764 players wore the St. Louis Browns uniform - Some "Legends", Some Dreamers
764 players wore the St. Louis Browns uniform - Some "Legends", Some Dreamers
· 1) George Sisler,1B, 1915-27, 1922 AL MVP, Hall of Fame 1939, "Gorgeous George", Lifetime .344 Average. Hit .420 in 1922 and .407 in 1920. Had 257 Hits in 1920 and 246 in 1922. Hit for the "The Cycle" on 8/8/20 and 8/13/21
· 2) George Stone, OF, 1905-10 - "Silent George", 1st Brown to win Batting Title (.358) in 1906, Led the American League in 14 different categories in career
· 3) Oscar Melillo, 2B, 1926-35" - Spinach", Original "Popeye". 2x Top 10 in MVP Voting (1931,33), His 572 assists at 2B is still a MLB record
· 4 ) "Baby Doll" Jacobson, OF, 1915, 1917, 1919-26 - 2x Top 10 in MVP Voting (1924, 25). 488 Putouts as OF (1924) was a MLB record for 24 years, Hit for "The Cycle" on 4/17/24. Greatest player no one remembers
· 5) Sam West, OF, 1933-38 - 4x American League All-Star - First Brown to be selected as an All Star (1933-35, 37)
· 6) Hiene Manush, OF, 1928-30 - Hall of Fame 1964, Top 10 MVP Voting (1928) Led the league in doubles in 1928-29 and hits in 1928
· 7) George McQuinn, 1B, 1938-45 - 4x American League All Star (1939, 40, 42, 44) Known as the best fielding 1B of his era, 3x Fielding Percentage Leader (40, 41, 44). Hit for "The Cycle" on 7/19/1941
· 8) Harland Clift, 3B, 1934-43 - "Darkie", American League All Star (1937), Known as the "First Modern 3B" with great power and fielding abilities, Led the AL in Fielding Percentage on 1938 and 40
· 9) Ken Williams, OF, 1918-27 - Hit HR in 6 consecutive games in 1922, First AL to hit 2 HR in one inning (8/7/1922), First MLB player to hit more HR (39) than Strikeout (31), First 30-30 MLB plyer - 39 HR / 37 SB in 1922
· 10) Urban Shocker, P, 1918-24 - Led the AL in Strikeouts in 1922 (149), Wins (27 in 1921), with a Career War of 38.6. In 7 seasons with the Browns, he had 126 wins.
· 11) "Beau" Bell , OF, 1935-39 - American League All Star (1937), Led the AL in hits, doubles, fielding percentage, assists, and double plays from CF in 1937
· 12) Goose Goslin, OF, 1930-32 - Hall of Fame (1968), He led the AL in Assists from LF each year he played for Browns. His 3 years with the Browns were his career best.
· 13) Hank Severeid, C, 1915-25 - Top 10 in AL MVP voting (1924), Known as the. "Dean of Catchers", Led the AL in Fielding Percentage (1919, 23, 24) and Caught Stealing (1917, 22, 24), Only Catcher in History to catch No-Hitters on consecutive games (5/5 -6/1917)
· 14) Wally Judnich, OF, 1940-42, 1946-47 - Missed 3 years of MLB career to serve in World War II, lead the AL in Fielding (1940, 42, 46), Rookie season - 24 HR, 89 RBIs, and 97 R
· 15) Vern Stephens, SS, 1941-47, 1053 - "Junior", "Buster", "Little Slug,", 3x American League All Star (1943, 44, 47) 4x Top 10 AL MVP voting (1942-45), led the AL IN HR (1945) and RBIs (1944)
· 16) Harry Howell, P, 1904-10 - "Handsome Harry", Holds the Browns record for 2.06 career ERA, 35 Complete Games in 1905, Threw the "Wettest Spitballs" in the Deadball Era, Banned from baseball after the Cobb-LaJoie scandal.
