1949 St. Louis Browns Roster

Roster for the 1949 St. Louis Browns | Baseball Almanac

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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1949 St. Louis Browns Roster

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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
9 Sherm Lollar 6-01 185 Right Right 1924-08-23
10 Les Moss 5-11 205 Right Right 1925-05-14
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
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
3 Hank Arft 5-10½ 190 Left Left 1922-01-28
3 Frankie Pack 6-00 190 Right Left 1928-04-10
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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:

1949 St. Louis Browns
Opening Day Starters

No Opening Day Information Available

1949 St. Louis Browns
Most Games by Position

C Sherm Lollar (93)
1B Jack Graham (136)
2B Jerry Priddy (145)
3B Bob Dillinger (133)
SS Eddie Pellagrini (76)
LF Whitey Platt (59)
CF Roy Sievers (77)
RF Dick Kokos (138)
  
SP Karl Drews
SP Red Embree
SP Cliff Fannin
SP Ned Garver
SP Bill Kennedy
SP Al Papai
  
RP Dick Starr
CL Tom Ferrick

1949 St. Louis Browns
Salaries

Al Zarilla $14,500.00
Tom Ferrick $7,500.00
John Sullivan $7,500.00
Roy Sievers $5,000.00
George Elder $2,500.00

1949 St. Louis Browns
Uniform Numbers

#1 John Sullivan
#2 Jerry Priddy
#3 Hank Arft
#3 George Elder
#3 Owen Friend
#3 Al Naples
#3 Frankie Pack
#4 Eddie Pellagrini
#5 Whitey Platt
#6 Bob Dillinger
#7 Andy Anderson
#8 Stan Spence
#9 Sherm Lollar
#10 Les Moss
#11 Jack Graham
#12 Ken Wood
#14 Al Zarilla
#15 Roy Sievers
#17 Paul Lehner
#18 Irv Medlinger
#19 Dick Kokos
#20 Karl Drews
#21 Joe Ostrowski
#22 Jim Bilbrey
#23 Cliff Fannin
#24 Tom Ferrick
#26 Bill Kennedy
#26 Ralph Winegarner
#27 Bob Savage
#28 Dick Starr
#29 Al Papai
#30 Bill Kennedy
#30 Bob Malloy
#31 Ned Garver
#32 Ralph Winegarner
#34 Ray Shore
#35 Ed Albrecht
#35 Red Embree
#36 Jim Bilbrey
#37 Al Papai
#40 Ribs Raney
#40 Ralph Winegarner

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)?