1918 St. Louis Browns

58-64 • .475 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1918 St. Louis Browns went 58-64 (.475) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 426 runs, allowed 448, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included George Sisler (2 HR, 41 RBI) and Allen Sothoron (12-12, 1.94 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

58 Wins
64 Losses
.475 Win %
5th Rank
426 R 448 RA
Diff -22

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426 Runs Scored
448 Runs Allowed
-22 Run Diff
147K Attendance

📈 vs. 1918 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 2% above the 1918 league average (.253)
OBP .330 2% above the 1918 league average (.323)
SLG .320 1% below the 1918 league average (.322)
Team ERA 2.75 1% better than the 1918 league average (2.77)
Runs Scored 426 8% below the 1918 league average (463 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 53
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Total Attendance 147,500
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Avg per Game 2,783

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1918

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.341 2 Ray Demmitt 0.281 3 Tim Hendryx 0.279 4 Jack Tobin 0.277 5 Earl Smith 0.269

Home Runs

1 George Sisler 2 2 Dave Davenport 1 3 Ray Demmitt 1 4 Joe Gedeon 1

RBI

1 Ray Demmitt 61 2 Joe Gedeon 41 3 George Sisler 41 4 Jack Tobin 36 5 Tim Hendryx 33
1918 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jack Tobin 122 480 59 133 19 5 0 36 48 26 13 0.277
George Sisler 114 452 69 154 21 9 2 41 40 17 45 0.341
Joe Gedeon 123 441 39 94 14 3 1 41 27 29 7 0.213
Ray Demmitt 116 405 45 114 23 5 1 61 38 35 10 0.281
Jimmy Austin 110 367 42 97 14 4 0 20 53 32 18 0.264
Earl Smith 89 286 28 77 10 5 0 32 13 16 13 0.269
Fritz Maisel 90 284 43 66 4 2 0 16 46 17 11 0.232
Les Nunamaker 85 274 22 71 9 2 0 22 28 16 6 0.259
Tim Hendryx 88 219 22 61 14 3 0 33 37 35 5 0.279
Wally Gerber 56 171 10 41 4 0 0 10 19 11 2 0.240
Hank Severeid 51 133 8 34 4 0 0 11 18 4 4 0.256
Pete Johns 46 89 5 16 1 1 0 11 4 6 0 0.180
Allen Sothoron 29 63 5 10 1 0 0 5 3 21 0 0.159
Tom Rogers 29 53 7 13 3 1 0 3 0 7 0 0.245
Dave Davenport 31 52 3 7 1 0 1 3 9 22 0 0.135
Bert Gallia 19 46 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.130
Ernie Johnson 29 34 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.265
Urban Shocker 14 34 1 11 3 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.324
Rasty Wright 18 34 5 10 0 0 0 3 6 5 0 0.294
George Hale 12 30 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.133
Grover Lowdermilk 13 28 3 7 3 0 0 2 1 5 0 0.250
Byron Houck 27 20 1 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.150
Lefty Leifield 15 19 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.053
Bugs Bennett 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ken Williams 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.000
Tim McCabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1918

ERA

1 Urban Shocker 1.81 2 Allen Sothoron 1.94 3 Byron Houck 2.39 4 Rasty Wright 2.51 5 Lefty Leifield 2.55

Wins

1 Allen Sothoron 12 2 Dave Davenport 10 3 Bert Gallia 8 4 Tom Rogers 8 5 Rasty Wright 8

Strikeouts

1 Allen Sothoron 71 2 Dave Davenport 60 3 Bert Gallia 48 4 Urban Shocker 33 5 Byron Houck 29
1918 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allen Sothoron 12 12 1.94 29 24 0 209.0 152 45 67 71
Dave Davenport 10 11 3.25 31 22 1 180.0 182 65 69 60
Tom Rogers 8 10 3.27 29 16 2 154.0 148 56 49 29
Bert Gallia 8 6 3.48 19 17 0 124.0 126 48 61 48
Rasty Wright 8 2 2.51 18 13 0 111.1 99 31 18 25
Urban Shocker 6 5 1.81 14 9 2 94.2 69 19 40 33
Grover Lowdermilk 2 6 3.15 13 11 0 80.0 74 28 38 25
Byron Houck 2 4 2.39 27 2 2 71.2 58 19 29 29
Lefty Leifield 2 6 2.55 15 6 0 67.0 61 19 19 22
Bugs Bennett 0 2 3.48 4 2 0 10.1 12 4 7 0
George Sisler 0 0 4.50 2 1 1 8.0 10 4 4 4
Tim McCabe 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 1.1 2 2 1 0

👥 Roster (26)

Jimmy Austin Bugs Bennett Dave Davenport Ray Demmitt Bert Gallia Joe Gedeon Wally Gerber George Hale Tim Hendryx Byron Houck Pete Johns Ernie Johnson +14 more

26 players

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The 1918 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1918 the St. Louis Browns posted a 58-64 mark (.475) and finished 5th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 426 runs and allowed 448, a run differential of -22. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .258, 2% better than the league's .253. Pitchers allowed 2.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 2.77. The 426 runs scored compare with a league average of 463 per club, 8% fewer.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 147,500 for the year. For power, George Sisler led the way with 2 homers. Ray Demmitt led in RBI with 61. Allen Sothoron led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 26 players. The 1917 season and the 1919 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1918 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1918 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1918 St. Louis Browns finished 58-64 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 1918 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
George Sisler led the 1918 St. Louis Browns with 2 home runs.
What was the 1918 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1918 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 2.75.
Did the 1918 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1918 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1918 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1918 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1918 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Sisler (2 HR, 41 RBI) and Allen Sothoron (12-12, 1.94 ERA).
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