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1937 St. Louis Browns Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938)
46-108, Finished 8th in American League
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Scored 715 runs, Allowed 1023 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 53-101
Manager: Rogers Hornsby (25-52) and Jim Bottomley (21-56)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 123,121 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 104;   one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 103

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1936 / 1938 Pitching Statistics

Team Pitching

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Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1 SP Oral Hildebrand 30 8 17 .320 5.14 30 27 2 12 1 1 201.1 228 127 115 18 87 75 3 0 4 904 94 1.565 10.2 0.8 3.9 3.4 0.86
2 SP Jack Knott 30 8 18 .308 4.89 38 22 10 8 0 2 191.1 220 117 104 25 91 74 5 0 3 866 98 1.625 10.3 1.2 4.3 3.5 0.81
3 SP Chief Hogsett* 33 6 19 .240 6.29 37 26 8 8 1 2 177.1 245 144 124 19 75 68 5 0 1 842 76 1.805 12.4 1.0 3.8 3.5 0.91
4 SP Jim Walkup 27 9 12 .429 7.36 27 18 4 6 0 0 150.1 218 127 123 16 83 46 0 0 8 720 65 2.002 13.1 1.0 5.0 2.8 0.55
5 SP Julio Bonetti 25 4 11 .267 5.84 28 16 10 7 0 1 143.1 190 103 93 13 60 43 2 0 5 663 82 1.744 11.9 0.8 3.8 2.7 0.72
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
6 RP Bill Trotter 28 2 9 .182 5.81 34 12 14 3 0 1 122.1 150 88 79 14 50 37 7 0 0 562 83 1.635 11.0 1.0 3.7 2.7 0.74
7 RP Lou Koupal 38 4 9 .308 6.56 26 13 9 6 0 0 105.2 150 87 77 10 55 24 0 0 1 505 73 1.940 12.8 0.9 4.7 2.0 0.44
8 RP Russ Van Atta* 31 1 2 .333 5.52 16 6 4 1 0 0 58.2 74 41 36 2 32 34 0 0 2 280 87 1.807 11.4 0.3 4.9 5.2 1.06
9 RP Tommy Thomas 37 0 1 .000 7.04 17 2 14 0 0 0 30.2 46 26 24 2 10 10 1 0 3 146 68 1.826 13.5 0.6 2.9 2.9 1.00
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
10 Sheriff Blake 37 2 2 .500 7.61 15 1 6 0 0 1 36.2 55 33 31 5 20 12 0 0 1 180 63 2.045 13.5 1.2 4.9 2.9 0.60
11 Les Tietje 26 1 2 .333 4.20 5 4 1 2 0 0 30.0 32 15 14 0 17 5 0 0 0 132 114 1.633 9.6 0.0 5.1 1.5 0.29
12 Earl Caldwell 32 0 0 6.83 9 2 1 0 0 0 29.0 39 22 22 3 13 8 2 0 0 138 70 1.793 12.1 0.9 4.0 2.5 0.62
13 Bill Strickland 29 0 0 5.91 9 0 6 0 0 0 21.1 28 18 14 2 15 6 2 0 0 100 81 2.016 11.8 0.8 6.3 2.5 0.40
14 Harry Kimberlin 28 0 2 .000 2.35 3 2 1 1 0 0 15.1 16 13 4 2 9 5 0 0 1 72 205 1.630 9.4 1.2 5.3 2.9 0.56
15 Lefty Mills* 27 1 1 .500 6.39 2 2 0 1 0 0 12.2 16 13 9 1 10 10 0 0 4 66 75 2.053 11.4 0.7 7.1 7.1 1.00
16 Nig Lipscomb 26 0 0 6.52 3 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 13 9 7 3 5 1 0 0 0 45 74 1.862 12.1 2.8 4.7 0.9 0.20
17 Emil Bildilli* 24 0 1 .000 10.12 4 1 3 0 0 0 8.0 12 9 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 37 47 1.875 13.5 1.1 3.4 2.3 0.67
18 George Hennessey 29 0 1 .000 10.29 5 0 4 0 0 0 7.0 15 8 8 2 6 4 0 0 1 38 47 3.000 19.3 2.6 7.7 5.1 0.67
19 Ed Baecht 30 0 0 12.79 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.1 13 15 9 3 6 3 2 0 0 39 38 3.000 18.5 4.3 8.5 4.3 0.50
20 Bill Miller 27 0 1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 6 1 4 1 1 0 0 24 36 2.750 15.8 2.3 9.0 2.3 0.25
21 Bob Muncrief 21 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 107 2.500 13.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.00
Team Totals 30.2 46 108 .299 6.00 156 156 102 55 2 8 1363.0 1770 1023 909 143 653 468 30 0 34 6371 80 1.778 11.7 0.9 4.3 3.1 0.72
Rank in 8 AL teams 8 1 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 7 4444
Rk Pos Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
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* - throws left-handed, # - throws both, else - throws right, ? - unknown

