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1913 St. Louis Browns Trades and Transactions
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1912 / 1914)
57-96, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 528 runs, Allowed 642 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 63-90
Manager: George Stovall (50-84), Jimmy Austin (2-6) and Branch Rickey (5-6)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 250,330 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 97, Pitching - 100;   one-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 98

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1912 / 1914 Trades and Transactions

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November, 1912

Sold Elmer Brown to the Brooklyn Dodgers.

November 23, 1912

Sold Bill Brown to Wichita (Texas-Oklahoma). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Sold Willie Hogan to San Francisco (PCL). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Sold Heinie Jantzen, Joe Kutina and Charlie Snell to Montgomery (Southern Association). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August, 1913 (Standings)

Purchased Harry Hoch from Binghamton (New York State).

Purchased Buzzy Wares from Montgomery (Southern Association).

August 24, 1913 (Standings)

Sold Doc Lavan to the Philadelphia Athletics.

August 25, 1913 (Standings)

Traded Mack Allison, Bunny Brief and $15,000 to Kansas City (American Association). Received Tilly Walker.

September 15, 1913 (Standings)

Drafted Rivington Bisland from Atlanta (Southern Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ivan Howard from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Bill James from Portland (PCL) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Joe Jenkins from Keokuk (Central Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Bobby Messenger from Birmingham (Southern Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ed Miller from Lowell (New England) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Jack Roche from Calgary (Western Canada) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

Drafted William Rumler from Burlington (Central Association) in the 1913 rule 5 draft.

1914

Willie Adams jumped to the Pittsburgh Rebels.

Luther Bonin jumped to the Buffalo Buffeds.

Jack Enzenroth jumped to the Kansas City Packers.

John Leary received from the Cincinnati Reds in an unknown transaction.

Jack Roche sent to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.

Dwight Stone jumped to the Kansas City Packers.

George Stovall jumped to the Kansas City Packers.

February 12, 1914

Purchased Doc Lavan from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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1912 / 1914 Trades and Transactions