1949 St. Louis Browns season
The 1949 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses.
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| Results | |
| Record | 53–101 (.344) |
| League place | 7th |
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| Owner(s) | Bill DeWitt |
| General manager(s) | Bill DeWitt |
| Manager(s) | Zack Taylor |
| Local television | KSD |
| Local radio | WEW/KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Tom Dailey) |
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Offseason
- October 4, 1948: Sam Dente was traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for John Sullivan, Tom Ferrick and $25,000.[1]
- December 16, 1948: Bob Savage was selected off waivers by the Browns from the Philadelphia Athletics.[2]
Regular season
Season standings
| American League | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | 0.630 | — | 54–23 | 43–34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 58 | 0.623 | 1 | 61–16 | 35–42 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | 0.578 | 8 | 49–28 | 40–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | 0.565 | 10 | 50–27 | 37–40 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | 0.526 | 16 | 52–25 | 29–48 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 91 | 0.409 | 34 | 32–45 | 31–46 |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | 0.344 | 44 | 36–41 | 17–60 |
| Washington Senators | 50 | 104 | 0.325 | 47 | 26–51 | 24–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHI | STL | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 17–5 | 8–14 | 15–7–1 | 9–13 | 14–8 | 15–7 | 18–4 | |||||
| Chicago | 5–17 | — | 7–15 | 8–14 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 15–7 | 15–7 | |||||
| Cleveland | 14–8 | 15–7 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 15–7 | 13–9 | |||||
| Detroit | 7–15–1 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 11–11 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 18–4 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 15–7 | 12–10 | 11–11 | — | 14–8 | 17–5–1 | 15–7 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 8–14 | 16–6 | 13–9 | 8–14 | 8–14 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | |||||
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 7–15 | 7–15 | 8–14 | 5–17–1 | 10–12 | — | 9–13 | |||||
| Washington | 4–18 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 4–18 | 7–15 | 6–16 | 13–9 | — | |||||
Roster
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Player stats
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Sherm Lollar | 109 | 284 | 74 | .261 | 8 | 49 |
| 1B | Jack Graham | 137 | 500 | 119 | .238 | 24 | 79 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| John Sullivan | 105 | 243 | 55 | .226 | 0 | 18 |
| Andy Anderson | 71 | 136 | 17 | .125 | 1 | 5 |
| George Elder | 41 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Wood | 7 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Ned Garver | 41 | 223.2 | 12 | 17 | 3.98 | 70 |
| Cliff Fannin | 30 | 143 | 8 | 14 | 6.17 | 57 |
| Karl Drews | 31 | 139.2 | 4 | 12 | 6.64 | 35 |
| Ed Albrecht | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Bill Kennedy | 48 | 153.2 | 4 | 11 | 4.69 | 69 |
| Joe Ostrowski | 40 | 141 | 8 | 8 | 4.79 | 34 |
| Red Embree | 35 | 127.1 | 3 | 13 | 5.37 | 24 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Tom Ferrick | 50 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3.88 | 34 |
| Bob Malloy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 2 |
| Bob Savage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 1 |
| Irv Medlinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 4 |
| Jim Bilbrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Aberdeen
Salinas club moved to Tijuana, August 5, 1949
References
- John Sullivan at Baseball-Reference
- Bob Savage at Baseball-Reference
External links
- 1949 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference
- 1949 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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