1942 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1942 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 82-69. They scored 730 runs and belted 98 home runs to go along with a .259 batting average. The offense was powered by Chet Laabs, who led the team with 27 home runs and 99 RBI. Vern Stephens led the team with 169 hits for a .294 average.
The team allowed 637 runs and had a team ERA of 3.59. Johnny Niggeling led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 107 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Berardino | 3B | 29 | 74 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 3 | .329 | .405 | .734 | .284 |
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 143 | 541 | 108 | 148 | 7 | 55 | 6 | .394 | .399 | .793 | .274 |
| Don Gutteridge | 2B | 147 | 616 | 90 | 157 | 1 | 50 | 16 | .320 | .339 | .659 | .255 |
| Don Heffner | 2B | 19 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .189 | .222 | .411 | .167 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 145 | 554 | 86 | 145 | 12 | 78 | 1 | .335 | .403 | .738 | .262 |
| Vern Stephens | SS | 145 | 575 | 84 | 169 | 14 | 92 | 1 | .341 | .433 | .774 | .294 |
| Alan Strange | 3B | 19 | 37 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .325 | .324 | .649 | .270 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Mike Chartak | OF | 73 | 237 | 37 | 59 | 9 | 43 | 3 | .362 | .426 | .788 | .249 |
| Tony Criscola | OF | 91 | 158 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .331 | .399 | .730 | .297 |
| Roy Cullenbine | OF | 38 | 109 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .367 | .330 | .697 | .193 |
| Wally Judnich | OF | 132 | 457 | 78 | 143 | 17 | 82 | 3 | .413 | .499 | .912 | .313 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 144 | 520 | 90 | 143 | 27 | 99 | 0 | .380 | .498 | .878 | .275 |
| Glenn McQuillen | OF | 100 | 339 | 40 | 96 | 3 | 47 | 1 | .306 | .425 | .731 | .283 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Ferrell | C | 99 | 273 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .307 | .253 | .560 | .223 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 56 | 159 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .364 | .327 | .691 | .252 |
| Luke Sewell | C | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .083 | .237 | .083 |
| Bob Swift | C | 29 | 76 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .228 | .289 | .517 | .197 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Babe Dahlgren | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Ray Hayworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5229 | 730 | 1354 | 98 | 669 | 37 | .332 | .385 | .717 | .259 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Appleton | 14 | 0 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2.96 | 1.319 | |||
| Elden Auker | 35 | 34 | 249 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0 | 62 | 86 | 4.08 | 1.442 | |||
| Frank Biscan | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2.33 | 0.889 | |||
| George Caster | 39 | 0 | 80 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 5 | 34 | 39 | 2.81 | 1.263 | |||
| Stan Ferens | 19 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 3.78 | 1.406 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 32 | 28 | 192.3 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 1 | 75 | 79 | 3.60 | 1.414 | |||
| Loy Hanning | 11 | 0 | 17.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 7.79 | 2.197 | |||
| Bob Harris | 6 | 6 | 33.7 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 5.61 | 1.602 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 33 | 18 | 161 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 4 | 60 | 52 | 2.96 | 1.398 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 24 | 18 | 134.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 3.89 | 1.340 | |||
| Johnny Niggeling | 28 | 27 | 206.3 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 107 | 93 | 2.66 | 1.289 | |||
| Fritz Ostermueller | 10 | 4 | 43.7 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 3.71 | 1.442 | |||
| Ewald Pyle | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6.75 | 1.887 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 20 | 13 | 110.7 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 3.82 | 1.364 | |||
| Bill Trotter | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.00 | 3.500 | |||
| John Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.250 | |||
| Team Totals | 291 | 151 | 1362.9 | 82 | 69 | .543 | 13 | 488 | 505 | 3.59 | 1.388 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Don Gutteridge | 147 |
| At Bats | Don Gutteridge | 616 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Gutteridge | 689 |
| Batting Average | Wally Judnich | .313 |
| On-Base % | Wally Judnich | .413 |
| Slugging % | Wally Judnich | .499 |
| OPS | Wally Judnich | .912 |
| Runs | Harlond Clift | 108 |
| Hits | Vern Stephens | 169 |
| Total Bases | Chet Laabs | 259 |
| Doubles | Harlond Clift | 39 |
| Triples | Glenn McQuillen | 12 |
| Home Runs | Chet Laabs | 27 |
| RBI | Chet Laabs | 99 |
| Walks | Harlond Clift | 106 |
| Strikeouts | Chet Laabs | 88 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Gutteridge | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Gutteridge | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McQuinn | 16 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Glenn McQuillen | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Johnny Niggeling | 15 |
| Losses | Elden Auker | 13 |
| Saves | George Caster | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Al Hollingsworth | .625 |
| ERA | Johnny Niggeling | 2.66 |
| WHIP | Johnny Niggeling | 1.289 |
| Innings Pitched | Elden Auker | 249 |
| Games | George Caster | 39 |
| Games Started | Elden Auker | 34 |
| Strikeouts | Johnny Niggeling | 107 |
| Complete Games | Elden Auker | 17 |
| Shutouts | Denny Galehouse and Johnny Niggeling | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Elden Auker | 1093 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Elden Auker | 113 |
| Hits Allowed | Elden Auker | 273 |
| Walks Allowed | Johnny Niggeling | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Elden Auker | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Johnny Niggeling | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Niggeling | 11 |
