1929 St. Louis Browns

79-73 • .520 Win% • 4th in AL

The 1929 St. Louis Browns went 79-73 (.520) finishing 4th in the AL. The club scored 733 runs, allowed 713, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Red Kress (9 HR, 107 RBI) and Sam Gray (18-15, 3.72 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

79 Wins
73 Losses
.520 Win %
4th Rank
733 R 713 RA
Diff +20

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733 Runs Scored
713 Runs Allowed
+20 Run Diff
293K Attendance

📈 vs. 1929 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 3% below the 1929 league average (.283)
OBP .352 1% above the 1929 league average (.349)
SLG .380 7% below the 1929 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.08 4% better than the 1929 league average (4.24)
Runs Scored 733 4% below the 1929 league average (767 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 293,465
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Avg per Game 3,811

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1929

Batting Avg

1 Heinie Manush 0.355 2 Fred Schulte 0.307 3 Red Kress 0.305 4 Oscar Melillo 0.296 5 Otis Brannan 0.294

Home Runs

1 Red Kress 9 2 Lu Blue 6 3 Heinie Manush 6 4 Oscar Melillo 5 5 Wally Schang 5

RBI

1 Red Kress 107 2 Heinie Manush 81 3 Fred Schulte 71 4 Oscar Melillo 67 5 Frank O'Rourke 62
1929 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank O'Rourke 154 585 81 147 23 9 2 62 41 28 14 0.251
Heinie Manush 142 574 85 204 45 10 6 81 43 24 9 0.355
Lu Blue 151 573 111 168 40 10 6 61 126 32 12 0.293
Red Kress 147 557 82 170 38 4 9 107 52 54 5 0.305
Oscar Melillo 141 494 57 146 17 10 5 67 29 30 11 0.296
Fred Schulte 121 446 63 137 24 5 3 71 59 44 8 0.307
Frank McGowan 125 441 62 112 26 6 2 51 61 34 5 0.254
Wally Schang 94 249 43 59 10 5 5 36 74 22 1 0.237
Earl McNeely 69 230 27 56 8 1 1 18 7 13 2 0.243
Red Badgro 54 148 27 42 12 0 1 18 11 15 1 0.284
Rick Ferrell 64 144 21 33 6 1 0 20 32 10 1 0.229
Clyde Manion 35 111 16 27 2 0 0 11 15 3 1 0.243
Sam Gray 43 103 8 19 4 1 0 13 6 18 0 0.184
General Crowder 40 96 6 18 4 0 0 5 2 11 0 0.188
George Blaeholder 42 74 6 9 1 0 1 6 6 14 0 0.122
Rip Collins 26 62 9 17 6 0 1 5 3 17 0 0.274
Otis Brannan 23 51 4 15 1 0 1 8 4 4 0 0.294
Lefty Stewart 23 51 3 6 3 0 0 8 1 13 0 0.118
Jack Ogden 34 45 4 11 1 0 0 7 3 9 0 0.244
Ed Roetz 16 45 7 11 4 1 0 5 4 6 0 0.244
Len Dondero 19 31 2 6 0 0 1 8 0 4 0 0.194
Chad Kimsey 29 30 6 8 2 0 2 4 1 8 0 0.267
Tom Jenkins 21 22 1 4 0 1 0 0 4 8 0 0.182
Dick Coffman 27 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fred Stiely 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.667
Ed Strelecki 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jimmy Austin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Herb Cobb 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Oscar Estrada 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Hopkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1929

ERA

1 Lefty Stewart 3.25 2 Sam Gray 3.72 3 General Crowder 3.92 4 Rip Collins 4.00 5 George Blaeholder 4.18

Wins

1 Sam Gray 18 2 General Crowder 17 3 George Blaeholder 14 4 Rip Collins 11 5 Lefty Stewart 9

Strikeouts

1 Sam Gray 109 2 General Crowder 79 3 George Blaeholder 72 4 Rip Collins 47 5 Lefty Stewart 47
1929 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Sam Gray 18 15 3.72 43 37 1 305.0 336 126 96 109
General Crowder 17 15 3.92 40 34 4 266.2 272 116 93 79
George Blaeholder 14 15 4.18 42 24 2 222.0 237 103 61 72
Rip Collins 11 6 4.00 26 20 1 155.1 162 69 73 47
Lefty Stewart 9 6 3.25 23 18 0 149.2 137 54 49 47
Jack Ogden 4 8 4.93 34 14 0 131.1 154 72 44 32
Chad Kimsey 3 6 5.04 24 3 1 64.1 83 36 19 13
Dick Coffman 1 1 5.98 27 3 1 52.2 61 35 14 11
Ed Strelecki 1 1 4.91 7 0 0 11.0 12 6 6 2
Fred Stiely 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 9.0 11 0 3 2
Paul Hopkins 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 1
Herb Cobb 0 0 36.00 1 0 0 1.0 3 4 1 0
Oscar Estrada 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0

👥 Roster (30)

Jimmy Austin Red Badgro George Blaeholder Lu Blue Otis Brannan Herb Cobb Dick Coffman Rip Collins General Crowder Len Dondero Oscar Estrada Rick Ferrell +18 more

30 players

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The 1929 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 79-73 record (.520) put the 1929 St. Louis Browns 4th in the AL. With 733 runs scored and 713 given up, the 1929 differential was +20. At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .275, 3% worse than the league's .283. Pitchers allowed 4.08 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.24. The 733 runs scored compare with a league average of 767 per club, 4% fewer.

Home games were played at Sportsman's Park IV, where 293,465 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Red Kress, who hit 9. The hits leader was Heinie Manush with 204. Sam Gray led the pitchers with 18 wins. The 1929 roster runs to 30 players. The 1928 season and the 1930 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1929 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1929 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1929 St. Louis Browns finished 79-73 (.520 win pct).
Who led the 1929 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Red Kress led the 1929 St. Louis Browns with 9 home runs.
What was the 1929 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1929 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1929 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1929 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1929 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1929 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1929 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Red Kress (9 HR, 107 RBI) and Sam Gray (18-15, 3.72 ERA).
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