1943 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1943 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 72-80. They scored 595 runs and belted 78 home runs to go along with a .245 batting average. The offense was powered by Vern Stephens, who led the team with 22 home runs, 91 RBI, and 148 hits.
The team allowed 604 runs and had a team ERA of 3.41. Leading the team in wins was Steve Sundra, with 15. Denny Galehouse struck out 114 batters to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Floyd Baker | SS | 22 | 46 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .269 | .217 | .486 | .174 |
| Mark Christman | 3B | 98 | 336 | 31 | 91 | 2 | 35 | 0 | .318 | .351 | .669 | .271 |
| Ellis Clary | 3B | 23 | 69 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .375 | .304 | .679 | .275 |
| Harlond Clift | 3B | 105 | 379 | 43 | 88 | 3 | 25 | 5 | .329 | .301 | .630 | .232 |
| Don Gutteridge | 2B | 132 | 538 | 77 | 147 | 1 | 36 | 10 | .335 | .366 | .701 | .273 |
| Don Heffner | 2B | 18 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .171 | .152 | .323 | .121 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 125 | 449 | 53 | 109 | 12 | 74 | 4 | .327 | .374 | .701 | .243 |
| Vern Stephens | SS | 137 | 512 | 75 | 148 | 22 | 91 | 3 | .357 | .482 | .839 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Milt Byrnes | OF | 129 | 429 | 58 | 120 | 4 | 50 | 1 | .362 | .406 | .768 | .280 |
| Mike Chartak | OF | 108 | 344 | 38 | 88 | 10 | 37 | 1 | .333 | .401 | .734 | .256 |
| Tony Criscola | OF | 29 | 52 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .154 | .421 | .154 |
| Hal Epps | OF | 8 | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .342 | .400 | .742 | .286 |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 60 | 161 | 24 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 4 | .358 | .292 | .650 | .255 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 151 | 580 | 83 | 145 | 17 | 85 | 5 | .338 | .409 | .747 | .250 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 70 | 228 | 27 | 58 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .309 | .320 | .629 | .254 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Ferrell | C | 74 | 209 | 12 | 50 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .348 | .273 | .621 | .239 |
| Frankie Hayes | C | 88 | 250 | 16 | 47 | 5 | 30 | 1 | .295 | .276 | .571 | .188 |
| Joe Schultz | C | 46 | 92 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .307 | .293 | .600 | .239 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hank Schmulbach | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5175 | 595 | 1269 | 78 | 552 | 37 | .316 | .349 | .665 | .245 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Caster | 35 | 0 | 76.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 2.12 | 1.442 | |||
| Paul Dean | 3 | 1 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.38 | 1.429 | |||
| Charlie Fuchs | 13 | 0 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 4.04 | 1.485 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 31 | 28 | 224 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 1 | 114 | 74 | 2.77 | 1.299 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 35 | 20 | 154 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3 | 63 | 51 | 4.21 | 1.429 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8.00 | 2.111 | |||
| Al LaMacchia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11.25 | 2.750 | |||
| Archie McKain | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.94 | 1.375 | |||
| Ox Miller | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12.00 | 1.667 | |||
| Al Milnar | 3 | 2 | 14.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 5.52 | 2.177 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 35 | 27 | 205 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 1 | 80 | 48 | 2.81 | 1.263 | |||
| Bobo Newsom | 10 | 9 | 52.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 7.39 | 1.989 | |||
| Johnny Niggeling | 20 | 20 | 150.3 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 0 | 73 | 57 | 3.17 | 1.191 | |||
| Fritz Ostermueller | 11 | 3 | 28.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5.02 | 1.707 | |||
| Sid Peterson | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.70 | 1.800 | |||
| Nels Potter | 33 | 13 | 168.3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 1 | 80 | 54 | 2.78 | 1.188 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.93 | 1.183 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 32 | 29 | 208 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 44 | 66 | 3.25 | 1.337 | |||
| Team Totals | 283 | 153 | 1384.9 | 72 | 80 | .474 | 14 | 572 | 488 | 3.41 | 1.361 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Chet Laabs | 151 |
| At Bats | Chet Laabs | 580 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Chet Laabs | 665 |
| Batting Average | Vern Stephens | .289 |
| On-Base % | Milt Byrnes | .362 |
| Slugging % | Vern Stephens | .482 |
| OPS | Vern Stephens | .839 |
| Runs | Chet Laabs | 83 |
| Hits | Vern Stephens | 148 |
| Total Bases | Vern Stephens | 247 |
| Doubles | Don Gutteridge | 35 |
| Triples | Milt Byrnes and Chet Laabs | 7 |
| Home Runs | Vern Stephens | 22 |
| RBI | Vern Stephens | 91 |
| Walks | Chet Laabs | 73 |
| Strikeouts | Chet Laabs | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Gutteridge | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Gutteridge | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McQuinn | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Chet Laabs | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Steve Sundra | 15 |
| Losses | Al Hollingsworth | 13 |
| Saves | George Caster | 8 |
| Won-Loss % | Nels Potter | .667 |
| ERA | Denny Galehouse | 2.77 |
| WHIP | Nels Potter | 1.188 |
| Innings Pitched | Denny Galehouse | 224 |
| Games | George Caster, Al Hollingsworth, and Bob Muncrief | 35 |
| Games Started | Steve Sundra | 29 |
| Strikeouts | Denny Galehouse | 114 |
| Complete Games | Denny Galehouse | 14 |
| Shutouts | Bob Muncrief and Steve Sundra | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Denny Galehouse | 947 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Steve Sundra | 75 |
| Hits Allowed | Denny Galehouse | 217 |
| Walks Allowed | Denny Galehouse | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Bob Muncrief | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Hollingsworth and Steve Sundra | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Johnny Niggeling | 6 |
