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

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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Port Chester, Globe-Miami

References

1. Ed Albrecht at Baseball-Reference
2. Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference
3. Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference
4. Sam Zoldak at Baseball-Reference

External links

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