1949 St. Louis Browns

53-101 • .344 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1949 St. Louis Browns went 53-101 (.344) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 667 runs, allowed 913, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Jack Graham (24 HR, 79 RBI) and Ned Garver (12-17, 3.98 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

53 Wins
101 Losses
.344 Win %
7th Rank
667 R 913 RA
Diff -246

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667 Runs Scored
913 Runs Allowed
-246 Run Diff
300K Attendance

📈 vs. 1949 AL Average

Batting Avg .254 3% below the 1949 league average (.263)
OBP .338 4% below the 1949 league average (.353)
SLG .376 1% below the 1949 league average (.378)
Team ERA 5.21 24% worse than the 1949 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 667 8% below the 1949 league average (722 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 77
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Total Attendance 300,880
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Avg per Game 3,907

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1949

Batting Avg

1 Bob Dillinger 0.324 2 Roy Sievers 0.306 3 Les Moss 0.291 4 Jerry Priddy 0.290 5 Dick Kokos 0.261

Home Runs

1 Jack Graham 24 2 Dick Kokos 23 3 Roy Sievers 16 4 Stan Spence 13 5 Jerry Priddy 11

RBI

1 Roy Sievers 91 2 Jack Graham 79 3 Dick Kokos 77 4 Jerry Priddy 63 5 Bob Dillinger 51
1949 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bob Dillinger 137 544 68 176 22 13 1 51 51 40 20 0.324
Jerry Priddy 145 544 83 158 26 4 11 63 80 81 5 0.290
Dick Kokos 143 501 80 131 28 1 23 77 66 91 3 0.261
Jack Graham 137 500 71 119 22 1 24 79 61 62 0 0.238
Roy Sievers 140 471 84 144 28 1 16 91 70 75 1 0.306
Stan Spence 104 314 46 77 13 3 13 45 52 36 1 0.245
Paul Lehner 104 297 25 68 13 0 3 37 16 20 0 0.229
Sherm Lollar 109 284 28 74 9 1 8 49 32 22 0 0.261
Les Moss 97 278 28 81 11 0 10 39 49 32 0 0.291
Whitey Platt 102 244 29 63 8 2 3 29 24 27 0 0.258
John Sullivan 105 243 29 55 8 3 0 18 38 35 5 0.226
Eddie Pellagrini 79 235 26 56 8 1 2 15 14 24 2 0.238
Andy Anderson 71 136 10 17 3 0 1 5 14 21 0 0.125
Ned Garver 55 75 12 14 4 0 0 2 12 8 0 0.187
Al Zarilla 15 56 10 14 1 0 1 6 8 2 1 0.250
Cliff Fannin 37 55 4 9 1 0 0 4 2 15 0 0.164
Karl Drews 31 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 0 0.000
George Elder 41 44 9 11 3 0 0 2 4 11 0 0.250
Bill Kennedy 48 40 3 6 0 0 0 1 3 12 0 0.150
Al Papai 42 38 6 3 0 0 0 1 6 20 0 0.079
Red Embree 40 37 2 6 0 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.162
Joe Ostrowski 40 37 3 7 2 0 0 3 11 9 0 0.189
Dick Starr 30 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0.087
Tom Ferrick 51 21 3 3 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 0.143
Owen Friend 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.375
Al Naples 2 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.143
Ribs Raney 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ken Wood 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Hank Arft 6 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.200
Ray Shore 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Ralph Winegarner 9 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.400
Bob Malloy 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Ed Albrecht 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Frankie Pack 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bob Savage 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Bilbrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Irv Medlinger 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1949

ERA

1 Tom Ferrick 3.88 2 Ned Garver 3.98 3 Dick Starr 4.32 4 Bill Kennedy 4.69 5 Joe Ostrowski 4.79

Wins

1 Ned Garver 12 2 Cliff Fannin 8 3 Joe Ostrowski 8 4 Tom Ferrick 6 5 Karl Drews 4

Strikeouts

1 Ned Garver 70 2 Bill Kennedy 69 3 Cliff Fannin 57 4 Dick Starr 44 5 Karl Drews 35
1949 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ned Garver 12 17 3.98 41 32 3 223.2 245 99 102 70
Bill Kennedy 4 11 4.69 48 16 1 153.2 172 80 73 69
Cliff Fannin 8 14 6.17 30 25 1 143.0 177 98 93 57
Al Papai 4 11 5.06 42 15 2 142.1 175 80 81 31
Joe Ostrowski 8 8 4.79 40 13 2 141.0 185 75 27 34
Karl Drews 4 12 6.64 31 23 0 139.2 180 103 66 35
Red Embree 3 13 5.37 35 19 1 127.1 146 76 89 24
Tom Ferrick 6 4 3.88 50 0 6 104.1 102 45 41 34
Dick Starr 1 7 4.32 30 8 0 83.1 96 40 48 44
Ray Shore 0 1 10.80 13 0 0 23.1 27 28 31 13
Ralph Winegarner 0 0 7.56 9 0 0 16.2 24 14 2 8
Ribs Raney 1 2 7.71 3 3 0 16.1 23 14 12 5
Bob Malloy 1 1 2.79 5 0 0 9.2 6 3 7 2
Bob Savage 0 0 6.43 4 0 0 7.0 12 5 3 1
Ed Albrecht 1 0 5.40 1 1 0 5.0 1 3 4 1
Irv Medlinger 0 0 27.00 3 0 0 4.0 11 12 3 4
Jim Bilbrey 0 0 18.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 2 3 0

👥 Roster (37)

Ed Albrecht Andy Anderson Hank Arft Jim Bilbrey Bob Dillinger Karl Drews George Elder Red Embree Cliff Fannin Tom Ferrick Owen Friend Ned Garver +25 more

37 players

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The 1949 St. Louis Browns in brief

The 1949 St. Louis Browns finished 53-101, a .344 winning percentage, placing 7th in the AL. Runs came in at 667 scored against 913 allowed (-246). At the plate the St. Louis Browns hit .254, 3% worse than the league's .263. The St. Louis Browns staff finished with a 5.21 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.20. Measured against the 722-run league average, the offense was 8% behind.

Attendance at Sportsman's Park IV totaled 300,880 for the year. Jack Graham topped the St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs. Roy Sievers drove in a team-high 91 runs. Bob Dillinger collected the most hits, 176. Ned Garver was the top winner, with 12 victories. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1949 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1949 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1949 St. Louis Browns finished 53-101 (.344 win pct).
Who led the 1949 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Jack Graham led the 1949 St. Louis Browns with 24 home runs.
What was the 1949 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1949 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.21.
Did the 1949 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1949 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1949 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1949 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1949 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jack Graham (24 HR, 79 RBI) and Ned Garver (12-17, 3.98 ERA).
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