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1948 St. Louis Browns Pitching Statistics
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949)
59-94, Finished 6th in American League
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Scored 671 runs, Allowed 849 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 60-93
Manager: Zack Taylor (59-94)
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 335,564 (8th of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 102, Pitching - 106;   one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 109

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1947 / 1949 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 Fred Sanford 28 12 21 .364 4.64 42 33 7 9 1 2 227.0 250 123 117 19 91 79 2 0 4 997 98 1.502 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.1 0.87
2 SP Cliff Fannin 24 10 14 .417 4.17 34 29 3 10 3 1 213.2 198 106 99 14 104 102 1 0 3 921 109 1.413 8.3 0.6 4.4 4.3 0.98
3 SP Ned Garver 22 7 11 .389 3.41 38 24 7 7 0 5 198.0 200 92 75 14 95 75 1 0 5 848 133 1.490 9.1 0.6 4.3 3.4 0.79
4 SP Bill Kennedy* 27 7 8 .467 4.70 26 20 5 3 0 0 132.0 132 82 69 10 104 77 5 0 5 624 96 1.788 9.0 0.7 7.1 5.3 0.74
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
5 RP Bryan Stephens 27 3 6 .333 6.02 43 12 14 2 0 3 122.2 141 94 82 14 67 35 4 0 7 530 75 1.696 10.3 1.0 4.9 2.6 0.52
6 RP Frank Biscan* 28 6 7 .462 6.11 47 4 22 1 0 2 98.2 129 78 67 3 71 45 9 0 6 494 74 2.027 11.8 0.3 6.5 4.1 0.63
7 RP Al Widmar 23 2 6 .250 4.46 49 0 21 0 0 1 82.2 88 42 41 4 48 34 0 1 6 372 102 1.645 9.6 0.4 5.2 3.7 0.71
8 RP Joe Ostrowski* 31 4 6 .400 5.97 26 9 11 3 0 3 78.1 108 54 52 6 17 20 0 1 1 347 76 1.596 12.4 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.18
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
9 Sam Zoldak* 29 2 4 .333 4.67 11 9 0 0 0 0 54.0 64 30 28 4 19 13 1 0 1 238 97 1.537 10.7 0.7 3.2 2.2 0.68
10 Karl Drews 28 3 2 .600 8.05 20 2 6 0 0 2 38.0 43 35 34 3 38 11 0 0 3 189 56 2.132 10.2 0.7 9.0 2.6 0.29
11 Ray Shore 27 1 2 .333 6.39 17 4 6 0 0 0 38.0 40 30 27 2 35 12 4 0 4 190 71 1.974 9.5 0.5 8.3 2.8 0.34
12 Blackie Schwamb 21 1 1 .500 8.53 12 5 3 0 0 0 31.2 44 34 30 3 21 7 0 0 1 156 53 2.053 12.5 0.9 6.0 2.0 0.33
13 Al Gerheauser* 31 0 3 .000 7.33 14 2 5 0 0 0 23.1 32 23 19 0 10 10 1 0 0 115 62 1.800 12.3 0.0 3.9 3.9 1.00
14 Clem Dreisewerd* 32 0 2 .000 5.64 13 0 9 0 0 1 22.1 28 15 14 6 8 6 0 0 0 97 80 1.612 11.3 2.4 3.2 2.4 0.75
15 Nels Potter 36 1 1 .500 5.23 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.1 11 7 6 1 4 4 2 0 0 49 87 1.452 9.6 0.9 3.5 3.5 1.00
16 Jim Wilson 26 0 0 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 1 18 34 3.750 16.9 0.0 16.9 3.4 0.20
Team Totals 26.2 59 94 .386 5.01 155 155 120 35 4 20 1373.1 1513 849 764 103 737 531 30 2 47 6185 91 1.638 9.9 0.7 4.8 3.5 0.72
Rank in 8 AL teams 6 3 8 7 6 6 4 8 8 8 8 8 4307
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
*Frank Biscan 28 4 7 .364 5.37 104.0 126 69 62 3 69 47 9 1.875 10.9 6.0 4.1 0.68 0.3 47 47
*Clem Dreisewerd 32 1 2 .333 5.40 35.0 45 23 21 9 13 8 0 1.657 11.6 3.3 2.1 0.62 2.3 17 17
Karl Drews 28 3 5 .375 5.65 78.0 78 54 49 6 69 23 0 1.885 9.0 8.0 2.7 0.33 0.7 39 39
