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1927 St. Louis Browns

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1926 / 1928

59-94, Finished 7th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dan Howley (59-94)
Scored 724 runs, Allowed 904 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 61-92

Ballparks: Sportsman's Park III · Attendance: 247,879 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 109


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1926 / 1928 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

Standard Fielding by Position Below · League Register
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Spencer Adams 29 80 66 60 370 159 190 21 35 .943 4.26 2B-3B
Win Ballou 29 21 11 4 29 7 20 2 1 .931 1.29 P
Boom-Boom Beck 22 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.67 P
Herschel Bennett 30 55 53 52 130 118 5 7 1 .946 2.24 OF
George Blaeholder 23 1 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 P
Stew Bolen 24 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67 P
General Crowder 28 21 8 2 13 2 11 0 1 1.000 0.62 P
Leo Dixon 32 36 30 25 158 116 32 10 1 .937 4.23 0 17 12 41% 39% C
Chet Falk 22 9 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.78 P
Milt Gaston 31 37 30 21 80 18 58 4 9 .950 2.05 P
Wally Gerber 35 142 139 113 758 290 427 41 91 .946 5.05 SS-3B
Sad Sam Jones 34 30 26 11 49 12 35 2 0 .959 1.57 P
Red Kress 22 7 7 7 38 12 25 1 4 .974 5.29 SS
Ski Melillo 27 101 96 85 558 229 293 36 72 .935 5.17 2B
Bing Miller 32 125 122 120 328 309 9 10 3 .970 2.52 OF
Otis Miller 26 45 13 11 89 29 54 6 9 .933 1.80 SS-3B
Ernie Nevers 25 27 5 2 40 5 31 4 0 .900 1.33 P
Steve O'Neill 35 60 55 47 241 180 57 4 8 .983 3.95 4 34 35 51% 39% C
Frank O'Rourke 33 138 138 129 568 246 299 23 47 .960 3.89 3B-2B-1B
Harry Rice 25 136 136 132 341 281 37 23 9 .933 2.32 OF-3B
Wally Schang 37 76 70 67 293 213 73 7 10 .976 3.81 9 43 44 51% 39% C
Fred Schulte 26 49 49 47 131 117 3 11 0 .916 2.45 OF
George Sisler 34 149 149 147 1529 1374 131 24 138 .984 10.10 1B
Lefty Stewart 26 27 19 11 52 7 45 0 2 1.000 1.93 P
Guy Sturdy 27 5 5 5 38 35 2 1 2 .974 7.40 1B
Elam Vangilder 31 44 23 12 43 9 32 2 0 .953 0.93 P
Ken Williams 37 113 112 109 285 260 15 10 4 .965 2.43 OF
Ernie Wingard 26 38 17 7 62 14 45 3 1 .952 1.55 P
Jim Wright 26 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Tom Zachary 31 13 12 6 21 3 17 1 2 .952 1.54 P
Team Totals 31.1 155 1395 1236 6261 4050 1958 253 450 .960 3.76 13 94 91 49% 39%
Rank in 8 AL teams 1 3 8
Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Wally Schang 37 75 70 67 293 213 73 7 10 .976 3.81 9 43 44 51%
Steve O'Neill 35 60 55 47 241 180 57 4 8 .983 3.95 4 34 35 51%
Leo Dixon 32 35 30 25 158 116 32 10 1 .937 4.23 0 17 12 41%
League Average .974 3.91 39%
Team Total 155 155 139 692 509 162 21 19 .970 3.95 13 94 91 49%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
George Sisler 34 149 149 147 1529 1374 131 24 138 .984 10.10
Guy Sturdy 27 5 5 5 38 35 2 1 2 .974 7.40
Frank O'Rourke 33 3 1 1 14 10 4 0 2 1.000 4.67
League Average .988 10.28
Team Total 155 155 153 1581 1419 137 25 142 .984 9.91

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Ski Melillo 27 101 96 85 558 229 293 36 72 .935 5.17
Spencer Adams 29 54 43 38 291 129 147 15 30 .948 5.11
Frank O'Rourke 33 16 16 16 107 53 51 3 18 .972 6.50
League Average .961 5.33
Team Total 155 155 139 956 411 491 54 120 .944 5.27

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Frank O'Rourke 33 121 121 112 447 183 244 20 27 .955 3.53
Spencer Adams 29 28 23 22 79 30 43 6 5 .924 2.61
Otis Miller 26 11 4 4 24 8 14 2 2 .917 2.00
Harry Rice 25 7 7 6 18 4 11 3 2 .833 2.14
Wally Gerber 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .952 3.07
Team Total 155 155 144 568 225 312 31 36 .945 3.20

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Wally Gerber 35 141 139 113 758 290 427 41 91 .946 5.09
Otis Miller 26 35 9 7 65 21 40 4 7 .938 1.74
Red Kress 22 7 7 7 38 12 25 1 4 .974 5.29
League Average .944 4.90
Team Total 155 155 127 861 323 492 46 102 .947 4.45

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Harry Rice 25 130 129 126 323 277 26 20 7 .938 2.33
Bing Miller 32 126 122 120 328 309 9 10 3 .970 2.52
Ken Williams 37 113 112 109 285 260 15 10 4 .965 2.43
Herschel Bennett 30 55 53 52 130 118 5 7 1 .946 2.24
Fred Schulte 26 49 49 47 131 117 3 11 0 .916 2.45
League Average .964 2.23
Team Total 155 465 454 1197 1081 58 58 15 .952 2.41

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Milt Gaston 31 37 30 21 80 18 58 4 9 .950 2.05
Elam Vangilder 31 44 23 12 43 9 32 2 0 .953 0.93
Sad Sam Jones 34 30 26 11 49 12 35 2 0 .959 1.57
Ernie Wingard 26 38 17 7 62 14 45 3 1 .952 1.55
Lefty Stewart 26 27 19 11 52 7 45 0 2 1.000 1.93
Ernie Nevers 25 27 5 2 40 5 31 4 0 .900 1.33
Win Ballou 29 21 11 4 29 7 20 2 1 .931 1.29
Tom Zachary 31 13 12 6 21 3 17 1 2 .952 1.54
General Crowder 28 21 8 2 13 2 11 0 1 1.000 0.62
Chet Falk 22 9 0 0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.78
Jim Wright 26 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00
Boom-Boom Beck 22 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.67
Stew Bolen 24 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.67
George Blaeholder 23 1 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00
League Average .959 1.39
Team Total 155 155 80 406 82 306 18 16 .956 1.41

1926 / 1928 Fielding Statistics