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1938 St. Louis Browns (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937/1939)
55-97, Finished 7th in American League
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Scored 755 runs, Allowed 962 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 59-93
Managed by Gabby Street and Ski Melillo

Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 130,417 (8th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 104
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 103
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   55-97 , Final Rank: 7, GB:   44.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           1 (last on April 19)
Most Games under .500:          43 (last on October 1)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       44.5 (last on September 17)

Longest Winning Streak:          4 (August 11 to August 14)
Longest Losing Streak:          10 (July 4 to July 15)

Most Runs Allowed:              16 (May 20)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (July 2 and September 19)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       5
Times Opponent Shutout:          3

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        55  97     755     962    .362

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           31  43     385     487    .419
Road           24  54     370     475    .308

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           4   8      38      62    .333
May             7  15     111     151    .318
June            8  19     134     188    .296
July            9  17     146     178    .346
August         16  17     191     186    .485
September       9  19     124     185    .321
October         2   2      11      12    .500

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     22  44     313     423    .333
Second Half    33  53     442     539    .384
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        18  21     193     196    .462

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        13  33     198     345    .283

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS             5  17     101     158    .227
CHW             8  13      89     114    .381
CLE             9  13     111     135    .409
DET            10  12     109     125    .455
NYY             7  15     127     158    .318
PHA             9  12      98     110    .429
WSH             7  15     120     162    .318

