1946 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1946 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 66-88. They scored 621 runs and belted 84 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. Chet Laabs led the team in home runs with 16. Wally Judnich knocked in 72 runs. Johnny Berardino led the team with 154 hits for a .265 average.
The team allowed 711 runs and had a team ERA of 3.95. Leading the team in wins was Jack Kramer, with 13. Denny Galehouse racked up 90 strkeouts to lead the team.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| George Archie | 1B | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .273 | .455 | .182 |
| Johnny Berardino | 2B | 144 | 582 | 70 | 154 | 5 | 68 | 2 | .306 | .357 | .663 | .265 |
| Mark Christman | 3B | 128 | 458 | 40 | 118 | 1 | 41 | 0 | .295 | .321 | .616 | .258 |
| Babe Dahlgren | 1B | 28 | 80 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .250 | .188 | .438 | .175 |
| Bob Dillinger | 3B | 83 | 225 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .341 | .333 | .674 | .280 |
| Johnny Lucadello | 3B | 87 | 210 | 21 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .358 | .305 | .663 | .248 |
| Len Schulte | 3B | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .800 | .400 |
| Vern Stephens | SS | 115 | 450 | 67 | 138 | 14 | 64 | 0 | .357 | .460 | .817 | .307 |
| Chuck Stevens | 1B | 122 | 432 | 53 | 107 | 3 | 27 | 4 | .324 | .326 | .650 | .248 |
| Jerry Witte | 1B | 18 | 73 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .192 | .301 | .493 | .192 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Bradley | OF | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .250 | .417 | .167 |
| Lou Finney | OF | 16 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .344 | .300 | .644 | .300 |
| Joe Grace | OF | 48 | 161 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .307 | .317 | .624 | .230 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 86 | 316 | 46 | 87 | 12 | 57 | 0 | .353 | .478 | .831 | .275 |
| Wally Judnich | OF | 142 | 511 | 60 | 134 | 15 | 72 | 0 | .340 | .411 | .751 | .262 |
| Chet Laabs | OF | 80 | 264 | 40 | 69 | 16 | 52 | 3 | .316 | .492 | .808 | .261 |
| Paul Lehner | OF | 16 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .239 | .333 | .572 | .222 |
| Glenn McQuillen | OF | 59 | 166 | 24 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .319 | .313 | .632 | .241 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 125 | 371 | 46 | 96 | 4 | 43 | 3 | .311 | .377 | .688 | .259 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Hank Helf | C | 71 | 182 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .234 | .352 | .586 | .192 |
| Frank Mancuso | C | 87 | 262 | 22 | 63 | 3 | 23 | 1 | .323 | .328 | .651 | .240 |
| Babe Martin | C | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .222 | .522 | .222 |
| Les Moss | C | 12 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .436 | .457 | .893 | .371 |
| Joe Schultz | C | 42 | 57 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .485 | .456 | .941 | .386 |
| Ken Sears | C | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .333 | .777 | .333 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5373 | 621 | 1350 | 84 | 576 | 23 | .309 | .356 | .665 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Biscan | 16 | 0 | 22.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 5.16 | 2.203 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 27 | 7 | 86.7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 52 | 42 | 3.01 | 1.361 | |||
| Stan Ferens | 34 | 6 | 88 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 28 | 38 | 4.50 | 1.568 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 25 | 1 | 32.3 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2.78 | 0.960 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 30 | 24 | 180 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 0 | 90 | 52 | 3.65 | 1.367 | |||
| Al Hollingsworth | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6.55 | 2.455 | |||
| Chet Johnson | 5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 5.00 | 1.833 | |||
| Ellis Kinder | 33 | 7 | 86.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 59 | 36 | 3.32 | 1.315 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 31 | 28 | 194.7 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 0 | 69 | 68 | 3.19 | 1.325 | |||
| Al LaMacchia | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6.00 | 1.600 | |||
| Ox Miller | 11 | 3 | 35.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 6.88 | 1.898 | |||
| Al Milnar | 4 | 2 | 14.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.45 | 1.429 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 29 | 14 | 115.3 | 3 | 12 | .200 | 0 | 49 | 31 | 4.99 | 1.561 | |||
| Nels Potter | 23 | 19 | 145 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 0 | 72 | 59 | 3.72 | 1.455 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 3 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2.05 | 1.273 | |||
| Tex Shirley | 27 | 18 | 139.7 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 45 | 105 | 4.96 | 1.811 | |||
| Ray Shore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Steve Sundra | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11.25 | 3.000 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 35 | 21 | 170.3 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 2 | 51 | 57 | 3.43 | 1.309 | |||
| Team Totals | 349 | 156 | 1382.4 | 66 | 88 | .429 | 12 | 574 | 573 | 3.95 | 1.474 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Berardino | 144 |
| At Bats | Johnny Berardino | 582 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Berardino | 622 |
| Batting Average | Vern Stephens | .307 |
| On-Base % | Vern Stephens | .357 |
| Slugging % | Vern Stephens | .460 |
| OPS | Vern Stephens | .817 |
| Runs | Johnny Berardino | 70 |
| Hits | Johnny Berardino | 154 |
| Total Bases | Wally Judnich | 210 |
| Doubles | Johnny Berardino | 29 |
| Triples | Al Zarilla | 9 |
| Home Runs | Chet Laabs | 16 |
| RBI | Wally Judnich | 72 |
| Walks | Wally Judnich | 60 |
| Strikeouts | Chuck Stevens | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Dillinger | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Chuck Stevens | 6 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jack Kramer | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Johnny Berardino | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Kramer | 13 |
| Losses | Denny Galehouse, Bob Muncrief, and Tex Shirley | 12 |
| Saves | Tom Ferrick | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Jack Kramer | .542 |
| ERA | Jack Kramer | 3.19 |
| WHIP | Sam Zoldak | 1.309 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Kramer | 194.7 |
| Games | Sam Zoldak | 35 |
| Games Started | Jack Kramer | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Denny Galehouse | 90 |
| Complete Games | Jack Kramer | 13 |
| Shutouts | Jack Kramer | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Kramer | 818 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Tex Shirley | 77 |
| Hits Allowed | Denny Galehouse | 194 |
| Walks Allowed | Tex Shirley | 105 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Sam Zoldak | 11 |
| Wild Pitches | Denny Galehouse | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Stan Ferens and Nels Potter | 3 |
