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1944 St. Louis Browns Batting Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945)
89-65, Finished 1st in American League
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Scored 684 runs, Allowed 587 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-66
Manager: Luke Sewell (89-65)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 508,644 (6th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 106, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100
Won AL Pennant
Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-2) to St. Louis Cardinals

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1943 / 1945 Batting Statistics

Team Batting

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Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1 C Red Hayworth 29 90 282 270 20 60 11 1 1 25 0 0 10 13 .222 .253 .281 .534 49 76 7 1 1
2 1B George McQuinn* 34 146 623 516 83 129 26 3 11 72 4 3 85 74 .250 .357 .376 .733 104 194 1 1 21
3 2B Don Gutteridge 32 148 660 603 89 148 27 11 3 36 20 8 51 63 .245 .304 .342 .646 80 206 4 0 6
4 SS Vern Stephens 23 145 628 559 91 164 32 1 20 109 2 2 62 54 .293 .365 .462 .826 129 258 3 1 6
5 3B Mark Christman 30 148 607 547 56 148 25 1 6 83 5 2 47 37 .271 .332 .353 .684 91 193 18 3 10
6 OF Gene Moore* 34 110 418 390 56 93 13 6 6 58 0 5 24 37 .238 .284 .349 .633 76 136 7 1 3
7 OF Mike Kreevich 36 105 441 402 55 121 15 6 5 44 3 3 27 24 .301 .348 .405 .754 110 163 12 2 10
8 OF Milt Byrnes* 27 128 487 407 63 120 20 4 4 45 1 7 68 50 .295 .396 .393 .789 120 160 8 0 12
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
9 OF Al Zarilla* 25 100 330 288 43 86 13 6 6 45 1 1 29 33 .299 .375 .448 .823 129 129 2 6 7
10 C Frank Mancuso 26 88 269 244 19 50 11 0 1 24 1 0 20 32 .205 .271 .262 .533 49 64 11 2 3
11 OF Chet Laabs 32 66 235 201 28 47 10 2 5 23 3 1 29 33 .234 .330 .378 .709 97 76 3 0 5
12 MI Floyd Baker* 27 44 110 97 10 17 3 0 0 5 2 0 11 5 .175 .259 .206 .465 31 20 1 0 2
13 UT Mike Chartak* 28 35 80 72 8 17 2 1 1 7 0 0 6 9 .236 .304 .333 .637 77 24 1 1 1
14 OF Hal Epps* 30 22 77 62 15 11 1 1 0 3 0 1 14 14 .177 .338 .226 .563 59 14 1 1 0
15 IF Ellis Clary 27 25 62 49 6 13 1 1 0 4 1 0 12 9 .265 .410 .327 .736 107 16 0 0 1
16 OF Frank Demaree 34 16 58 51 4 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 6 3 .255 .333 .294 .627 76 15 0 0 1
17 C Tom Turner 27 15 28 25 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 5 .320 .370 .360 .730 104 9 1 0 1
18 UT Tom Hafey 30 8 15 14 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .357 .400 .500 .900 150 7 0 0 0
19 C Joe Schultz* 25 3 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 40 2 0 0 0
20 OF Babe Martin 24 2 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750 385 4 0 0 0
21 Len Schulte 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
22 P Jack Kramer 26 33 95 85 6 14 2 0 2 6 0 0 8 21 .165 .245 .259 .504 40 22 2 1 1
23 P Nels Potter* 32 32 92 82 4 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 4 4 .159 .207 .171 .378 6 14 2 1 5
24 P Bob Muncrief 28 33 86 78 4 18 2 0 0 10 1 0 3 16 .231 .259 .256 .516 44 20 1 0 5
25 P Sig Jakucki 34 36 76 73 9 11 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 14 .151 .162 .233 .395 9 17 2 0 2
26 P Denny Galehouse 32 24 55 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 19 .063 .118 .063 .180 -49 3 3 0 4
27 P Al Hollingsworth* 36 26 32 28 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 .071 .188 .071 .259 -26 2 2 0 0
28 P Tex Shirley# 26 30 28 28 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 4 1 0 0
29 P George Caster 36 42 20 20 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .250 .250 .300 .550 53 6 0 0 0
30 P Lefty West 28 11 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 0 0 0
31 P Steve Sundra 34 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .286 .000 .286 -17 0 0 0 0
32 P Sam Zoldak* 25 18 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 2 0 0 0
33 P Willis Hudlin 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Team Totals 29.9 154 5927 5269 684 1328 223 45 72 629 44 33 530 603 .252 .323 .352 .675 88 1857 93 21 107 0 0
Rank in 8 AL teams 8 2 7 3 6 2 7 6 2 2 7 5 5 5 5
Rk Pos Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
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* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown; OPS_lg for OPS+ does not include pitchers.

