1948 St. Louis Browns season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 St. Louis Browns 1948 American League Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 59–94 (.386) 6th Richard Muckerman, Bill DeWitt Bill DeWitt Zack Taylor KSD(Bob Ingham) WIL(France Laux) The 1948 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses. It was the first Browns baseball season to be telecast on local television, having debuted its game broadcasts that year on KSD with Bob Ingham on the commentary box as the play by play announcer, nearly a year after other MLB teams made their television debuts. Offseason November 24, 1947: Ed Albrecht was drafted by the Browns from the New York Giants in the 1947 minor league draft.Ed Albrecht at Baseball-Reference December 9, 1947: Johnny Berardino was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000.Catfish Metkovich at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings St. Louis Browns Record vs. opponents STL 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.) June 4, 1948: Ray Coleman was traded by the Browns to the Philadelphia Athletics for George Binks and $20,000.Ray Coleman at Baseball-Reference June 15, 1948: Sam Zoldak was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Kennedy and $100,000.Sam Zoldak at Baseball-Reference 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 Ralph 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 C Les Moss 107 335 86 .257 14 46 1B Chuck Stevens 85 287 75 .261 1 26 2B Jerry Priddy 151 560 166 .296 8 79 SS Eddie Pellagrini 105 290 69 .238 2 27 3B Bob Dillinger 153 644 207 .321 2 44 OF Al Zarilla 144 529 174 .329 12 74 OF Whitey Platt 123 454 123 .271 7 82 OF Paul Lehner 103 333 92 .276 2 46 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 Sam Dente 98 267 72 .270 0 22 Dick Kokos 71 258 77 .298 4 40 Hank Arft 69 248 59 .238 5 38 Roy Partee 82 231 47 .203 0 17 Don Lund 63 161 40 .248 3 25 Pete Layden 41 104 26 .250 0 4 Andy Anderson Andy Anderson (baseball) 51 87 24 .276 1 12 Joe Schultz Jr. 43 37 7 .189 0 9 Ray Coleman Ray Coleman (baseball) 17 29 5 .172 0 2 Ken Wood 10 24 2 .083 0 2 George Binks 15 23 5 .217 0 1 Jerry McCarthy 2 3 1 .333 0 0 Tom Jordan Tom Jordan (baseball) 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 Fred Sanford 42 227.0 12 21 4.64 79 Cliff Fannin 34 213.2 10 14 4.17 102 Bill Kennedy Bill Kennedy (1948–1957 pitcher) 26 132.0 7 8 4.70 77 Sam Zoldak 11 54.0 2 4 4.67 13 Nels Potter 2 10.1 1 1 5.23 4 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 Ned Garver 38 198.0 7 11 3.41 75 Bryan Stephens 43 122.2 3 6 6.02 35 Joe Ostrowski 26 78.1 4 6 5.97 20 Ray Shore 17 38.0 1 2 6.39 12 Ralph Schwamb 12 31.2 1 1 8.53 7 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 Al Widmar 49 2 6 2 4.46 34 Frank Biscan 47 6 7 2 6.11 45 Karl Drews 20 3 2 2 8.05 11 Al Gerheauser 14 0 3 0 7.33 10 Clem Dreisewerd 13 0 2 1 5.64 6 Jim Wilson Jim Wilson (pitcher) 4 0 0 0 13.50 0 Farm system Minor League Baseball 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 External links 1948 St. Louis Browns team at Baseball-Reference 1948 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com Category:St. Louis Browns seasons Saint Louis Browns season St. Louis Browns