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1928 St. Louis Browns

Fielding Statistics

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929

82-72, Finished 3rd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Dan Howley (82-72)
Scored 772 runs, Allowed 742 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74

Ballparks: Sportsman's Park III · Attendance: 339,497 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103


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1927 / 1929 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
Boom-Boom Beck 23 16 4 2 12 0 11 1 2 .917 0.69 P
Fred Bennett 26 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 OF
Larry Bettencourt 22 44 40 37 116 42 68 6 4 .948 2.50 1 2 0 0% 41% 3B-OF-C
George Blaeholder 24 38 26 9 89 13 70 6 2 .933 2.18 P
Lu Blue 31 154 154 153 1596 1472 107 17 121 .989 10.25 1B
Otis Brannan 29 135 132 126 732 272 434 26 74 .964 5.23 2B
Dick Coffman 21 29 7 3 26 4 21 1 1 .962 0.86 P
General Crowder 29 41 31 19 39 4 33 2 3 .949 0.90 P
Ike Danning 23 2 2 2 12 8 3 1 0 .917 5.50 2 2 0 0% 41% C
Wally Gerber 36 6 6 3 23 6 12 5 4 .783 3.00 SS
Sam Gray 30 35 31 21 89 20 67 2 6 .978 2.49 P
Red Kress 23 150 148 147 773 318 400 55 99 .929 4.79 SS
Clyde Manion 31 70 66 65 358 302 49 7 10 .980 4.94 3 42 30 42% 41% C
Heinie Manush 26 154 154 152 364 355 6 3 2 .992 2.34 OF
Beauty McGowan 26 47 45 44 106 99 3 4 1 .962 2.17 OF
Earl McNeely 30 120 118 114 252 229 19 4 2 .984 2.07 OF
Ski Melillo 28 47 37 28 189 79 104 6 15 .968 3.89 2B-3B
Billy Mullen 32 6 1 1 15 4 9 2 1 .867 2.17 3B
Ernie Nevers 26 6 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Steve O'Neill 36 10 8 3 24 19 4 1 0 .958 2.30 1 7 2 22% 41% C
Frank O'Rourke 34 96 96 90 330 151 164 15 13 .955 3.21 3B-SS
Jack Ogden 30 38 31 18 51 15 35 1 3 .980 1.32 P
Ollie Sax 23 9 5 3 22 6 15 1 2 .955 2.33 3B
Wally Schang 38 82 77 72 314 263 46 5 5 .984 3.77 1 45 18 29% 41% C
Fred Schulte 27 143 143 142 452 419 21 12 6 .973 3.08 OF
Lefty Stewart 27 29 17 7 36 3 33 0 2 1.000 1.24 P
Ed Strelecki 23 22 2 1 14 0 13 1 0 .929 0.59 P
Guy Sturdy 28 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1B
Frank Wilson 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 OF
Hal Wiltse 24 26 5 0 22 4 17 1 0 .955 0.81 P
Jim Wright 27 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Team Totals 28.3 154 1386 1262 6065 4112 1768 185 378 .969 3.76 8 98 50 34% 41%
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 3 5
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 38 82 77 72 314 263 46 5 5 .984 3.77 1 45 18 29%
Clyde Manion 31 71 66 65 358 302 49 7 10 .980 4.94 3 42 30 42%
Steve O'Neill 36 10 8 3 24 19 4 1 0 .958 2.30 1 7 2 22%
Ike Danning 23 2 2 2 12 8 3 1 0 .917 5.50 2 2 0 0%
Larry Bettencourt 22 1 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 1 2 0 0%
League Average .976 4.03 41%
Team Total 154 154 143 712 596 102 14 15 .980 4.20 8 98 50 34%

Player Standard Fielding--1B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Lu Blue 31 154 154 153 1596 1472 107 17 121 .989 10.25
Guy Sturdy 28 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
League Average .990 9.88
Team Total 154 154 153 1598 1474 107 17 121 .989 10.20

Player Standard Fielding--2B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Otis Brannan 29 135 132 126 732 272 434 26 74 .964 5.23
Ski Melillo 28 28 22 19 154 66 82 6 15 .961 5.29
League Average .963 5.31
Team Total 154 154 145 886 338 516 32 89 .964 5.24

Player Standard Fielding--3B

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Frank O'Rourke 34 96 96 90 327 150 162 15 13 .954 3.25
Larry Bettencourt 22 41 37 34 112 38 68 6 4 .946 2.59
Ski Melillo 28 19 15 9 35 13 22 0 0 1.000 1.84
Ollie Sax 23 9 5 3 22 6 15 1 2 .955 2.33
Billy Mullen 32 6 1 1 15 4 9 2 1 .867 2.17
League Average .951 3.05
Team Total 154 154 137 511 211 276 24 20 .953 2.85

Player Standard Fielding--SS

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Red Kress 23 150 148 147 773 318 400 55 99 .929 4.79
Wally Gerber 36 6 6 3 23 6 12 5 4 .783 3.00
Frank O'Rourke 34 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .939 4.76
Team Total 154 154 150 799 325 414 60 103 .925 4.68

Player Standard Fielding--OF

Age G LF CF RF GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Heinie Manush 26 154 154 152 364 355 6 3 2 .992 2.34
Fred Schulte 27 143 143 142 452 419 21 12 6 .973 3.08
Earl McNeely 30 120 118 114 252 229 19 4 2 .984 2.07
Beauty McGowan 26 47 45 44 106 99 3 4 1 .962 2.17
Larry Bettencourt 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Fred Bennett 26 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
Frank Wilson 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .973 2.22
Team Total 154 462 454 1176 1104 49 23 11 .980 2.46

Player Standard Fielding--P

Age G GS CG Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Sam Gray 30 35 31 21 89 20 67 2 6 .978 2.49
General Crowder 29 41 31 19 39 4 33 2 3 .949 0.90
Jack Ogden 30 38 31 18 51 15 35 1 3 .980 1.32
George Blaeholder 24 38 26 9 89 13 70 6 2 .933 2.18
Lefty Stewart 27 29 17 7 36 3 33 0 2 1.000 1.24
Dick Coffman 21 29 7 3 26 4 21 1 1 .962 0.86
Hal Wiltse 24 26 5 0 22 4 17 1 0 .955 0.81
Ed Strelecki 23 22 2 1 14 0 13 1 0 .929 0.59
Boom-Boom Beck 23 16 4 2 12 0 11 1 2 .917 0.69
Ernie Nevers 26 6 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50
Jim Wright 27 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00
League Average .957 1.37
Team Total 154 154 80 383 64 304 15 19 .961 1.30

1927 / 1929 Fielding Statistics