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Index:
Saints Individual Season Records
Single Game A.A. Records Held by Saints
A.A. Team Records Held by the Saints
Other A.A. Individual Records Held by Saints
A.A. Season Leaders (as a team) by the Saints
All Team A.A. Fielding Leaders by Saints
Saints in Baseball's Hall of Fame
All Time League Standings for Original Eight A.A. Teams
Times Original Eight A.A. Teams Finished in Each Position of Standings
Saints Who Managed in the Majors
Individual Team Season Records
Hitters (300 at bats):
Most at bats: 697 by Phil Todt in 1932
Most hits: 236 by Irv Jeffries in 1933
Most doubles: 59 by Cedric Durst in 1925
Most triples: 25 by Cedric Durst in 1925
Most home runs: 33 by Dusty Cooke in 1929
Most stolen bases: 59 by Jim Jackson in 1904
Most RBI (after 1919): 151 by Cedric Durst in 1924
Highest OBP (when available): .595 by Eric Tipton in 1947
Highest average: .390 by Vern Washington in 1936
Highest slugging percentage: .660 by Dusty Cooke in 1929
Pitchers (175 innings):
Most wins: 31 by Tom Sheehan in 1923
Most innings pitched: 372 by Louis LeRoy in 1909
Most strikeouts (when available): 223 by Stan Williams in 1957
Most games pitched: 64 by Clem Labine in 1949
Lowest ERA: 1.86 by Charley Hall in 1918
Lowest WHIP: 0.94 by Jack Ryan in 1910
Ace Stewart on July 4, 1903
Louis LeRoy on July 27, 1910
Charley Hall on June 23, 1918
Charley Hall on August 26, 1920
Slim Harriss on May 18, 1932
Floyd Newkirk on May 22, 1933
Tom Sunkel on Sept. 12, 1946 (in playoffs)
Pat McGlothin on Sept. 8, 1948
Charlie Ferguson 21-10 in 1902
Charlie Chech 24-9 in 1903
Perry Sessions 27-10 in 1904
Charlie Chech 27-8 in 1904
Cy Morgan 22-12 in 1906
Louis LeRoy 20-17 in 1909
Louis LeRoy 20-10 in 1912
Charley Hall 24-10 in 1915
Bob Steele 20-16 in 1915
Rees Williams 22-14 in 1917
Dan Grimer 21-14 in 1919
Dick Niehaus 23-13 in 1919
Charley Hall 27-8 in 1920
John Merritt 21-10 in 1920
Rees Williams 20-6 in 1920
Charley Hall 20-14 in 1921
Tom Sheehan 26-12 in 1922
Charley Hall 22-8 in 1922
Rube Benton 22-11 in 1922
Tom Sheehan 31-9 in 1923
Cliff Markle 25-12 in 1923
John Merritt 20-11 in 1923
Charlie Hall 24-13 in 1923
Ray Kolp 22-13 in 1925
George Pipgras 22-19 in 1926
Paul Zahniser 20-15 in 1927
Lou Polli 22-9 in 1929
Huck Betts 21-13 in 1929
Wilcy Moore 22-9 in 1930
Huck Betts 22-13 in 1931
Slim Harriss 20-11 in 1931
Russ Van Atta 22-17 in 1932
Lou Fette 25-8 in 1936
Phil Haugstad 22-7 in 1949
Jim Golden 20-9 in 1960
Saints Season Stats Leaders in American Association
Batting leaders (BA): Phil Geier in 1903, Charlie Hemphill in 1905, Art Butler in 1912, Goldie Rapp in 1920, Vern Washington in 1936 and Gil English in 1939.
Most runs scored: Bill Shannon in 1903, Lee Dressen in 1917, Joe Riggert (tied) in 1918, Lee Dressen in 1920, Cockoo Christensen (tied) in 1924, Ben Chapman in 1929 and Jim Pendleton in 1951.
Most hits: Charlie Hemphill in 1905, Joe Riggert in 1918, Irv Jeffries in 1933 and John Douglas in 1947.
Most doubles: Phil Geier in 1902, Jim Jackson in 1904, Joe Riggert (tied) in 1918, Charlie Dressen in 1923, Cedric Durst in 1925, Bruno Haas in 1926, Hank Steinbacher in 1936, Bit McCulloch in 1938 and Bud Kimball in 1945.
