1948 St. Louis Browns season
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Article ImagesThe 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.
1948 St. Louis Browns | ||||
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League | American League | |||
Ballpark | Sportsman's Park | |||
City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||
Record | 59–94 (.386) | |||
League place | 6th | |||
Owners | Richard Muckerman, Bill DeWitt | |||
General managers | Bill DeWitt | |||
Managers | Zack Taylor | |||
Television | KSD (Bob Ingham) | |||
Radio | WIL (France Laux) | |||
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- November 24, 1947: Ed Albrecht was drafted by the Browns from the New York Giants in the 1947 minor league draft.[1]
- December 9, 1947: Johnny Berardino was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000.[2]
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
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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]
1948 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
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Coaches
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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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 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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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 |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Port Chester, Globe-Miami
- ^ Ed Albrecht at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Sam Zoldak at Baseball-Reference
- 1948 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference
- 1948 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com