1950 St. Louis Browns

58-96 • .377 Win% • 7th in AL

The 1950 St. Louis Browns went 58-96 (.377) finishing 7th in the AL. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 916, and played home games at Sportsman's Park IV. Team leaders included Don Lenhardt (22 HR, 81 RBI) and Ned Garver (13-18, 3.39 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

58 Wins
96 Losses
.377 Win %
7th Rank
684 R 916 RA
Diff -232

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684 Runs Scored
916 Runs Allowed
-232 Run Diff
299K Attendance

📈 vs. 1950 AL Average

Batting Avg .245 9% below the 1950 league average (.270)
OBP .336 5% below the 1950 league average (.356)
SLG .369 8% below the 1950 league average (.402)
Team ERA 5.20 14% worse than the 1950 league average (4.58)
Runs Scored 684 12% below the 1950 league average (782 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumSportsman's Park IV
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Home Games 74
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Total Attendance 299,641
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Avg per Game 4,049

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1950

Batting Avg

1 Ned Garver 0.286 2 Sherm Lollar 0.280 3 Don Lenhardt 0.273 4 Ray Coleman 0.271 5 Hank Arft 0.268

Home Runs

1 Don Lenhardt 22 2 Dick Kokos 18 3 Sherm Lollar 13 4 Ken Wood 13 5 Roy Sievers 10

RBI

1 Don Lenhardt 81 2 Dick Kokos 67 3 Sherm Lollar 65 4 Ken Wood 62 5 Roy Sievers 57
1950 St. Louis Browns — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dick Kokos 143 490 77 128 27 5 18 67 88 73 8 0.261
Don Lenhardt 139 480 75 131 22 6 22 81 90 94 3 0.273
Sherm Lollar 126 396 55 111 22 3 13 65 64 25 2 0.280
Tom Upton 124 389 50 92 5 6 2 30 52 45 7 0.237
Ray Coleman 117 384 54 104 25 6 8 55 32 37 7 0.271
Owen Friend 119 372 48 88 15 2 8 50 40 68 2 0.237
Roy Sievers 113 370 46 88 20 4 10 57 34 42 1 0.238
Ken Wood 128 369 42 83 24 0 13 62 38 58 0 0.225
Snuffy Stirnweiss 93 326 32 71 16 2 1 24 51 49 3 0.218
Hank Arft 98 280 45 75 16 4 1 32 46 48 3 0.268
Les Moss 84 222 24 59 6 0 8 34 26 32 0 0.266
Jim Delsing 69 209 25 55 5 2 0 15 20 23 1 0.263
Billy DeMars 61 178 25 44 5 1 0 13 22 13 0 0.247
Bill Sommers 65 137 24 35 5 1 0 14 25 14 0 0.255
Leo Thomas 35 121 19 24 6 0 1 9 20 14 0 0.198
Ned Garver 51 91 13 26 4 0 1 10 8 9 0 0.286
Al Widmar 36 67 1 10 2 0 0 4 3 22 0 0.149
Stubby Overmire 31 48 3 8 0 1 0 8 12 2 0 0.167
Dick Starr 33 36 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 16 0 0.139
Cliff Fannin 33 34 6 6 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.176
Fritz Dorish 30 31 3 5 2 0 0 2 6 8 1 0.161
Don Johnson 25 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.069
Duane Pillette 27 22 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.136
Frankie Gustine 9 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 3 8 0 0.158
Joe Ostrowski 9 18 2 4 3 0 0 4 4 7 0 0.222
Tommy Fine 16 12 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0.333
Cuddles Marshall 28 12 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.333
Jack Bruner 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.000
Tom Ferrick 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Lou Kretlow 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sid Schacht 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Albrecht 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ribs Raney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Russ Bauers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lou Sleater 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1950

ERA

1 Joe Ostrowski 2.51 2 Ned Garver 3.39 3 Stubby Overmire 4.19 4 Jack Bruner 4.63 5 Al Widmar 4.76

Wins

1 Ned Garver 13 2 Stubby Overmire 9 3 Dick Starr 7 4 Al Widmar 7 5 Cliff Fannin 5

Strikeouts

1 Ned Garver 85 2 Al Widmar 78 3 Cliff Fannin 42 4 Stubby Overmire 39 5 Fritz Dorish 36
1950 St. Louis Browns — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ned Garver 13 18 3.39 37 31 0 260.0 264 98 108 85
Al Widmar 7 15 4.76 36 26 4 194.2 211 103 74 78
Stubby Overmire 9 12 4.19 31 19 0 161.0 200 75 45 39
Dick Starr 7 5 5.02 32 16 2 123.2 140 69 74 30
Fritz Dorish 4 9 6.44 29 13 0 109.0 162 78 36 36
Cliff Fannin 5 9 6.53 25 16 1 102.0 116 74 58 42
Don Johnson 5 6 6.09 25 12 1 96.0 126 65 55 31
Duane Pillette 3 5 7.09 24 7 2 73.2 104 58 44 18
Joe Ostrowski 2 4 2.51 9 7 0 57.1 57 16 7 15
Cuddles Marshall 1 3 7.88 28 2 1 53.2 72 47 51 24
Tommy Fine 0 1 8.10 14 0 0 36.2 53 33 25 6
Jack Bruner 1 2 4.63 13 1 1 35.0 36 18 23 16
Tom Ferrick 1 3 4.13 16 0 2 24.0 24 11 7 6
Lou Kretlow 0 2 11.93 9 2 0 14.1 25 19 18 10
Sid Schacht 0 0 16.03 8 1 0 10.2 24 19 14 7
Ed Albrecht 0 1 5.40 2 1 0 6.2 6 4 7 1
Russ Bauers 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 6 1 1 0
Bill Kennedy 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 1
Ribs Raney 0 1 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 2 2
Lou Sleater 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (36)

Ed Albrecht Hank Arft Russ Bauers Jack Bruner Ray Coleman Billy DeMars Jim Delsing Fritz Dorish Cliff Fannin Tom Ferrick Tommy Fine Owen Friend +24 more

36 players

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The 1950 St. Louis Browns in brief

A 58-96 record (.377) put the 1950 St. Louis Browns 7th in the AL. The St. Louis Browns scored 684 runs and allowed 916, a run differential of -232. Against a league average of .270, the 1950 St. Louis Browns batted .245. The staff ERA of 5.20 was 14% worse than the league average of 4.58. The 1950 St. Louis Browns scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (684 against 782).

Sportsman's Park IV was home in 1950, drawing a total attendance of 299,641. For power, Don Lenhardt led the way with 22 homers. On the mound, Ned Garver won 13 games to lead the staff. In all, the roster shows 36 players. The 1949 season and the 1951 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1950 St. Louis Browns

What was the 1950 St. Louis Browns record?
The 1950 St. Louis Browns finished 58-96 (.377 win pct).
Who led the 1950 St. Louis Browns in home runs?
Don Lenhardt led the 1950 St. Louis Browns with 22 home runs.
What was the 1950 St. Louis Browns team ERA?
The 1950 St. Louis Browns posted a team ERA of 5.20.
Did the 1950 St. Louis Browns win the World Series?
No. The 1950 St. Louis Browns did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1950 St. Louis Browns play?
The 1950 St. Louis Browns played home games at Sportsman's Park IV.
Who led the 1950 St. Louis Browns in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Don Lenhardt (22 HR, 81 RBI) and Ned Garver (13-18, 3.39 ERA).
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