Team Neutralized Pitching

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Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact
Ed Baecht 30 0 0 10.29 7.0 12 9 8 3 6 3 2 2.571 15.4 7.7 3.9 0.50 3.9 3 3
*Emil Bildilli 24 0 0 7.88 8.0 11 8 7 1 3 2 0 1.750 12.4 3.4 2.3 0.67 1.1 4 4
Sheriff Blake 37 4 5 .444 4.76 85.0 98 50 45 6 37 34 0 1.588 10.4 3.9 3.6 0.92 0.6 29 29
Julio Bonetti 25 7 9 .438 4.65 151.0 177 87 78 12 56 45 2 1.543 10.5 3.3 2.7 0.80 0.7 28 28
Earl Caldwell 32 1 2 .333 5.23 31.0 36 20 18 3 12 9 2 1.548 10.5 3.5 2.6 0.75 0.9 9 9
George Hennessey 29 0 0 10.50 6.0 14 8 7 2 6 3 0 3.333 21.0 9.0 4.5 0.50 3.0 5 5
Oral Hildebrand 30 11 12 .478 4.10 213.0 214 108 97 17 82 79 3 1.390 9.0 3.5 3.3 0.96 0.7 30 30
*Chief Hogsett 33 8 13 .381 4.93 190.0 230 116 104 18 70 73 5 1.579 10.9 3.3 3.5 1.04 0.9 37 37
Harry Kimberlin 28 1 0 1.000 1.59 17.0 16 3 3 2 9 6 0 1.471 8.5 4.8 3.2 0.67 1.1 3 3
Jack Knott 30 11 11 .500 3.96 200.0 207 98 88 24 86 77 5 1.465 9.3 3.9 3.5 0.90 1.1 38 38
Lou Koupal 38 4 8 .333 5.27 111.0 140 72 65 9 51 25 0 1.721 11.4 4.1 2.0 0.49 0.7 26 26
Nig Lipscomb 26 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 12 7 6 3 5 1 0 1.700 10.8 4.5 0.9 0.20 2.7 3 3
Bill Miller 27 0 0 9.00 5.0 6 6 5 1 3 1 1 1.800 10.8 5.4 1.8 0.33 1.8 1 1
*Lefty Mills 27 0 1 .000 5.14 14.0 16 9 8 1 10 11 0 1.857 10.3 6.4 7.1 1.10 0.6 2 2
Bob Muncrief 21 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.500 13.5 9.0 0.0 0.00 4.5 1 1
Bill Strickland 29 1 1 .500 4.71 21.0 25 12 11 2 13 6 2 1.810 10.7 5.6 2.6 0.46 0.9 9 9
Tommy Thomas 37 2 2 .500 4.80 45.0 58 27 24 4 13 15 2 1.578 11.6 2.6 3.0 1.15 0.8 26 26
Les Tietje 26 2 1 .667 3.48 31.0 29 13 12 0 15 5 0 1.419 8.4 4.4 1.5 0.33 0.0 5 5
Bill Trotter 28 6 8 .429 4.64 130.0 141 74 67 13 47 39 7 1.446 9.8 3.3 2.7 0.83 0.9 34 34
*Russ Van Atta 31 3 4 .429 4.22 64.0 69 33 30 2 30 37 0 1.547 9.7 4.2 5.2 1.23 0.3 16 16
Jim Walkup 27 5 12 .294 6.00 156.0 202 116 104 15 77 48 0 1.788 11.7 4.4 2.8 0.62 0.9 27 27
Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Pitching

