1948 St. Louis Browns

59-94 • .386 Win% • 6th in AL

The 1948 St. Louis Browns went 59-94 (.386) finishing 6th in the AL. The club scored 671 runs, allowed 849, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Les Moss (14 HR, 46 RBI) and Fred Sanford (12-21, 4.64 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
94 Losses
.386 Win %
6th Rank
671 R 849 RA
Diff -178

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671 Runs Scored
849 Runs Allowed
-178 Run Diff
351K Attendance

📈 vs. 1948 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 2% above the 1948 league average (.265)
OBP .344 1% below the 1948 league average (.349)
SLG .377 1% below the 1948 league average (.381)
Team ERA 5.01 17% worse than the 1948 league average (4.29)
Runs Scored 671 8% below the 1948 league average (730 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 76
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Total Attendance 351,107
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Avg per Game 4,619

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1948

Batting Avg

1 Al Zarilla 0.329 2 Bob Dillinger 0.321 3 Dick Kokos 0.298 4 Jerry Priddy 0.296 5 Ned Garver 0.288

Home Runs

1 Les Moss 14 2 Al Zarilla 12 3 Jerry Priddy 8 4 Whitey Platt 7 5 Hank Arft 5

RBI

1 Whitey Platt 82 2 Jerry Priddy 79 3 Al Zarilla 74 4 Paul Lehner 46 5 Les Moss 46
1948 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Dillinger 153 644 110 207 34 10 2 44 65 34 28 0.321
Jerry Priddy 151 560 96 166 40 9 8 79 86 71 6 0.296
Al Zarilla 144 529 77 174 39 3 12 74 48 48 11 0.329
Whitey Platt 123 454 57 123 22 10 7 82 39 51 1 0.271
Les Moss 107 335 35 86 12 1 14 46 39 50 0 0.257
Paul Lehner 103 333 23 92 15 4 2 46 30 19 0 0.276
Eddie Pellagrini 105 290 31 69 8 3 2 27 34 40 1 0.238
Chuck Stevens 85 287 34 75 12 4 1 26 41 26 2 0.261
Sam Dente 98 267 26 72 11 2 0 22 22 8 1 0.270
Dick Kokos 71 258 40 77 15 3 4 40 28 32 4 0.298
Hank Arft 69 248 25 59 10 3 5 38 45 43 1 0.238
Roy Partee 82 231 14 47 8 1 0 17 25 21 2 0.203
Don Lund 63 161 21 40 7 4 3 25 10 17 0 0.248
Pete Layden 41 104 11 26 2 1 0 4 6 10 4 0.250
Andy Anderson 51 87 13 24 5 1 1 12 8 15 0 0.276
Fred Sanford 43 73 9 11 3 0 1 4 4 17 0 0.151
Ned Garver 46 66 9 19 1 1 1 9 4 3 0 0.288
Cliff Fannin 48 65 12 11 0 0 0 2 11 4 0 0.169
Bill Kennedy 26 44 5 11 1 0 0 4 3 4 0 0.250
Joe Schultz 43 37 0 7 0 0 0 9 6 3 0 0.189
Bryan Stephens 43 32 4 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 0 0.125
Ray Coleman 17 29 2 5 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 0.172
Frank Biscan 47 26 3 5 2 0 0 2 4 7 0 0.192
Ken Wood 10 24 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 4 0 0.083
George Binks 15 23 2 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0.217
Sam Zoldak 11 22 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0.273
Joe Ostrowski 26 18 2 4 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0.222
Ralph Schwamb 12 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.300
Al Widmar 49 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.300
Ray Shore 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Karl Drews 20 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0.000
Al Gerheauser 14 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Clem Dreisewerd 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Nels Potter 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.500
Jerry McCarthy 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333
Tom Jordan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1948

ERA

1 Ned Garver 3.41 2 Cliff Fannin 4.17 3 Al Widmar 4.46 4 Fred Sanford 4.64 5 Sam Zoldak 4.67

Wins

1 Fred Sanford 12 2 Cliff Fannin 10 3 Ned Garver 7 4 Bill Kennedy 7 5 Frank Biscan 6

Strikeouts

1 Cliff Fannin 102 2 Fred Sanford 79 3 Bill Kennedy 77 4 Ned Garver 75 5 Frank Biscan 45
1948 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Fred Sanford 12 21 4.64 42 33 2 227.0 250 117 91 79
Cliff Fannin 10 14 4.17 34 29 1 213.2 198 99 104 102
Ned Garver 7 11 3.41 38 24 5 198.0 200 75 95 75
Bill Kennedy 7 8 4.70 26 20 0 132.0 132 69 104 77
Bryan Stephens 3 6 6.02 43 12 3 122.2 141 82 67 35
Frank Biscan 6 7 6.11 47 4 2 98.2 129 67 71 45
Al Widmar 2 6 4.46 49 0 1 82.2 88 41 48 34
Joe Ostrowski 4 6 5.97 26 9 3 78.1 108 52 17 20
Sam Zoldak 2 4 4.67 11 9 0 54.0 64 28 19 13
Karl Drews 3 2 8.05 20 2 2 38.0 43 34 38 11
Ray Shore 1 2 6.39 17 4 0 38.0 40 27 35 12
Ralph Schwamb 1 1 8.53 12 5 0 31.2 44 30 21 7
Al Gerheauser 0 3 7.33 14 2 0 23.1 32 19 10 10
Clem Dreisewerd 0 2 5.64 13 0 1 22.1 28 14 8 6
Nels Potter 1 1 5.23 2 2 0 10.1 11 6 4 4
Jim Wilson 0 0 13.50 4 0 0 2.2 5 4 5 1

👥 Roster (37)

Andy Anderson Hank Arft George Binks Frank Biscan Ray Coleman Sam Dente Bob Dillinger Clem Dreisewerd Karl Drews Cliff Fannin Ned Garver Al Gerheauser +25 more

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The 1948 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1948 St. Louis Browns finished 59-94, a .386 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL. The run column shows 671 for and 849 against. Against a league average of .265, the 1948 St. Louis Browns batted .271. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 5.01 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.29. League clubs averaged 730 runs that year, so the St. Louis Browns scored 8% fewer.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 351,107 for the year. The home run leader was Les Moss, who hit 14. The RBI leader was Whitey Platt, with 82. The hits leader was Bob Dillinger with 207. Fred Sanford led the pitchers with 12 wins. Cliff Fannin struck out 102, the most on the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1948 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1948 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1948 St. Louis Browns finished 59-94 (.386 win pct).
Who led the 1948 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Les Moss led the 1948 St. Louis Browns with 14 home runs.
What was the 1948 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1948 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.01.
Did the 1948 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1948 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1948 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1948 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1948 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Les Moss (14 HR, 46 RBI) and Fred Sanford (12-21, 4.64 ERA).
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