1948 St. Louis Browns season

1948 St. Louis Browns
LeagueAmerican League
BallparkSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Record59–94 (.386)
League place6th
OwnersRichard Muckerman, Bill DeWitt
General managersBill DeWitt
ManagersZack Taylor
TelevisionKSD
(Bob Ingham)
RadioWIL
(France Laux)
← 1947 Seasons 1949 →

The 1948 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses. It was the first Browns baseball season to be telecast on local television, having debuted its game broadcasts that year on KSD with Bob Ingham on the commentary box as the play by play announcer, nearly a year after other MLB teams made their television debuts.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

American League
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Indians 97 58 .626 — 48‍–‍30 49‍–‍28
Boston Red Sox 96 59 .619 1 55‍–‍23 41‍–‍36
New York Yankees 94 60 .610 2½ 50‍–‍27 44‍–‍33
Philadelphia Athletics 84 70 .545 12½ 36‍–‍41 48‍–‍29
Detroit Tigers 78 76 .506 18½ 39‍–‍38 39‍–‍38
St. Louis Browns 59 94 .386 37 34‍–‍42 25‍–‍52
Washington Senators 56 97 .366 40 29‍–‍48 27‍–‍49
Chicago White Sox 51 101 .336 44½ 27‍–‍48 24‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

1948 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Team BOS CWS CLE DET NYY PHA SLB WSH
Boston — 14–8 11–12 15–7 14–8 12–10 15–7 15–7
Chicago 8–14 — 6–16 8–14 6–16 6–16 8–13–1 9–12–1
Cleveland 12–11 16–6 — 13–9 10–12 16–6 14–8–1 16–6
Detroit 7–15 14–8 9–13 — 9–13 12–10 11–11 16–6
New York 8–14 16–6 12–10 13–9 — 12–10 16–6 17–5
Philadelphia 10–12 16–6 6–16 10–12 10–12 — 18–4 14–8
St. Louis 7–15 13–8–1 8–14–1 11–11 6–16 4–18 — 10–12
Washington 7–15 12–9–1 6–16 6–16 5–17 8–14 12–10 —


Notable transactions

  • April 20, 1948: The Browns returned Catfish Metkovich to the Cleveland Indians to complete the deal made on December 9, 1947. The Cleveland Indians also sent $15,000 to the Browns to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)[2]
  • June 4, 1948: Ray Coleman was traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for George Binks and $20,000.[3]
  • June 15, 1948: Sam Zoldak was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Kennedy and $100,000.[4]

Roster

1948 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
C Les Moss 107 335 86 .257 14 46
1B Chuck Stevens 85 287 75 .261 1 26
2B Jerry Priddy 151 560 166 .296 8 79
SS Eddie Pellagrini 105 290 69 .238 2 27
3B Bob Dillinger 153 644 207 .321 2 44
OF Al Zarilla 144 529 174 .329 12 74
OF Whitey Platt 123 454 123 .271 7 82
OF Paul Lehner 103 333 92 .276 2 46

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Sam Dente 98 267 72 .270 0 22
Dick Kokos 71 258 77 .298 4 40
Hank Arft 69 248 59 .238 5 38
Roy Partee 82 231 47 .203 0 17
Don Lund 63 161 40 .248 3 25
Pete Layden 41 104 26 .250 0 4
Andy Anderson 51 87 24 .276 1 12
Joe Schultz Jr. 43 37 7 .189 0 9
Ray Coleman 17 29 5 .172 0 2
Ken Wood 10 24 2 .083 0 2
George Binks 15 23 5 .217 0 1
Jerry McCarthy 2 3 1 .333 0 0
Tom Jordan 1 1 0 .000 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Fred Sanford 42 227.0 12 21 4.64 79
Cliff Fannin 34 213.2 10 14 4.17 102
Bill Kennedy 26 132.0 7 8 4.70 77
Sam Zoldak 11 54.0 2 4 4.67 13
Nels Potter 2 10.1 1 1 5.23 4

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Ned Garver 38 198.0 7 11 3.41 75
Bryan Stephens 43 122.2 3 6 6.02 35
Joe Ostrowski 26 78.1 4 6 5.97 20
Ray Shore 17 38.0 1 2 6.39 12
Ralph Schwamb 12 31.2 1 1 8.53 7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Al Widmar 49 2 6 2 4.46 34
Frank Biscan 47 6 7 2 6.11 45
Karl Drews 20 3 2 2 8.05 11
Al Gerheauser 14 0 3 0 7.33 10
Clem Dreisewerd 13 0 2 1 5.64 6
Jim Wilson 4 0 0 0 13.50 0

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Toledo Mud Hens American Association George Detore
AA San Antonio Missions Texas League Gus Mancuso
A Elmira Pioneers Eastern League Packy Rogers
B Wichita Falls Spudders Big State League Marc Carrola
B Port Chester Clippers Colonial League Al Barillari
B Springfield Browns Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League Hank Helf and Irv Hall
C Globe-Miami Browns Arizona–Texas League Don Heffner
C Modesto Reds California League Bill Jackson
C Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers Canadian–American League Jim McDonnell
C Hannibal Pilots Central Association Walt DeFreitas
C Aberdeen Pheasants Northern League Jim Crandall
C Muskogee Reds Western Association Ray Baker
D Redding Browns Far West League Ray Perry
D Griffin Pimentos Georgia–Alabama League Adel White and Fred Campbell
D Belleville Stags Illinois State League Jerry Nemitz and Shan Deniston
D Pittsburg Browns Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League Shan Deniston and Don Smith
D Mayfield Clothiers KITTY League Mike Sertich, Ken Jungels and Caroll Peterson
D Peekskill Highlanders North Atlantic League Al Gardella
D Ada Herefords Sooner State League Uke Clanton
D Wausau Lumberjacks Wisconsin State League Joe Skurski

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Port Chester, Globe-Miami

References

  1. ^ Ed Albrecht at Baseball-Reference
  2. ^ a b Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
  3. ^ Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference
  4. ^ Sam Zoldak at Baseball-Reference