Team Advanced Batting

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Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary
*Floyd Baker 27 110 83 5 1.6 96 .185 .175 .275 .259 .343 .206 .375 .465 .718 31 .160 -8.9 -1.0 .407 .165 .031 .0 46
*Milt Byrnes 27 487 314 61 5.3 96 .329 .295 .275 .396 .343 .393 .375 .789 .718 120 .618 14.2 1.5 .735 .251 .098 1.6 *O
George Caster 36 20 15 2 3.6 96 .385 .250 .275 .250 .343 .300 .375 .550 .718 53 .449 -1.3 -0.1 .400 .050 .050 1
*Mike Chartak 28 80 57 7 3.3 96 .258 .236 .275 .304 .343 .333 .375 .637 .718 77 .411 -2.4 -0.2 .554 .181 .097 .0 3/O
Mark Christman 30 607 429 64 4.0 96 .282 .271 .275 .332 .343 .353 .375 .684 .718 91 .500 -6.5 -0.7 .587 .174 .082 5.5 *5/3
Ellis Clary 27 62 37 7 5.1 96 .325 .265 .275 .410 .343 .327 .375 .736 .718 107 .607 1.2 0.1 .806 .327 .061 .0 5/4
Frank Demaree 34 58 39 5 3.5 96 .271 .255 .275 .333 .343 .294 .375 .627 .718 76 .431 -1.5 -0.2 .553 .157 .039 O
*Hal Epps 30 77 53 4 2.0 96 .229 .177 .275 .338 .343 .226 .375 .563 .718 59 .223 -2.8 -0.3 .528 .258 .048 O
Denny Galehouse 32 55 52 0 0.0 96 .103 .063 .275 .118 .343 .063 .375 .180 .718 -49 .000 -9.7 -1.0 .125 .063 .000 1
Don Gutteridge 32 660 473 63 3.6 96 .270 .245 .275 .304 .343 .342 .375 .646 .718 80 .447 -17.7 -1.9 .576 .201 .096 5.2 *4
Tom Hafey 30 15 9 3 9.0 96 .500 .357 .275 .400 .343 .500 .375 .900 .718 150 .813 1.0 0.1 .889 .214 .143 /O3
Red Hayworth 29 282 218 19 2.4 96 .230 .222 .275 .253 .343 .281 .375 .534 .718 49 .272 -19.2 -2.1 .401 .096 .059 .0 2
*Al Hollingsworth 36 32 28 0 0.0 96 .100 .071 .275 .188 .343 .071 .375 .259 .718 -26 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .214 .143 .000 1
Willis Hudlin 38 0 0 0.0 0.0 /1
Sig Jakucki 34 76 66 3 1.2 96 .172 .151 .275 .162 .343 .233 .375 .395 .718 9 .102 -9.3 -1.0 .281 .096 .082 .0 1
Jack Kramer 26 95 74 5 1.8 96 .194 .165 .275 .245 .343 .259 .375 .504 .718 40 .190 -7.0 -0.8 .425 .188 .094 .0 1
Mike Kreevich 36 441 306 56 5.0 96 .311 .301 .275 .348 .343 .405 .375 .754 .718 110 .592 3.8 0.4 .649 .172 .104 3.8 O
Chet Laabs 32 235 163 25 4.2 96 .258 .234 .275 .330 .343 .378 .375 .709 .718 97 .512 -0.6 -0.1 .677 .299 .144 3.8 O
