1927 St. Louis Browns

59-94 • .386 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1927 St. Louis Browns went 59-94 (.386) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 904, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Ken Williams (17 HR, 74 RBI) and Milt Gaston (13-17, 5.00 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

59 Wins
94 Losses
.386 Win %
7th Rank
724 R 904 RA
Diff -180

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724 Runs Scored
904 Runs Allowed
-180 Run Diff
277K Attendance

📈 vs. 1927 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 3% below the 1927 league average (.285)
OBP .337 4% below the 1927 league average (.351)
SLG .380 5% below the 1927 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.95 20% worse than the 1927 league average (4.14)
Runs Scored 724 5% below the 1927 league average (762 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 78
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Total Attendance 277,827
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Avg per Game 3,561

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1927

Batting Avg

1 George Sisler 0.327 2 Bing Miller 0.325 3 Ken Williams 0.322 4 Wally Schang 0.318 5 Fred Schulte 0.317

Home Runs

1 Ken Williams 17 2 Harry Rice 7 3 Bing Miller 5 4 Wally Schang 5 5 George Sisler 5

RBI

1 George Sisler 97 2 Bing Miller 75 3 Ken Williams 74 4 Harry Rice 68 5 Wally Gerber 45
1927 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George Sisler 149 614 87 201 32 8 5 97 24 15 27 0.327
Frank O'Rourke 140 538 85 144 25 3 1 39 64 43 18 0.268
Harry Rice 137 520 90 149 26 9 7 68 50 21 5 0.287
Bing Miller 143 492 83 160 32 7 5 75 30 26 8 0.325
Wally Gerber 142 438 44 98 13 9 0 45 35 25 3 0.224
Ken Williams 131 423 70 136 23 6 17 74 57 30 9 0.322
Oscar Melillo 107 356 45 80 18 2 0 26 25 28 3 0.225
Wally Schang 97 264 40 84 15 2 5 42 41 33 3 0.318
Spencer Adams 88 259 32 69 11 3 0 29 24 33 1 0.266
Herschel Bennett 93 256 40 68 12 2 3 30 14 21 6 0.266
Steve O'Neill 74 191 14 44 7 0 1 22 20 6 0 0.230
Fred Schulte 60 189 32 60 16 5 3 34 20 14 5 0.317
Leo Dixon 36 103 6 20 3 1 0 12 7 6 0 0.194
Milt Gaston 37 96 13 25 8 0 3 15 5 26 0 0.260
Otis Miller 51 76 8 17 5 0 0 8 8 5 0 0.224
Elam Vangilder 44 68 5 19 4 0 1 8 0 11 0 0.279
Ernie Wingard 43 56 6 10 2 1 3 12 4 4 0 0.179
Sad Sam Jones 32 55 2 6 2 0 0 3 7 18 0 0.109
Lefty Stewart 29 49 4 15 1 0 0 3 5 16 0 0.306
Ernie Nevers 27 32 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.219
Win Ballou 21 28 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 0.036
Tom Zachary 13 28 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 0.107
General Crowder 21 23 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.261
Red Kress 7 23 3 7 2 1 1 3 3 3 0 0.304
Guy Sturdy 5 21 5 9 1 0 0 5 1 0 2 0.429
Chet Falk 9 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Boom-Boom Beck 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.250
Jim Wright 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.000
George Blaeholder 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Stew Bolen 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.333

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1927

ERA

1 Lefty Stewart 4.28 2 Sad Sam Jones 4.32 3 Tom Zachary 4.37 4 Win Ballou 4.78 5 Elam Vangilder 4.79

Wins

1 Milt Gaston 13 2 Elam Vangilder 10 3 Sad Sam Jones 8 4 Lefty Stewart 8 5 Win Ballou 5

Strikeouts

1 Milt Gaston 77 2 Sad Sam Jones 72 3 Elam Vangilder 62 4 Lefty Stewart 43 5 General Crowder 30
1927 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Milt Gaston 13 17 5.00 37 30 1 254.0 275 141 100 77
Elam Vangilder 10 12 4.79 44 23 1 203.0 245 108 102 62
Sad Sam Jones 8 14 4.32 30 26 0 189.2 211 91 102 72
Ernie Wingard 2 13 6.56 38 17 0 156.1 213 114 79 28
Lefty Stewart 8 11 4.28 27 19 1 155.2 187 74 43 43
Ernie Nevers 3 8 4.94 27 5 2 94.2 105 52 35 22
Win Ballou 5 6 4.78 21 11 0 90.1 105 48 46 17
Tom Zachary 4 6 4.37 13 12 0 78.1 110 38 27 13
General Crowder 3 5 5.01 21 8 3 73.2 71 41 42 30
Chet Falk 1 0 5.74 9 0 0 15.2 25 10 10 2
Jim Wright 1 0 4.50 2 1 0 12.0 8 6 4 4
Boom-Boom Beck 1 0 5.56 3 1 0 11.1 15 7 5 6
Stew Bolen 0 1 8.38 3 1 0 9.2 14 9 5 7
George Blaeholder 0 1 5.00 1 1 0 9.0 8 5 4 2

👥 Roster (30)

Spencer Adams Win Ballou Boom-Boom Beck Herschel Bennett George Blaeholder Stew Bolen General Crowder Leo Dixon Chet Falk Milt Gaston Wally Gerber Sad Sam Jones +18 more

30 players

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The 1927 St. Louis Browns in brief

In 1927 the St. Louis Browns posted a 59-94 mark (.386) and finished 7th in the AL. With 724 runs scored and 904 given up, the 1927 differential was -180. Against a league average of .285, the 1927 St. Louis Browns batted .275. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 4.95 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.14. Measured against the 762-run league average, the offense was 5% behind.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 277,827 for the year. For power, Ken Williams led the way with 17 homers. George Sisler drove in a team-high 97 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Milt Gaston (13). The roster section lists 30 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1927 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1927 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1927 St. Louis Browns finished 59-94 (.386 win pct).
Who led the 1927 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Ken Williams led the 1927 St. Louis Browns with 17 home runs.
What was the 1927 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1927 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.95.
Did the 1927 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1927 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1927 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1927 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1927 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Ken Williams (17 HR, 74 RBI) and Milt Gaston (13-17, 5.00 ERA).
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