Most triples: Joe Riggert in 1913, Joe Riggert in 1916, Elmer Miller (tied) in 1919, Joe Riggert in 1920, Cedric Durst in 1925, Charles Baron in 1944, Jim Pendleton in 1950 and Lacey Curry in 1958.
Most home runs: Jim Jackson in 1904, Joe Riggert in 1913, Joe Riggert (tied) in 1915, Joe Riggert in 1918, Elmer Miller in 1919, Dusty Cooke in 1929 and Lou Limmer in 1950.
Most total bases: Charlie Hemphill in 1905, Joe Riggert in 1913, Joe Riggert in 1918, Elmer Miller in 1919, Ben Chapman in 1929 and Eric Tipton in 1948.
Most bases on balls (after 1913): Cockoo Christensen in 1923, Dusty Cooke in 1929, Eric Tipton in 1947 and Eric Tipton in 1950.
Most RBI (after 1919): Charlie Dressen in 1924, Dusty Cooke in 1929 and Lou Limmer in 1950.
Most stolen bases: Jim Jackson in 1904, Lee Dressen in 1917, Joe Riggert (tied) in 1918, Art Butler (tied) in 1918, Lee Dressen in 1919, Lee Dressen in 1920, Johnny Neun in 1924, Cockoo Christensen in 1925, Norm McMillan in 1927, Jack Saltzgaver in 1931, Hank Schenz in 1949, Jack Cassini in 1950 and Jack Cassini in 1952.
Most wins (pitcher): Charlie Chech in 1904, Charlie Hall in 1920, Tom Sheehan in 1922, Tom Sheehan in 1923, George Pipgras in 1926, Lou Pollo in 1929, Wilcy Moore in 1930, Russ Van Atta in 1932, Lou Fette in 1936, Harry Taylor (tied) in 1946, Phil Haugstad (tied) in 1949 and Jim Golden in 1960.
Most losses: Louis LeRoy in 1908, Louis LeRoy in 1911, Louis LeRoy (tied) in 1913, Harry Gardner in 1914, Slim Harriss in 1932, Lou Fette (tied) in 1934, Art Herring in 1941, Ed Weiland in 1943 and Roger Craig (tied) in 1958.
Most innings: EW Walker in 1914, Tom Sheehan in 1922, George Pipgras in 1926, Lou Polli in 1929, Wilcy Moore in 1930, Slim Harriss in 1932, Les Munns in 1933, Lou Fette in 1936, Phil Haugstad in 1947, Phil Haugstad in 1950, Earl Mossor in 1952 and Jim Golden in 1960.
Lowest ERA (after 1913): Jim Merritt in 1918, Charlie Hall in 1920, Tom Sheehan in 1922, Tom Sheehan in 1923, Fred Heimach in 1928, Archie Campbell in 1929, Art Herring in 1944 and Jim Golden in 1960.
Most strikeouts: Marty O'Toole in 1911, Bob Steele in 1915, Cliff Markle in 1923, George Pipgras in 1926, Phil Haugstad in 1947 and Stan Williams in 1957.
Most walks: EW Walker in 1914, Les Munns in 1932, Les Munns in 1933, Ed Weiland (tied) in 1943, Phil Haugstad in
1949, Phil Haugstad in 1950, Bob Darnell in 1953, Charlie Templeton in 1955 and Stan Williams in 1957.