Frank Mancuso 26 269 208 17 2.2 96 .232 .205 .275 .271 .343 .262 .375 .533 .718 49 .249 -16.6 -1.8 .424 .143 .057 1.0 2
Babe Martin 24 4 1 3 81.2 96 .750 .750 .275 .750 .343 1.000 .376 1.750 .718 385 .996 1.5 0.2 4.000 .250 .250 /O
*George McQuinn 34 623 412 69 4.5 96 .274 .250 .275 .357 .343 .376 .375 .733 .718 104 .552 5.6 0.6 .719 .293 .126 5.9 *3
*Gene Moore 34 418 312 37 3.2 96 .251 .238 .275 .284 .343 .349 .375 .633 .718 76 .396 -14.6 -1.6 .505 .159 .110 .0 O/3
Bob Muncrief 28 86 66 5 2.0 96 .290 .231 .275 .259 .343 .256 .375 .516 .718 44 .224 -6.0 -0.6 .393 .077 .026 .0 1
*Nels Potter 32 92 76 3 1.1 96 .167 .159 .275 .207 .343 .171 .375 .378 .718 6 .081 -10.5 -1.1 .268 .061 .012 1
Len Schulte 27 1 0 0 1.000 .343 0.3 0.0
*Joe Schultz 25 8 6 1 4.5 96 .286 .250 .275 .250 .343 .250 .375 .500 .718 40 .550 -0.7 -0.1 .333 .000 .000 /2
#Tex Shirley 26 28 25 1 1.1 96 .211 .143 .275 .143 .343 .143 .375 .286 .718 -20 .082 -4.6 -0.5 .160 .000 .000 1
Vern Stephens 23 628 406 93 6.2 96 .297 .293 .275 .365 .343 .462 .375 .826 .718 129 .686 21.9 2.3 .803 .279 .168 3.6 *6
Steve Sundra 34 7 5 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .275 .286 .343 .000 .375 .286 .718 -17 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .400 .400 .000 /1
Tom Turner 27 28 19 3 4.3 96 .400 .320 .275 .370 .343 .360 .375 .730 .718 104 .525 0.2 0.0 .611 .120 .040 2
Lefty West 28 7 6 0 0.0 96 .200 .143 .275 .143 .343 .143 .375 .286 .718 -20 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .167 .000 .000 1
*Al Zarilla 25 330 212 47 6.0 96 .321 .299 .275 .375 .343 .448 .375 .823 .718 129 .673 10.9 1.1 .800 .250 .149 1.7 O
*Sam Zoldak 25 6 4 1 6.8 96 .333 .333 .275 .333 .343 .333 .375 .667 .718 86 .720 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .000 .000 1
League Average 4.0 92 .280 .260 .268 .325 .335 .352 .367 .677 .702 93 .495 .588 .189 .092
Team Total 5927 4174 609 3.9 96 .273 .252 .275 .323 .343 .352 .375 .675 .718 88 .489 -86.1 -9.3 .595 .203 .100 54.6
Age PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd Pos. Summary

