Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945
105-49, Finished 1st in National League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Southworth (105-49)
Scored 772 runs, Allowed 490 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 107-47
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV (ballparks.com) · Attendance: 461,968 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 95
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Won World Series (4-2) over St. Louis Browns |

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| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP | Mort Cooper | 31 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 2.46 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 252.1 | 227 | 74 | 69 | 6 | 60 | 97 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1023 | 144 | 1.137 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 1.62 | |
| 2 | SP | Max Lanier* | 28 | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.65 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 224.1 | 192 | 82 | 66 | 5 | 71 | 141 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 908 | 134 | 1.172 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 1.99 | |
| 3 | SP | Ted Wilks | 28 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 2.64 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 207.2 | 173 | 61 | 61 | 12 | 49 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 820 | 134 | 1.069 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.43 | |
| 4 | SP | Harry Brecheen* | 29 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 2.85 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 189.1 | 174 | 67 | 60 | 8 | 46 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 774 | 124 | 1.162 | 8.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 1.91 | |
| 5 | SP | Red Munger | 25 | 11 | 3 | .786 | 1.34 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 121.0 | 92 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 41 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 479 | 264 | 1.099 | 6.8 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.34 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 6 | CL | Freddy Schmidt | 28 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.15 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 114.1 | 94 | 48 | 40 | 5 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 112 | 1.329 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.00 | |
| 7 | RP | Al Jurisich | 22 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 130.0 | 102 | 53 | 49 | 7 | 65 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 540 | 104 | 1.285 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.82 | |
| 8 | RP | Blix Donnelly | 30 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.12 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 76.1 | 61 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 322 | 167 | 1.245 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 1.32 | |
| 9 | RP | Bud Byerly | 23 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.40 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42.1 | 37 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 184 | 104 | 1.346 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.65 | |
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||||
| 10 | Harry Gumbert | 34 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.49 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61.1 | 60 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 142 | 1.288 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.84 | ||
| 11 | Bill Trotter | 35 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 26 | 3.000 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | ||
| 12 | Mike Naymick | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 1.500 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | |||
| Team Totals | 28.1 | 105 | 49 | .682 | 2.67 | 157 | 157 | 68 | 89 | 26 | 12 | 1427.0 | 1228 | 490 | 424 | 55 | 468 | 637 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5838 | 132 | 1.189 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.36 | |||
| Rank in 8 NL teams | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3940 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Pos | Age | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
| Age | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | Gact | Gact | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Harry Brecheen | 29 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.14 | 189.0 | 186 | 73 | 66 | 9 | 49 | 88 | 3 | 1.243 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 1.80 | 0.4 | 30 | 30 |
| Bud Byerly | 23 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.48 | 44.0 | 39 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 1.364 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.67 | 0.4 | 9 | 9 |
| Mort Cooper | 31 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 2.73 | 251.0 | 241 | 84 | 76 | 6 | 64 | 97 | 5 | 1.215 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.52 | 0.2 | 34 | 34 |
| Blix Donnelly | 30 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.34 | 77.0 | 65 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 36 | 45 | 2 | 1.312 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.25 | 0.2 | 27 | 27 |
| Harry Gumbert | 34 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.43 | 215.0 | 232 | 91 | 82 | 9 | 63 | 56 | 2 | 1.372 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.89 | 0.4 | 34 | 34 |
| Al Jurisich | 22 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 3.93 | 126.0 | 109 | 61 | 55 | 7 | 69 | 51 | 5 | 1.413 | 7.8 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 0.74 | 0.5 | 30 | 30 |
| *Max Lanier | 28 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 2.97 | 221.0 | 203 | 81 | 73 | 5 | 75 | 139 | 3 | 1.258 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.85 | 0.2 | 33 | 33 |
| Red Munger | 25 | 11 | 2 | .846 | 1.53 | 118.0 | 97 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 43 | 54 | 2 | 1.186 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 1.26 | 0.2 | 21 | 21 |
| Mike Naymick | 26 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.20 | 15.0 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2.133 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 0.42 | 0.6 | 8 | 8 |
| Freddy Schmidt | 28 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.47 | 114.0 | 101 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 62 | 58 | 1 | 1.430 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.94 | 0.4 | 37 | 37 |
| Bill Trotter | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 6.0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.500 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ted Wilks | 28 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.99 | 205.0 | 185 | 76 | 68 | 13 | 52 | 69 | 1 | 1.156 | 8.1 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.33 | 0.6 | 36 | 36 |
| Age | W | L | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | Gact | Gact |
| Age | Yrs | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Harry Brecheen | 29 | 3 | 25 | 11 | .694 | 2.58 | 62 | 35 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 328.0 | 274 | 109 | 94 | 12 | 87 | 160 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1315 | 135 | 1.101 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.84 | 135 | |
| Bud Byerly | 23 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.42 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 51 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 240 | 102 | 1.373 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.76 | 102 | |
| Mort Cooper | 31 | 7 | 103 | 50 | .673 | 2.79 | 224 | 183 | 28 | 104 | 28 | 12 | 1456.2 | 1287 | 524 | 452 | 54 | 471 | 744 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 6045 | 132 | 1.207 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1.58 | 132 | |
| Blix Donnelly | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.12 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 76.1 | 61 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 34 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 322 | 167 | 1.245 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 1.32 | 167 | |
| Harry Gumbert | 34 | 10 | 112 | 80 | .583 | 3.63 | 319 | 225 | 47 | 91 | 13 | 12 | 1770.1 | 1772 | 821 | 715 | 95 | 570 | 580 | 21 | 3 | 32 | 7526 | 103 | 1.323 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.02 | 103 | |
| Al Jurisich | 22 | 1 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 130.0 | 102 | 53 | 49 | 7 | 65 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 540 | 104 | 1.285 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.82 | 104 | |
| *Max Lanier | 28 | 7 | 66 | 45 | .595 | 2.70 | 194 | 113 | 43 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 939.1 | 849 | 349 | 282 | 18 | 344 | 527 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3897 | 134 | 1.270 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.53 | 134 | |
| Red Munger | 25 | 2 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 2.48 | 53 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 214.1 | 193 | 70 | 59 | 4 | 83 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 891 | 140 | 1.288 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.20 | 140 | |
| Mike Naymick | 26 | 4 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.93 | 52 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 112.1 | 89 | 57 | 49 | 5 | 80 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 504 | 89 | 1.504 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 0.80 | 89 | |
| Freddy Schmidt | 28 | 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.15 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 114.1 | 94 | 48 | 40 | 5 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 488 | 112 | 1.329 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.00 | 112 | |
| Bill Trotter | 35 | 7 | 22 | 34 | .393 | 5.40 | 163 | 31 | 81 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 483.1 | 619 | 354 | 290 | 46 | 174 | 158 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2208 | 85 | 1.641 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0.91 | 85 | |
| Ted Wilks | 28 | 1 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 2.64 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 207.2 | 173 | 61 | 61 | 12 | 49 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 820 | 134 | 1.069 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.43 | 134 | |
| Age | Yrs | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |