1944 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1944 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 89-65. They scored 684 runs and belted 72 home runs to go along with a .252 batting average. The offense was powered by Vern Stephens, who led the team with 20 home runs, 109 RBI, and 164 hits.
The team allowed 587 runs and had a team ERA of 3.17. Leading the team in wins was Nels Potter, with 19. Jack Kramer led the team with 124 strikeouts. George Caster was the team's best fireman, with 12 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Floyd Baker | 2B | 44 | 97 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .259 | .206 | .465 | .175 |
| Mike Chartak | 1B | 35 | 72 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .304 | .333 | .637 | .236 |
| Mark Christman | 3B | 148 | 547 | 56 | 148 | 6 | 83 | 5 | .332 | .353 | .685 | .271 |
| Ellis Clary | 3B | 25 | 49 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .410 | .327 | .737 | .265 |
| Don Gutteridge | 2B | 148 | 603 | 89 | 148 | 3 | 36 | 20 | .304 | .342 | .646 | .245 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 146 | 516 | 83 | 129 | 11 | 72 | 4 | .357 | .376 | .733 | .250 |
| Vern Stephens | SS | 145 | 559 | 91 | 164 | 20 | 109 | 2 | .365 | .462 | .827 | .293 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Milt Byrnes | OF | 128 | 407 | 63 | 120 | 4 | 45 | 1 | .396 | .393 | .789 | .295 |
| Frank Demaree | OF | 16 | 51 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .294 | .627 | .255 |
| Hal Epps | OF | 22 | 62 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .338 | .226 | .564 | .177 |
| Tom Hafey | OF | 8 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .900 | .357 |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 105 | 402 | 55 | 121 | 5 | 44 | 3 | .348 | .405 | .753 | .301 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 66 | 201 | 28 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 3 | .330 | .378 | .708 | .234 |
| Babe Martin | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 | .750 |
| Gene Moore | OF | 110 | 390 | 56 | 93 | 6 | 58 | 0 | .284 | .349 | .633 | .238 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 100 | 288 | 43 | 86 | 6 | 45 | 1 | .375 | .448 | .823 | .299 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Red Hayworth | C | 90 | 270 | 20 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 0 | .253 | .281 | .534 | .222 |
| Frank Mancuso | C | 88 | 244 | 19 | 50 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .271 | .262 | .533 | .205 |
| Joe Schultz | C | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Tom Turner | C | 15 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .370 | .360 | .730 | .320 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Len Schulte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5269 | 684 | 1328 | 72 | 629 | 44 | .317 | .352 | .669 | .252 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| George Caster | 42 | 0 | 81 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 12 | 46 | 33 | 2.44 | 1.531 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 24 | 19 | 153 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 80 | 44 | 3.12 | 1.346 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 26 | 10 | 92.7 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 4.47 | 1.564 | |||
| Willis Hudlin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 1.500 | |||
| Sig Jakucki | 35 | 24 | 198 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3 | 67 | 54 | 3.55 | 1.338 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 33 | 31 | 257 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 0 | 124 | 75 | 2.49 | 1.198 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 33 | 27 | 219.3 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1 | 88 | 50 | 3.08 | 1.213 | |||
| Nels Potter | 32 | 29 | 232 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 0 | 91 | 70 | 2.83 | 1.211 | |||
| Tex Shirley | 23 | 11 | 80.3 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 0 | 35 | 64 | 4.15 | 1.532 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.42 | 1.000 | |||
| Lefty West | 11 | 0 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 6.29 | 2.181 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 18 | 0 | 38.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 3.72 | 1.757 | |||
| Team Totals | 281 | 154 | 1397.3 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 17 | 581 | 469 | 3.17 | 1.332 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Mark Christman and Don Gutteridge | 148 |
| At Bats | Don Gutteridge | 603 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Don Gutteridge | 660 |
| Batting Average | Milt Byrnes | .295 |
| On-Base % | Milt Byrnes | .396 |
| Slugging % | Vern Stephens | .462 |
| OPS | Vern Stephens | .827 |
| Runs | Vern Stephens | 91 |
| Hits | Vern Stephens | 164 |
| Total Bases | Vern Stephens | 258 |
| Doubles | Vern Stephens | 32 |
| Triples | Don Gutteridge | 11 |
| Home Runs | Vern Stephens | 20 |
| RBI | Vern Stephens | 109 |
| Walks | George McQuinn | 85 |
| Strikeouts | George McQuinn | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Gutteridge | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Don Gutteridge | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | George McQuinn | 21 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Mark Christman | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Nels Potter | 19 |
| Losses | Jack Kramer | 13 |
| Saves | George Caster | 12 |
| Won-Loss % | Nels Potter | .731 |
| ERA | Jack Kramer | 2.49 |
| WHIP | Jack Kramer | 1.198 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Kramer | 257 |
| Games | George Caster | 42 |
| Games Started | Jack Kramer | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Jack Kramer | 124 |
| Complete Games | Jack Kramer | 18 |
| Shutouts | Sig Jakucki | 4 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Kramer | 1058 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sig Jakucki | 78 |
| Hits Allowed | Jack Kramer | 233 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Kramer | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sig Jakucki | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Al Hollingsworth and Nels Potter | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Sig Jakucki and Bob Muncrief | 3 |