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 19     SLB @CLE  W   6-2        1-0     2     0.5  2:40 B Newsom                   31,600 +
  2 Wed, Apr 20     SLB @CLE  L   0-9        1-1     4     1.5  2:30 B Feller                    4,500 -
  3 Thu, Apr 21     SLB @CLE  L   3-4        1-2     5     2.0  2:25 E Whitehill                 3,000 --
  4 Fri, Apr 22     SLB  CHW  L   3-4        1-3     6     2.0  3:04 C Brown                     5,644 ---
  5 Sat, Apr 23     SLB  CHW  W   5-4        2-3     5     2.0  2:06 B Newsom                          +
  6 Sun, Apr 24     SLB  CHW  W   4-3        3-3     4     2.0  2:11 E Linke                    11,041 ++
  7 Mon, Apr 25     SLB  DET  L   1-10       3-4     5     2.5  2:10 V Kennedy                   1,988 -
  8 Tue, Apr 26     SLB  DET  L   1-7        3-5     6     3.5  2:13 E Auker                     1,588 --
  9 Wed, Apr 27     SLB  DET  W   7-2        4-5     6     2.5  2:42 B Newsom                    1,448 +
 10 Thu, Apr 28     SLB  CLE  L   6-11       4-6     6     3.5  2:40 D Galehouse                 1,276 -
 11 Fri, Apr 29     SLB  CLE  L   2-3        4-7     7     4.5  2:20 B Feller                    5,654 --
 12 Sat, Apr 30     SLB @CHW  L   0-3        4-8     7     4.5  1:44 T Lyons                     3,000 ---
 13 Sun, May  1     SLB @CHW  W   7-5        5-8     7     4.5  2:19 J Bonetti                  12,000 +
 14 Tue, May  3     SLB @NYY  L   1-5        5-9     7     6.0  2:00 R Ruffing                   6,930 -
 15 Wed, May  4     SLB @NYY  L   2-3        5-10    8     6.0  1:56 J Beggs                     8,512 --
 16 Thu, May  5     SLB @NYY  L  10-12       5-11    8     6.0  2:31 S Sundra                    7,281 ---
 17 Fri, May  6     SLB @BOS  L   3-7        5-12    8     7.0  2:15 J Marcum                    4,700 ----
 18 Sat, May  7     SLB @BOS  L   2-7        5-13    8     8.0  1:46 L Grove                     4,500 -----
 19 Sun, May  8     SLB @WSH  L   7-9        5-14    8     8.0  2:05 W Ferrell                  16,000 ------
 20 Mon, May  9     SLB @WSH  L   1-7        5-15    8     8.5  1:55 D Leonard                   3,000 -------
 21 Tue, May 10     SLB @WSH  L   6-8        5-16    8     9.5  2:30 M Weaver                    3,000 --------
 22 Wed, May 11     SLB @PHA  W   9-5        6-16    8     8.5  2:23 J Knott                       200 +
 23 Fri, May 13     SLB @DET  L   5-7        6-17    8     9.0  2:07 G Gill                      5,500 -
 24 Sun, May 15     SLB @DET  W   4-1        7-17    8     9.0  1:30 O Hildebrand                8,500 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Wed, May 18     SLB  NYY  L   7-11       7-18    8     9.5  2:52 J Murphy                    3,772 -
 26 Fri, May 20     SLB  BOS  L   2-16       7-19    8    11.0  2:19 L Grove                     1,529 --
 27 Sat, May 21     SLB  BOS  W   5-3        8-19    8    10.0  2:25 B Newsom                    1,423 +
 28 Sun, May 22     SLB  PHA  L   5-8        8-20    8    11.0  2:56 N Potter                    3,100 -
 29 Tue, May 24     SLB  PHA  L   1-6        8-21    8    12.0  2:11 L Nelson                    1,010 --
 30 Wed, May 25     SLB  WSH  W   4-3        9-21    8    12.0  2:57 L Mills                     1,248 +
 31 Thu, May 26     SLB  WSH  L  10-12       9-22    8    12.0  2:47 W Ferrell                   1,508 -
 32 Sun, May 29     SLB  CLE  W   8-6       10-22    8    11.0  2:40 B Newsom                    6,278 +
 33 Mon, May 30     SLB @DET  L   9-10      10-23    8    12.0  2:45 S Coffman                       0 -
 34                 SLB @DET  W   3-0       11-23    8    12.0       L Tietje                      120 +
 35 Wed, Jun  1     SLB @BOS  L   3-6       11-24    8    12.0  2:15 C Wagner                    3,400 -
 36 Thu, Jun  2     SLB @BOS  L   1-6       11-25    8    13.0  1:52 J Bagby                     3,000 --
 37 Sun, Jun  5     SLB @NYY  W   6-5       12-25    8    14.0  2:50 B Newsom                   32,714 +