Team Neutralized Batting

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Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact
*Floyd Baker 27 46 115 103 11 19 3 0 0 6 2 12 5 .184 .270 .214 .483 6 44 44
*Milt Byrnes 27 134 494 424 67 124 21 4 4 48 1 70 52 .292 .393 .389 .782 65 128 128
George Caster 36 44 21 21 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 42 42
*Mike Chartak 28 37 82 75 8 18 2 1 1 7 0 6 9 .240 .305 .333 .638 7 35 35
Mark Christman 30 155 627 574 60 157 27 1 6 89 5 50 39 .274 .335 .355 .690 68 148 148
Ellis Clary 27 26 65 52 6 14 1 1 0 4 1 13 9 .269 .415 .327 .742 7 25 25
Frank Demaree 34 17 60 54 4 14 2 0 0 6 0 6 3 .259 .333 .296 .630 5 16 16
*Hal Epps 30 93 343 307 47 77 10 10 0 18 2 35 33 .251 .329 .349 .678 34 89 89
Denny Galehouse 32 25 53 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 .000 .057 .000 .057 0 24 24
Don Gutteridge 32 155 688 634 95 158 29 12 3 39 21 54 66 .249 .308 .347 .655 68 148 148
Tom Hafey 30 8 15 14 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 4 .357 .400 .500 .900 3 8 8
Red Hayworth 29 94 293 282 21 63 12 1 1 26 0 10 14 .223 .253 .284 .536 20 90 90
*Al Hollingsworth 36 27 33 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 .000 .121 .000 .121 0 26 26
Sig Jakucki 34 38 78 77 10 12 1 1 1 9 0 1 15 .156 .167 .234 .400 3 36 36
Jack Kramer 26 34 97 88 6 14 2 0 2 6 0 8 22 .159 .237 .250 .487 5 33 33
Mike Kreevich 36 110 453 422 59 128 16 6 5 47 3 29 25 .303 .351 .405 .756 60 105 105
Chet Laabs 32 69 242 211 30 50 11 2 5 25 3 31 34 .237 .335 .379 .714 27 66 66
Frank Mancuso 26 92 278 255 20 52 11 0 1 25 1 21 33 .204 .270 .259 .529 18 88 88
Babe Martin 24 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 2 2
*George McQuinn 34 153 631 540 88 136 27 3 12 76 4 90 77 .252 .360 .380 .739 73 146 146
*Gene Moore 34 115 433 407 60 97 14 6 6 63 0 25 39 .238 .284 .346 .631 40 110 110
Bob Muncrief 28 34 84 81 4 18 2 0 0 10 1 3 17 .222 .250 .247 .497 5 33 33
*Nels Potter 32 33 91 86 5 14 1 0 0 6 0 4 4 .163 .209 .174 .383 3 32 32
Len Schulte 27 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 1
*Joe Schultz 25 3 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3 3
#Tex Shirley 26 31 29 29 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 30 30
Vern Stephens 23 152 652 586 97 173 34 1 21 116 2 65 56 .295 .367 .464 .831 99 145 145
Steve Sundra 34 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .286 .000 .286 0 3 3
Tom Turner 27 53 154 146 12 37 8 0 2 19 0 8 22 .253 .292 .349 .642 15 51 51
Lefty West 28 11 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11 11
*Al Zarilla 25 105 339 302 46 91 14 6 6 48 1 31 34 .301 .378 .447 .825 50 100 100
*Sam Zoldak 25 19 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 18 18
Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact Gact

