1947 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1947 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 59-95. They scored 564 runs and belted 90 home runs to go along with a .241 batting average. The offense was powered by Jeff Heath, who led the team with 27 home runs and 85 RBI. Bob Dillinger led the team with 168 hits for a .294 average. Bob Dillinger had a great year on the basepaths with 34 stolen bases.
The team allowed 744 runs and had a team ERA of 4.33. Jack Kramer was the winningest pitcher, with 11 games won. Ellis Kinder led the team with 110 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Johnny Berardino | 2B | 90 | 306 | 29 | 80 | 1 | 20 | 6 | .358 | .350 | .708 | .261 |
| Perry Currin | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| Bob Dillinger | 3B | 137 | 571 | 70 | 168 | 3 | 37 | 34 | .361 | .371 | .732 | .294 |
| Billy Hitchcock | 2B | 80 | 275 | 25 | 61 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .277 | .255 | .532 | .222 |
| Wally Judnich | 1B | 144 | 500 | 58 | 129 | 18 | 64 | 2 | .338 | .426 | .764 | .258 |
| Rusty Peters | 2B | 39 | 47 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .415 | .426 | .841 | .340 |
| Vern Stephens | SS | 150 | 562 | 74 | 157 | 15 | 83 | 8 | .359 | .406 | .765 | .279 |
| Hank Thompson | 2B | 27 | 78 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .341 | .295 | .636 | .256 |
| Jerry Witte | 1B | 34 | 99 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .227 | .242 | .469 | .141 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Willard Brown | OF | 21 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .179 | .269 | .448 | .179 |
| Ray Coleman | OF | 110 | 343 | 34 | 89 | 2 | 30 | 2 | .314 | .344 | .658 | .259 |
| Jeff Heath | OF | 141 | 491 | 81 | 123 | 27 | 85 | 2 | .366 | .485 | .851 | .251 |
| Paul Lehner | OF | 135 | 483 | 59 | 120 | 7 | 48 | 5 | .294 | .381 | .675 | .248 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 127 | 380 | 34 | 85 | 3 | 38 | 3 | .303 | .318 | .621 | .224 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jake Early | C | 87 | 214 | 25 | 48 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .381 | .336 | .717 | .224 |
| Les Moss | C | 96 | 274 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .255 | .255 | .510 | .157 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Glenn McQuillen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Joe Schultz | 43 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .263 | .525 | .184 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5145 | 564 | 1238 | 90 | 526 | 69 | .316 | .350 | .666 | .241 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Walter Brown | 19 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 28 | 4.89 | 1.696 | |||
| Dizzy Dean | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 1.000 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 26 | 18 | 145.7 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 1 | 77 | 77 | 3.58 | 1.448 | |||
| Denny Galehouse | 9 | 4 | 32.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 6.12 | 1.796 | |||
| Hooks Iott | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16.20 | 3.494 | |||
| Ellis Kinder | 34 | 26 | 194.3 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 1 | 110 | 82 | 4.49 | 1.457 | |||
| Jack Kramer | 33 | 28 | 199.3 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 1 | 77 | 89 | 4.97 | 1.480 | |||
| Glen Moulder | 32 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 23 | 43 | 3.82 | 1.658 | |||
| Bob Muncrief | 31 | 23 | 176.3 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 0 | 74 | 51 | 4.90 | 1.480 | |||
| Nels Potter | 32 | 10 | 122.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 2 | 65 | 44 | 4.04 | 1.418 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 34 | 23 | 186.7 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 4 | 62 | 76 | 3.71 | 1.403 | |||
| Bud Swartz | 5 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6.75 | 3.019 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 35 | 19 | 171 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 1 | 36 | 76 | 3.47 | 1.392 | |||
| Team Totals | 295 | 154 | 1364.9 | 59 | 95 | .383 | 13 | 552 | 604 | 4.33 | 1.487 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Vern Stephens | 150 |
| At Bats | Bob Dillinger | 571 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Dillinger | 635 |
| Batting Average | Bob Dillinger | .294 |
| On-Base % | Jeff Heath | .366 |
| Slugging % | Jeff Heath | .485 |
| OPS | Jeff Heath | .851 |
| Runs | Jeff Heath | 81 |
| Hits | Bob Dillinger | 168 |
| Total Bases | Jeff Heath | 238 |
| Doubles | Paul Lehner | 25 |
| Triples | Paul Lehner | 9 |
| Home Runs | Jeff Heath | 27 |
| RBI | Jeff Heath | 85 |
| Walks | Jeff Heath | 88 |
| Strikeouts | Jeff Heath | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Dillinger | 34 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Dillinger | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Al Zarilla | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Paul Lehner | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jack Kramer | 11 |
| Losses | Jack Kramer and Fred Sanford | 16 |
| Saves | Fred Sanford | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Sam Zoldak | .474 |
| ERA | Sam Zoldak | 3.47 |
| WHIP | Sam Zoldak | 1.392 |
| Innings Pitched | Jack Kramer | 199.3 |
| Games | Sam Zoldak | 35 |
| Games Started | Jack Kramer | 28 |
| Strikeouts | Ellis Kinder | 110 |
| Complete Games | Ellis Kinder | 10 |
| Shutouts | Cliff Fannin and Ellis Kinder | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Jack Kramer | 867 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jack Kramer | 110 |
| Hits Allowed | Bob Muncrief | 210 |
| Walks Allowed | Jack Kramer | 89 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fred Sanford | 17 |
| Wild Pitches | Jack Kramer | 4 |
| Hit Batsmen | Jack Kramer, Bob Muncrief, and Nels Potter | 2 |
