# 1948 St. Louis Browns season

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.
* December 9, 1947: Johnny Berardino was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteAmerican League :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 97 | 58 | .626 | — | 48‍–‍30 | 49‍–‍28 |
| Boston Red Sox | 96 | 59 | .619 | 1 | 55‍–‍23 | 41‍–‍36 |
| New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 2½ | 50‍–‍27 | 44‍–‍33 |
| Philadelphia Athletics | 84 | 70 | .545 | 12½ | 36‍–‍41 | 48‍–‍29 |
| Detroit Tigers | 78 | 76 | .506 | 18½ | 39‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍38 |
| St. Louis Browns | 59 | 94 | .386 | 37 | 34‍–‍42 | 25‍–‍52 |
| Washington Senators | 56 | 97 | .366 | 40 | 29‍–‍48 | 27‍–‍49 |
| Chicago White Sox | 51 | 101 | .336 | 44½ | 27‍–‍48 | 24‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

1948 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | NYY | PHA | SLB | WSH |
| Boston | — | 14–8 | 11–12 | 15–7 | 14–8 | 12–10 | 15–7 | 15–7 |
| Chicago | 8–14 | — | 6–16 | 8–14 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 8–13–1 | 9–12–1 |
| Cleveland | 12–11 | 16–6 | — | 13–9 | 10–12 | 16–6 | 14–8–1 | 16–6 |
| Detroit | 7–15 | 14–8 | 9–13 | — | 9–13 | 12–10 | 11–11 | 16–6 |
| New York | 8–14 | 16–6 | 12–10 | 13–9 | — | 12–10 | 16–6 | 17–5 |
| Philadelphia | 10–12 | 16–6 | 6–16 | 10–12 | 10–12 | — | 18–4 | 14–8 |
| St. Louis | 7–15 | 13–8–1 | 8–14–1 | 11–11 | 6–16 | 4–18 | — | 10–12 |
| Washington | 7–15 | 12–9–1 | 6–16 | 6–16 | 5–17 | 8–14 | 12–10 | — |

### 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.
* June 15, 1948: Sam Zoldak was traded by the Browns to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Kennedy and $100,000.

### Roster
## 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 | 51 | 87 | 24 | .276 | 1 | 12 |
| Joe Schultz Jr. | 43 | 37 | 7 | .189 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray Coleman | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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