1939 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1939 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 43-111. They scored 733 runs and belted 91 home runs to go along with a .268 batting average. The offense was powered by George McQuinn, who led the team with 20 home runs, 94 RBI, and 195 hits.
The team allowed 1035 runs and had a team ERA of 6.01. Vern Kennedy and Jack Kramer were tied for the team lead in wins with 9. Lefty Mills led the team with 103 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Berardino | 2B | 126 | 468 | 42 | 120 | 5 | 58 | 6 | .314 | .361 | .675 | .256 |
| Mark Christman | SS | 79 | 222 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .281 | .270 | .551 | .216 |
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 151 | 526 | 90 | 142 | 15 | 84 | 4 | .402 | .411 | .813 | .270 |
| Sig Gryska | SS | 18 | 49 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .345 | .306 | .651 | .265 |
| Don Heffner | SS | 110 | 375 | 45 | 100 | 1 | 35 | 1 | .350 | .312 | .662 | .267 |
| Roy Hughes | 2B | 17 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .087 | .309 | .087 |
| Red Kress | SS | 13 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .367 | .302 | .669 | .279 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 2B | 9 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .281 | .300 | .581 | .233 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 154 | 617 | 101 | 195 | 20 | 94 | 6 | .383 | .515 | .898 | .316 |
| Bob Neighbors | SS | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .455 | .637 | .182 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mel Almada | OF | 42 | 134 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .292 | .291 | .583 | .239 |
| Beau Bell | OF | 11 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .324 | .344 | .668 | .219 |
| Joe Gallagher | OF | 71 | 266 | 41 | 75 | 9 | 40 | 0 | .327 | .462 | .789 | .282 |
| Joe Grace | OF | 74 | 207 | 35 | 63 | 3 | 22 | 3 | .363 | .420 | .783 | .304 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 129 | 482 | 58 | 142 | 10 | 75 | 9 | .329 | .421 | .750 | .295 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 95 | 317 | 52 | 95 | 10 | 62 | 4 | .368 | .489 | .857 | .300 |
| Mel Mazzera | OF | 33 | 110 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .364 | .464 | .828 | .300 |
| Moose Solters | OF | 40 | 131 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .262 | .267 | .529 | .206 |
| Billy Sullivan | OF | 118 | 332 | 53 | 96 | 5 | 50 | 3 | .362 | .416 | .778 | .289 |
| Tommy Thompson | OF | 30 | 86 | 23 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .455 | .395 | .850 | .302 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Glenn | C | 88 | 286 | 29 | 78 | 4 | 29 | 4 | .344 | .367 | .711 | .273 |
| Sam Harshaney | C | 42 | 145 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .290 | .255 | .545 | .241 |
| Hal Spindel | C | 48 | 119 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .315 | .311 | .626 | .269 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Silber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5422 | 733 | 1453 | 91 | 696 | 48 | .331 | .381 | .713 | .268 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Emil Bildilli | 2 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3.32 | 1.421 | |||
| Ed Cole | 6 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7.11 | 2.222 | |||
| Bill Cox | 4 | 2 | 9.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9.64 | 1.935 | |||
| George Gill | 27 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 0 | 24 | 34 | 7.11 | 1.821 | |||
| Loy Hanning | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3.60 | 1.000 | |||
| Bob Harris | 28 | 16 | 126 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 48 | 71 | 5.71 | 1.849 | |||
| Myril Hoag | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Fred Johnson | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6.43 | 2.286 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 33 | 27 | 191.7 | 9 | 17 | .346 | 0 | 55 | 115 | 5.73 | 1.794 | |||
| Harry Kimberlin | 17 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 5.49 | 1.902 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 40 | 31 | 211.7 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 68 | 127 | 5.83 | 1.871 | |||
| Roxie Lawson | 36 | 14 | 150.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 43 | 83 | 5.32 | 1.752 | |||
| Johnny Marcum | 12 | 6 | 47.7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7.74 | 1.593 | |||
| Lefty Mills | 34 | 14 | 144.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 2 | 103 | 113 | 6.55 | 1.802 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15.00 | 3.333 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 6 | 6 | 45.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 4.73 | 1.575 | |||
| Ewald Pyle | 6 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 12.96 | 3.373 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 41 | 13 | 156.7 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 0 | 61 | 54 | 5.34 | 1.653 | |||
| Russ Van Atta | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11.57 | 2.286 | |||
| Jake Wade | 4 | 2 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 11.02 | 2.761 | |||
| Jim Walkup | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 4.286 | |||
| John Whitehead | 26 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 5.86 | 1.591 | |||
| Team Totals | 337 | 156 | 1371.4 | 43 | 111 | .279 | 3 | 516 | 739 | 6.01 | 1.796 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George McQuinn | 154 |
| At Bats | George McQuinn | 617 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George McQuinn | 702 |
| Batting Average | George McQuinn | .316 |
| On-Base % | Harlond Clift | .402 |
| Slugging % | George McQuinn | .515 |
| OPS | George McQuinn | .898 |
| Runs | George McQuinn | 101 |
| Hits | George McQuinn | 195 |
| Total Bases | George McQuinn | 318 |
| Doubles | George McQuinn | 37 |
| Triples | George McQuinn | 13 |
| Home Runs | George McQuinn | 20 |
| RBI | George McQuinn | 94 |
| Walks | Harlond Clift | 111 |
| Strikeouts | Chet Laabs | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Myril Hoag | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Heffner | 7 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McQuinn | 18 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Myril Hoag | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Vern Kennedy and Jack Kramer | 9 |
| Losses | Vern Kennedy | 17 |
| Saves | Lefty Mills | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Kramer | .360 |
| ERA | Bill Trotter | 5.34 |
| WHIP | Bill Trotter | 1.653 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Kramer | 211.7 |
| Games | Bill Trotter | 41 |
| Games Started | Jack Kramer | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Lefty Mills | 103 |
| Complete Games | Vern Kennedy | 12 |
| Shutouts | Jack Kramer | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Kramer | 998 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Kramer | 137 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Kramer | 269 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Kramer | 127 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Vern Kennedy and Jack Kramer | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Kramer | 9 |
| Hit Batsmen | Lefty Mills | 8 |