· 17) Del Pratt, 2B, 1912-17 - Top AL MVP voting (1914) In his first 5 years, averaged 156 games, 159+ hits, 26+ doubles, 10+ triples, .295+ average, 80 RBls, 70 runs, 31 steals per year. Touted "Best Defensive Second Basemen in the league" by Sporting News
· 18) Ned Garver, P, 1948-52 - Top 10 MVP AL voting ( 1951), AL All Star (1951), American League Leader in WAR for Pitchers in 1950 (5.1), First pitcher in MLB history to win 20+ games on a team that losy 100+ games (1951)
· 19) Jack Burns, 1B, 1930-36 - "Slug", Excellent Fielder - Led the AL in Double Plays by 1B in 1931 (131), 1932 (130), 1933 (129), and Assists by 1B 1931 (125) and 1932 (101)
· 20) Rick Ferrell, C, 1929-33, 1941-43 - MLB Hall of Fame (1984), American League All Star (1933), His .378 OBA is 8th among catchers with 3000 AB, and 4th among 19 HOF Catchers
· 21) Fred Schulte, OF, 1927-32 - "Frit", Reliable OF and consistent hitter. Led the AL in Fielding Percentage in 1929 (.989). Lifetime K/BB Ratio os 1.28
· 22) Rollie Hemsley, OF/C, 1933-37 - 2x American League All Star (1935, 36), Top 10 MVP AL Voting (1935), Led the AL in Double Plays by a catcher in 1934 (15), 1936(16), and 1937 (13), Known alcoholic - he would be the first AA member to break his anonymity on a national level
· 23) Jack Tobin, 1B/OF, 1916, 1918-25 - Led the AL in Singles in 1921 (179), Triples in 1921 (18), and Assists from the OF in 1918 (13) and 1921 (28). Known for his Bunting ability, Played for the St Louis Terriers of the Federal League
· 24) Burt Shotton, OF, 1909, 1911-17 - "Barney", Branch Rickey's "Sunday Manager", Career WAR of 20.8 (Raul Ibanez), Best known fr being selected by Branch Rickey to be Jackie Robinsons first MLB Manager
· 25) Bob Dillinger - 3B, 1946-49 - "Duke", American League All Star (1949), Led the Al in Hits in 1948 (207), and Stolen Bases in 1947 (34), 1948 (28), 1949 (20). Had 28-game hitting streak in 1948, and 18 game hitting streak in 1946
· 26) Barney Pelty, P, 1903-12 - "The Yiddish Curver", His 1.59 ERA in 1906 still stands as a Browns/Orioles franchise record, Recorded 22 career shutouts
· 27) Lu Blue, 1B, 1928-30 - 2x Top 10 for WAR at 1B in 1928 (4.7) and 1929 (4.6), In 1928 he led the AL in Assists (107) and Double Plays (121) by a 1B. Recorded the same career WAR as Joe Pepitone
· 28) Marty McManus, 2B, 1920-26 - Top 10 for AL WAR at 2B 1922 (4.4), Led the AL doubles in 1925 (44), Led the Browns in RBIs in 1923 (94), In 1922 he would play all 4 infield positions across the season
· 29) "Rube" Waddell, P, 1908-10 - MLB Hall of Fame (1946), Played his last 3 MLB seasons with the Browns (13 total). In 1908, he led the AL in K/9 Innings (7.3) and HR/9 Innings (0.0)
· 30) Jimmy Austin, 3B, 1911-23, 1925-26, 1929 - "Pepper", Led the Al in Double Plays turned by 3B in 1911 (27), 1915 (32), 1917 (22), Assists in 1911 (337) and 1913 (288) and Fielding percentage in 1913 (.944) BUT also in Errors in 1911, 1912, 1915 - srrved as Browns Manager 3 times (1913, 18, 23)
· 31) Jack Powell, P, 1902-03, 1905-12 - "Red", All Time Browns leader in Games Started (264), Innings Pitched (2229.2) Ks (884), Losses (143) Shutouts (27) and second to Urban Shocker in Wins (117), Threw without a wind-up
· 32) Johnny Niggeling, P, 1940-43 - "Red Sox jinx" for his success over Boston, Led the AL in Fielding percentage by P from 1941-43 (1.000), From 1943-44, he pitched 13 straight games of over 7 innings and giving up less than 2 runs per game - a stat that would not be matched until Tom Seaver
· 33) Bruce Campbell, OF, 1932-34 - Led the Al in Assists by RF in 1932 (15) 1933 (19) 1934 (14). In 1933 led the Browns in HR (16) and RBIs (106). 1932 Led the team in errors (22) and Ks (104)
