1945 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1945 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 81-70. They scored 597 runs and belted 63 home runs to go along with a .249 batting average. The offense was powered by Vern Stephens, who led the team with 24 home runs, 89 RBI, and 165 hits.
The team allowed 548 runs and had a team ERA of 3.14. Nels Potter led the pitching staff with 15 wins and 129 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Mark Christman | 3B | 78 | 289 | 32 | 80 | 4 | 34 | 1 | .328 | .370 | .698 | .277 |
| Ellis Clary | 3B | 26 | 38 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .316 | .566 | .211 |
| Don Gutteridge | 2B | 143 | 543 | 72 | 129 | 2 | 49 | 9 | .295 | .304 | .599 | .238 |
| George McQuinn | 1B | 139 | 483 | 69 | 134 | 7 | 61 | 1 | .364 | .398 | .762 | .277 |
| Len Schulte | 3B | 119 | 430 | 37 | 106 | 0 | 36 | 0 | .286 | .288 | .574 | .247 |
| Vern Stephens | SS | 149 | 571 | 90 | 165 | 24 | 89 | 2 | .352 | .473 | .825 | .289 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Milt Byrnes | OF | 133 | 442 | 53 | 110 | 8 | 59 | 1 | .363 | .387 | .750 | .249 |
| Lou Finney | OF | 57 | 213 | 24 | 59 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .345 | .380 | .725 | .277 |
| Pete Gray | OF | 77 | 234 | 26 | 51 | 0 | 13 | 5 | .259 | .261 | .520 | .218 |
| Mike Kreevich | OF | 84 | 295 | 34 | 70 | 2 | 21 | 4 | .322 | .302 | .624 | .237 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 35 | 109 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .352 | .358 | .710 | .239 |
| Babe Martin | OF | 54 | 185 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .245 | .281 | .526 | .200 |
| Gene Moore | OF | 110 | 354 | 48 | 92 | 5 | 50 | 1 | .337 | .359 | .696 | .260 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Red Hayworth | C | 56 | 160 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .228 | .219 | .447 | .194 |
| Frank Mancuso | C | 119 | 365 | 39 | 98 | 1 | 38 | 0 | .354 | .329 | .683 | .268 |
| Joe Schultz | C | 41 | 44 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .340 | .341 | .681 | .295 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5227 | 597 | 1302 | 63 | 557 | 25 | .310 | .341 | .650 | .249 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Pete Appleton | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15.43 | 4.348 | |||
| George Caster | 10 | 0 | 15.7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6.89 | 1.720 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 5 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.61 | 1.262 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 26 | 22 | 173.3 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 1 | 64 | 68 | 2.70 | 1.339 | |||
| Sig Jakucki | 30 | 24 | 192.3 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2 | 55 | 65 | 3.51 | 1.316 | |||
| Earl Jones | 10 | 0 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 2.54 | 1.272 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 29 | 25 | 193 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 2 | 99 | 73 | 3.36 | 1.363 | |||
| Al LaMacchia | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |||
| Ox Miller | 4 | 3 | 28.3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.59 | 0.989 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 27 | 15 | 145.7 | 13 | 4 | .765 | 1 | 54 | 44 | 2.72 | 1.208 | |||
| Nels Potter | 32 | 32 | 255.3 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 0 | 129 | 68 | 2.47 | 1.097 | |||
| Dee Sanders | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 6.154 | |||
| Tex Shirley | 32 | 24 | 183.7 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 77 | 93 | 3.63 | 1.546 | |||
| Lefty West | 24 | 8 | 74.3 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 38 | 31 | 3.63 | 1.373 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 26 | 1 | 69.7 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 3.36 | 1.320 | |||
| Team Totals | 264 | 154 | 1382.5 | 81 | 70 | .536 | 8 | 570 | 506 | 3.14 | 1.311 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vern Stephens | 149 |
| At Bats | Vern Stephens | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Vern Stephens | 632 |
| Batting Average | Vern Stephens | .289 |
| On-Base % | George McQuinn | .364 |
| Slugging % | Vern Stephens | .473 |
| OPS | Vern Stephens | .825 |
| Runs | Vern Stephens | 90 |
| Hits | Vern Stephens | 165 |
| Total Bases | Vern Stephens | 270 |
| Doubles | George McQuinn | 31 |
| Triples | Milt Byrnes, Mark Christman, and Lou Finney | 4 |
| Home Runs | Vern Stephens | 24 |
| RBI | Vern Stephens | 89 |
| Walks | Milt Byrnes | 78 |
| Strikeouts | Milt Byrnes | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | Don Gutteridge | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | Pete Gray and Don Gutteridge | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Milt Byrnes | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Frank Mancuso | 14 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Nels Potter | 15 |
| Losses | Jack Kramer | 15 |
| Saves | Sig Jakucki and Jack Kramer | 2 |
| Won-Loss % | Bob Muncrief | .765 |
| ERA | Nels Potter | 2.47 |
| WHIP | Nels Potter | 1.097 |
| Innings Pitched | Nels Potter | 255.3 |
| Games | Nels Potter and Tex Shirley | 32 |
| Games Started | Nels Potter | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Nels Potter | 129 |
| Complete Games | Nels Potter | 21 |
| Shutouts | Jack Kramer and Nels Potter | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Nels Potter | 1028 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Sig Jakucki | 75 |
| Hits Allowed | Nels Potter | 212 |
| Walks Allowed | Tex Shirley | 93 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jack Kramer | 13 |
| Wild Pitches | Tex Shirley | 5 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Muncrief | 2 |
