1912 St. Louis Browns

53-101 • .344 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1912 St. Louis Browns went 53-101 (.344) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 552 runs, allowed 764, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Del Pratt (5 HR, 69 RBI) and George Baumgardner (11-13, 3.38 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

53 Wins
101 Losses
.344 Win %
7th Rank
552 R 764 RA
Diff -212

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552 Runs Scored
764 Runs Allowed
-212 Run Diff
279K Attendance

📈 vs. 1912 AL Average

Batting Avg .248 6% below the 1912 league average (.264)
OBP .314 6% below the 1912 league average (.333)
SLG .320 8% below the 1912 league average (.347)
Team ERA 3.71 11% worse than the 1912 league average (3.34)
Runs Scored 552 20% below the 1912 league average (687 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 279,362
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Avg per Game 3,536

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1912

Batting Avg

1 Frank LaPorte 0.312 2 Del Pratt 0.302 3 Gus Williams 0.292 4 Burt Shotton 0.290 5 Pete Compton 0.280

Home Runs

1 Del Pratt 5 2 Jimmy Austin 2 3 Pete Compton 2 4 Burt Shotton 2 5 Gus Williams 2

RBI

1 Del Pratt 69 2 George Stovall 45 3 Jimmy Austin 44 4 Burt Shotton 40 5 Frank LaPorte 38
1912 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Burt Shotton 154 580 87 168 15 8 2 40 86 59 35 0.290
Del Pratt 152 570 76 172 26 15 5 69 36 68 24 0.302
Jimmy Austin 149 536 57 135 14 8 2 44 38 83 28 0.252
George Stovall 116 398 35 101 17 5 0 45 14 27 11 0.254
Willie Hogan 108 360 32 77 10 2 1 36 34 53 17 0.214
Bobby Wallace 100 323 39 78 14 5 0 31 43 27 3 0.241
Pete Compton 103 268 26 75 6 4 2 30 22 36 11 0.280
Frank LaPorte 80 266 32 83 11 4 1 38 20 36 7 0.312
Gus Williams 64 216 32 63 13 7 2 32 27 50 18 0.292
Joe Kutina 69 205 18 42 9 3 1 18 13 34 0 0.205
Jim Stephens 75 205 13 51 7 5 0 22 7 31 3 0.249
Paul Krichell 59 161 19 35 6 0 0 8 19 24 2 0.217
Walter Jantzen 31 119 10 22 0 1 1 8 4 18 3 0.185
Walt Alexander 37 97 5 17 4 0 0 5 8 33 1 0.175
Ed Hallinan 29 86 11 19 2 0 0 1 5 18 3 0.221
Jack Powell 32 82 8 15 2 1 1 7 5 14 0 0.183
George Baumgardner 30 76 8 11 2 1 0 5 12 26 1 0.145
Earl Hamilton 41 73 5 13 1 0 0 4 11 32 0 0.178
Mack Allison 31 52 2 7 0 0 0 0 2 17 0 0.135
John Daley 18 52 7 9 0 0 1 3 9 12 4 0.173
Ed Miller 13 46 4 9 1 0 0 5 2 6 1 0.196
Bunny Brief 15 42 9 13 3 0 0 5 6 8 2 0.310
Elmer Brown 23 36 1 6 1 1 0 4 1 17 0 0.167
Curly Brown 17 24 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.208
Frank Crossin 8 22 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 6 1 0.227
Bill Brown 9 20 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.200
Joe Lake 11 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.150
Roy Mitchell 13 19 5 6 1 0 0 1 7 1 1 0.316
Charlie Snell 8 19 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0.211
George Aiton 10 17 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 5 0 0.235
Carl Weilman 9 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0.118
Henry Smoyer 6 14 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.214
Willie Adams 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0.000
Barney Pelty 6 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Harry Shanley 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.000
Buddy Napier 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Phil Ketter 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Red Nelson 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.333
Bill Bailey 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Lou Criger 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Frill 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Charlie Miller 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Tennant 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hack Spencer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Walden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1912

ERA

1 Carl Weilman 2.79 2 Elmer Brown 2.99 3 Jack Powell 3.10 4 Earl Hamilton 3.24 5 George Baumgardner 3.38

Wins

1 George Baumgardner 11 2 Earl Hamilton 11 3 Jack Powell 9 4 Mack Allison 6 5 Elmer Brown 5

Strikeouts

1 Earl Hamilton 139 2 George Baumgardner 102 3 Jack Powell 67 4 Elmer Brown 45 5 Mack Allison 43
1912 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Earl Hamilton 11 14 3.24 41 26 2 249.2 228 90 86 139
Jack Powell 9 17 3.10 32 27 0 235.1 248 81 52 67
George Baumgardner 11 13 3.38 30 27 0 218.1 222 82 79 102
Mack Allison 6 17 3.62 31 20 1 169.0 171 68 49 43
Elmer Brown 5 8 2.99 23 13 0 120.1 122 40 42 45
Curly Brown 1 3 4.87 16 4 0 64.2 69 35 35 28
Roy Mitchell 3 4 4.65 13 7 0 62.0 81 32 17 22
Joe Lake 1 7 4.42 11 6 0 57.0 70 28 16 28
Carl Weilman 2 4 2.79 8 6 1 48.1 42 15 3 24
Willie Adams 2 3 3.88 13 5 0 46.1 50 20 19 16
Barney Pelty 1 5 5.59 6 6 0 38.2 43 24 15 10
Buddy Napier 1 2 4.97 7 2 0 25.1 33 14 5 10
Red Nelson 0 2 7.00 8 3 1 18.0 21 14 13 9
Bill Bailey 0 1 9.28 3 2 0 10.2 15 11 10 2
John Frill 0 1 20.77 3 3 0 4.1 16 10 1 2
Hack Spencer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.2 2 0 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Willie Adams George Aiton Walt Alexander Mack Allison Jimmy Austin Bill Bailey George Baumgardner Bunny Brief Bill Brown Curly Brown Elmer Brown Pete Compton +33 more

45 players

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The 1912 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 53-101 record (.344) put the 1912 St. Louis Browns 7th in the AL. With 552 runs scored and 764 given up, the 1912 differential was -212. Against a league average of .264, the 1912 St. Louis Browns batted .248. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 3.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.34. The 1912 St. Louis Browns scored 20% fewer runs than the average club (552 against 687).

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 279,362 in attendance, about 3,536 a game. Del Pratt topped the St. Louis Browns with 5 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was George Baumgardner (11). The strikeout leader was Earl Hamilton with 139. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1912 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1912 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1912 St. Louis Browns finished 53-101 (.344 win pct).
Who led the 1912 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Del Pratt led the 1912 St. Louis Browns with 5 home runs.
What was the 1912 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1912 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.71.
Did the 1912 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1912 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1912 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1912 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1912 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Del Pratt (5 HR, 69 RBI) and George Baumgardner (11-13, 3.38 ERA).
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