· 34) Chet Laabs, OF, 1939-46 - "The Poling Pole", American League All Star (1943), Hit 2 HRs vs Detroit to clinch the AL pennant in 1944, In 1942 during an 8 game roll he hit 4 HRs, 2 GSs, and collected 22 RBIs
· 35) Nelson Potter, P, 1943-48 - "Nellie", Known as the "Ace" of the 1944 team, Top 10 AL MVP Voting (1944), 3x Top 10 WAR for AL Pitchers (1943-45), 2x Top 10 in AL Wins (1944-45) 2x Top 10 in AL ERA (1944-45), 2x Top AL Strikeouts (1944-45)
· 36) Clarence Walker, 2B, 1913-15 - "Tillie" Known as "One of the Stars of the Deadball Era", AL leader in 6 defensive categories in 1914-15, Career WAR of 8.5 is equel to Bo Jackson
· 37) Ralph Kress, SS, 1927-32, 1938-39 - "Red", Led the AL in Fielding Percentage at SS in 1929 (.946) and 1938 (.965), Putouts at SS i 1929 (318), and Double-Plays turned at SS in 1929 (94),
· 38) Bobby Wallace, SS, 1902-16 - MLB Hall of Fame (1953), Career WAR - 48.5 (Jimmy Rollins), Led the AL in Fielding Percentage in 1904 (.947) and 1907 (.951), Assists in 1903 (468) and 1907 (517), and Defensive WAR in 1902 (2.7) and 1908 (3.4)
· 39) Moose Solters, OF, 1935-36, 1939 - Top 10 AL MVP Voting (1935), In 1936, he led the AL in Putouts by LF (289), Asists (15) and Double Plays (5)
· 40) Carl Weilman, P, 1912-17, 1919-20 - AL Comeback Player of the Year Award (1919), Top 10 in WAR in 1914 (6.9) and 1915 (5.8), Top 10 in WAR for Pitchers in 1914 (7.0), 1915 (5.5), and 1916 (5.0), Stood 6'5.5" tall (Randy Johnson)
· 41) Bobo Newsom, P, 1934-35, 1938-39, 1943 - 2x American League All Star (1938, 39), Top 10 AL MVP Voting (1938), In 1938 he led the AL in Games Started (40), CG (31), Wins (20), Innings pitched (329.1) and Batters Faced (1475), Only the 2nd pitcher in MLB history to lead the AL in Wins with an ERA over 5
· 42) Rogers Hornsby, 2B, 1933-37 - MLB Hall of Fame (1942) "The Rajah", Player Manager from 1933-37 with a record of 225-381, and in 1952 (but only lasted for 51 games)
· 43) Denny Galehouse, P, 1941-44, 1946-47 - In 1944, "Sunday Pitcher" while working in a Goodyear plant during WW2, Served in Military in 1945, "Unsung" Hero of the 1944 Team - Would pitch a 7 hit, complete game over the Cardinals in Game 1 of 44 WS
· 44) Sam Gray, P, 1928-33 - "Dolly", "Sad Sam", Led the AL with 37 Games Started in 1929 and 1931, 1930 - In 11 of his 15 losses, the browns would score a total of 15 runs.
· 45) Jesse Burkett, OF, 1902-04 - MLB Hall of Fame (1946), Played his last 3 MLB seasons with the Browns (14 total). Considered one of the best hitters of the Era. His WAR with the Browns was 10.6 (Eric Byrnes)
· 46) Harry Rice, OF, 1923-27 - 2x Top 10 AL MVP Voting (1925, 26), Played all 8 defensive fielding positions during his MLB career
· 47) Fred Glade, P, 1904-07 - "Lucky", Hold the Browns Rookie franchise record for 18 wins in 1904, Knowns as the "Millionaire Ball Player" because his family was incredibly wealthy. His pitching delivery included "twirling around' toward 2nd base before delivering the pitch.
· 48) Milt Byrnes, OF, 1943-45 - St Louis native, Considered to be a good War-time player, Hit .274 over 390 games in 3 years, led the AL in Fielding Percentage in 1943 (.997)
· 49) Roy Cullenbine, OF, 1940-42 - American League All Star (1941), Top 10 AL MVP Voting (1941), His 17.8% Walks per plate appearances ranks 7th All Time. Known to rather earn a walk than try to hit.
· 50) Sherman Lollar, C, 1949-51 - American League All Star (1950), Led the AL in Fielding Percentage in 1951 (.995), Collected only 14 errors in 3 years with the Browns, Averaged catching 47% of base stealers while with Browns
· 51) Allen Sothoron, P, 1914-15, 1917-21 - "Dixie", known as the master of "Freak Deliveries" which was banned in 1920, along with the "Wet Ball." He was under the grand-father clause in 1920 because he a career spit-ball pitcher for years prior to the new rule.