Team Cumulative Batting

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Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
*Floyd Baker 27 2 163 66 163 143 15 25 5 0 0 9 2 1 17 9 .175 .263 .210 .472 34 30 2 0 3
*Milt Byrnes 27 2 979 257 979 836 121 240 48 11 8 95 2 11 121 99 .287 .379 .400 .778 121 334 17 2 20
George Caster 36 10 444 322 444 419 25 77 13 0 0 36 0 0 16 126 .184 .216 .215 .430 12 90 3 1 8
*Mike Chartak 28 4 878 256 878 765 96 186 34 7 21 98 4 7 104 112 .243 .337 .388 .725 106 297 16 4 5
Mark Christman 30 4 1582 426 1582 1439 149 370 50 13 9 182 12 8 113 89 .257 .314 .329 .643 72 473 34 7 23
Ellis Clary 27 3 737 197 737 612 91 163 31 2 0 44 12 6 112 71 .266 .383 .324 .707 105 198 11 4 9
Frank Demaree 34 12 4616 1155 4616 4144 578 1241 190 36 72 591 33 0 359 269 .299 .357 .415 .772 110 1719 132 14 99
*Hal Epps 30 4 435 125 435 391 58 99 13 9 1 21 5 3 37 43 .253 .319 .340 .660 86 133 6 1 6
Denny Galehouse 32 11 571 286 571 508 23 75 6 1 0 20 0 0 27 145 .148 .192 .163 .356 -5 83 13 1 35 0 0
Don Gutteridge 32 8 3777 928 3777 3479 486 913 171 61 34 331 83 30 247 377 .262 .312 .376 .688 88 1308 44 4 47
Tom Hafey 30 2 283 78 283 270 38 67 12 1 6 28 1 0 11 48 .248 .278 .367 .644 71 99 6 0 2
Red Hayworth 29 1 282 90 282 270 20 60 11 1 1 25 0 0 10 13 .222 .253 .281 .534 49 76 7 1 1
*Al Hollingsworth 36 9 478 277 478 450 48 91 9 1 1 28 0 0 18 53 .202 .235 .233 .468 30 105 20 1 9
Willis Hudlin 38 16 1002 492 1002 894 76 180 39 3 5 69 2 1 52 228 .201 .252 .268 .520 33 240 4 8 48 0 0
Sig Jakucki 34 2 82 43 82 79 9 11 1 1 1 8 0 0 1 17 .139 .150 .215 .365 -0 17 2 0 2
Jack Kramer 26 5 217 121 217 181 15 25 6 0 3 15 0 0 25 50 .138 .246 .221 .467 25 40 3 1 10
Mike Kreevich 36 11 4728 1112 4728 4223 620 1207 202 72 42 470 104 47 388 303 .286 .347 .398 .744 92 1679 64 7 110
Chet Laabs 32 8 3086 820 3086 2697 407 711 133 41 99 444 29 21 349 524 .264 .349 .453 .803 114 1223 47 6 34
Frank Mancuso 26 1 269 88 269 244 19 50 11 0 1 24 1 0 20 32 .205 .271 .262 .533 49 64 11 2 3
Babe Martin 24 1 4 2 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750 385 4 0 0 0
*George McQuinn 34 8 4525 1037 4525 3961 599 1113 226 48 101 577 27 24 465 417 .281 .357 .439 .796 111 1738 53 6 93
*Gene Moore 34 13 3513 932 3513 3189 449 866 163 51 53 386 30 7 277 375 .272 .332 .405 .737 106 1290 53 13 34
Bob Muncrief 28 6 296 131 296 265 19 51 4 2 0 20 1 1 12 47 .192 .227 .223 .450 25 59 10 0 19 0 0
*Nels Potter 32 7 364 196 364 323 16 62 7 0 0 25 0 0 19 27 .192 .239 .214 .453 22 69 7 1 21 0 0
Len Schulte 27 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
*Joe Schultz 25 5 166 71 166 152 13 36 7 1 0 14 0 1 13 10 .237 .297 .296 .593 69 45 4 0 1
#Tex Shirley 26 3 39 50 39 38 7 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .105 .105 .105 .211 -41 4 1 0 1
Vern Stephens 23 4 1820 430 1820 1648 250 482 85 10 56 292 6 7 157 180 .292 .354 .458 .813 129 755 29 1 14
Steve Sundra 34 8 338 166 338 302 33 63 13 1 2 22 0 0 20 92 .209 .258 .278 .536 45 84 4 0 16
Tom Turner 27 5 755 233 755 696 63 165 29 4 7 63 4 2 51 84 .237 .290 .320 .611 70 223 24 1 7
Lefty West 28 1 7 11 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 1 0 0 0
*Al Zarilla 25 2 581 170 581 516 70 144 20 7 8 62 2 2 46 53 .279 .346 .391 .738 109 202 6 7 12
*Sam Zoldak 25 1 6 18 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 86 2 0 0 0
Age Yrs PA G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB

1943 / 1945 Batting Statistics