1949 St. Louis Browns season
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The 1949
St. Louis Browns
season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League
with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses.
Salinas club moved to Tijuana, August 5, 1949
1949 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers *All-Star Game, July 12 at Ebbets Field: American League, 11-7-Caribbean leagues:*Cuba - Almendares Scorpions*Panama - Spur Cola*Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Indians...
St. Louis Browns
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League , is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league based in the Great Lakes states, which eventually aspired to major...
with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses.
Offseason
- October 4, 1948: Sam DenteSam DenteSamuel Joseph Dente [Blackie] was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1947 and 1955. Listed at 5' 11, 175 lb., Dente batted and threw right-handed...
was traded by the Browns to the Washington SenatorsMinnesota TwinsThe Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
for John SullivanJohn Sullivan (shortstop)John Paul Sullivan is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. He played six seasons in the majors, between and , for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns. Sullivan was the Senators' starting shortstop from 1942 until 1944, when his career was interrupted by World War II. Upon his return...
, Tom FerrickTom Ferrick (baseball)Thomas Jerome Ferrick was a pitcher, pitching coach and scout in American Major League Baseball. Born in New York, New York, he stood 6'2½" tall and weighed 220 pounds in his playing days...
and $25,000. - December 16, 1948: Bob SavageBob SavageJohn Robert Savage is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Savage pitched in all or part of five seasons in the major leagues between and ....
was selected off waivers by the Browns from the Philadelphia AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
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Roster
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Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | 109 | 284 | 74 | .261 | 8 | 49 | |
1B | 137 | 500 | 119 | .238 | 24 | 79 | |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted inPlayer | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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105 | 243 | 55 | .226 | 0 | 18 | |
71 | 136 | 17 | .125 | 1 | 5 | |
41 | 44 | 11 | .250 | 0 | 2 | |
7 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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41 | 223.2 | 12 | 17 | 3.98 | 70 | |
30 | 143 | 8 | 14 | 6.17 | 57 | |
31 | 139.2 | 4 | 12 | 6.64 | 35 | |
1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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48 | 153.2 | 4 | 11 | 4.69 | 69 | |
40 | 141 | 8 | 8 | 4.79 | 34 | |
35 | 127.1 | 3 | 13 | 5.37 | 24 | |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = StrikeoutsPlayer | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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50 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3.88 | 34 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.79 | 2 | |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 | 1 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 4 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: AberdeenSalinas club moved to Tijuana, August 5, 1949