· 52) Frank Davis, P, 1920-26 - "Dixie", Played his entire career with the Browns, accomplished 2 15-win seasons (1920-21) and 2 200-innings pitched seasons (1920-21)
· 53) Steve Sundra, P, 1942-44, 1946 - "Smokey", 1943 - reached career highs in appearances (32), starts (29), complete games (13), shutouts (3) and innings pitched (208). Served in WW2 from 1944-45
· 54) Dick Kokos, OF, 1948-50, 1953 - Solid Browns Right-fielder who lead the AL in 1949 in Putouts (276), Assists (18) and Double-Plays (5)
· 55) Irving Hadley, P, 1932-34 - "Bump", Primarily a fastball pitcher who never developed a solid "Bender". Lead the AL in 1932 giving up 171 BB and 8 HBP. In 1933 he lead in Innings Pitched (316.2), Batters Faced (1365), and giving up 141 BB
· 56) Bob Muncrief, P, 1937, 1939, 1940-47 - American League All Star (1944) Lead the American League in 1945 with a Winning Percentage of .765, and in 1947 with a 1.000 Fielding Percentage. Pitched 4 innings of Relief in Game 2 of the 1944 World Series. Worked in a Houston Shipyard during WW2 and the 1944 Season
· 57) Alvin Crowder, P, 1927-30 - "General", Lead the American League in1928 with a .808 Winning Percentage. Only walked 91 batters in the 244 Innings Pitched. Was traded by irrate Browns owner after Crowder threw a baseball that almost hit the Phil Ball while in his box
· 58) Don Gutteridge, 2B, 1942-45 - Former member of the St Louis Cardinals Gashouse Gang of the 1930s. In 1942, he lead the American League in Pututs (377) and Assists (434). He was the last surviving member of the 1944 Championship team at the time of his passing. (2008)
· 59) Lyn Lary, SS, 1935-36, 1940 - "Broadway" His nickname was given to him by Babe Ruth for his love of the New York Theater. His best season was in 1936, when he lead the AL in Plate Appearaces (745), Stolen Bases (37), PutOuts from SS (339), and Assists from SS (495)
· 60) Wally Schang - C/OF, 1926-29 - Schang was an anchor for the Yankees and Red Sox, and came to the Browns late in his career. He enjoyed on of his best seasons with a .330 Batting Average, .405 OBP, and a .516 Slugging, while Throwing Out 56.9% Base Runners. He was known as one of the Most Athletic Catchers of the Era
· 61) Willie Sudhoff, P, 1902-05 - "Wee Willie", His mire 5'7" stature did not stop him from becoming one of the more surprising players in the league. He finished in the Top 10 in the AL in ERA in 1902 (2.86) and 1903 (2.27). In 1903 he finished with 21 Wins and 5 ShutOuts, Sudhoff was the first Missouri-born player to play for both the NL Cardinals and AL Browns.
· 62) Jack Kramer, P, 1939-41, 1943-47 - 3 time American League All Star (1945-47), His career took off after serving in Delta Shipyard in New Orleans during WW2. On 4/17/1944 he won his first of 9 straight wns as he beat the Tigers, 2-1. Won Game 3 of the 1944 World Series vs Cardinals, while striking out 10, Brown won 6-2
· 63) Wally Gerber, SS, 1917-28 - "Spooks", Top 10 in American League MVP in 1923 (third), Gerber was one of the best fielding shortstops of the 1920s.
· 64) George Blaeholder, P, 1925, 1927-35 - "Inventor of the Slider", Sporting News and Baseball Digest both give Blaeholder this credit. Lead the AL in Shutouts (4-1929), Assists as Pitcher (70-1928) and PutOuts as Pitcher in 1930 (19) and 1931(25)
· 65) Ernie Koob, P, 1915-19 - Promising young pitcher who jumped from College to MLB. May 5, 1917, Koob pitched a No-Hittet against the Chicago White Sox
66) Earl Hamilton, P, 1911-17 - Top 10 finishes in American League in Complete Games (1913, 14), Shut Outs (1913, 1914), and Strike Outs (1912). August 30, 1912- He recorded the first No-Hitter in Browns history, and the first No Strikeout No Hitter in MLB history.
· 67) Walter Stewart - P, 1927-32 - "Lefty". Recorded 3 seasons with 200+ innings pitched (1930-32). Career WAR of 20.7 is equal to the modern-day Cardinals pitcher Bob Tewksbury
· 68) George Caster, P, 1941-45 - "Ug", Led the American League in Saves in 1944 with 12 saves. Baseball writer Frederick Lieb described Caster as "the best relief pitcher in the Majors."
