1950 St. Louis Browns season
Major League Baseball season
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The 1950 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 58 wins and 96 losses.
| 1950 St. Louis Browns | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Record | 58–96 (.377) |
| League place | 7th |
| Owners | Bill DeWitt |
| General managers | Bill DeWitt |
| Managers | Zack Taylor |
| Television | KSD (Buddy Blattner) |
| Radio | WEW/KWK (Bill Snyder, Les Carmichael) |
Offseason
- October 3, 1949: Ralph Winegarner was released by the Browns.[1]
- December 5, 1949: Grant Dunlap was drafted by the Browns from the Cleveland Indians in the 1949 minor league draft.[2]
- December 13, 1949: Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner were traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for Ray Coleman, Billy DeMars, Frankie Gustine, Ray Ippolito (minors) and $100,000.[3]
- Prior to 1950 season: Bud Black was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cardinals.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 98 | 56 | .636 | — | 53–24 | 45–32 |
| Detroit Tigers | 95 | 59 | .617 | 3 | 50–30 | 45–29 |
| Boston Red Sox | 94 | 60 | .610 | 4 | 55–22 | 39–38 |
| Cleveland Indians | 92 | 62 | .597 | 6 | 49–28 | 43–34 |
| Washington Senators | 67 | 87 | .435 | 31 | 35–42 | 32–45 |
| Chicago White Sox | 60 | 94 | .390 | 38 | 35–42 | 25–52 |
| St. Louis Browns | 58 | 96 | .377 | 40 | 27–47 | 31–49 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 52 | 102 | .338 | 46 | 29–48 | 23–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH | |||||
| Boston | — | 15–7 | 10–12 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 19–3 | 19–3 | 12–10 | |||||
| Chicago | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 6–16–2 | 8–14 | 11–11 | 12–10 | 8–14 | |||||
| Cleveland | 12–10 | 14–8 | — | 13–9–1 | 8–14 | 17–5 | 13–9 | 15–7 | |||||
| Detroit | 12–10 | 16–6–2 | 9–13–1 | — | 11–11 | 17–5 | 17–5 | 13–9 | |||||
| New York | 13–9 | 14–8 | 14–8 | 11–11 | — | 15–7 | 17–5 | 14–8–1 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 3–19 | 11–11 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 7–15 | — | 8–14 | 13–9 | |||||
| St. Louis | 3–19 | 10–12 | 9–13 | 5–17 | 5–17 | 14–8 | — | 12–10 | |||||
| Washington | 10–12 | 14–8 | 7–15 | 9–13 | 8–14–1 | 9–13 | 10–12 | — | |||||
Notable transactions
- May 11, 1950: Grant Dunlap was returned by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians.[2]
- July 1, 1950: Jack Bruner was purchased by the Browns from the Chicago White Sox.[5]
- August 1950: Chuck Oertel was acquired by the Browns from the Baxley-Hazelhurst Red Sox.[6]
Roster
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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 | Sherm Lollar | 126 | 396 | 111 | .280 | 13 | 65 |
| 1B | Don Lenhardt | 139 | 480 | 131 | .273 | 22 | 81 |
| 2B | Owen Friend | 119 | 372 | 88 | .237 | 8 | 50 |
| SS | Tom Upton | 124 | 389 | 92 | .237 | 2 | 30 |
| 3B | Leo Thomas | 35 | 121 | 24 | .198 | 1 | 9 |
| OF | Ken Wood | 128 | 369 | 83 | .225 | 13 | 62 |
| OF | Dick Kokos | 143 | 490 | 128 | .261 | 18 | 67 |
| OF | Ray Coleman | 117 | 384 | 104 | .271 | 8 | 55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Sievers | 113 | 370 | 88 | .238 | 10 | 57 |
| Snuffy Stirnweiss | 93 | 326 | 71 | .218 | 1 | 24 |
| Hank Arft | 98 | 280 | 75 | .268 | 1 | 32 |
| Les Moss | 84 | 222 | 59 | .266 | 8 | 34 |
| Jim Delsing | 69 | 209 | 55 | .263 | 0 | 15 |
| Billy DeMars | 61 | 178 | 44 | .247 | 0 | 13 |
| Bill Sommers | 65 | 137 | 35 | .255 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankie Gustine | 9 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Garver | 37 | 260.0 | 13 | 18 | 3.39 | 85 |
| Al Widmar | 36 | 194.2 | 7 | 15 | 4.76 | 78 |
| Joe Ostrowski | 9 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 2.51 | 15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stubby Overmire | 31 | 161.0 | 9 | 12 | 4.19 | 39 |
| Dick Starr | 32 | 123.2 | 7 | 5 | 5.02 | 30 |
| Harry Dorish | 29 | 109.0 | 4 | 9 | 6.44 | 36 |
| Cliff Fannin | 25 | 102.0 | 5 | 9 | 6.53 | 42 |
| Don Johnson | 25 | 96.0 | 5 | 6 | 6.09 | 31 |
| Duane Pillette | 24 | 73.2 | 3 | 5 | 7.09 | 18 |
| Lou Kretlow | 9 | 14.1 | 0 | 2 | 11.93 | 10 |
| Sid Schacht | 8 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 16.03 | 7 |
| Ed Albrecht | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 1 | 5.40 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuddles Marshall | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.88 | 24 |
| Tom Ferrick | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.12 | 6 |
| Tommy Fine | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.10 | 6 |
| Jack Bruner | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.63 | 16 |
| Bill Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Russ Bauers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
| Ribs Raney | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Lou Sleater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Marshall