 38 Mon, Jun  6     SLB @NYY  L   5-6       12-26    8    14.0  2:01 J Murphy                    5,548 -
 39 Tue, Jun  7     SLB @WSH  W  11-8       13-26    8    14.0       J Bonetti                         +
 40 Wed, Jun  8     SLB @WSH  W  11-5       14-26    8    13.0  2:28 O Hildebrand                  600 ++
 41 Thu, Jun  9     SLB @WSH  L   4-6       14-27    8    13.0  2:14 J DeShong                     500 -
 42 Fri, Jun 10     SLB @PHA  W   8-4       15-27    8    12.0       B Newsom                      154 +
 43 Sat, Jun 11     SLB @PHA  L   4-5       15-28    8    12.5  2:15 G Caster                    5,000 -
 44 Sun, Jun 12     SLB @PHA  L   3-8       15-29    8    13.0  2:29 B Ross                          0 --
 45                 SLB @PHA  L   0-1       15-30    8    13.0  1:26 B Thomas                   23,000 ---
 46 Tue, Jun 14     SLB  BOS  L   3-5       15-31    8    13.0  2:17 J Wilson                    1,259 ----
 47 Wed, Jun 15     SLB  BOS  L   4-7       15-32    8    14.0  2:22 F Ostermuell                  962 -----
 48 Thu, Jun 16     SLB  BOS  L   8-12      15-33    8    15.0  2:40 J Marcum                    1,028 ------
 49 Sat, Jun 18     SLB  NYY  W   1-0       16-33    8    14.5  1:47 L Mills                     7,500 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sun, Jun 19     SLB  NYY  W  10-9       17-33    8    14.5  2:30 B Newsom                        0 ++
 51                 SLB  NYY  -   7-7       17-33    8    14.5  2:45                            13,587 ++
 52 Mon, Jun 20     SLB  NYY  L   4-8       17-34    8    15.0  1:43 S Chandler                  1,391 -
 53 Tue, Jun 21     SLB  PHA  W   5-2       18-34    8    15.0  2:04 O Hildebrand                1,035 +
 54 Wed, Jun 22     SLB  PHA  L   1-7       18-35    8    16.5  2:00 G Caster                    1,004 -
 55 Thu, Jun 23     SLB  PHA  L   1-7       18-36    8    16.5  2:00 L Nelson                      912 --
 56 Sat, Jun 25     SLB  WSH  W  12-9       19-36    8    16.5  2:11 O Hildebrand                1,222 +
 57 Sun, Jun 26     SLB  WSH  L   1-9       19-37    8    17.5  1:50 H Kelley                        0 -
 58                 SLB  WSH  L   2-7       19-38    8    17.5  2:03 W Ferrell                   5,928 --
 59 Mon, Jun 27     SLB  CHW  L   4-9       19-39    8    18.5  2:03 T Lyons                       781 ---
 60 Tue, Jun 28     SLB  CHW  L   9-10      19-40    8    19.5  2:00 J Whitehead                 1,053 ----
 61 Wed, Jun 29     SLB  CHW  L   5-9       19-41    8    19.5  2:08 M Stratton                    890 -----
 62 Thu, Jun 30     SLB  CHW  L   1-11      19-42    8    20.5  2:03 J Knott                       888 ------
 63 Sat, Jul  2     SLB  DET  W  13-5       20-42    8    20.0  2:34 L Mills                     1,192 +
 64 Sun, Jul  3     SLB  DET  W   6-5       21-42    8    19.0  2:16 O Hildebrand                    0 ++
 65                 SLB  DET  W   6-2       22-42    8    19.0  1:50 B Newsom                          +++
 66 Mon, Jul  4     SLB @CHW  L   4-5       22-43    8    19.0  2:12 J Whitehead                     0 -
 67                 SLB @CHW  L   1-5       22-44    8    19.0  1:52 J Knott                    10,000 --
 68 Fri, Jul  8     SLB @CLE  L   7-8       22-45    8    20.0  2:54 M Harder                    8,000 ---
 69 Sat, Jul  9     SLB @CLE  L   4-5       22-46    8    21.0  3:22 J Humphries                10,000 ----
 70 Sun, Jul 10     SLB @CLE  L   7-8       22-47    8    22.0  2:22 D Galehouse                27,107 -----
 71 Tue, Jul 12     SLB @NYY  L   3-7       22-48    8    22.5  2:05 R Ruffing                       0 ------
 72                 SLB @NYY  L   5-10      22-49    8    22.5  2:20 B Hadley                   13,703 -------
 73 Wed, Jul 13     SLB @NYY  L  12-15      22-50    8    23.0  2:55 J Murphy                    3,651 --------
 74 Thu, Jul 14     SLB @NYY  L   4-5       22-51    8    24.0  1:52 M Pearson                   2,269 ---------

