1949 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1949 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 53-101. They scored 666 runs and belted 117 home runs to go along with a .254 batting average. Jack Graham led the team in home runs with 24. Roy Sievers was the best run producer with 91 RBI. Bob Dillinger led the team with 176 hits for a .324 average.
The team allowed 913 runs and had a team ERA of 5.21. Ned Garver led the pitching staff with 12 wins and 70 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Andy Anderson | SS | 71 | 136 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .207 | .169 | .376 | .125 |
| Bob Dillinger | 3B | 137 | 544 | 68 | 176 | 1 | 51 | 20 | .385 | .417 | .802 | .324 |
| Owen Friend | 2B | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .375 | .750 | .375 |
| Jack Graham | 1B | 137 | 500 | 71 | 119 | 24 | 79 | 0 | .326 | .430 | .756 | .238 |
| Al Naples | SS | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .286 | .429 | .143 |
| Eddie Pellagrini | SS | 79 | 235 | 26 | 56 | 2 | 15 | 2 | .284 | .306 | .590 | .238 |
| Jerry Priddy | 2B | 145 | 544 | 83 | 158 | 11 | 63 | 5 | .382 | .414 | .796 | .290 |
| John Sullivan | SS | 105 | 243 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 5 | .331 | .284 | .615 | .226 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| George Elder | OF | 41 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .318 | .631 | .250 |
| Dick Kokos | OF | 143 | 501 | 80 | 131 | 23 | 77 | 3 | .351 | .459 | .810 | .261 |
| Paul Lehner | OF | 104 | 297 | 25 | 68 | 3 | 37 | 0 | .271 | .303 | .574 | .229 |
| Whitey Platt | OF | 102 | 244 | 29 | 63 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .325 | .344 | .669 | .258 |
| Roy Sievers | OF | 140 | 471 | 84 | 144 | 16 | 91 | 1 | .398 | .471 | .869 | .306 |
| Stan Spence | OF | 104 | 314 | 46 | 77 | 13 | 45 | 1 | .356 | .430 | .786 | .245 |
| Ken Wood | OF | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Al Zarilla | OF | 15 | 56 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .354 | .321 | .675 | .250 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sherm Lollar | C | 109 | 284 | 28 | 74 | 8 | 49 | 0 | .340 | .384 | .724 | .261 |
| Les Moss | C | 97 | 278 | 28 | 81 | 10 | 39 | 0 | .399 | .439 | .838 | .291 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Hank Arft | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .400 | .600 | .200 | |
| Frankie Pack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5112 | 666 | 1301 | 117 | 628 | 38 | .334 | .377 | .711 | .254 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Albrecht | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5.40 | 1.000 | |||
| Jim Bilbrey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18.00 | 4.000 | |||
| Karl Drews | 31 | 23 | 139.7 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 35 | 66 | 6.64 | 1.761 | |||
| Red Embree | 35 | 19 | 127.3 | 3 | 13 | .188 | 1 | 24 | 89 | 5.37 | 1.846 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 30 | 25 | 143 | 8 | 14 | .364 | 1 | 57 | 93 | 6.17 | 1.888 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 50 | 0 | 104.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 6 | 34 | 41 | 3.88 | 1.371 | |||
| Ned Garver | 41 | 32 | 223.7 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 3 | 70 | 102 | 3.98 | 1.551 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 48 | 16 | 153.7 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 1 | 69 | 73 | 4.69 | 1.594 | |||
| Bob Malloy | 5 | 0 | 9.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.79 | 1.340 | |||
| Irv Medlinger | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27.00 | 3.500 | |||
| Joe Ostrowski | 40 | 13 | 141 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 4.79 | 1.504 | |||
| Al Papai | 42 | 15 | 142.3 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 2 | 31 | 81 | 5.06 | 1.799 | |||
| Ribs Raney | 3 | 3 | 16.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7.71 | 2.147 | |||
| Bob Savage | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.43 | 2.143 | |||
| Ray Shore | 13 | 0 | 23.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 31 | 1.80 | 2.489 | |||
| Dick Starr | 30 | 8 | 83.3 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 0 | 44 | 48 | 4.32 | 1.729 | |||
| Ralph Winegarner | 9 | 0 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7.56 | 1.557 | |||
| Team Totals | 386 | 155 | 1341.3 | 53 | 101 | .344 | 16 | 432 | 685 | 5.21 | 1.691 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Jerry Priddy | 145 |
| At Bats | Bob Dillinger and Jerry Priddy | 544 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Jerry Priddy | 634 |
| Batting Average | Bob Dillinger | .324 |
| On-Base % | Roy Sievers | .398 |
| Slugging % | Roy Sievers | .471 |
| OPS | Roy Sievers | .869 |
| Runs | Roy Sievers | 84 |
| Hits | Bob Dillinger | 176 |
| Total Bases | Dick Kokos | 230 |
| Doubles | Dick Kokos and Roy Sievers | 28 |
| Triples | Bob Dillinger | 13 |
| Home Runs | Jack Graham | 24 |
| RBI | Roy Sievers | 91 |
| Walks | Jerry Priddy | 80 |
| Strikeouts | Dick Kokos | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Bob Dillinger | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | Bob Dillinger | 14 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Jerry Priddy | 9 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Jerry Priddy | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ned Garver | 12 |
| Losses | Ned Garver | 17 |
| Saves | Tom Ferrick | 6 |
| Won-Loss % | Joe Ostrowski | .500 |
| ERA | Ned Garver | 3.98 |
| WHIP | Ned Garver | 1.551 |
| Innings Pitched | Ned Garver | 223.7 |
| Games | Tom Ferrick | 50 |
| Games Started | Ned Garver | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Ned Garver | 70 |
| Complete Games | Ned Garver | 16 |
| Shutouts | Karl Drews, Ned Garver, and Dick Starr | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Ned Garver | 1009 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Karl Drews | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Ned Garver | 245 |
| Walks Allowed | Ned Garver | 102 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Joe Ostrowski | 16 |
| Wild Pitches | Ned Garver | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Karl Drews | 9 |
