1943 St. Louis Browns

72-80 • .474 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1943 St. Louis Browns went 72-80 (.474) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 596 runs, allowed 604, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Vern Stephens (22 HR, 91 RBI) and Steve Sundra (15-11, 3.25 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

72 Wins
80 Losses
.474 Win %
6th Rank
596 R 604 RA
Diff -8

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596 Runs Scored
604 Runs Allowed
-8 Run Diff
244K Attendance

📈 vs. 1943 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 2% below the 1943 league average (.249)
OBP .321 equal to the 1943 league average (.321)
SLG .348 2% above the 1943 league average (.341)
Team ERA 3.41 3% worse than the 1943 league average (3.30)
Runs Scored 596 1% below the 1943 league average (600 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 244,767
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Avg per Game 3,178

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1943

Batting Avg

1 Vern Stephens 0.289 2 Milt Byrnes 0.280 3 Ellis Clary 0.275 4 Don Gutteridge 0.273 5 Mark Christman 0.271

Home Runs

1 Vern Stephens 22 2 Chet Laabs 17 3 George McQuinn 12 4 Mike Chartak 10 5 Frankie Hayes 5

RBI

1 Vern Stephens 91 2 Chet Laabs 85 3 George McQuinn 74 4 Milt Byrnes 50 5 Mike Chartak 37
1943 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Chet Laabs 151 580 83 145 27 7 17 85 73 105 5 0.250
Don Gutteridge 132 538 77 147 35 6 1 36 50 46 10 0.273
Vern Stephens 137 512 75 148 27 3 22 91 54 73 3 0.289
George McQuinn 125 449 53 109 19 2 12 74 56 65 4 0.243
Milt Byrnes 129 429 58 120 28 7 4 50 53 49 1 0.280
Harlond Clift 105 379 43 88 11 3 3 25 54 37 5 0.232
Mike Chartak 108 344 38 88 16 2 10 37 39 55 1 0.256
Mark Christman 98 336 31 91 11 5 2 35 19 19 0 0.271
Frankie Hayes 88 250 16 47 7 0 5 30 37 36 1 0.188
Al Zarilla 70 228 27 58 7 1 2 17 17 20 1 0.254
Rick Ferrell 74 209 12 50 7 0 0 20 34 14 0 0.239
Mike Kreevich 60 161 24 41 6 0 0 10 26 13 4 0.255
Joe Schultz 46 92 6 22 5 0 0 8 9 8 0 0.239
Steve Sundra 32 73 9 16 4 0 0 2 2 17 0 0.219
Denny Galehouse 31 72 5 9 1 0 0 2 3 20 0 0.125
Ellis Clary 23 69 15 19 2 0 0 5 11 6 1 0.275
Bob Muncrief 35 66 5 10 1 0 0 2 3 9 0 0.152
Nels Potter 33 55 0 8 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 0.145
Tony Criscola 29 52 4 8 0 0 0 1 8 7 0 0.154
Al Hollingsworth 36 50 2 7 3 0 0 1 2 5 0 0.140
Johnny Niggeling 20 49 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0.061
Floyd Baker 22 46 5 8 2 0 0 4 6 4 0 0.174
Hal Epps 8 35 2 10 4 0 0 1 3 4 1 0.286
Don Heffner 18 33 2 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.121
George Caster 35 22 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.136
Bobo Newsom 10 15 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.333
Charlie Fuchs 13 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.000
Fritz Ostermueller 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.286
Al Milnar 3 6 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.333
Paul Dean 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kramer 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.500
Al LaMacchia 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Peterson 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Archie McKain 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ox Miller 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fred Sanford 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hank Schmulbach 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1943

ERA

1 George Caster 2.12 2 Denny Galehouse 2.77 3 Nels Potter 2.78 4 Bob Muncrief 2.81 5 Johnny Niggeling 3.17

Wins

1 Steve Sundra 15 2 Bob Muncrief 13 3 Denny Galehouse 11 4 Nels Potter 10 5 George Caster 6

Strikeouts

1 Denny Galehouse 114 2 Bob Muncrief 80 3 Nels Potter 80 4 Johnny Niggeling 73 5 Al Hollingsworth 63
1943 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Denny Galehouse 11 11 2.77 31 28 1 224.0 217 69 74 114
Steve Sundra 15 11 3.25 32 29 0 208.0 212 75 66 44
Bob Muncrief 13 12 2.81 35 27 1 205.0 211 64 48 80
Nels Potter 10 5 2.78 33 13 1 168.1 146 52 54 80
Al Hollingsworth 6 13 4.21 35 20 3 154.0 169 72 51 63
Johnny Niggeling 6 8 3.17 20 20 0 150.1 122 53 57 73
George Caster 6 8 2.12 35 0 8 76.1 69 18 41 43
Bobo Newsom 1 6 7.39 10 9 0 52.1 69 43 35 37
Charlie Fuchs 0 0 4.04 13 0 0 35.2 42 16 11 9
Fritz Ostermueller 0 2 5.02 11 3 0 28.2 36 16 13 4
Archie McKain 1 1 3.94 10 0 0 16.0 16 7 6 6
Al Milnar 1 2 5.52 3 2 0 14.2 23 9 9 7
Paul Dean 0 0 3.38 3 1 0 13.1 16 5 3 1
Sid Peterson 2 0 2.70 3 0 0 10.0 15 3 3 0
Fred Sanford 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 9.1 7 2 4 2
Jack Kramer 0 0 8.00 3 0 0 9.0 11 8 8 4
Ox Miller 0 0 12.00 2 0 0 6.0 7 8 3 3
Al LaMacchia 0 1 11.25 1 1 0 4.0 9 5 2 2

👥 Roster (37)

Floyd Baker Milt Byrnes George Caster Mike Chartak Mark Christman Ellis Clary Harlond Clift Tony Criscola Paul Dean Hal Epps Rick Ferrell Charlie Fuchs +25 more

37 players

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The 1943 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1943 St. Louis Browns won 72 games and lost 80, ending up 6th in the AL. With 596 runs scored and 604 given up, the 1943 differential was -8. The team batting average of .245 was 2% below the 1943 league mark of .249. The staff ERA of 3.41 was 3% worse than the league average of 3.30. League clubs averaged 600 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 1% fewer.

The home park, Sportsman's Park IV, recorded 244,767 in attendance, about 3,178 a game. Vern Stephens led the club in home runs with 22. On the mound, Steve Sundra won 15 games to lead the staff. The strikeout leader was Denny Galehouse with 114. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1943 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1943 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1943 St. Louis Browns finished 72-80 (.474 win pct).
Who led the 1943 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Vern Stephens led the 1943 St. Louis Browns with 22 home runs.
What was the 1943 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1943 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1943 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1943 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1943 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1943 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1943 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Vern Stephens (22 HR, 91 RBI) and Steve Sundra (15-11, 3.25 ERA).
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