1948 St. Louis Browns season

1948 St. Louis Browns
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (since 1902)
St. Louis, Missouri (since 1902)
Results
Record	59–94 (.386)
League place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Richard Muckerman, Bill DeWitt
General manager(s)	Bill DeWitt
Manager(s)	Zack Taylor
Local television	KSD (Bob Ingham)
Local radio	WIL (France Laux)
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The 1948 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

November 24, 1947: Ed Albrecht was drafted by the Browns from the New York Giants in the 1947 minor league draft.^[1]
December 9, 1947: Johnny Berardino was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000.^[2]

Regular season

Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
Cleveland Indians	97	58	.626	--
Boston Red Sox	96	59	.619	1
New York Yankees	94	60	.610	2.5
Philadelphia Athletics	84	70	.545	12.5
Detroit Tigers	78	76	.506	18.5
St. Louis Browns	59	94	.386	37
Washington Senators	56	97	.366	40
Chicago White Sox	51	101	.336	44.5

Record vs. opponents

1948 American League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	NYY	PHI	STL	WSH
Boston	—	14–8	11–12	15–7	14–8	12–10	15–7	15–7
Chicago	8–14	—	6–16	8–14	6–16	6–16	8–13–1	9–12–1
Cleveland	12–11	16–6	—	13–9	10–12	16–6	14–8–1	16–6
Detroit	7–15	14–8	9–13	—	9–13	12–10	11–11	16–6
New York	8–14	16–6	12–10	13–9	—	12–10	16–6	17–5
Philadelphia	10–12	16–6	6–16	10–12	10–12	—	18–4	14–8
St. Louis	7–15	13–8–1	8–14–1	11–11	6–16	4–18	—	10–12
Washington	7–15	12–9–1	6–16	6–16	5–17	8–14	12–10	—

Notable transactions

April 20, 1948: The Browns returned Catfish Metkovich to the Cleveland Indians to complete the deal made on December 9, 1947. The Cleveland Indians also sent $15,000 to the Browns to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)^[2]
June 4, 1948: Ray Coleman was traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for George Binks and $20,000.^[3]
June 15, 1948: Sam Zoldak was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Kennedy and $100,000.^[4]

Roster

1948 St. Louis Browns

Roster

Pitchers

22 Frank Biscan

35 Clem Dreisewerd

29 Karl Drews

23 Cliff Fannin

31 Ned Garver

30,44 Al Gerheauser

26 Bill Kennedy

30 Joe Ostrowski

27 Nels Potter

25 Fred Sanford

20 Blackie Schwamb

29 Ray Shore

21 Bryan Stephens

24 Al Widmar

28 Jim Wilson

26 Sam Zoldak

Catchers

10 Les Moss

11 Roy Partee

Infielders

7 Andy Anderson

3 Hank Arft

1 Sam Dente

6 Bob Dillinger

12 Jerry McCarthy

4 Eddie Pellagrini

2 Jerry Priddy

3 Chuck Stevens

Outfielders

19 George Binks

19 Ray Coleman

19 Dick Kokos

20 Pete Layden

17 Paul Lehner

12 Don Lund

5 Whitey Platt

12 Ken Wood

14 Al Zarilla

Other batters

8 Tom Jordan

9 Joe Schultz

Manager

38 Zack Taylor

Coaches

33 Fred Hofmann

35 Jack Tobin

32 Ralph Winegarner

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Anderson, AndyAndy Anderson	51	87	24	.276	1	12
Coleman, RayRay Coleman	17	29	5	.172	0	2
Binks, GeorgeGeorge Binks	15	23	5	.217	0	1
Jordan, TomTom Jordan	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Fannin, CliffCliff Fannin	34	213.2	10	14	4.17	102
Kennedy, BillBill Kennedy	26	132	7	8	4.70	77
Zoldak, SamSam Zoldak	11	54	2	4	4.67	13

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Biscan, FrankFrank Biscan	47	6	7	2	6.11	45
Drews, KarlKarl Drews	20	3	2	2	8.05	11
Dreisewerd, ClemClem Dreisewerd	13	0	2	1	5.64	6
Wilson, JimJim Wilson	4	0	0	0	13.50	0

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	American Association	George Detore
AA	San Antonio Missions	Texas League	Gus Mancuso
A	Elmira Pioneers	Eastern League	Packy Rogers
B	Wichita Falls Spudders	Big State League	Marc Carrola
B	Port Chester Clippers	Colonial League	Al Barillari
B	Springfield Browns	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Hank Helf and Irv Hall
C	Globe-Miami Browns	Arizona–Texas League	Don Heffner
C	Modesto Reds	California League	Bill Jackson
C	Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers	Canadian–American League	Jim McDonnell
C	Hannibal Pilots	Central Association	Walt DeFreitas
C	Aberdeen Pheasants	Northern League	Jim Crandall
C	Muskogee Reds	Western Association	Ray Baker
D	Redding Browns	Far West League	Ray Perry
D	Griffin Pimentos	Georgia–Alabama League	Adel White and Fred Campbell
D	Belleville Stags	Illinois State League	Jerry Nemitz and Shan Deniston
D	Pittsburg Browns	Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League	Shan Deniston and Don Smith
D	Mayfield Clothiers	KITTY League	Mike Sertich, Ken Jungels and Caroll Peterson
D	Peekskill Highlanders	North Atlantic League	Al Gardella
D	Ada Herefords	Sooner State League	Uke Clanton
D	Wausau Lumberjacks	Wisconsin State League	Joe Skurski

References

↑ Ed Albrecht at Baseball-Reference
1 2 Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
↑ Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference
↑ Sam Zoldak at Baseball-Reference

External links

1948 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference
1948 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com

1948 MLB season by team

American League	Boston Chicago Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia St. Louis Washington

National League	Boston Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

1948 All-Star Game 1948 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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