1949 St. Louis Browns season
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1949 St. Louis Browns season
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| Owner(s) | Bill DeWitt | |
| Manager(s) | Zack Taylor | |
| Local television | KSD | |
| Local radio | WEW/KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Tom Dailey) |
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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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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 |
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| New York Yankees | 97 | 57 | .630 | -- |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 58 | .623 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 89 | 65 | .578 | 8 |
| Detroit Tigers | 87 | 67 | .565 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 81 | 73 | .526 | 16 |
| Chicago White Sox | 63 | 91 | .409 | 34 |
| St. Louis Browns | 53 | 101 | .344 | 44 |
| Washington Senators | 50 | 104 | .325 | 47 |
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
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 |
Pitching
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
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Aberdeen
Salinas club moved to Tijuana, August 5, 1949
References
External links
- 1949 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference
- 1949 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com
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