1950 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1950 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 58-96. They scored 684 runs and belted 106 home runs to go along with a .246 batting average. The offense was powered by Don Lenhardt, who led the team with 22 home runs, 81 RBI, and 131 hits.
The team allowed 916 runs and had a team ERA of 5.20. Ned Garver led the pitching staff with 13 wins and 85 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Arft | 1B | 98 | 280 | 45 | 75 | 1 | 32 | 3 | .375 | .364 | .739 | .268 |
| Billy DeMars | SS | 61 | 178 | 25 | 44 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .330 | .287 | .617 | .247 |
| Owen Friend | 2B | 119 | 372 | 48 | 88 | 8 | 50 | 2 | .312 | .352 | .664 | .237 |
| Frankie Gustine | 3B | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .211 | .484 | .158 |
| Don Lenhardt | 1B | 139 | 480 | 75 | 131 | 22 | 81 | 3 | .390 | .481 | .871 | .273 |
| Bill Sommers | 3B | 65 | 137 | 24 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .370 | .307 | .677 | .255 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 2B | 93 | 326 | 32 | 71 | 1 | 24 | 3 | .324 | .288 | .612 | .218 |
| Leo Thomas | 3B | 35 | 121 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .312 | .273 | .585 | .198 |
| Tom Upton | SS | 124 | 389 | 50 | 92 | 2 | 30 | 7 | .328 | .296 | .624 | .237 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Coleman | OF | 117 | 384 | 54 | 104 | 8 | 55 | 7 | .330 | .430 | .760 | .271 |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 69 | 209 | 25 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 1 | .328 | .306 | .634 | .263 |
| Dick Kokos | OF | 143 | 490 | 77 | 128 | 18 | 67 | 8 | .375 | .447 | .822 | .261 |
| Roy Sievers | OF | 113 | 370 | 46 | 88 | 10 | 57 | 1 | .305 | .395 | .700 | .238 |
| Ken Wood | OF | 128 | 369 | 42 | 83 | 13 | 62 | 0 | .299 | .396 | .695 | .225 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Sherm Lollar | C | 126 | 396 | 55 | 111 | 13 | 65 | 2 | .391 | .449 | .840 | .280 |
| Les Moss | C | 84 | 222 | 24 | 59 | 8 | 34 | 0 | .343 | .401 | .744 | .266 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5163 | 684 | 1269 | 106 | 642 | 39 | .332 | .370 | .701 | .246 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Ed Albrecht | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5.40 | 1.940 | |||
| Russ Bauers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 3.500 | |||
| Jack Bruner | 13 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 4.63 | 1.686 | |||
| Fritz Dorish | 29 | 13 | 109 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 6.44 | 1.817 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 25 | 16 | 102 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 1 | 42 | 58 | 6.53 | 1.706 | |||
| Tom Ferrick | 16 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4.12 | 1.292 | |||
| Tommy Fine | 14 | 0 | 36.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 8.10 | 2.125 | |||
| Ned Garver | 37 | 31 | 260 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 0 | 85 | 108 | 3.39 | 1.431 | |||
| Don Johnson | 25 | 12 | 96 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 1 | 31 | 55 | 6.09 | 1.885 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .00 | 1.500 | |||
| Lou Kretlow | 9 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 11.93 | 3.007 | |||
| Cuddles Marshall | 28 | 2 | 53.7 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 24 | 51 | 7.88 | 2.291 | |||
| Joe Ostrowski | 9 | 7 | 57.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2.51 | 1.117 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 31 | 19 | 161 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 0 | 39 | 45 | 4.19 | 1.522 | |||
| Duane Pillette | 24 | 7 | 73.7 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 7.09 | 2.008 | |||
| Ribs Raney | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 2.000 | |||
| Sid Schacht | 8 | 1 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 16.03 | 3.551 | |||
| Lou Sleater | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dick Starr | 32 | 16 | 123.7 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | 30 | 74 | 5.02 | 1.730 | |||
| Al Widmar | 36 | 26 | 194.7 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 4 | 78 | 74 | 4.76 | 1.464 | |||
| Team Totals | 342 | 154 | 1365.5 | 58 | 96 | .377 | 14 | 448 | 651 | 5.20 | 1.670 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dick Kokos | 143 |
| At Bats | Dick Kokos | 490 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dick Kokos | 582 |
| Batting Average | Don Lenhardt | .273 |
| On-Base % | Don Lenhardt | .390 |
| Slugging % | Don Lenhardt | .481 |
| OPS | Don Lenhardt | .871 |
| Runs | Dick Kokos | 77 |
| Hits | Don Lenhardt | 131 |
| Total Bases | Don Lenhardt | 231 |
| Doubles | Dick Kokos | 27 |
| Triples | Ray Coleman, Don Lenhardt, and Tom Upton | 6 |
| Home Runs | Don Lenhardt | 22 |
| RBI | Don Lenhardt | 81 |
| Walks | Don Lenhardt | 90 |
| Strikeouts | Don Lenhardt | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | Dick Kokos | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Dick Kokos | 8 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Owen Friend | 14 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Ken Wood | 16 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ned Garver | 13 |
| Losses | Ned Garver | 18 |
| Saves | Al Widmar | 4 |
| Won-Loss % | Stubby Overmire | .429 |
| ERA | Ned Garver | 3.39 |
| WHIP | Ned Garver | 1.431 |
| Innings Pitched | Ned Garver | 260 |
| Games | Ned Garver | 37 |
| Games Started | Ned Garver | 31 |
| Strikeouts | Ned Garver | 85 |
| Complete Games | Ned Garver | 22 |
| Shutouts | Ned Garver and Stubby Overmire | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ned Garver | 1124 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Al Widmar | 103 |
| Hits Allowed | Ned Garver | 264 |
| Walks Allowed | Ned Garver | 108 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Cliff Fannin and Ned Garver | 18 |
| Wild Pitches | Ned Garver | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Fritz Dorish | 9 |