· 69) Bill Dinneen, P, 1907-09 - "Big Bill", In 1907 Dinneen led the American League in Saves (4) and HRs Allowed (8). After the 1909 season, Dinneen realized his pitching arm was gone - he began a 28 year MLB umpire career. he was the first person to both play and umpire a World Series game.
· 70) Harry Collins, P, 1929-31 - "Rip", Lead the American League in Pitcher Fielding in 1929 and 1930. Served 2 stints in the U.S. Military along the US/Mexico border and as an Infantry Captain during WWI.
·71) Satchel Paige, P, 1951-53 - Elected into the MLB Hall of Fame (1971). One of the Greatest Pitchers in the History of Baseball. 2 time American League All Star (1952-53) Finished in the Top 10 in Saves in the A.L. each year with Browns.
· 72) Tim McCabe, P, 1915-18 - Scouted by Browns chief scout Charley Barrett. Played his entire career with the Browns.
· 73) Joe Gedeon, 2B, 1918-20 - Lead the American League in Sacrifice Hits (1920), Hit By Pitch (1918), Assists at 2B (1918) and Fielding Percentage. (1918-19). Known as the "Nineth Man Out" during the Black Sox Scandal
· 74) Sig Jakucki, P, 1936, 1944-45 - "Jack", "Yehoodie", Enthusiastic Drinker and Pitcher, "$100,000 arm with a million dollar thirst", Strongest arm on the 1944 staff and lead the team to the American League Championship. Game 3 starter in the 44 World Series
75) Dave Davenport, P, 1916-19 - "Long Dave", Jumped from the StL Terriers of the Federal League. 7/30/1916 - Started nd won both games of a double-header vs Yankees. 1917 season - won 13 of the Browns final 26 games
· 76) Tom Ferrick, P, 1946, 1949-50 - Stable reliever for the Browns. 8/4/1946 - Won both games of a double-header vs the Philadelphia A's in relief (Game 1 - 6-5, Game 2 - 7-4) Involved in 4 major trades with the Browns in 4 years.
· 77) Don Lenhardt, OF, 1950-53 - "Footsie", In his Rookie year (1950) lead the Browns with 22 HRs and 81RBIs, Finished in the Top 10 in the A.L in Double Play Outs from LF (1950), from RF (1953), PutOuts from LF (1950, 52), and Assists from LF ( 1950, 52)
· 78) Al Hollingsworth, P, 1942-46 - "Boots", Opening Day starting pitcher in 1943, One of the stable pitchers for the Browns in the 1940s, Pitched in Game 3 of the 1944 World Series (allowed one run in four innings of relief), Finished in the Top 10 of the A.L. in 1942 in Winning Percentage (.625) and Saves (4), and in 1945 in ERA (2.70) and Fielding Percentage (1.000)
· 79) Mike Kreevich, OF, 1943-45 - "Iron Mike", Lead the A.L. in PutOut by a CF in 1945 (312), Made the most of his opportunity to play for the Browns during WW2. In the 1944 World Series, he would hit .231 with 2 doubles. Ellis Clary called him "the most underrated ball player he ever saw"
· 80) Roy Sievers, OF/1B, 1949-53 - "Squirrel", Rookie of the Year in 1949. The most declarated St. Louis born player to play for the Browns. Finished in the Top 10 in 8 offensive categories in his rookie year. "Probably the greatest player to ever come out of St Louis" James McLaughlin. Halted by Injuries.
· 81) Branch Rickey, OF, 1905-06, 1914 - "Mahatma", The primary impact Branch Rickey had was with the management and leadership of the Browns
· 82) Gene Robertson, 3B, 1919, 1922-26 - Only 5'7", Known as the the most prominent MLB player to come out of St. Louis University, In 1925, he lead the A.L. in Double Plays turn by 3B (41) and Putouts by 3B (201). had 14 HRs in 1925
· 83) Dave Danforth, P, 1922-25 - "Dauntless Dave", Known as the "Father of the Shine Ball", Also accused of throwing the "Emery ball", "Sailor Ball", and "Wrinkle ball", Browns traded 13 players for Danforth in 1921, "get the batter nervous and you have him down"
· 84) Albert Leifield, P, 1918-20 - "Lefty", Grew up in the Fairgrounds section of St Louis. Sporting News described him as "One of those 'aint-got-a-thing' pitchers who never threw the ball where the batter wanted it."