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Fri, Jul 15     SLB @BOS  L   3-5       22-52    8    25.0  1:56 A McKain                    3,200 ----------
 76 Sat, Jul 16     SLB @BOS  W   8-3       23-52    8    25.0  2:12 O Hildebrand                4,900 +
 77 Sun, Jul 17     SLB @BOS  L   5-11      23-53    8    26.5  2:09 E Dickman                       0 -
 78                 SLB @BOS  L   4-14      23-54    8    26.5  2:04 J Bagby                           --
 79 Fri, Jul 22     SLB @WSH  W   9-7       24-54    8    25.5  2:08 L Mills                     9,000 +
 80 Sun, Jul 24     SLB @WSH  W   4-2       25-54    8    25.5  2:08 O Hildebrand                    0 ++
 81                 SLB @WSH  L   1-11      25-55    8    25.5  1:43 D Leonard                  20,000 -
 82 Tue, Jul 26     SLB  NYY  L   5-10      25-56    8    27.5  2:41 M Pearson                       0 --
 83                 SLB  NYY  L   5-12      25-57    8    27.5  2:15 S Chandler                  3,441 ---
 84 Wed, Jul 27     SLB  NYY  L   5-7       25-58    8    28.5  1:58 S Sundra                          ----
 85 Thu, Jul 28     SLB  NYY  W   4-3       26-58    8    27.5  1:55 O Hildebrand                1,197 +
 86 Sat, Jul 30     SLB  BOS  L   4-5       26-59    8    29.0  3:01 J Wilson                    1,352 -
 87 Sun, Jul 31     SLB  BOS  W   7-6       27-59    8    29.0  2:54 R Van Atta                      0 +
 88                 SLB  BOS  W  10-2       28-59    8    29.0  1:51 L Mills                           ++
 89 Tue, Aug  2     SLB  WSH  L   3-5       28-60    8    29.0  2:17 W Ferrell                   1,218 -
 90 Wed, Aug  3     SLB  WSH  W   5-3       29-60    8    29.0  2:12 B Newsom                    1,010 +
 91 Thu, Aug  4     SLB  WSH  L   4-10      29-61    8    30.0  2:10 H Kelley                      949 -
 92 Fri, Aug  5     SLB  PHA  W   9-2       30-61    8    30.0  2:02 F Johnson                     881 +
 93 Sat, Aug  6     SLB  PHA  L   4-8       30-62    8    31.0  2:23 B Thomas                    1,341 -
 94 Sun, Aug  7     SLB  PHA  W   5-3       31-62    8    31.5  2:14 B Newsom                        0 +
 95                 SLB  PHA  L   5-8       31-63    8    31.5  2:19 G Caster                          -
 96 Tue, Aug  9     SLB  CLE  W   4-3       32-63    8    31.0  2:12 L Mills                         0 +
 97                 SLB  CLE  L   1-8       32-64    8    31.0  2:10 E Whitehill                       -
 98 Wed, Aug 10     SLB  CLE  L   6-9       32-65    8    32.0  2:21 J Humphries                 1,346 --
 99 Thu, Aug 11     SLB  CLE  W   8-7       33-65    8    31.5  2:12 B Newsom                        0 +

