1940 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1940 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 67-87. They scored 757 runs and belted 118 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. The offense was powered by Wally Judnich, who led the team with 24 home runs and 89 RBI. Rip Radcliff led the team with 200 hits for a .342 average.
The team allowed 882 runs and had a team ERA of 5.12. Elden Auker was the winningest pitcher, with 16 games won. Johnny Niggeling struck out 82 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Berardino | SS | 142 | 523 | 71 | 135 | 16 | 85 | 6 | .301 | .424 | .725 | .258 |
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 150 | 523 | 92 | 143 | 20 | 87 | 9 | .396 | .463 | .859 | .273 |
| Don Heffner | 2B | 126 | 487 | 52 | 115 | 3 | 53 | 5 | .295 | .310 | .605 | .236 |
| Lyn Lary | SS | 27 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .136 | .111 | .247 | .056 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 2B | 17 | 63 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .394 | .540 | .934 | .317 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 151 | 594 | 78 | 166 | 16 | 84 | 3 | .343 | .460 | .803 | .279 |
| Alan Strange | SS | 54 | 167 | 26 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .284 | .269 | .553 | .186 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 86 | 257 | 41 | 59 | 7 | 31 | 0 | .359 | .370 | .729 | .230 |
| Joe Gallagher | OF | 23 | 70 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | .311 | .429 | .740 | .271 |
| Joe Grace | OF | 80 | 229 | 45 | 59 | 5 | 25 | 2 | .336 | .402 | .738 | .258 |
| Myril Hoag | OF | 76 | 191 | 20 | 50 | 3 | 26 | 2 | .309 | .366 | .675 | .262 |
| Wally Judnich | OF | 137 | 519 | 97 | 157 | 24 | 89 | 8 | .368 | .520 | .888 | .303 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 105 | 218 | 32 | 59 | 10 | 40 | 3 | .372 | .505 | .877 | .271 |
| Rip Radcliff | OF | 150 | 584 | 83 | 200 | 7 | 81 | 6 | .392 | .466 | .858 | .342 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sam Harshaney | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| George Susce | C | 61 | 113 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .282 | .248 | .530 | .212 |
| Bob Swift | C | 130 | 398 | 37 | 97 | 0 | 39 | 1 | .295 | .299 | .594 | .244 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Fuzz White | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5416 | 757 | 1423 | 118 | 715 | 51 | .330 | .401 | .731 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Elden Auker | 38 | 35 | 263.7 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 0 | 78 | 96 | 3.96 | 1.498 | |||
| Emil Bildilli | 28 | 11 | 97 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 1 | 32 | 52 | 5.57 | 1.701 | |||
| Slick Coffman | 31 | 4 | 74.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 6.27 | 1.754 | |||
| Bill Cox | 12 | 0 | 17.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7.27 | 2.023 | |||
| Bob Harris | 35 | 28 | 193.7 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 1 | 49 | 85 | 4.93 | 1.600 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 6 | 1 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11.12 | 2.389 | |||
| Vern Kennedy | 34 | 32 | 222.3 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 0 | 70 | 122 | 5.59 | 1.732 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 16 | 9 | 64.7 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 6.26 | 1.731 | |||
| Roxie Lawson | 30 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 5.12 | 1.819 | |||
| Lefty Mills | 26 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 18 | 52 | 7.78 | 1.966 | |||
| Maury Newlin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Johnny Niggeling | 28 | 20 | 153.7 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 0 | 82 | 69 | 4.45 | 1.412 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 36 | 4 | 98 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 3.77 | 1.510 | |||
| John Whitehead | 15 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 5.40 | 1.500 | |||
| Team Totals | 336 | 156 | 1373.4 | 67 | 87 | .435 | 9 | 439 | 646 | 5.12 | 1.630 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | George McQuinn | 151 |
| At Bats | George McQuinn | 594 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | George McQuinn | 659 |
| Batting Average | Rip Radcliff | .342 |
| On-Base % | Harlond Clift | .396 |
| Slugging % | Wally Judnich | .520 |
| OPS | Wally Judnich | .888 |
| Runs | Wally Judnich | 97 |
| Hits | Rip Radcliff | 200 |
| Total Bases | George McQuinn | 273 |
| Doubles | George McQuinn | 39 |
| Triples | George McQuinn | 10 |
| Home Runs | Wally Judnich | 24 |
| RBI | Wally Judnich | 89 |
| Walks | Harlond Clift | 104 |
| Strikeouts | Wally Judnich | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Harlond Clift | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Berardino and Harlond Clift | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McQuinn | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | George McQuinn | 12 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Elden Auker | 16 |
| Losses | Vern Kennedy | 17 |
| Saves | Roxie Lawson | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Elden Auker | .593 |
| ERA | Elden Auker | 3.96 |
| WHIP | Elden Auker | 1.498 |
| Innings Pitched | Elden Auker | 263.7 |
| Games | Elden Auker | 38 |
| Games Started | Elden Auker | 35 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Niggeling | 82 |
| Complete Games | Elden Auker | 20 |
| Shutouts | Elden Auker | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Elden Auker | 1176 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 138 |
| Hits Allowed | Elden Auker | 299 |
| Walks Allowed | Vern Kennedy | 122 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Harris | 24 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Harris and Johnny Niggeling | 8 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Niggeling | 5 |
