1929 St. Louis Browns

79-73 • .520 Win% • 4th in AL

📊 Season Record

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

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⚡ Quick Stats

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
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
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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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.
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