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100                 SLB  CLE  W   8-2       34-65    8    31.5  2:11 L Tietje                          ++
101 Sat, Aug 13     SLB  DET  W   6-3       35-65    8    31.5  2:18 B Cox                             +++
102 Sun, Aug 14     SLB  DET  W   7-1       36-65    8    32.0  2:24 B Newsom                        0 ++++
103                 SLB  DET  -   3-3       36-65    8    32.0  1:56                                   ++++
104 Tue, Aug 16     SLB @CLE  L   6-9       36-66    8    33.5  2:07 M Harder                    6,000 -
105 Wed, Aug 17     SLB @CLE  W  10-7       37-66    8    33.0  2:23 F Johnson                  25,200 +
106 Thu, Aug 18     SLB @CLE  W   9-1       38-66    7    32.5  2:25 B Newsom                    5,000 ++
107 Fri, Aug 19     SLB @DET  L   7-8       38-67    8    34.0  2:22 J Wade                          0 -
108                 SLB @DET  L   4-7       38-68    8    34.0  2:14 E Auker                           --
109 Sat, Aug 20     SLB @DET  L   4-6       38-69    8    35.0  2:00 R Lawson                    8,200 ---
110 Sun, Aug 21     SLB @DET  W   9-4       39-69    7    35.5  2:20 B Newsom                    9,500 +
111 Tue, Aug 23     SLB @WSH  L   5-6       39-70    7    36.0  2:55 J Krakauskas                1,000 -
112 Wed, Aug 24     SLB @WSH  L   6-8       39-71    7    36.5  2:15 K Chase                     1,000 --
113 Thu, Aug 25     SLB @PHA  W   8-5       40-71    7    37.5  3:20 B Newsom                        0 +
114                 SLB @PHA  L   1-4       40-72    7    37.5  1:47 B Ross                     15,000 -
115 Fri, Aug 26     SLB @PHA  L   6-11      40-73    7    37.5  2:12 L Nelson                        0 --
116                 SLB @PHA  W   6-4       41-73    7    37.5  2:17 F Johnson                   5,000 +
117 Sat, Aug 27     SLB @PHA  W   8-3       42-73    7    37.5  2:05 L Mills                         0 ++
118                 SLB @PHA  W   6-5       43-73    7    37.5  2:00 R Van Atta                  7,000 +++
119 Sun, Aug 28     SLB @NYY  L   2-4       43-74    7    38.5  2:11 R Ruffing                  12,879 -
120 Mon, Aug 29     SLB @NYY  L   4-8       43-75    7    39.5  2:14 L Gomez                     3,456 --
121 Tue, Aug 30     SLB @BOS  W   9-5       44-75    7    39.5  2:17 E Cole                      2,800 +
122 Wed, Aug 31     SLB @BOS  L   3-6       44-76    7    39.5  2:00 B Harris                    3,000 -
123 Thu, Sep  1     SLB @BOS  L   3-5       44-77    7    39.5  1:55 F Ostermuell                2,200 --
124 Sat, Sep  3     SLB  CLE  L   2-10      44-78    7    40.0  2:17 M Harder                    1,503 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Sun, Sep  4     SLB  CLE  L   3-11      44-79    7    41.0  2:28 J Allen                         0 ----
126                 SLB  CLE  -   1-1       44-79    7    41.0  1:47                                   ----
127 Mon, Sep  5     SLB  DET  W   3-2       45-79    7    42.0  1:57 L Mills                         0 +
128                 SLB  DET  L   3-9       45-80    7    42.0  1:45 E Auker                           -
129 Tue, Sep  6     SLB @CHW  L   2-8       45-81    7    42.5  2:01 M Stratton                    500 --
130 Sat, Sep 10     SLB @CLE  W   4-2       46-81    7    43.0  2:03 B Newsom                    2,500 +
131 Sun, Sep 11     SLB @CLE  L   2-6       46-82    7    42.5  2:11 B Feller                    9,000 -
132                 SLB @CLE  W   4-3       47-82    7    42.5  2:05 R Van Atta                  9,000 +
133 Wed, Sep 14     SLB  PHA  L   3-4       47-83    7    43.5  2:25 B Thomas                          -
134 Thu, Sep 15     SLB  WSH  L   4-6       47-84    7    43.5  1:43 D Leonard                         --
135 Sat, Sep 17     SLB  WSH  L   9-10      47-85    7    44.5  2:10 H Kelley                        0 ---
136                 SLB  WSH  L   1-11      47-86    7    44.5  1:34 J Krakauskas                      ----
137 Sun, Sep 18     SLB  NYY  W   4-3       48-86    7    42.5  1:52 B Newsom                        0 +
138                 SLB  NYY  W   8-7       49-86    7    42.5  2:15 J Walkup                    8,519 ++
139 Mon, Sep 19     SLB  NYY  W  13-1       50-86    7    41.5  1:57 L Mills                       751 +++
140 Tue, Sep 20     SLB  BOS  L   8-12      50-87    7    42.0  2:23 J Bagby                         0 -
141                 SLB  BOS  L   2-7       50-88    7    42.0  1:51 J Heving                      800 --
142 Wed, Sep 21     SLB  BOS  L   4-8       50-89    7    42.0  2:26 F Ostermuell                  615 ---
143 Sat, Sep 24     SLB  CHW  W   8-7       51-89    7    42.0  1:53 L Mills                         0 +
144                 SLB  CHW  L   2-3       51-90    7    42.0  2:07 J Knott                           -
145 Sun, Sep 25     SLB  CHW  W   7-2       52-90    7    40.5  1:49 B Newsom                        0 +
146                 SLB  CHW  W   8-4       53-90    7    40.5  1:52 E Bildilli                        ++
147 Tue, Sep 27     SLB @DET  L   4-5       53-91    7    42.5  2:10 R Lawson                        0 -
148                 SLB @DET  L   2-10      53-92    7    42.5  1:40 S Coffman                         --
149 Wed, Sep 28     SLB @DET  L   0-12      53-93    7    42.5  1:55 G Gill                      5,000 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Thu, Sep 29     SLB @DET  L   2-6       53-94    7    43.5  1:58 T Bridges                         ----
151 Fri, Sep 30     SLB @CHW  L   5-7       53-95    7    44.0  1:40 T Lyons                         0 -----
152                 SLB @CHW  -   3-3       53-95    7    44.0  1:35                                   -----
153 Sat, Oct  1     SLB @CHW  L   3-6       53-96    7    43.5  2:06 J Whitehead                     0 ------
154                 SLB @CHW  W   4-0       54-96    7    43.5  1:00 R Van Atta                        +
155 Sun, Oct  2     SLB @CHW  W   4-3       55-96    7    44.0  2:02 B Newsom                        0 ++
156                 SLB @CHW  L   0-3       55-97    7    44.0  0:57 J Rigney                    7,000 -

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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