1948 St. Louis Browns season

MLB yearly infobox-pre1969
name = St. Louis Browns
season = 1948
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1901
ballpark = Sportsman's Park
y4 = 1902
city = St. Louis, Missouri
y5 = 1902
owners =Richard Muckerman
managers = Zack Taylor
television =KSD
(Bob Ingham)
radio = WIL
(France Laux) |The 1948 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 59 wins and 94 losses.

Offseason

* December 9, 1947: Catfish Metkovich was traded by the Cleveland Indians with $50,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Johnny Berardino. Catfish Metkovich returned to original teams on April 20, 1948. The Cleveland Indians sent $15,000 (April 20, 1948) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/metkoca01.shtml Catfish Metkovich Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

eason standings

Transactions

*April 20, 1948: Catfish Metkovich was sent by the St. Louis Browns to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on December 9, 1947. The St. Louis Browns sent Johnny Berardino to the Cleveland Indians for Catfish Metkovich and $50,000. Catfish Metkovich returned to original teams on April 20, 1948. The Cleveland Indians sent $15,000 (April 20, 1948) to the St. Louis Browns to complete the trade. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

Roster

Starting pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Toledo Mud Hens (American Association; George Detore, manager)
* Class AA: San Antonio Missions (Texas League; Gus Mancuso, manager)
* Class A: Elmira Pioneers (Eastern League; Packy Rogers, manager)
* Class B: Wichita Falls Spudders (Big State League; Marc Carrola, manager)
* Class B: Port Chester Clippers (Colonial League; Al Barillari, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class B: Springfield Browns (Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League; Hank Helf and Irv Hall, managers)
* Class C: Globe-Miami Browns (Arizona-Texas League; Don Heffner, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class C: Modesto Reds (California League; Bill Jackson, manager)
* Class C: Gloversville-Johnstown Glovers (Canadian-American League; Jim McDonnell, manager)
* Class C: Hannibal Pilots (Central Association; Walt DeFreitas, manager)
* Class C: Aberdeen Pheasants (Northern League; Jim Crandall, manager)
* Class C: Muskogee Reds (Western Association; Ray Baker, manager)
* Class D: Redding Browns (Far West League; Ray Perry, manager)
* Class D: Griffin Pimentos (Georgia-Alabama League; Adel White and Paul Campbell, managers)
* Class D: Belleville Stags (Illinois State League; Jerry Nemitz and Shan Deniston, managers)
* Class D: Pittsburg Browns (Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League; Shan Deniston and Don Smith, managers)
* Class D: Mayfield Clothiers (KITTY League; Mike Sertich, Ken Jungels and Carroll "Pete" Peterson, managers)
* Class D: Peekskill Highlanders (North Atlantic League; Al Gardella, manager)
* Class D: Ada Herefords (Sooner State League; Ucal Clanton, manager)
* Class D: Wausau Lumberjacks (Wisconsin State League; Joe Skurski, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SLB/1948.shtml 1948 St. Louis Browns team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1948&t=SLA 1948 St. Louis Browns season at baseball-almanac.com]