1919 St. Louis Browns

67-72 • .482 Win% • 5th in AL

The 1919 St. Louis Browns went 67-72 (.482) finishing 5th in the AL. The club scored 533 runs, allowed 567, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included George Sisler (10 HR, 83 RBI) and Allen Sothoron (20-13, 2.20 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

67 Wins
72 Losses
.482 Win %
5th Rank
533 R 567 RA
Diff -34

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533 Runs Scored
567 Runs Allowed
-34 Run Diff
323K Attendance

📈 vs. 1919 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 1% below the 1919 league average (.268)
OBP .325 2% below the 1919 league average (.333)
SLG .355 1% below the 1919 league average (.358)
Team ERA 3.13 3% better than the 1919 league average (3.23)
Runs Scored 533 7% below the 1919 league average (573 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 70
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Total Attendance 323,498
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Avg per Game 4,621

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1919

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.352 2 Jack Tobin 0.327 3 Baby Doll Jacobson 0.323 4 Ken Williams 0.300 5 Herman Bronkie 0.255

Home Runs

1 George Sisler 10 2 Jack Tobin 6 3 Ken Williams 6 4 Baby Doll Jacobson 4 5 Jimmy Austin 1

RBI

1 George Sisler 83 2 Jack Tobin 57 3 Baby Doll Jacobson 51 4 Wally Gerber 37 5 Hank Severeid 36
1919 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 132 511 96 180 31 15 10 83 27 20 28 0.352
Jack Tobin 127 486 54 159 22 7 6 57 36 24 8 0.327
Wally Gerber 140 462 43 105 14 6 1 37 49 36 1 0.227
Baby Doll Jacobson 120 455 70 147 31 8 4 51 24 47 9 0.323
Joe Gedeon 120 437 57 111 13 4 0 27 50 35 4 0.254
Jimmy Austin 106 396 54 94 9 9 1 21 42 31 8 0.237
Hank Severeid 112 351 16 87 12 2 0 36 21 13 2 0.248
Earl Smith 88 252 21 63 12 5 1 36 18 27 1 0.250
Ken Williams 65 227 32 68 10 5 6 35 26 25 7 0.300
Ray Demmitt 79 202 19 48 11 2 1 19 14 27 3 0.238
Herman Bronkie 67 196 23 50 6 4 0 14 23 23 2 0.255
Allen Sothoron 40 97 3 17 4 1 0 5 1 12 0 0.175
Josh Billings 38 76 9 15 1 1 0 3 1 12 0 0.197
Bert Gallia 34 72 6 11 1 0 1 8 5 22 1 0.153
Tod Sloan 27 63 9 15 1 3 0 6 12 3 0 0.238
Wally Mayer 30 62 2 14 4 1 0 5 8 11 0 0.226
Urban Shocker 30 58 2 8 0 0 0 4 12 13 0 0.138
Joe Schepner 14 48 2 10 4 0 0 6 1 5 0 0.208
Carl Weilman 20 47 4 9 0 0 0 4 6 10 0 0.191
Dave Davenport 24 39 4 3 0 0 0 1 2 20 0 0.077
John Shovlin 9 35 4 7 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0.200
Lefty Leifield 19 30 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.100
Pat Collins 11 21 2 3 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 0.143
Ernie Koob 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.000
Rasty Wright 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.083
Gene Robertson 5 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.143
Rolla Mapel 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.167
Bill Bayne 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.400
Elam Vangilder 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Grover Lowdermilk 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hal Haid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Rogers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1919

ERA

1 Carl Weilman 2.07 2 Allen Sothoron 2.20 3 Urban Shocker 2.69 4 Lefty Leifield 2.93 5 Bert Gallia 3.60

Wins

1 Allen Sothoron 20 2 Urban Shocker 13 3 Bert Gallia 12 4 Carl Weilman 10 5 Lefty Leifield 6

Strikeouts

1 Allen Sothoron 106 2 Urban Shocker 86 3 Bert Gallia 83 4 Carl Weilman 44 5 Dave Davenport 37
1919 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Allen Sothoron 20 13 2.20 40 30 3 270.0 256 66 87 106
Bert Gallia 12 14 3.60 34 25 1 222.1 220 89 92 83
Urban Shocker 13 11 2.69 30 25 0 211.0 193 63 55 86
Carl Weilman 10 6 2.07 20 20 0 148.0 133 34 45 44
Dave Davenport 2 11 3.94 24 16 0 123.1 135 54 41 37
Lefty Leifield 6 4 2.93 19 9 0 92.0 96 30 25 18
Ernie Koob 2 3 4.64 25 4 0 66.0 77 34 23 11
Rasty Wright 0 5 5.54 24 5 0 63.1 79 39 20 14
Rolla Mapel 0 3 4.50 4 3 0 20.0 17 10 17 2
Elam Vangilder 1 0 2.08 3 1 0 13.0 15 3 3 6
Bill Bayne 1 1 5.25 2 2 0 12.0 16 7 6 0
Grover Lowdermilk 0 0 0.75 7 0 0 12.0 6 1 4 6
Hal Haid 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 2.0 5 4 3 1
Tom Rogers 0 1 27.00 2 0 0 1.0 7 3 0 1

👥 Roster (32)

Jimmy Austin Bill Bayne Josh Billings Herman Bronkie Pat Collins Dave Davenport Ray Demmitt Bert Gallia Joe Gedeon Wally Gerber Hal Haid Baby Doll Jacobson +20 more

32 players

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The 1919 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1919 St. Louis Browns finished 67-72, a .482 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL. With 533 runs scored and 567 given up, the 1919 differential was -34. Against a league average of .268, the 1919 St. Louis Browns batted .264. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 3.13 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.23. League clubs averaged 573 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 7% fewer.

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1919, drawing a total attendance of 323,498. George Sisler topped the St. Louis Browns with 10 home runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Allen Sothoron (20). The 1919 roster runs to 32 players. The 1918 season and the 1920 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1919 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1919 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1919 St. Louis Browns finished 67-72 (.482 win pct).
Who led the 1919 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
George Sisler led the 1919 St. Louis Browns with 10 home runs.
What was the 1919 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1919 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.13.
Did the 1919 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1919 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1919 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1919 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1919 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Sisler (10 HR, 83 RBI) and Allen Sothoron (20-13, 2.20 ERA).
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