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1928 St. Louis Browns Fielding Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1927 / 1929)
82-72, Finished 3rd in American League
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Scored 772 runs, Allowed 742 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 80-74
Manager: Dan Howley (82-72)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
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 - 104, Pitching - 103

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1927 / 1929 Fielding Statistics

Team Fielding--Totals

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Boom-Boom Beck 23 16 12 0 11 1 2 .917 0.69 P
Fred Bennett 26 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 OF
Larry Bettencourt 22 44 0 0 2 116 42 68 6 4 .948 2.50 1 3B-OF-C
George Blaeholder 24 38 89 13 70 6 2 .933 2.18 P
Lu Blue 31 154 1596 1472 107 17 121 .989 10.25 1B
Otis Brannan 29 135 732 272 434 26 74 .964 5.23 2B
Dick Coffman 21 29 26 4 21 1 1 .962 0.86 P
Alvin Crowder 29 41 39 4 33 2 3 .949 0.90 P
Ike Danning 23 2 12 8 3 1 0 .917 5.50 2 C
Wally Gerber 36 6 23 6 12 5 4 .783 3.00 SS
Dolly Gray 30 35 89 20 67 2 6 .978 2.49 P
Red Kress 21 150 773 318 400 55 99 .929 4.79 SS
Clyde Manion 31 71 358 302 49 7 10 .980 4.94 3 C
Heinie Manush 26 154 154 0 0 364 355 6 3 2 .992 2.34 OF
Beauty McGowan 26 47 0 11 37 106 99 3 4 1 .962 2.17 OF
Earl McNeely 30 120 2 1 118 252 229 19 4 2 .984 2.07 OF
Ski Melillo 28 47 189 79 104 6 15 .968 3.89 2B-3B
Billy Mullen 32 6 15 4 9 2 1 .867 2.17 3B
Ernie Nevers 26 6 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 P
Steve O'Neill 36 10 24 19 4 1 0 .958 2.30 1 C
Frank O'Rourke 33 98 330 151 164 15 13 .955 3.21 3B-SS
Jack Ogden 30 38 51 15 35 1 3 .980 1.32 P
Ollie Sax 23 9 22 6 15 1 2 .955 2.33 3B
Wally Schang 38 82 314 263 46 5 5 .984 3.77 1 C
Fred Schulte 27 143 0 143 0 452 419 21 12 6 .973 3.08 OF
Lefty Stewart 27 29 36 3 33 0 2 1.000 1.24 P
Ed Strelecki 23 22 14 0 13 1 0 .929 0.59 P
Guy Sturdy 28 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 1B
Frank Wilson 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 OF
Hal Wiltse 24 26 22 4 17 1 0 .955 0.81 P
Jim Wright 27 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 P
Team Totals 28.1 154 6065 4112 1768 185 378 .969 3.76 8
Rank in 8 AL teams 4 3 3
Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G PB Pos. Summary
Games played chart available on the Roster pages.

Player Standard Fielding--C

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Wally Schang 38 82 314 263 46 5 5 .984 3.77
Clyde Manion 31 71 358 302 49 7 10 .980 4.94
Steve O'Neill 36 10 24 19 4 1 0 .958 2.30
Ike Danning 23 2 12 8 3 1 0 .917 5.50
Larry Bettencourt 22 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00
League Average .976 4.03
Team Total 154 712 596 102 14 15 .980 4.20

Player Standard Fielding--1B

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

Player Standard Fielding--2B

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

Player Standard Fielding--3B

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Frank O'Rourke 33 96 327 150 162 15 13 .954 3.25
Larry Bettencourt 22 41 112 38 68 6 4 .946 2.59
Ski Melillo 28 19 35 13 22 0 0 1.000 1.84
Ollie Sax 23 9 22 6 15 1 2 .955 2.33
Billy Mullen 32 6 15 4 9 2 1 .867 2.17
League Average .951 3.05
Team Total 154 511 211 276 24 20 .953 2.85

Player Standard Fielding--SS

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Age G Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Red Kress 21 150 773 318 400 55 99 .929 4.79
Wally Gerber 36 6 23 6 12 5 4 .783 3.00
Frank O'Rourke 33 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50
League Average .939 4.76
Team Total 154 799 325 414 60 103 .925 4.68

Player Standard Fielding--OF

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Age G G_LF G_CF G_RF Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/G
Heinie Manush 26 154 154 0 0 364 355 6 3 2 .992 2.34
Fred Schulte 27 143 0 143 0 452 419 21 12 6 .973 3.08
Earl McNeely 30 120 2 1 118 252 229 19 4 2 .984 2.07
Beauty McGowan 26 47 0 11 37 106 99 3 4 1 .962 2.17
Larry Bettencourt 22 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Fred Bennett 26 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
Frank Wilson 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
League Average .973 2.22
Team Total 154 1176 1104 49 23 11 .980 2.46

Player Standard Fielding--P

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

1927 / 1929 Fielding Statistics