1949 St. Louis Browns season

1949 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	53–101 (.344)
League place	7th
Other information
Owner(s)	Bill DeWitt
General manager(s)	Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)	Zack Taylor
Local television	KSD
Local radio	WEW/KWK (Johnny O'Hara, Tom Dailey)
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The 1949 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses.

Offseason

October 4, 1948: Sam Dente was traded by the Browns to the Washington Senators for John Sullivan, Tom Ferrick and $25,000.^[1]
December 16, 1948: Bob Savage was selected off waivers by the Browns from the Philadelphia Athletics.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	97	57	.630	--
Boston Red Sox	96	58	.623	1
Cleveland Indians	89	65	.578	8
Detroit Tigers	87	67	.565	10
Philadelphia Athletics	81	73	.526	16
Chicago White Sox	63	91	.409	34
St. Louis Browns	53	101	.344	44
Washington Senators	50	104	.325	47

Record vs. opponents

1949 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	17–5	8–14	15–7–1	9–13	14–8	15–7	18–4
Chicago	5–17	—	7–15	8–14	7–15	6–16	15–7	15–7
Cleveland	14–8	15–7	—	13–9	10–12	9–13	15–7	13–9
Detroit	7–15–1	14–8	9–13	—	11–11	14–8	14–8	18–4
New York	13–9	15–7	12–10	11–11	—	14–8	17–5–1	15–7
Philadelphia	8–14	16–6	13–9	8–14	8–14	—	12–10	16–6
St. Louis	7–15	7–15	7–15	8–14	5–17–1	10–12	—	9–13
Washington	4–18	7–15	9–13	4–18	7–15	6–16	13–9	—

Roster

1949 St. Louis Browns

Roster

Pitchers

35 Ed Albrecht

22,36 Jim Bilbrey

20 Karl Drews

35 Red Embree

23 Cliff Fannin

24 Tom Ferrick

31 Ned Garver

26,30 Bill Kennedy

30 Bob Malloy

18 Irv Medlinger

21 Joe Ostrowski

29,37 Al Papai

40 Ribs Raney

27 Bob Savage

34 Ray Shore

28 Dick Starr

26,40 Ralph Winegarner

Catchers

9 Sherm Lollar

10 Les Moss

Infielders

7 Andy Anderson

6 Bob Dillinger

-- Owen Friend

11 Jack Graham

3 Al Naples

4 Eddie Pellagrini

2 Jerry Priddy

1 John Sullivan

Outfielders

3 George Elder

19 Dick Kokos

17 Paul Lehner

5 Whitey Platt

15 Roy Sievers

8 Stan Spence

12 Ken Wood

14 Al Zarilla

Other batters

3 Hank Arft

3 Frankie Pack

Manager

38 Zack Taylor

Coaches

33 Fred Hofmann

32 Joe Schultz

25 Jack Tobin

40 Ralph Winegarner

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	Lollar, ShermSherm Lollar	109	284	74	.261	8	49
1B	Graham, JackJack Graham	137	500	119	.238	24	79

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
Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan	105	243	55	.226	0	18
Anderson, AndyAndy Anderson	71	136	17	.125	1	5
Elder, GeorgeGeorge Elder	41	44	11	.250	0	2
Wood, KenKen Wood	7	6	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
Garver, NedNed Garver	41	223.2	12	17	3.98	70
Fannin, CliffCliff Fannin	30	143	8	14	6.17	57
Drews, KarlKarl Drews	31	139.2	4	12	6.64	35
Albrecht, EdEd Albrecht	1	5	1	0	5.40	1

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
Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy	48	153.2	4	11	4.69	69
Ostrowski, JoeJoe Ostrowski	40	141	8	8	4.79	34
Embree, RedRed Embree	35	127.1	3	13	5.37	24

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
Ferrick, TomTom Ferrick	50	6	4	6	3.88	34
Malloy, BobBob Malloy	5	1	1	0	2.79	2
Savage, BobBob Savage	4	0	0	0	6.43	1
Medlinger, IrvIrv Medlinger	3	0	0	0	27.00	4
Bilbrey, JimJim Bilbrey	1	0	0	0	18.00	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Baltimore Orioles	International League	Alphonse "Tommy" Thomas and Jack Dunn III
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Gus Mancuso
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Don Heffner, Jack Tobin and Sal Madrid
B	Wichita Falls Spudders	Big State League	Jack Bradsher
B	Springfield Browns	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Jim Crandall
C	Globe-Miami Browns	Arizona–Texas League	Frank Volpi and Ed Dancisak
C	Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers	Canadian–American League	Jim Cullinane
C	Pine Bluff Cardinals	Cotton States League	Harry Chozen
C	Marshall Browns	East Texas League	Walt DeFreitas
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Irv Hall
C	Salinas/Tijuana Colts	Sunset League	Bruce Ogrodowski
C	Muskogee Reds	Western Association	Heinie Mueller
D	Redding Browns	Far West League	Ray Perry
D	Pittsburg Browns	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Albert Barkus and Olan Smith
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Bill Enos
D	Olean Oilers	PONY League	Shan Deniston and Larry Mancini
D	Ada Herefords	Sooner State League	Bill Krueger
D	Wausau Lumberjacks	Wisconsin State League	Joe Skurski

References

↑ John Sullivan at Baseball-Reference
↑ Bob Savage at Baseball-Reference

External links

1949 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference
1949 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

1949 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1949 All-Star Game 1949 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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