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1908 St. Louis Browns Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1907 / 1909)
83-69, Finished 4th in American League
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Scored 544 runs, Allowed 483 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-68
Manager: Jimmy McAleer (83-69)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park III (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 618,947 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 101, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

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Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Tubby Spencer 24 91 310 286 19 60 6 1 0 28 1 17 .210 .254 .238 .492 59 68 0 7
2 1B Tom Jones 31 155 617 549 43 135 14 2 1 50 18 30 .246 .290 .284 .574 86 156 4 34
3 2B Jimmy Williams 31 148 619 539 63 127 20 7 4 53 7 55 .236 .310 .321 .631 104 173 3 22
4 SS Bobby Wallace 34 137 560 487 59 123 24 4 1 60 5 52 .253 .327 .324 .652 111 158 2 19
5 3B Hobe Ferris 33 148 601 555 54 150 26 7 2 74 6 14 .270 .291 .353 .644 108 196 2 30
6 OF Roy Hartzell* 26 115 467 422 41 112 5 6 2 32 24 19 .265 .302 .320 .622 101 135 3 23
7 OF George Stone* 31 148 659 588 89 165 21 8 5 31 20 55 .281 .345 .369 .714 131 217 3 13
8 OF Danny Hoffman* 28 99 402 363 41 91 9 7 1 25 17 23 .251 .304 .322 .627 103 117 5 11
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Charlie Jones 32 74 286 263 37 61 11 2 0 17 14 14 .232 .279 .289 .568 84 76 3 6
10 OF Al Schweitzer 25 64 213 182 22 53 4 2 1 14 6 20 .291 .374 .352 .725 135 64 4 7
11 C Jim Stephens 24 47 164 150 14 30 4 1 0 6 0 9 .200 .255 .240 .495 60 36 2 3
12 OF Emmet Heidrick* 31 26 97 93 8 20 2 2 1 6 3 1 .215 .223 .312 .535 73 29 0 3
13 UT Dode Criss* 23 64 91 82 15 28 6 0 0 14 1 9 .341 .407 .415 .821 166 34 0 0
14 C Syd Smith 24 27 80 76 6 14 4 0 0 5 2 4 .184 .225 .237 .462 49 18 0 0
15 C Bert Blue 30 11 28 24 2 9 1 2 0 1 0 3 .375 .444 .583 1.028 232 14 0 1
16 MI Joe Yeager 32 10 20 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 .333 .474 .400 .874 183 6 3 1
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
17 P Harry Howell 31 41 125 120 10 22 7 0 1 9 0 4 .183 .210 .267 .476 54 32 0 1
18 P Rube Waddell 31 43 103 91 4 10 4 0 1 8 0 8 .110 .190 .187 .377 22 17 1 3
19 P Jack Powell 33 33 94 89 3 21 3 1 0 6 0 1 .236 .244 .292 .537 73 26 0 4
20 P Bill Dinneen 32 27 62 59 4 12 1 0 0 1 0 2 .203 .230 .220 .450 46 13 0 1
21 P Barney Pelty 27 21 46 42 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .119 .119 .119 .238 -23 5 0 4
22 P Bill Grahame? 23 21 44 42 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 .119 .119 .238 -23 5 0 2
23 P Bill Bailey* 20 22 38 34 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 .088 .139 .088 .227 -26 3 0 2
Team Totals 29.8 155 5726 5151 543 1261 173 52 20 447 126 343 .245 .296 .310 .607 96 1598 35 197
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 4 2 4 5 2 7 5 2 2 3 2 2
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
*Bill Bailey 20 38 33 0 0.0 69 .088 .088 .247 .139 .304 .088 .314 .227 .618 -26 .000 -4.7 -0.6 .161 .059 .000 1
Bert Blue 30 28 16 6 10.1 69 .375 .375 .247 .444 .304 .583 .314 1.028 .618 232 .905 3.4 0.4 1.133 .333 .208 /2
*Dode Criss 23 91 54 14 7.0 69 .341 .341 .247 .407 .304 .415 .314 .821 .618 166 .829 6.5 0.8 .815 .195 .073 .0 O/13
