1951 St. Louis Browns
[edit] Summary
The 1951 St. Louis Browns finished with a record of 52-102. They scored 611 runs and belted 86 home runs to go along with a .247 batting average. Ken Wood led the team in home runs with 15. Ray Coleman was the best run producer with 55 RBI. Bobby Young led the team with 159 hits for a .260 average.
The team allowed 882 runs and had a team ERA of 5.18. Ned Garver led the pitching staff with 20 wins and 84 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Hank Arft | 1B | 112 | 345 | 44 | 90 | 7 | 42 | 4 | .339 | .397 | .736 | .261 |
| Johnny Berardino | 3B | 39 | 119 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .324 | .303 | .627 | .227 |
| Johnny Bero | SS | 61 | 160 | 24 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 1 | .323 | .338 | .661 | .213 |
| Billy DeMars | SS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .250 |
| Jim Dyck | 3B | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .067 | .192 | .067 |
| Mike Goliat | 2B | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .182 |
| Bill Jennings | SS | 64 | 195 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 1 | .276 | .251 | .527 | .179 |
| Dale Long | 1B | 34 | 105 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .310 | .362 | .672 | .238 |
| Joe Lutz | 1B | 14 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .222 | .508 | .167 |
| Fred Marsh | 3B | 130 | 445 | 44 | 108 | 4 | 43 | 4 | .299 | .335 | .634 | .243 |
| Ben Taylor | 1B | 33 | 93 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .337 | .398 | .735 | .258 |
| Bud Thomas | SS | 14 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .500 | .850 | .350 |
| Tom Upton | SS | 52 | 131 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .271 | .275 | .546 | .198 |
| Kermit Wahl | 3B | 8 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .444 | .777 | .333 |
| Bobby Young | 2B | 147 | 611 | 75 | 159 | 1 | 31 | 8 | .310 | .316 | .626 | .260 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Ray Coleman | OF | 91 | 341 | 41 | 96 | 5 | 55 | 3 | .329 | .402 | .731 | .282 |
| Jim Delsing | OF | 131 | 449 | 59 | 112 | 8 | 45 | 2 | .338 | .356 | .694 | .249 |
| Paul Lehner | OF | 21 | 67 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .205 | .254 | .459 | .134 |
| Don Lenhardt | OF | 31 | 103 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .303 | .437 | .740 | .262 |
| Jack Maguire | OF | 41 | 127 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .309 | .299 | .608 | .244 |
| Cliff Mapes | OF | 56 | 201 | 32 | 55 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .360 | .433 | .793 | .274 |
| Bob Nieman | OF | 12 | 43 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .413 | .628 | 1.041 | .372 |
| Earl Rapp | OF | 26 | 98 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .394 | .500 | .894 | .327 |
| Frank Saucier | OF | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .143 | .421 | .071 |
| Roy Sievers | OF | 31 | 89 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .303 | .303 | .606 | .225 |
| Ken Wood | OF | 109 | 333 | 40 | 79 | 15 | 44 | 1 | .296 | .429 | .725 | .237 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Matt Batts | C | 79 | 248 | 26 | 75 | 5 | 31 | 2 | .357 | .440 | .797 | .302 |
| Clyde Kluttz | C | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 | .500 |
| Sherm Lollar | C | 98 | 310 | 44 | 78 | 8 | 44 | 1 | .350 | .397 | .747 | .252 |
| Les Moss | C | 16 | 47 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .264 | .277 | .541 | .170 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Eddie Gaedel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5219 | 611 | 1288 | 86 | 555 | 35 | .312 | .357 | .669 | .247 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tommy Byrne | 19 | 17 | 122.7 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 57 | 114 | 3.82 | 1.777 | |||
| Cliff Fannin | 7 | 1 | 15.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6.46 | 1.634 | |||
| Ned Garver | 33 | 30 | 246 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 0 | 84 | 96 | 3.73 | 1.354 | |||
| Bobby Herrera | 3 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27.00 | 4.348 | |||
| Bobby Hogue | 18 | 0 | 29.7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 5.16 | 1.818 | |||
| Don Johnson | 6 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 12.60 | 3.000 | |||
| Bill Kennedy | 19 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 5.79 | 2.018 | |||
| Bob Mahoney | 30 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 30 | 41 | 4.44 | 1.568 | |||
| Duke Markell | 5 | 2 | 21.3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 6.33 | 2.113 | |||
| Jim McDonald | 16 | 11 | 84 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 28 | 46 | 4.07 | 1.548 | |||
| Irv Medlinger | 6 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8.38 | 2.268 | |||
| Stubby Overmire | 8 | 7 | 53.3 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 3.54 | 1.538 | |||
| Satchel Paige | 23 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 5 | 48 | 29 | 4.79 | 1.548 | |||
| Duane Pillette | 35 | 24 | 191 | 6 | 14 | .300 | 0 | 65 | 115 | 4.99 | 1.675 | |||
| Fred Sanford | 9 | 7 | 27.3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 1.21 | 2.198 | |||
| Sid Schacht | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 21.00 | 3.167 | |||
| Lou Sleater | 20 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 1 | 33 | 53 | 5.11 | 1.741 | |||
| Dick Starr | 15 | 9 | 62 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 26 | 42 | 7.40 | 1.742 | |||
| Jim Suchecki | 29 | 6 | 89.7 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 5.42 | 1.728 | |||
| Bob Turley | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7.36 | 1.918 | |||
| Al Widmar | 26 | 16 | 107.7 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 0 | 28 | 52 | 6.52 | 1.941 | |||
| Team Totals | 334 | 154 | 1370.3 | 52 | 102 | .338 | 9 | 550 | 801 | 5.18 | 1.697 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Bobby Young | 147 |
| At Bats | Bobby Young | 611 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Bobby Young | 674 |
| Batting Average | Bobby Young | .260 |
| On-Base % | Jim Delsing | .338 |
| Slugging % | Jim Delsing | .356 |
| OPS | Jim Delsing | .694 |
| Runs | Bobby Young | 75 |
| Hits | Bobby Young | 159 |
| Total Bases | Bobby Young | 193 |
| Doubles | Sherm Lollar and Fred Marsh | 21 |
| Triples | Bobby Young | 9 |
| Home Runs | Ken Wood | 15 |
| RBI | Ray Coleman | 55 |
| Walks | Jim Delsing | 56 |
| Strikeouts | Fred Marsh | 56 |
| Stolen Bases | Bobby Young | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | Jim Delsing | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Bobby Young | 19 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Sherm Lollar | 20 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Ned Garver | 20 |
| Losses | Duane Pillette | 14 |
| Saves | Satchel Paige | 5 |
| Won-Loss % | Ned Garver | .625 |
| ERA | Ned Garver | 3.73 |
| WHIP | Ned Garver | 1.354 |
| Innings Pitched | Ned Garver | 246 |
| Games | Duane Pillette | 35 |
| Games Started | Ned Garver | 30 |
| Strikeouts | Ned Garver | 84 |
| Complete Games | Ned Garver | 24 |
| Shutouts | Tommy Byrne | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Ned Garver | 1044 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Duane Pillette | 106 |
| Hits Allowed | Ned Garver | 237 |
| Walks Allowed | Duane Pillette | 115 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Al Widmar | 19 |
| Wild Pitches | Ned Garver | 6 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tommy Byrne | 12 |
