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 3B | 7 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .200 | .350 | .150 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 148 | 602 | 100 | 195 | 12 | 82 | 4 | .384 | .477 | .861 | .324 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ethan Allen | OF | 19 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .343 | .455 | .798 | .303 |
| Mel Almada | OF | 102 | 436 | 77 | 149 | 3 | 37 | 9 | .398 | .422 | .820 | .342 |
| Beau Bell | OF | 147 | 526 | 91 | 138 | 13 | 84 | 1 | .350 | .414 | .764 | .262 |
| Joe Grace | OF | 12 | 47 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .367 | .362 | .729 | .340 |
| Mel Mazzera | OF | 86 | 204 | 33 | 57 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .329 | .426 | .755 | .279 |
| Glenn McQuillen | OF | 43 | 116 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .308 | .319 | .627 | .284 |
| Buster Mills | OF | 123 | 466 | 66 | 133 | 3 | 46 | 7 | .350 | .373 | .723 | .285 |
| Sam West | OF | 44 | 165 | 17 | 51 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .363 | .400 | .763 | .309 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sam Harshaney | C | 11 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 | .292 | .662 | .292 |
| Tommy Heath | C | 70 | 194 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .345 | .325 | .670 | .227 |
| Billy Sullivan | C | 111 | 375 | 35 | 104 | 7 | 49 | 8 | .316 | .381 | .697 | .277 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5333 | 755 | 1498 | 92 | 713 | 51 | .348 | .397 | .746 | .281 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Emil Bildilli | 5 | 3 | 21.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 7.06 | 2.028 | |||
| Julio Bonetti | 17 | 0 | 28.3 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6.35 | 1.908 | |||
| Ed Cole | 36 | 6 | 88.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3 | 26 | 48 | 5.18 | 1.849 | |||
| Bill Cox | 22 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 0 | 16 | 35 | 7.00 | 1.841 | |||
| Oral Hildebrand | 23 | 23 | 163 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 66 | 73 | 5.69 | 1.638 | |||
| Fred Johnson | 17 | 6 | 69 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5.61 | 1.710 | |||
| Harry Kimberlin | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.375 | |||
| Jack Knott | 7 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 4.80 | 1.667 | |||
| Glenn Liebhardt | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Ed Linke | 21 | 2 | 39.7 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 7.94 | 2.343 | |||
| Lefty Mills | 30 | 27 | 210.3 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 0 | 134 | 116 | 5.31 | 1.579 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 44 | 40 | 329.7 | 20 | 16 | .556 | 1 | 226 | 192 | 5.08 | 1.595 | |||
| Vito Tamulis | 3 | 2 | 15.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 7.63 | 2.353 | |||
| Les Tietje | 17 | 8 | 62 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 15 | 38 | 7.55 | 1.952 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.62 | 1.000 | |||
| Russ Van Atta | 25 | 12 | 104 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 35 | 61 | 6.06 | 1.721 | |||
| Jim Walkup | 18 | 13 | 94 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 0 | 28 | 53 | 6.80 | 1.915 | |||
| Jim Weaver | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9.00 | 2.571 | |||
| Team Totals | 290 | 156 | 1344.7 | 55 | 97 | .362 | 7 | 632 | 737 | 5.80 | 1.726 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Red Kress | 150 |
| At Bats | George McQuinn | 602 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George McQuinn | 674 |
| Batting Average | Mel Almada | .342 |
| On-Base % | Harlond Clift | .423 |
| Slugging % | Harlond Clift | .554 |
| OPS | Harlond Clift | .977 |
| Runs | Harlond Clift | 119 |
| Hits | George McQuinn | 195 |
| Total Bases | Harlond Clift | 296 |
| Doubles | George McQuinn | 42 |
| Triples | Harlond Clift and George McQuinn | 7 |
| Home Runs | Harlond Clift | 34 |
| RBI | Harlond Clift | 118 |
| Walks | Harlond Clift | 118 |
| Strikeouts | Harlond Clift | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | Harlond Clift | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Buster Mills | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobo Newsom | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Bobo Newsom | 20 |
| Losses | Bobo Newsom | 16 |
| Saves | Ed Cole and Fred Johnson | 3 |
| Won-Loss % | Bobo Newsom | .556 |
| ERA | Bobo Newsom | 5.08 |
| WHIP | Lefty Mills | 1.579 |
| Innings Pitched | Bobo Newsom | 329.7 |
| Games | Bobo Newsom | 44 |
| Games Started | Bobo Newsom | 40 |
| Strikeouts | Bobo Newsom | 226 |
| Complete Games | Bobo Newsom | 31 |
| Shutouts | Lefty Mills, Les Tietje, and Russ Van Atta | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Bobo Newsom | 1475 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 186 |
| Hits Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 334 |
| Walks Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 192 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bobo Newsom | 30 |
| Wild Pitches | Lefty Mills | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Mills | 8 |