Cliff Fannin 24 13 11 .542 3.69 222.0 194 101 91 14 102 106 1 1.333 7.9 4.1 4.3 1.04 0.6 34 34
Ned Garver 22 14 8 .636 3.10 200.0 193 77 69 14 92 76 1 1.425 8.7 4.1 3.4 0.83 0.6 38 38
*Al Gerheauser 31 1 1 .500 6.23 26.0 32 20 18 0 10 11 1 1.615 11.1 3.5 3.8 1.10 0.0 14 14
*Bill Kennedy 27 7 9 .438 4.68 150.0 147 87 78 10 116 93 5 1.753 8.8 7.0 5.6 0.80 0.6 32 32
*Joe Ostrowski 31 3 5 .375 5.40 80.0 105 53 48 6 17 20 0 1.525 11.8 1.9 2.3 1.18 0.7 26 26
Nels Potter 36 8 4 .667 2.95 116.0 110 42 38 6 18 66 2 1.103 8.5 1.4 5.1 3.67 0.5 28 28
Fred Sanford 28 12 14 .462 4.14 235.0 246 120 108 19 90 82 2 1.430 9.4 3.4 3.1 0.91 0.7 42 42
Blackie Schwamb 21 1 2 .333 7.64 33.0 43 31 28 3 21 7 0 1.939 11.7 5.7 1.9 0.33 0.8 12 12
Ray Shore 27 1 3 .250 5.49 41.0 39 28 25 2 34 13 4 1.780 8.6 7.5 2.9 0.38 0.4 17 17
Bryan Stephens 27 4 9 .308 5.85 117.0 135 84 76 13 64 33 4 1.701 10.4 4.9 2.5 0.52 1.0 43 43
Al Widmar 23 5 4 .556 3.87 86.0 85 41 37 4 46 35 0 1.523 8.9 4.8 3.7 0.76 0.4 49 49
Jim Wilson 26 0 0 12.00 3.0 5 4 4 0 5 1 0 3.333 15.0 15.0 3.0 0.20 0.0 4 4
*Sam Zoldak 29 10 7 .588 3.38 160.0 170 67 60 10 44 30 1 1.338 9.6 2.5 1.7 0.68 0.6 34 34
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+
*Frank Biscan 28 3 7 9 .438 5.28 74 4 33 1 0 4 148.1 170 99 87 4 104 64 9 0 7 710 81 1.847 10.3 0.2 6.3 3.9 0.62 81
*Clem Dreisewerd 32 4 6 8 .429 4.54 46 10 18 3 0 2 140.2 160 75 71 14 39 39 1 0 0 607 82 1.415 10.2 0.9 2.5 2.5 1.00 82
Karl Drews 28 3 11 12 .478 5.48 72 15 24 0 0 4 174.0 176 115 106 12 130 71 6 1 5 812 71 1.759 9.1 0.6 6.7 3.7 0.55 71
Cliff Fannin 24 4 21 24 .467 3.73 92 54 22 20 6 4 456.1 416 216 189 28 228 236 3 1 7 1972 111 1.411 8.2 0.6 4.5 4.7 1.04 111
Ned Garver 22 1 7 11 .389 3.41 38 24 7 7 0 5 198.0 200 92 75 14 95 75 1 0 5 848 133 1.490 9.1 0.6 4.3 3.4 0.79 133
*Al Gerheauser 31 5 25 50 .333 4.13 149 79 43 27 4 1 643.0 726 347 295 25 224 255 6 1 17 2847 88 1.477 10.2 0.3 3.1 3.6 1.14 88
*Bill Kennedy 27 1 8 8 .500 5.21 32 23 5 3 0 0 143.1 148 96 83 10 117 89 5 0 5 686 86 1.849 9.3 0.6 7.3 5.6 0.76 86
*Joe Ostrowski 31 1 4 6 .400 5.97 26 9 11 3 0 3 78.1 108 54 52 6 17 20 0 1 1 347 76 1.596 12.4 0.7 2.0 2.3 1.18 76
Nels Potter 36 11 86 86 .500 3.98 308 174 97 88 6 15 1589.1 1622 794 703 117 552 690 20 6 40 6830 100 1.368 9.2 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.25 100
Fred Sanford 28 4 21 38 .356 4.07 82 59 14 20 3 6 445.0 462 221 201 36 180 151 2 0 7 1928 103 1.443 9.3 0.7 3.6 3.1 0.84 103
Blackie Schwamb 21 1 1 1 .500 8.53 12 5 3 0 0 0 31.2 44 34 30 3 21 7 0 0 1 156 53 2.053 12.5 0.9 6.0 2.0 0.33 53
Ray Shore 27 2 1 2 .333 6.69 18 4 7 0 0 0 39.0 43 32 29 2 36 13 4 0 5 197 68 2.026 9.9 0.5 8.3 3.0 0.36 68
Bryan Stephens 27 2 8 16 .333 5.16 74 17 22 3 0 4 214.2 220 140 123 20 106 69 6 0 11 922 79 1.519 9.2 0.8 4.4 2.9 0.65 79
Al Widmar 23 2 2 6 .250 4.61 51 0 22 0 0 1 84.0 89 44 43 5 50 35 0 1 6 379 98 1.655 9.5 0.5 5.4 3.8 0.70 98
Jim Wilson 26 3 6 8 .429 3.60 28 21 4 8 2 0 147.2 128 67 59 8 93 51 1 0 3 656 95 1.497 7.8 0.5 5.7 3.1 0.55 95
*Sam Zoldak 29 5 32 33 .492 3.46 148 62 44 20 4 3 609.1 619 268 234 32 213 151 2 3 7 2587 112 1.365 9.1 0.5 3.1 2.2 0.71 112
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+

1947 / 1949 Pitching Statistics