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Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
Ed Baecht 30 6 5 6 .455 5.56 64 9 27 3 0 0 160.1 200 116 99 9 78 61 11 0 5 755 74 1.734 11.2 0.5 4.4 3.4 0.78 74
*Emil Bildilli 24 1 0 1 .000 10.12 4 1 3 0 0 0 8.0 12 9 9 1 3 2 0 0 0 37 47 1.875 13.5 1.1 3.4 2.3 0.67 47
Sheriff Blake 37 10 87 102 .460 4.13 304 196 60 81 11 8 1620.0 1766 876 744 68 740 621 30 0 35 7149 101 1.547 9.8 0.4 4.1 3.5 0.84 101
Julio Bonetti 25 1 4 11 .267 5.84 28 16 10 7 0 1 143.1 190 103 93 13 60 43 2 0 5 663 82 1.744 11.9 0.8 3.8 2.7 0.72 82
Earl Caldwell 32 4 11 22 .333 5.75 61 37 11 13 4 2 289.1 371 207 185 25 130 78 17 2 3 1349 89 1.732 11.5 0.8 4.0 2.4 0.60 89
George Hennessey 29 1 0 1 .000 10.29 5 0 4 0 0 0 7.0 15 8 8 2 6 4 0 0 1 38 47 3.000 19.3 2.6 7.7 5.1 0.67 47
Oral Hildebrand 30 7 64 63 .504 4.35 201 144 38 63 8 11 1121.2 1175 626 542 69 495 406 17 0 18 4975 108 1.489 9.4 0.6 4.0 3.3 0.82 108
*Chief Hogsett 33 9 58 81 .417 4.97 296 105 140 36 2 30 1124.2 1397 750 621 72 461 403 50 0 17 5162 95 1.652 11.2 0.6 3.7 3.2 0.87 95
Harry Kimberlin 28 2 0 2 .000 4.08 16 2 10 1 0 0 35.1 40 26 16 5 25 9 0 0 2 170 126 1.840 10.2 1.3 6.4 2.3 0.36 126
Jack Knott 30 5 39 54 .419 5.43 198 83 68 26 2 19 792.1 948 547 478 76 362 254 13 3 27 3634 91 1.653 10.8 0.9 4.1 2.9 0.70 91
Lou Koupal 38 6 10 21 .323 5.58 101 35 40 12 0 7 335.1 436 255 208 23 156 87 5 0 11 1560 86 1.765 11.7 0.6 4.2 2.3 0.56 86
Nig Lipscomb 26 1 0 0 6.52 3 0 3 0 0 0 9.2 13 9 7 3 5 1 0 0 0 45 74 1.862 12.1 2.8 4.7 0.9 0.20 74
Bill Miller 27 1 0 1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 6 6 1 4 1 1 0 0 24 36 2.750 15.8 2.3 9.0 2.3 0.25 36
*Lefty Mills 27 2 1 1 .500 5.48 6 2 4 1 0 0 21.1 26 17 13 1 21 12 0 0 5 110 89 2.203 11.0 0.4 8.9 5.1 0.57 89
Bob Muncrief 21 1 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12 107 2.500 13.5 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.00 107
Bill Strickland 29 1 0 0 5.91 9 0 6 0 0 0 21.1 28 18 14 2 15 6 2 0 0 100 81 2.016 11.8 0.8 6.3 2.5 0.40 81
Tommy Thomas 37 12 117 128 .478 4.11 398 267 86 128 15 12 2176.1 2341 1185 995 144 712 736 24 6 23 9488 104 1.403 9.7 0.6 2.9 3.0 1.03 104
Les Tietje 26 5 20 36 .357 4.77 88 57 14 20 2 0 450.2 477 268 239 37 244 178 6 0 12 2036 99 1.600 9.5 0.7 4.9 3.6 0.73 99
Bill Trotter 28 1 2 9 .182 5.81 34 12 14 3 0 1 122.1 150 88 79 14 50 37 7 0 0 562 83 1.635 11.0 1.0 3.7 2.7 0.74 83
*Russ Van Atta 31 5 29 34 .460 5.45 180 63 61 14 2 6 601.1 711 413 364 32 300 298 8 1 13 2772 84 1.681 10.6 0.5 4.5 4.5 0.99 84
Jim Walkup 27 4 15 24 .385 6.71 90 40 25 10 1 0 355.2 470 287 265 33 198 101 2 1 17 1685 72 1.878 11.9 0.8 5.0 2.6 0.51 72
Age Yrs W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+

1936 / 1938 Pitching Statistics