1948 St. Louis Browns Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 59-94
Finished 6th in the AL
Attendance: 351,107, Avg. 5,320
Ballpark: Sportsman's Park IV
Manager: Zack Taylor (59-94)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
1948 St. Louis Browns Statistics
1948 St. Louis Browns Results

The St. Louis Browns of the American League ended the 1948 season with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses, finishing sixth in the AL.

The Browns scored 671 runs and gave up 849 runs, most in the circuit. Les Moss led St. Louis with 14 home runs Whitey Platt drove in 82 runs. Al Zarilla paced all regular batters by hitting .329. Fred Sanford topped the squad with 12 wins, while Ned Garver recorded a 3.41 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Zack Taylor coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Andy Anderson2BRRNovember 13, 19225'11"172Bremerton, WA USA
Hank Arft1BLLJanuary 28, 19225'10"190Manchester, MO USA
George Binks1BLLJuly 11, 19146'0"175Chicago, IL USA
Frank BiscanPLLMarch 13, 19205'11"190Mount Olive, IL USA
Ray ColemanRFLRJune 4, 19225'11"170Dunsmuir, CA USA
Sam DenteSSRRApril 26, 19225'11"175Harrison, NJ USA
Bob Dillinger3BRRSeptember 17, 19185'11"170Glendale, CA USA
Clem DreisewerdPLLJanuary 24, 19166'1"195Old Monroe, MO USA
Karl DrewsPRRFebruary 22, 19206'4"192Staten Island, NY USA
Cliff FanninPLRMay 13, 19246'0"170Louisa, KY USA
Ned GarverPRRDecember 25, 19255'10"180Ney, OH USA
Al GerheauserPLLJune 24, 19176'3"190St. Louis, MO USA
Tom JordanPRRSeptember 5, 19196'1"195Lawton, OK USA
Bill KennedyPLLMarch 14, 19216'2"195Carnesville, GA USA
Dick KokosRFLLFebruary 28, 19285'8"170Chicago, IL USA
Pete LaydenCFRRDecember 30, 19195'11"185Dallas, TX USA
Paul LehnerCFLLJuly 1, 19205'9"160Dolomite, AL USA
Don LundRFRRMay 18, 19236'0"200Detroit, MI USA
Jerry McCarthy1BLLMay 23, 19236'1"205Brooklyn, NY USA
Les MossCRRMay 14, 19255'11"205Tulsa, OK USA
Joe OstrowskiPLLNovember 15, 19166'0"180West Wyoming, PA USA
Roy ParteeCRRSeptember 7, 19175'10"180Los Angeles, CA USA
Eddie PellagriniSSRRMarch 13, 19185'9"160Boston, MA USA
Whitey PlattLFRRAugust 21, 19206'1"190West Palm Beach, FL USA
Nels PotterPLRAugust 23, 19115'11"180Mount Morris, IL USA
Jerry Priddy2BRRNovember 9, 19195'11"180Los Angeles, CA USA
Fred SanfordPBRAugust 9, 19196'1"200Garfield, UT USA
Joe SchultzPLRAugust 29, 19185'11"180Chicago, IL USA
Ralph SchwambPRRAugust 6, 19266'5"198Los Angeles, CA USA
Ray ShorePRRJune 9, 19216'3"210Cincinnati, OH USA
Bryan StephensPRRJuly 14, 19206'4"175Fayetteville, AR USA
Chuck Stevens1BBLJuly 10, 19186'1"180Van Houten, NM USA
Al WidmarPRRMarch 20, 19256'3"185Cleveland, OH USA
Jim WilsonPRRFebruary 20, 19226'1"200San Diego, CA USA
Ken WoodRFRRJuly 1, 19246'0"200Lincolnton, NC USA
Al ZarillaOFLRMay 1, 19195'11"180Los Angeles, CA USA
Sam ZoldakPLLDecember 8, 19185'11"185Brooklyn, NY USA



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