· 85) Jim Park, P, 1915-17 - Jim Park would spend his entire career with the Browns. His first career win was against Cleveland with an 11-inning complete game while giving up 2 hits.
· 86) Elam VanGilder, P, 1919-27 - A solid "mainstay" on the Browns staff through most of the 1920s. Lead the A.L. in 1923 in Adjusted Pitching Wins (2.9), Adjusted Pitching Runs (28) and Walks (120). In 1921, he had a .344 Avg, 2 HRs, 11 RBIs, 10 2B, 2 3B, and 52 total bases
· 87) George Baumgardner, P, 1912-16 - Described as the "newest sensation" when he joined the Browns as well as being a "natural talent on the diamond". In 1914, was almost signed by Kansas City of the FBL, which led to court cases between the 2 leagues. For all his on field accolades, he was also known as the "High Nut' of baseball for his off field antics. Signd his name with an "X"
· 88) Joe Grace, OF, 1938-41, 1946 - Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, His best season was in 1941 with a .309 avg, and 112 hits, His .410 OBP that season ranked him 6th in the A.L.
· 89) Bill Grahame, P, 1908-10 - Grahame played his entire career with the Browns, his first victory was vs the Tigers on 4/21/1908 when he entered the game in the 4th inning and earned the win. In 1909 he finished in the Top 10 with 9 saves (1st), 7 wild pitches (10th), and 11 games finished (6th)
· 90) Mike Chartak, OF, 1942-44 - "Shotgun", "Volga Batman", In 1942, he was in the A.L. Top 10 in Double Plays by OF (4), Assists as RF (12), and At Bats per HR (33.4), 1943 Sporting news stated " Chartak becomes one of the most valuable members of the St Louis Browns organization", His strikeout was the last out of the 1944 World Series.
· 91) Myril Hoag, OF, 1939-41 - American League All Star in 1939, he was in the A.L. Tops 10 in Double Plays turned at CF (2), Assists at OF (13) and Assists at RF (8)
· 92) Tom Jones ,1B, 1904-09 - Lead the American league in games Played 3 times (1904, 07, 08) His career "Range Factor" of 11.20 ranks 3rd All Time in MLB history
· 93) Wayne Wright, P, 1917-19, 1922-23 - "Rasty", He would play his entire MLB career with the Browns, Would be in a group of Ohio-born players who would populate the Browns organization throughout the era (including Branch Rickey, Bob Quinn, and George Sisler).In 1922 he would finish in the A.L. Top 10 for Saves (5), WHiP (1.29) and ERA (2.92)
· 94) Dode Criss, 1B, 1908-11 - Known as "the game's first true professional pinch hitter', Manager Jimmy McAleer described him as "a better hitter than Cobb", although his MLB career may not have been successful, he is a member of the Texas League Hall of Fame
· 95) Deb Garms, OF, 1932-35 - "Tex", Played under Rogers Hornsby early in his career with the Browns - seemed to always be in his doghouse, would later win the 1940 Batting Title with the Yankees, fished his career with the Cardinals
· 96) Joe Lake, P, 1910-12 - Lake would win 11 of the Browns 47 games in 1910, and 10 of their 49 games in 1911, "Joe Lake is the only really reliable pitcher in the Browns organization... Lake would be one of the most effective heavers in the business if he were with a team that would give him better support." Macon Telegraph 4/30/1911
· 97) Charlie Hemphill, OF, 1902-04, 1906-07 - "Eagle Eye", 1902 - He lead the Browns with .317 Avg, .447 Slugging %, 11 triples, 6 HRs, and 23 Stolen bases, 1907, he lead the A.L. with 320 Putouts as OF, "Hemphill is a cracking good batsman and when right is a hard man to beat" Alfred Spink Sporting news
· 98) Mark Christman, 3B, 1939, 1943-46 - While replacing the beloved Harland Clift, he would lead the A.L. in Fielding % at 3B (.972) and Putouts at 3B (172), "A true club leader and well like by all, he was known for his good hands and accurate throwing arm" St Louis Browns baseball card (1944)
· 99) Walt Leverenz, P, 1913-15, - "Tiny", Levernz would play his entire MLB career for the Browns, he played 21 years in the minors, and served in the U.S. Armed Forces in World War I
· 100) Ray Demmitt, OF, 1910, 1917-19 - In 1918, he would lead the A.L. in Assists from the OF (25) and Assists from RF (24), He would play 7 seasons of minor league baseball, Stay informed about the latest baseball news with St.LouisBrowns764. We bring you the latest scores, stats, and analysis from around the league.
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