1938 St. Louis Browns

55-97 • .362 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1938 St. Louis Browns went 55-97 (.362) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 755 runs, allowed 962, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Harlond Clift (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Bobo Newsom (20-16, 5.08 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

55 Wins
97 Losses
.362 Win %
7th Rank
755 R 962 RA
Diff -207

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755 Runs Scored
962 Runs Allowed
-207 Run Diff
180K Attendance

📈 vs. 1938 AL Average

Batting Avg .280 equal to the 1938 league average (.280)
OBP .354 1% below the 1938 league average (.357)
SLG .397 4% below the 1938 league average (.414)
Team ERA 5.80 21% worse than the 1938 league average (4.79)
Runs Scored 755 8% below the 1938 league average (823 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 180,279
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Avg per Game 2,341

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1938

Batting Avg

1 Mel Almada 0.342 2 George McQuinn 0.324 3 Sam West 0.309 4 Red Kress 0.302 5 Harlond Clift 0.290

Home Runs

1 Harlond Clift 34 2 Beau Bell 13 3 George McQuinn 12 4 Red Kress 7 5 Billy Sullivan 7

RBI

1 Harlond Clift 118 2 Beau Bell 84 3 George McQuinn 82 4 Red Kress 79 5 Don Heffner 69
1938 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
George McQuinn 148 602 100 195 42 7 12 82 58 49 4 0.324
Red Kress 150 566 74 171 33 3 7 79 69 47 5 0.302
Harlond Clift 149 534 119 155 25 7 34 118 118 67 10 0.290
Beau Bell 147 526 91 138 35 3 13 84 71 46 1 0.262
Don Heffner 141 473 47 116 23 3 2 69 65 53 1 0.245
Buster Mills 123 466 66 133 24 4 3 46 43 46 7 0.285
Mel Almada 102 436 77 149 22 2 3 37 38 22 9 0.342
Billy Sullivan 111 375 35 104 16 1 7 49 20 10 8 0.277
Mel Mazzera 86 204 33 57 8 2 6 29 12 25 1 0.279
Tommy Heath 70 194 22 44 13 0 2 22 35 24 0 0.227
Sam West 44 165 17 51 8 2 1 27 14 9 1 0.309
Bobo Newsom 46 124 9 31 4 0 0 16 1 21 0 0.250
Glenn McQuillen 43 116 14 33 4 0 0 13 4 12 0 0.284
Roy Hughes 58 96 16 27 3 0 2 13 12 11 3 0.281
Howard Mills 30 66 8 6 1 0 0 3 11 18 0 0.091
Oral Hildebrand 24 59 3 15 2 0 0 5 2 6 0 0.254
Joe Grace 12 47 7 16 1 0 0 4 2 3 0 0.340
Ethan Allen 19 33 4 10 3 1 0 4 2 4 0 0.303
Russ Van Atta 25 30 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 7 1 0.133
Jim Walkup 18 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0.138
Fred Johnson 17 25 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.240
Sam Harshaney 11 24 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0.292
Ed Cole 36 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.143
Sig Gryska 7 21 3 10 2 1 0 4 3 3 0 0.476
Johnny Lucadello 7 20 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.150
Les Tietje 18 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.111
Bill Cox 24 17 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.059
Jack Knott 7 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.100
Ed Linke 21 10 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0.200
Emil Bildilli 5 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Julio Bonetti 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Vito Tamulis 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.400
Bill Trotter 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Jim Weaver 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Harry Kimberlin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Glenn Liebhardt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1938

ERA

1 Jack Knott 4.80 2 Bobo Newsom 5.08 3 Ed Cole 5.18 4 Howard Mills 5.31 5 Fred Johnson 5.61

Wins

1 Bobo Newsom 20 2 Howard Mills 10 3 Oral Hildebrand 8 4 Russ Van Atta 4 5 Fred Johnson 3

Strikeouts

1 Bobo Newsom 226 2 Howard Mills 134 3 Oral Hildebrand 66 4 Russ Van Atta 35 5 Jim Walkup 28
1938 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bobo Newsom 20 16 5.08 44 40 1 329.2 334 186 192 226
Howard Mills 10 12 5.31 30 27 0 210.1 216 124 116 134
Oral Hildebrand 8 10 5.69 23 23 0 163.0 194 103 73 66
Russ Van Atta 4 7 6.06 25 12 0 104.0 118 70 61 35
Jim Walkup 1 12 6.80 18 13 0 94.0 127 71 53 28
Ed Cole 1 5 5.18 36 6 3 88.2 116 51 48 26
Fred Johnson 3 7 5.61 17 6 3 69.0 91 43 27 24
Bill Cox 1 4 7.00 22 7 0 63.0 81 49 35 16
Les Tietje 2 5 7.55 17 8 0 62.0 83 52 38 15
Ed Linke 1 7 7.94 21 2 0 39.2 60 35 33 18
Jack Knott 1 2 4.80 7 4 0 30.0 35 16 15 8
Julio Bonetti 2 3 6.35 17 0 0 28.1 41 20 13 7
Emil Bildilli 1 2 7.06 5 3 0 21.2 33 17 11 11
Vito Tamulis 0 3 7.63 3 2 0 15.1 26 13 10 11
Harry Kimberlin 0 0 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 8 3 3 1
Bill Trotter 0 1 5.63 1 1 0 8.0 8 5 0 1
Jim Weaver 0 1 9.00 1 1 0 7.0 9 7 9 4
Glenn Liebhardt 0 0 6.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 2 0 1

👥 Roster (36)

Ethan Allen Mel Almada Beau Bell Emil Bildilli Julio Bonetti Harlond Clift Ed Cole Bill Cox Joe Grace Sig Gryska Sam Harshaney Tommy Heath +24 more

36 players

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The 1938 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 55-97 record (.362) put the 1938 St. Louis Browns 7th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 755 runs and allowed 962, a run differential of -207. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 5.80 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.79. League clubs averaged 823 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 8% fewer. The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 180,279 in attendance, about 2,341 a game.

For power, Harlond Clift led the way with 34 homers. The hits leader was George McQuinn with 195. Bobo Newsom led the pitchers with 20 wins. The 1938 roster runs to 36 players. For the seasons either side, see the 1937 season and the 1939 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1938 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1938 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1938 St. Louis Browns finished 55-97 (.362 win pct).
Who led the 1938 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Harlond Clift led the 1938 St. Louis Browns with 34 home runs.
What was the 1938 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1938 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.80.
Did the 1938 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1938 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1938 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1938 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1938 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Harlond Clift (34 HR, 118 RBI) and Bobo Newsom (20-16, 5.08 ERA).
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