Bill Dinneen 32 62 48 3 1.7 69 .203 .203 .247 .230 .304 .220 .314 .450 .618 46 .264 -3.6 -0.4 .319 .051 .017 1
Hobe Ferris 33 601 435 56 3.5 69 .268 .270 .247 .291 .304 .353 .314 .644 .618 108 .574 2.5 0.3 .538 .119 .083 3.0 *5
?Bill Grahame 23 44 39 1 0.7 69 .119 .119 .247 .119 .304 .119 .314 .238 .618 -23 .066 -5.8 -0.7 .135 .000 .000 1
*Roy Hartzell 26 467 333 40 3.2 69 .262 .265 .247 .302 .304 .320 .314 .622 .618 101 .543 -1.1 -0.1 .584 .156 .055 3.7 O6/54
*Emmet Heidrick 31 97 76 6 2.1 69 .207 .215 .247 .223 .304 .312 .314 .535 .618 73 .355 -3.5 -0.4 .452 .140 .097 1.5 O
*Danny Hoffman 28 402 283 35 3.3 69 .249 .251 .247 .304 .304 .322 .314 .627 .618 103 .555 0.5 0.1 .596 .182 .072 1.9 O
Harry Howell 31 125 99 7 1.9 69 .176 .183 .247 .210 .304 .267 .314 .476 .618 54 .310 -6.2 -0.8 .367 .117 .083 .0 1
Charlie Jones 32 286 208 21 2.7 69 .232 .232 .247 .279 .304 .289 .314 .568 .618 84 .463 -4.8 -0.6 .530 .163 .057 .0 O
Tom Jones 31 617 448 44 2.6 69 .245 .246 .247 .290 .304 .284 .314 .574 .618 86 .451 -8.9 -1.1 .502 .126 .038 1.9 *3
Barney Pelty 27 46 41 1 0.7 69 .119 .119 .247 .119 .304 .119 .314 .238 .618 -23 .061 -5.8 -0.7 .135 .000 .000 1/6
Jack Powell 33 94 72 6 2.2 69 .236 .236 .247 .244 .304 .292 .314 .537 .618 73 .378 -3.0 -0.4 .397 .067 .056 1
Al Schweitzer 25 213 136 23 4.6 69 .287 .291 .247 .374 .304 .352 .314 .725 .618 135 .690 8.0 1.0 .729 .203 .060 1.7 O
Syd Smith 24 80 62 4 1.7 69 .184 .184 .247 .225 .304 .237 .314 .462 .618 49 .275 -4.2 -0.5 .387 .132 .053 .0 2
Tubby Spencer 24 310 233 17 2.0 69 .210 .210 .247 .254 .304 .238 .314 .492 .618 59 .323 -13.0 -1.6 .381 .091 .028 .0 2
Jim Stephens 24 164 123 9 2.0 69 .200 .200 .247 .255 .304 .240 .314 .495 .618 60 .325 -6.5 -0.8 .392 .100 .040 2
*George Stone 31 659 436 74 4.6 69 .274 .281 .247 .345 .304 .369 .314 .714 .618 131 .691 20.8 2.5 .697 .216 .088 8.0 *O
Rube Waddell 31 103 84 3 1.0 69 .100 .110 .247 .190 .304 .187 .314 .377 .618 22 .114 -7.6 -1.0 .321 .165 .077 .0 1
Bobby Wallace 34 560 383 51 3.6 69 .251 .253 .247 .327 .304 .324 .314 .652 .618 111 .589 8.0 1.0 .596 .189 .072 1.7 *6
Jimmy Williams 31 619 434 53 3.3 69 .230 .236 .247 .310 .304 .321 .314 .631 .618 104 .550 3.5 0.4 .578 .200 .085 5.1 *4
Joe Yeager 32 20 11 2 4.9 69 .333 .333 .247 .474 .304 .400 .314 .874 .618 183 .717 1.8 0.2 1.200 .267 .067 .0 /46
League Average 3.0 69 .237 .239 .247 .294 .304 .305 .314 .599 .618 94 .515 .547 .167 .065
Team Total 5726 4087 476 3.1 69 .242 .245 .247 .296 .304 .310 .314 .607 .618 96 .529 -23.6 -3.1 .540 .156 .065 34.5
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
*Bill Bailey 20 23 40 37 7 5 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 .135 .200 .135 .335 1 22 22
Bert Blue 30 18 50 46 5 15 1 2 0 2 0 4 0 .326 .380 .435 .815 8 17 17
*Dode Criss 23 66 101 90 20 34 7 0 0 19 1 11 0 .378 .446 .456 .901 19 64 64
Bill Dinneen 32 28 66 64 6 15 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 .234 .258 .250 .508 4 27 27
Hobe Ferris 33 154 620 601 71 180 31 8 2 98 7 17 0 .300 .321 .388 .709 75 148 148
?Bill Grahame 23 22 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 21 21
*Roy Hartzell 26 119 483 456 54 134 6 7 2 42 29 23 0 .294 .333 .351 .684 53 115 115
*Emmet Heidrick 31 27 100 99 10 23 2 2 1 8 3 1 0 .232 .240 .323 .563 8 26 26
*Danny Hoffman 28 103 425 391 54 109 11 8 1 33 20 28 0 .279 .336 .355 .692 46 99 99
Harry Howell 31 43 134 129 14 27 9 0 1 13 0 5 0 .209 .239 .302 .541 9 41 41
