1949 St. Louis Browns season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 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
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season involved the Browns finishing 7th in the American League

American League

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with a record of 53 wins and 101 losses.

Offseason

October 4, 1948: Sam Dente
Sam Dente
Samuel 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 Senators
Minnesota Twins
The 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 Sullivan
John 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 Ferrick
Tom 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 Savage
Bob Savage
John 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 Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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.

Roster

1949 St. Louis Browns
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

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		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 in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
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 = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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 = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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 = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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: Aberdeen

Salinas club moved to Tijuana, August 5, 1949

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