1947 St. Louis Browns

59-95 • .383 Win% • 8th in AL

The 1947 St. Louis Browns went 59-95 (.383) finishing 8th in the AL. The club scored 564 runs, allowed 744, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Jeff Heath (27 HR, 85 RBI) and Jack Kramer (11-16, 4.97 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
95 Losses
.383 Win %
8th Rank
564 R 744 RA
Diff -180

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564 Runs Scored
744 Runs Allowed
-180 Run Diff
334K Attendance

📈 vs. 1947 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 6% below the 1947 league average (.255)
OBP .319 4% below the 1947 league average (.333)
SLG .350 4% below the 1947 league average (.364)
Team ERA 4.33 17% worse than the 1947 league average (3.71)
Runs Scored 564 13% below the 1947 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 334,646
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Avg per Game 4,346

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1947

Batting Avg

1 Bob Dillinger 0.294 2 Vern Stephens 0.279 3 Johnny Berardino 0.261 4 Ray Coleman 0.259 5 Wally Judnich 0.258

Home Runs

1 Jeff Heath 27 2 Wally Judnich 18 3 Vern Stephens 15 4 Paul Lehner 7 5 Les Moss 6

RBI

1 Jeff Heath 85 2 Vern Stephens 83 3 Wally Judnich 64 4 Paul Lehner 48 5 Al Zarilla 38
1947 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Dillinger 137 571 70 168 23 6 3 37 56 38 34 0.294
Vern Stephens 150 562 74 157 18 4 15 83 70 61 8 0.279
Wally Judnich 144 500 58 129 24 3 18 64 60 62 2 0.258
Jeff Heath 141 491 81 123 20 7 27 85 88 87 2 0.251
Paul Lehner 135 483 59 120 25 9 7 48 28 29 5 0.248
Al Zarilla 127 380 34 85 15 6 3 38 40 45 3 0.224
Ray Coleman 110 343 34 89 9 7 2 30 26 32 2 0.259
Johnny Berardino 90 306 29 80 22 1 1 20 44 26 6 0.261
Billy Hitchcock 80 275 25 61 2 2 1 28 21 34 3 0.222
Les Moss 96 274 17 43 5 2 6 27 35 48 0 0.157
Jake Early 87 214 25 48 9 3 3 19 54 34 0 0.224
Jerry Witte 34 99 4 14 2 1 2 12 11 22 0 0.141
Hank Thompson 27 78 10 20 1 1 0 5 10 7 2 0.256
Willard Brown 21 67 4 12 3 0 1 6 0 7 2 0.179
Ellis Kinder 34 62 4 8 0 0 0 4 1 20 0 0.129
Jack Kramer 33 62 3 7 1 0 0 2 8 25 0 0.113
Sam Zoldak 35 58 4 10 2 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.172
Bob Muncrief 31 57 2 6 0 0 0 4 4 23 0 0.105
Fred Sanford 34 54 5 11 2 0 0 1 1 23 0 0.204
Rusty Peters 39 47 10 16 4 0 0 2 6 8 0 0.340
Cliff Fannin 26 46 4 9 1 0 0 4 2 5 0 0.196
Joe Schultz 43 38 3 7 0 0 1 1 4 5 0 0.184
Nels Potter 32 35 3 9 1 0 0 2 7 2 0 0.257
Glen Moulder 32 17 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.235
Walter Brown 19 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.000
Denny Galehouse 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0.000
Perry Currin 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Hooks Iott 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dizzy Dean 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Glenn McQuillen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bud Swartz 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1947

ERA

1 Sam Zoldak 3.47 2 Cliff Fannin 3.58 3 Fred Sanford 3.71 4 Glen Moulder 3.82 5 Nels Potter 4.04

Wins

1 Jack Kramer 11 2 Sam Zoldak 9 3 Ellis Kinder 8 4 Bob Muncrief 8 5 Fred Sanford 7

Strikeouts

1 Ellis Kinder 110 2 Cliff Fannin 77 3 Jack Kramer 77 4 Bob Muncrief 74 5 Nels Potter 65
1947 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Kramer 11 16 4.97 33 28 1 199.1 206 110 89 77
Ellis Kinder 8 15 4.49 34 26 1 194.1 201 97 82 110
Fred Sanford 7 16 3.71 34 23 4 186.2 186 77 76 62
Bob Muncrief 8 14 4.90 31 23 0 176.1 210 96 51 74
Sam Zoldak 9 10 3.47 35 19 1 171.0 162 66 76 36
Cliff Fannin 6 8 3.58 26 18 1 145.2 134 58 77 77
Nels Potter 4 10 4.04 32 10 2 122.2 130 55 44 65
Glen Moulder 4 2 3.82 32 2 2 73.0 78 31 43 23
Walter Brown 1 0 4.89 19 0 0 46.0 50 25 28 10
Denny Galehouse 1 3 6.12 9 4 1 32.1 42 22 16 11
Hooks Iott 0 1 16.20 4 0 0 8.1 15 15 14 6
Bud Swartz 0 0 6.75 5 0 0 5.1 9 4 7 1
Dizzy Dean 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 4.0 3 0 1 0

👥 Roster (31)

Johnny Berardino Walter Brown Willard Brown Ray Coleman Perry Currin Dizzy Dean Bob Dillinger Jake Early Cliff Fannin Denny Galehouse Jeff Heath Billy Hitchcock +19 more

31 players

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The 1947 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1947 St. Louis Browns finished 59-95, a .383 winning percentage, placing 8th in the AL. With 564 runs scored and 744 given up, the 1947 differential was -180. Against a league average of .255, the 1947 St. Louis Browns batted .240. The staff ERA of 4.33 was 17% worse than the league average of 3.71. The 564 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 13% fewer.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 334,646 for the year. Jeff Heath topped the St. Louis Browns with 27 home runs. The hits leader was Bob Dillinger with 168. Jack Kramer was the top winner, with 11 victories. Ellis Kinder struck out 110, the most on the club. The 1947 roster runs to 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1947 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1947 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1947 St. Louis Browns finished 59-95 (.383 win pct).
Who led the 1947 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Jeff Heath led the 1947 St. Louis Browns with 27 home runs.
What was the 1947 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1947 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 4.33.
Did the 1947 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1947 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1947 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1947 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1947 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Heath (27 HR, 85 RBI) and Jack Kramer (11-16, 4.97 ERA).
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