1922 St. Louis Browns season

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1922 St. Louis Browns
Major league affiliations
American League (Since 1901)
Location
Sportsman's Park (Since 1902) St. Louis, Missouri (Since 1902)
1922 Information
Owner(s)	Phil Ball
Manager(s)	Lee Fohl
Local television
Local radio

The 1922 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns winning 93 games, the only time in franchise history that the Browns topped the 90 win plateau. In the American League standings, the Browns finished in second place behind the New York Yankees. The Browns set a franchise record with 712, 918 fans coming to watch the games. ^[1] This was approximately 100,000 higher than the previous high that was set in St. Louis Browns.

1 Regular season
2 Player stats
- 2.1 Batting
  - 2.1.1 Other batters
- 2.2 Starting pitchers
  - 2.2.1 Other pitchers
    - 2.2.1.1 Relief pitchers
3 References

[edit] Regular season

Kenneth Roy Williams

The Browns of 1922 had one of the best seasons in the history of the franchise. As a team, the Browns had a batting average of .313, which led the entire Major Leagues.

George Sisler had a batting average of .420, which was the third highest batting average in the 20th Century. Sisler led the league with 246 hits, 18 triples, 134 runs scored and 51 stolen bases. ^[2] It was the only time that a Brown would lead the American League in triples and runs scored. ^[2] It would also be the last time that a Brown led the American League in Batting Average. ^[2]

Ken Williams would become the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to hit 30 Home Runs and steal 30 bases in a season. ^[2] The feat would not be accomplished again until Willie Mays did it in 1957. Williams batted .332 and led the American League with 39 Home Runs and 139 Runs Batted In. He would also steal 37 bases, finishing second in the league to Sisler.

The Browns were in first place for 69 days but the New York Yankees overtook them on September 8. ^[1] The Browns could have regained first place but lost two of three games to New York in a later September series. In the last game of the series, the Browns had a 2-0 lead in the eighth inning. New York scored once in the eighth and then scored two more runs in the ninth inning to win the game. ^[1]

On the second to last day of the season, the Boston Red Sox sent rookie pitcher Alex Ferguson to pitch against New York. ^[1] The Yankees countered with Herb Pennock who allowed only one hit over eight innings. The win clinched the pennant for the Yankees.

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] Season standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB
New York Yankees	94	60	.610	--
St. Louis Browns	93	61	.604	1
Detroit Tigers	79	75	.513	15
Cleveland Indians	78	76	.506	16
Chicago White Sox	77	77	.500	17
Washington Senators	69	85	.448	25
Philadelphia Athletics	65	89	.422	29
Boston Red Sox	61	93	.396	33

[edit] Roster

1922 St. Louis Browns roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	Avg.	HR	RBI
Baby Doll Jacobson	.317		102
Marty McManus	.312	11	109
Hank Severeid	.321
Jim Tobin	.331	13	122

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	W	L	ERA	SO
Dixie Davis	11	6
Ray Kolp	14	4
Urban Shocker	24	17	2.97	149
Elam Vangilder	19	13

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Hub Pruett		9	7	5	2.92
Rusty Wright		7	7	7	2.33

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p.11, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p.10, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2003, ISBN 0-7385-3199-5

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v • d • e 1922 MLB season by team

American League	Boston • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • New York • Philadelphia • St. Louis • Washington

National League	Boston • Brooklyn • Chicago • Cincinnati • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

1922 World Series

v • d • e Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns • Based in Baltimore, Maryland

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters

Ballparks	Lloyd Street Grounds • Sportsman's Park • Memorial Stadium • Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Culture	The Bird • St. Louis Browns • Baltimore in the minors (1902-1953) • AL Orioles (1901-02) • 19th Century Orioles • Jeffrey Maier • "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"

Rivalries	Beltway Series • Orioles-Yankees rivalry

Important Figures	George Sisler • Luis Aparicio • Cal Ripken, Sr. • George Kell • Eddie Murray • Jim Palmer • Cal Ripken, Jr. • Robin Roberts • Milt Pappas • Brooks Robinson • Dave McNally • Frank Robinson • Earl Weaver • Hoyt Wilhelm • Boog Powell • Mark Belanger • Ken Singleton • Brady Anderson • Rafael Palmeiro • Mike Mussina • Wild Bill Hagy

Retired Numbers	4 • 5 • 8 • 20 • 22 • 33 • 42

Key Personnel	Owner: Peter Angelos • General Manager: Mike Flanagan • Manager: Dave Trembley

World Series Championships (3)	1966 • 1970 • 1983

American League Championships (6)	1944 • 1966 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1979 • 1983

Seasons (108)	1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008

Minor League Affiliates	Norfolk Tides (AAA) • Bowie Baysox (AA) • Frederick Keys (A) • Delmarva Shorebirds (A) • Aberdeen IronBirds (A) • Bluefield Orioles (Rookie)

Other Assets	Mid-Atlantic Sports Network

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