Charlie Jones 32 77 304 283 49 73 13 2 0 22 17 17 0 .258 .309 .318 .627 27 74 74
Tom Jones 31 161 632 591 56 161 17 2 1 65 21 36 0 .272 .320 .313 .633 58 155 155
Barney Pelty 27 22 44 44 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 21 21
Jack Powell 33 34 97 96 4 25 4 1 0 8 0 1 0 .260 .268 .323 .591 8 33 33
Al Schweitzer 25 66 226 197 29 63 5 2 1 18 7 24 0 .320 .407 .381 .788 30 64 64
Syd Smith 24 76 226 216 18 46 14 0 1 19 2 9 0 .213 .248 .292 .539 16 73 73
Tubby Spencer 24 95 327 307 25 72 7 1 0 37 1 20 0 .235 .281 .264 .545 23 91 91
Jim Stephens 24 49 172 160 18 35 5 1 0 8 0 10 0 .219 .273 .263 .536 11 47 47
*George Stone 31 154 707 637 117 198 25 10 6 41 24 66 0 .311 .379 .410 .789 98 148 148
Rube Waddell 31 45 107 96 5 12 5 0 1 11 0 10 0 .125 .215 .208 .423 4 43 43
Bobby Wallace 34 142 589 525 78 147 29 5 1 79 6 62 0 .280 .358 .360 .718 68 137 137
Jimmy Williams 31 154 650 580 83 152 24 8 5 70 8 66 0 .262 .342 .357 .698 70 148 148
Joe Yeager 32 10 21 16 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .375 .524 .438 .961 3 10 10
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
*Bill Bailey 20 2 59 28 59 54 6 6 0 0 0 4 0 2 .111 .143 .111 .254 -18 6 0 3
Bert Blue 30 1 46 17 46 42 4 12 1 2 0 2 0 3 .286 .333 .405 .738 136 17 0 1
*Dode Criss 23 1 91 64 91 82 15 28 6 0 0 14 1 9 .341 .407 .415 .821 166 34 0 0
Bill Dinneen 32 11 1229 400 1229 1107 93 212 17 5 1 58 29 75 .192 .250 .219 .469 36 242 12 35
Hobe Ferris 33 8 4528 1139 4528 4244 437 1026 174 84 36 492 78 149 .242 .270 .348 .617 86 1476 13 122
?Bill Grahame 23 1 44 21 44 42 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 .119 .119 .238 -23 5 0 2
*Roy Hartzell 26 3 1152 288 1152 1046 104 250 15 11 2 69 52 49 .239 .284 .280 .564 81 293 17 40
*Emmet Heidrick 31 8 3308 757 3308 3047 468 914 108 73 16 342 186 146 .300 .333 .399 .732 113 1216 6 109
*Danny Hoffman 28 6 2361 589 2361 2133 286 551 51 38 12 175 142 139 .258 .312 .335 .646 100 714 26 63
Harry Howell 31 11 1469 439 1469 1358 138 296 59 25 11 128 19 62 .218 .258 .323 .581 70 438 12 37
Charlie Jones 32 6 1960 483 1960 1799 217 420 56 28 5 144 100 93 .233 .276 .304 .580 87 547 13 55
Tom Jones 31 6 3227 782 3227 2925 266 727 92 27 3 244 91 135 .249 .288 .302 .589 88 882 25 142
Barney Pelty 27 6 495 171 495 464 28 69 3 1 0 21 3 11 .149 .175 .159 .335 8 74 4 16
Jack Powell 33 12 1458 466 1458 1334 117 261 35 11 7 101 3 78 .196 .243 .254 .497 46 339 6 40
Al Schweitzer 25 1 213 64 213 182 22 53 4 2 1 14 6 20 .291 .374 .352 .725 135 64 4 7
Syd Smith 24 1 217 73 217 204 14 40 12 0 1 15 2 8 .196 .230 .270 .500 59 55 1 4
Tubby Spencer 24 4 879 255 879 819 67 181 24 5 1 81 8 38 .221 .260 .266 .526 69 218 5 17
Jim Stephens 24 2 357 105 357 323 29 65 10 4 0 17 3 24 .201 .263 .257 .520 67 83 3 7
*George Stone 31 5 2685 614 2685 2402 335 753 84 52 22 213 105 210 .313 .374 .419 .793 154 1007 21 52
Rube Waddell 31 11 1049 369 1049 982 59 166 28 10 4 80 6 39 .169 .205 .230 .435 30 226 5 23
Bobby Wallace 34 15 7343 1760 7343 6615 882 1838 326 125 34 950 168 566 39 .278 .338 .380 .718 111 2516 36 126
Jimmy Williams 31 10 5697 1346 5697 5107 749 1434 239 133 49 774 145 445 .281 .342 .408 .751 119 2086 34 111
Joe Yeager 32 10 2057 574 2057 1853 204 467 77 29 4 201 37 110 .252 .312 .331 .643 92 614 51 43
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1907 / 1909 Batting Statistics