The 1949 St. Louis Browns team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1949 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.
Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1949 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1949 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1949 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1949 St. Louis Browns primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
35 | Ed Albrecht | 5-10½ | 165 | Right | Right | 1929-02-28 |
22, 36 | Jim Bilbrey | 6-02½ | 205 | Right | Right | 1924-04-20 |
20 | Karl Drews | 6-04 | 198 | Right | Right | 1920-02-22 |
35 | Red Embree | 6-00 | 165 | Right | Right | 1917-08-30 |
23 | Cliff Fannin | 6-00 | 170 | Right | Left | 1924-05-13 |
24 | Tom Ferrick | 6-02½ | 220 | Right | Right | 1915-01-06 |
31 | Ned Garver | 5-10½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1925-12-25 |
26, 30 | Bill Kennedy | 6-02 | 195 | Left | Left | 1921-03-14 |
30 | Bob Malloy | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1918-05-28 |
18 | Irv Medlinger | 5-11 | 185 | Left | Left | 1927-06-18 |
21 | Joe Ostrowski | 6-00 | 180 | Left | Left | 1916-11-15 |
29, 37 | Al Papai | 6-03 | 185 | Right | Right | 1917-05-07 |
40 | Ribs Raney | 6-04 | 190 | Right | Right | 1923-02-16 |
27 | Bob Savage | 6-02 | 180 | Right | Right | 1921-12-01 |
34 | Ray Shore | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Right | 1921-06-09 |
28 | Dick Starr | 6-03 | 190 | Right | Right | 1921-03-02 |
26, 32, 40 | Ralph Winegarner | 6-00 | 182 | Right | Right | 1909-10-29 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
9 | Sherm Lollar | 6-01 | 185 | Right | Right | 1924-08-23 |
10 | Les Moss | 5-11 | 205 | Right | Right | 1925-05-14 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
7 | Andy Anderson | 5-11 | 172 | Right | Right | 1922-11-13 |
6 | Bob Dillinger | 5-11½ | 170 | Right | Right | 1918-09-17 |
3 | Owen Friend | 6-01 | 180 | Right | Right | 1927-03-21 |
11 | Jack Graham | 6-02 | 200 | Left | Left | 1916-12-24 |
3 | Al Naples | 5-09 | 168 | Right | Right | 1926-08-29 |
4 | Eddie Pellagrini | 5-09 | 165 | Right | Right | 1918-03-13 |
2 | Jerry Priddy | 5-11½ | 180 | Right | Right | 1919-11-09 |
1 | John Sullivan | 5-10 | 170 | Right | Right | 1920-11-02 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | George Elder | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1921-03-10 |
19 | Dick Kokos | 5-09 | 170 | Left | Left | 1928-02-28 |
17 | Paul Lehner | 5-09 | 165 | Left | Left | 1920-07-01 |
5 | Whitey Platt | 6-02 | 195 | Right | Right | 1920-08-21 |
15 | Roy Sievers | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1926-11-18 |
8 | Stan Spence | 5-10½ | 180 | Left | Left | 1915-03-20 |
12 | Ken Wood | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1924-07-01 |
14 | Al Zarilla | 5-11 | 180 | Right | Left | 1919-05-01 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
3 | Hank Arft | 5-10½ | 190 | Left | Left | 1922-01-28 |
3 | Frankie Pack | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Left | 1928-04-10 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1949 St. Louis Browns Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1949 St. Louis Browns played 154 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 101 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Sportsman's Park III (Park Factors: 104/108) where 270,936 fans witnessed their 1949 Browns finish the season with a .344 winning percentage.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1949 St. Louis Browns Opening Day starters list, a 1949 St. Louis Browns salary list, a 1949 St. Louis Browns uniform number breakdown and a 1949 St. Louis Browns primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1949 St. Louis Browns Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?