1948 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1948 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 59-94. They scored 671 runs and belted 63 home runs to go along with a .271 batting average. Les Moss led the team in home runs with 14. Whitey Platt knocked in 82 runs. Bob Dillinger led the team with 207 hits for a .321 average.
The team allowed 849 runs and had a team ERA of 5.01. Fred Sanford led the team with 12 wins. Cliff Fannin led the team with 102 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Andy Anderson | 2B | 51 | 87 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .337 | .391 | .728 | .276 |
| Hank Arft | 1B | 69 | 248 | 25 | 59 | 5 | 38 | 1 | .355 | .363 | .718 | .238 |
| Sam Dente | SS | 98 | 267 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 22 | 1 | .328 | .326 | .654 | .270 |
| Bob Dillinger | 3B | 153 | 644 | 110 | 207 | 2 | 44 | 28 | .385 | .415 | .800 | .321 |
| Jerry McCarthy | 1B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | SS | 105 | 290 | 31 | 69 | 2 | 27 | 1 | .320 | .307 | .627 | .238 |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 151 | 560 | 96 | 166 | 8 | 79 | 6 | .391 | .443 | .834 | .296 |
| Chuck Stevens | 1B | 85 | 287 | 34 | 75 | 1 | 26 | 2 | .354 | .341 | .695 | .261 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Binks | OF | 15 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .217 | .497 | .217 |
| Ray Coleman | OF | 17 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .226 | .241 | .467 | .172 |
| Dick Kokos | OF | 71 | 258 | 40 | 77 | 4 | 40 | 4 | .374 | .426 | .800 | .298 |
| Pete Layden | OF | 41 | 104 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .297 | .288 | .585 | .250 |
| Paul Lehner | OF | 103 | 333 | 23 | 92 | 2 | 46 | 0 | .336 | .363 | .699 | .276 |
| Don Lund | OF | 63 | 161 | 21 | 40 | 3 | 25 | 0 | .305 | .398 | .703 | .248 |
| Whitey Platt | OF | 123 | 454 | 57 | 123 | 7 | 82 | 1 | .331 | .410 | .741 | .271 |
| Ken Wood | OF | 10 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .120 | .167 | .287 | .083 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 144 | 529 | 77 | 174 | 12 | 74 | 11 | .389 | .482 | .871 | .329 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Les Moss | C | 107 | 335 | 35 | 86 | 14 | 46 | 0 | .334 | .424 | .758 | .257 |
| Roy Partee | C | 82 | 231 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 2 | .284 | .247 | .531 | .203 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tom Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Joe Schultz | 43 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .302 | .189 | .491 | .189 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5303 | 671 | 1438 | 63 | 625 | 63 | .338 | .378 | .716 | .271 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Frank Biscan | 47 | 4 | 98.7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2 | 45 | 71 | 6.11 | 2.026 | |||
| Clem Dreisewerd | 13 | 0 | 22.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5.64 | 1.614 | |||
| Karl Drews | 20 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 8.05 | 2.132 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 34 | 29 | 213.7 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1 | 102 | 104 | 4.17 | 1.413 | |||
| Ned Garver | 38 | 24 | 198 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 5 | 75 | 95 | 3.41 | 1.490 | |||
| Al Gerheauser | 14 | 2 | 23.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7.33 | 1.803 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 26 | 20 | 132 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 0 | 77 | 104 | 4.70 | 1.788 | |||
| Joe Ostrowski | 26 | 9 | 78.3 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 5.97 | 1.596 | |||
| Nels Potter | 2 | 2 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5.23 | 1.456 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 42 | 33 | 227 | 12 | 21 | .364 | 2 | 79 | 91 | 4.64 | 1.502 | |||
| Blackie Schwamb | 12 | 5 | 31.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 8.53 | 2.050 | |||
| Ray Shore | 17 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 6.39 | 1.974 | |||
| Bryan Stephens | 43 | 12 | 122.7 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3 | 35 | 67 | 6.02 | 1.695 | |||
| Al Widmar | 49 | 0 | 82.7 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 4.46 | 1.644 | |||
| Jim Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13.50 | 3.704 | |||
| Sam Zoldak | 11 | 9 | 54 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 4.67 | 1.537 | |||
| Team Totals | 398 | 155 | 1373.4 | 59 | 94 | .386 | 20 | 531 | 737 | 5.01 | 1.638 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bob Dillinger | 153 |
| At Bats | Bob Dillinger | 644 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bob Dillinger | 722 |
| Batting Average | Al Zarilla | .329 |
| On-Base % | Jerry Priddy | .391 |
| Slugging % | Al Zarilla | .482 |
| OPS | Al Zarilla | .871 |
| Runs | Bob Dillinger | 110 |
| Hits | Bob Dillinger | 207 |
| Total Bases | Bob Dillinger | 267 |
| Doubles | Jerry Priddy | 40 |
| Triples | Bob Dillinger and Whitey Platt | 10 |
| Home Runs | Les Moss | 14 |
| RBI | Whitey Platt | 82 |
| Walks | Jerry Priddy | 86 |
| Strikeouts | Jerry Priddy | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Dillinger | 28 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Dillinger | 11 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Chuck Stevens | 18 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Bob Dillinger | 18 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Fred Sanford | 12 |
| Losses | Fred Sanford | 21 |
| Saves | Ned Garver | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Bill Kennedy | .467 |
| ERA | Ned Garver | 3.41 |
| WHIP | Cliff Fannin | 1.413 |
| Innings Pitched | Fred Sanford | 227 |
| Games | Al Widmar | 49 |
| Games Started | Fred Sanford | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Cliff Fannin | 102 |
| Complete Games | Cliff Fannin | 10 |
| Shutouts | Cliff Fannin | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Fred Sanford | 997 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Fred Sanford | 117 |
| Hits Allowed | Fred Sanford | 250 |
| Walks Allowed | Cliff Fannin and Bill Kennedy | 104 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Fred Sanford | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Bryan Stephens | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Frank Biscan | 9 |
