1913 St. Louis Browns season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1913 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 57 wins and 96 losses.
| 1913 St. Louis Browns | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record | 57–96 (.373) |
| League place | 8th |
| Owners | Robert Hedges |
| Managers | George Stovall, Jimmy Austin, and Branch Rickey |
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Athletics | 96 | 57 | .627 | — | 50–26 | 46–31 |
| Washington Senators | 90 | 64 | .584 | 6½ | 42–35 | 48–29 |
| Cleveland Naps | 86 | 66 | .566 | 9½ | 45–32 | 41–34 |
| Boston Red Sox | 79 | 71 | .527 | 15½ | 41–34 | 38–37 |
| Chicago White Sox | 78 | 74 | .513 | 17½ | 40–37 | 38–37 |
| Detroit Tigers | 66 | 87 | .431 | 30 | 34–42 | 32–45 |
| New York Yankees | 57 | 94 | .377 | 38 | 27–47 | 30–47 |
| St. Louis Browns | 57 | 96 | .373 | 39 | 31–46 | 26–50 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 10–11 | 8–13 | 13–9 | 14–6–1 | 11–11 | 17–5 | 6–16 | |||||
| Chicago | 11–10 | — | 9–13–1 | 13–9 | 11–10 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 11–11 | |||||
| Cleveland | 13–8 | 13–9–1 | — | 14–7 | 14–8–1 | 9–13 | 16–6–1 | 7–15 | |||||
| Detroit | 9–13 | 9–13 | 7–14 | — | 11–11 | 7–15 | 11–11 | 12–10 | |||||
| New York | 6–14–1 | 10–11 | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | — | 5–17 | 11–11 | 6–16 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 11–11 | 11–11 | 13–9 | 15–7 | 17–5 | — | 15–6 | 14–8 | |||||
| St. Louis | 5–17 | 10–12 | 6–16–1 | 11–11 | 11–11 | 6–15 | — | 8–14–1 | |||||
| Washington | 16–6 | 11–11 | 15–7 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 8–14 | 14–8–1 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- September 15, 1913: Rivington Bisland was drafted by the Browns from the Atlanta Crackers in the 1913 rule 5 draft.[1]
Roster
| 1913 St. Louis Browns | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers
Infielders |
Outfielders
Other batters |
Manager | ||||||
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 | Sam Agnew | 105 | 307 | 64 | .208 | 2 | 24 |
| 1B | George Stovall | 89 | 303 | 87 | .287 | 1 | 24 |
| 2B | Del Pratt | 155 | 592 | 175 | .296 | 2 | 87 |
| SS | Mike Balenti | 70 | 211 | 38 | .180 | 0 | 11 |
| 3B | Jimmy Austin | 142 | 489 | 130 | .266 | 2 | 42 |
| OF | Burt Shotton | 147 | 549 | 163 | .297 | 1 | 28 |
| OF | Johnny Johnston | 111 | 380 | 85 | .224 | 2 | 27 |
| OF | Gus Williams | 148 | 538 | 147 | .273 | 5 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunny Brief | 85 | 258 | 56 | .217 | 1 | 26 |
| Doc Lavan | 46 | 149 | 21 | .141 | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Wallace | 55 | 147 | 31 | .211 | 0 | 21 |
| Walt Alexander | 43 | 110 | 15 | .136 | 0 | 7 |
| Pete Compton | 63 | 100 | 18 | .180 | 2 | 17 |
| Bill McAllester | 49 | 85 | 13 | .153 | 0 | 6 |
| Tilly Walker | 23 | 85 | 25 | .294 | 0 | 11 |
| Sam Covington | 20 | 60 | 9 | .150 | 0 | 4 |
| Dee Walsh | 23 | 53 | 9 | .170 | 0 | 5 |
| Rivington Bisland | 12 | 44 | 6 | .136 | 0 | 3 |
| Buzzy Wares | 11 | 35 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
| Tod Sloan | 7 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 2 |
| George Maisel | 11 | 18 | 3 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Walker | 7 | 14 | 3 | .214 | 0 | 2 |
| Walt Meinert | 4 | 8 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Graf | 4 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
| Frank Crossin | 4 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Flannigan | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Luther Bonin | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| George Tomer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Baumgardner | 38 | 253.1 | 10 | 19 | 3.13 | 78 |
| Carl Weilman | 39 | 251.2 | 10 | 19 | 3.40 | 79 |
| Roy Mitchell | 33 | 245.1 | 13 | 16 | 3.01 | 59 |
| Earl Hamilton | 31 | 217.1 | 13 | 12 | 2.57 | 101 |
| Walt Leverenz | 30 | 202.2 | 6 | 17 | 2.58 | 87 |
| Wiley Taylor | 5 | 31.2 | 0 | 2 | 4.83 | 12 |
| Curly Brown | 2 | 14.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.57 | 3 |
| Hal Schwenk | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Stone | 18 | 91.0 | 2 | 6 | 3.56 | 37 |
| Mack Allison | 11 | 51.1 | 1 | 3 | 2.28 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Adams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 | 5 |
| Jack Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Pete Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |