1949 St. Louis Browns season

1949  St. Louis Browns
League	American League
Ballpark	Sportsman's Park
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Record	53–101 (.344)
League place	7th
Owners	Bill DeWitt
General managers	Bill DeWitt
Managers	Zack Taylor
Television	KSD
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.

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

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American League

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	—	54‍–‍23	43‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox	96	58	.623	1	61‍–‍16	35‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	8	49‍–‍28	40‍–‍37
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	10	50‍–‍27	37‍–‍40
Philadelphia Athletics	81	73	.526	16	52‍–‍25	29‍–‍48
Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	34	32‍–‍45	31‍–‍46
St. Louis Browns	53	101	.344	44	36‍–‍41	17‍–‍60
Washington Senators	50	104	.325	47	26‍–‍51	24‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1949 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHA	SLB	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

1949 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers 35 Ed Albrecht 22,36 Jim Bilbrey 20 Karl Drews 35 Red Embree 23 Cliff Fannin 24 Tom Ferrick 31 Ned Garver 26,30 Bill Kennedy 30 Bob Malloy 18 Irv Medlinger 21 Joe Ostrowski 29,37 Al Papai 40 Ribs Raney 27 Bob Savage 34 Ray Shore 28 Dick Starr 26,40 Ralph Winegarner		Catchers  9 Sherm Lollar 10 Les Moss Infielders  7 Andy Anderson  6 Bob Dillinger -- Owen Friend 11 Jack Graham  3 Al Naples  4 Eddie Pellagrini  2 Jerry Priddy  1 John Sullivan		Outfielders  3 George Elder 19 Dick Kokos 17 Paul Lehner  5 Whitey Platt 15 Roy Sievers  8 Stan Spence 12 Ken Wood 14 Al Zarilla Other batters  3 Hank Arft  3 Frankie Pack		Manager 38 Zack Taylor Coaches 33 Fred Hofmann 32 Joe Schultz 25 Jack Tobin 40 Ralph Winegarner

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

= Indicates league leader

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	SB
C	Sherm Lollar	109	284	74	.261	8	49	0
1B	Jack Graham	137	500	119	.238	24	79	0
2B	Jerry Priddy	145	544	158	.290	11	63	5
SS	Eddie Pellagrini	79	235	56	.238	2	15	2
3B	Bob Dillinger	137	544	176	.324	1	51	20
OF	Stan Spence	104	314	77	.245	13	45	1
OF	Dick Kokos	143	501	131	.261	23	77	3
OF	Roy Sievers	140	471	144	.306	16	91	1

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
Paul Lehner	104	297	68	.229	3	37
Les Moss	97	278	81	.291	10	39
Whitey Platt	102	244	63	.258	3	29
John Sullivan	105	243	55	.226	0	18
Andy Anderson	71	136	17	.125	1	5
Al Zarilla	15	56	14	.250	1	6
George Elder	41	44	11	.250	0	2
Owen Friend	2	8	3	.375	0	1
Al Naples	2	7	1	.143	0	0
Ken Wood	7	6	0	.000	0	0
Hank Arft	6	5	1	.200	0	2
Frankie Pack	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

= Indicates league leader

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
Ned Garver	41	223.2	12	17*	3.98	70
Cliff Fannin	30	143.0	8	14	6.17	57
Karl Drews	31	139.2	4	12	6.64	35
Ribs Raney	3	16.1	1	2	7.71	5
Ed Albrecht	1	5.0	1	0	5.40	1

• Tied with Paul Calvert and Sid Hudson (both with Washington)

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
Bill Kennedy	48	153.2	4	11	4.69	69
Al Papai	42	142.1	4	11	5.06	31
Joe Ostrowski	40	141.0	8	8	4.79	34
Red Embree	35	127.1	3	13	5.37	24
Dick Starr	30	83.1	1	7	4.32	44

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
Tom Ferrick	50	6	4	6	3.88	34
Ray Shore	13	0	1	0	10.80	13
Ralph Winegarner	9	0	0	0	7.56	8
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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Baltimore Orioles	International League	Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas and Jack Dunn III
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Gus Mancuso
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Don Heffner, Jack Tobin and Sal Madrid
B	Wichita Falls Spudders	Big State League	Jack Bradsher
B	Springfield Browns	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Jim Crandall
C	Globe-Miami Browns	Arizona–Texas League	Frank Volpi and Ed Dancisak
C	Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers	Canadian–American League	Jim Cullinane
C	Pine Bluff Cardinals	Cotton States League	Harry Chozen
C	Marshall Browns	East Texas League	Walt DeFreitas
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Irv Hall
C	Salinas/Tijuana Colts	Sunset League	Bruce Ogrodowski
C	Muskogee Reds	Western Association	Heinie Mueller
D	Redding Browns	Far West League	Ray Perry
D	Pittsburg Browns	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Albert Barkus and Olan Smith
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Bill Enos
D	Olean Oilers	PONY League	Shan Deniston and Larry Mancini
D	Ada Herefords	Sooner State League	Bill Krueger
D	Wausau Lumberjacks	Wisconsin State League	Joe Skurski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Aberdeen
Salinas club moved to Tijuana, August 5, 1949

References

1. John Sullivan at Baseball-Reference
2. Bob Savage at Baseball-Reference

External links

• 1949 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference
• 1949 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com