Single Game Saints American Association Records
Most runs in a game: 28 (tied) on May 30, 1950, Saints v. Mpls
Most total bases in a game by one team: 53 on June 29, 1952 by KC v. Saints
Most home runs in a game by one team: 10 on June 29, 1952, by KC v. Saints
Most home runs in a game by both teams: 10 on June 29, 1952 - KC v. Saints (tied)
Most home runs in one inning: 6 on June 29, 1952, by KC v. Saints
Most double plays in a game: 6 on July 6, 1952, by Mpls v. Saints
Most doubles in one game: 4 by Art Herring on Aug. 10, 1937 (tied), 4 by Frank Baldwin in a game in 1952 (tied)
Most triples in one game: 3 by Ben Chapman on May 7, 1929 (tied)
Most home runs in one game: 4 by Bill Hart on Sept. 4, 1945 (tied)
Most home runs in one inning: 2 by Bud Hudson in a game in 1954 (tied)
Most strikeouts in one game: 20 by Maurice McDermott (Louisv) v. Saints on May 24, 1949
Most walks in one game: 20 by Harry Harper (Mpls) v. Saints on July 5, 1915
Saints Team American Association Records
Most wins in one season: 115 in 1920
Other American Association Individual Records Held by Saints
Consecutive games won: 16 by Charley Hall in 1915
Most errors by third baseman: 69 by Ed Tiemeyer in 1907
Most errors by a pitcher: 16 by Charlie Ferguson in 1902
Saints (as a team) Led League (through 1945):
Runs Scored: 1917 and 1920
Batting Average: 1903, 1905, 1908 (tied), 1913, 1920, 1929, 1931
Holding Opponents to Fewest Runs (after 1917): 1919, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1927 (tied) and 1931
Hits: 1903, 1905, 1908, 1913, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1931,
Total Bases: 1905, 1913, 1920, 1929
Doubles: 1925, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1945
Triples: 1910, 1912, 1920,
Home Runs: 1919, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1931
Sacrifice Hits: 1920, 1944
Stolen Bases: 1903, 1904, 1910, 1911, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928,
Walks (by batters): 1916, 1919, 1922, 1923,
Most strikeouts (by batters): 1915, 1934, 1935, 1940
Fielding Percentage: 1903, 1904 (tied), 1910 (tied), 1913 (tied), 1915, 1920, 1923, 1924 (tied), 1927 (tied), 1930, 1931,
1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1944
All Time American Association Fielding Leaders (Top Three at each position)
First base: 1. Phil Todt in 1934 and Phil Todt in 1937, 3.Walt Golvin in 1922 (tied)
Second base: none
Third base: none
Shortstop: none
Outfield: none
Catcher: none
Saints Chosen for Hall of Fame:
Miller Huggins (player in 1901-1903) inducted in 1964 as a manager
Bill McKechnie (player in 1912-1913) inducted in 1962 as a manager
Leo Durocher (player in 1927) inducted in 1994 as a manager
Lefty Gomez (player in 1930) inducted in 1972
Duke Snider (player in 1947) inducted in 1980
Roy Campanella (player in 1948) inducted in 1969
Walter Alston (manager in 1948-1949) and inducted in 1983 as a manager
Dick Williams (player in 1954) and inducted in 2008 as a manager
On Deck: Gene Mauch (player in 1946)
[Charles Comiskey, who was inducted in 1939, managed pro Saint Paul teams in 1895-1899]
All Time Standings of Original Eight American Association Teams (1902-1960):
| Wins | Losses | Pct. | |
| Minneapolis | 4797 | 4365 | .5236 |
| Saint Paul | 4716 | 4433 | .5155 |
| Milwaukee | 4021 | 3905 | .5073 |
| Indianapolis | 4649 | 4529 | .5065 |
| Louisville | 4602 | 4570 | .5017 |
| Kansas City | 4092 | 4125 | .4980 |
| Columbus | 4019 | 4192 | .4895 |
| Toledo | 3860 | 4520 | .4606 |
Times Original Eight A.A. Teams Finished in Each Position:
| Years | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Playoff Wins | |
| Saint Paul | 59 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Minneapolis | 59 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 51 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Louisville | 59 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| Indianapolis | 59 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 53 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Columbus | 53 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
| Toledo | 54 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | ||
| Mike Kelley | 17 | 1462 | 1138 | .562 | Does not include 1908 when he managed only after Aug. 9 |
| Nick Allen | 5 | 447 | 384 | .538 | |
| Max Macon | 5 | 374 | 381 | .495 | |
| Lefty Liefield | 3 | 265 | 223 | .543 | |
| Ray Blades | 3 | 240 | 213 | .530 | |
| Babe Ganzel | 3 | 232 | 221 | .512 | |
| Clay Bryant | 3 | 227 | 234 | .492 | |
| Walter Alston | 2 | 179 | 128 | .583 | |
| Clay Hopper | 2 | 168 | 135 | .554 | |
| Gabby Street | 2 | 151 | 155 | .493 | Includes games managed by Phil Todt after 7-5-37 |
| Bill Friel | 2 | 133 | 201 | .398 | |
| Bubbles Hargrave | 1 | 102 | 64 | .614 | |
| Danny Ozark | 1 | 83 | 71 | .539 | |
| Emmit McCann | 1 | 78 | 75 | .510 | Incl games mang by Phil Todt late in '33 |
| Marty McManus | 1 | 75 | 78 | .490 | |
| Herman Franks | 1 | 69 | 85 | .448 | Incl games managed by Curt Davis after 8-23-47 |
| Bob Coleman | 1 | 67 | 84 | .444 | |
| Salty Parker | 1 | 67 | 85 | .441 | |
| Dick Padden | 1 | 66 | 80 | .452 | |
| Red Kress | 1 | 61 | 92 | .399 | |
| Ed Aschenbach | 1 | 59 | 95 | .383 | |
| Truck Hannah | 1 | 57 | 97 | .370 | |
| Tim Flood | 1 | 48 | 104 | .316 | Incl. games mang by Mike Kelley after 8-9-08 |
| Roy Hartsfield | 9 | 12 | .429 | Partial season in 1956 |
Saints Who Managed in the Majors :
| Years | Wins | Losses | Pct. | World Series Wins | |
| Walter Alston | 23 | 2,040 | 1,613 | .558 | 4 |
| Leo Durocher | 24 | 2,008 | 1,709 | .540 | 1 |
| Gene Mauch | 26 | 1,902 | 2,037 | .483 | 0 |
| Bill McKechnie | 25 | 1,896 | 1,723 | .524 | 0 |
| Dick Williams | 21 | 1,571 | 1,451 | .520 | 2 |
| Miller Huggins | 17 | 1,413 | 1,134 | .555 | 3 |
| Chuck Dresson | 16 | 1,008 | 973 | .509 | 0 |
| Don Zimmer | 13 | 885 | 858 | .508 | 0 |
| Roger Craig | 10 | 738 | 737 | .500 | 0 |
| Danny Ozark | 8 | 608 | 542 | .529 | 0 |
| Herman Franks | 7 | 605 | 521 | .537 | 0 |
| Gabby Street | 6 | 365 | 332 | .524 | 1 |
| Bob Lillis | 4 | 276 | 261 | .514 | 0 |
| Ben Chapman | 4 | 196 | 276 | .415 | 0 |
| Roy Hartsfield | 3 | 166 | 318 | .343 | 0 |
| Bob Coleman | 3 | 128 | 165 | .437 | 0 |
| Johnny Neun | 3 | 125 | 143 | .466 | 0 |
| Ray Blades | 3 | 107 | 85 | .557 | 0 |
| Marty McManus | 2 | 95 | 153 | .383 | 0 |
| Norm Sherry | 2 | 76 | 71 | .517 | 0 |
| Tom Sheehan | 1 | 46 | 50 | .479 | 0 |
| John Goryl | 2 | 34 | 38 | .472 | 0 |
| Verdie Himsl | 1 | 10 | 21 | .323 | 0 |
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| Year | Place | W | L | Pct | GB | Attendance | Manager |
| 1902 | 3 | 72 | 66 | 0.521 | 22.5 | Mike Kelley | |
| 1903 | 1 | 88 | 46 | 0.657 | - | 135,000 | Mike Kelley |
| 1904 | 1 | 95 | 52 | 0.646 | -- | Mike Kelley | |
| 1905 | 5 | 73 | 77 | 487 | 26 | Mike Kelley | |
| 1906 | 7 | 66 | 80 | 452 | 24 | Dick Padden | |
| 1907 | 8 | 58 | 96 | 377 | 32 | Ed Ashenbach | |
| 1908 | 8 | 48 | 104 | 316 | 43.5 | 90,510 | Tim Flood/Mike Kelley |
| 1909 | 5 | 80 | 83 | 491 | 10.5 | 146,691 | Mike Kelley |
| 1910 | 4 | 88 | 80 | 524 | 19 | 165,619 | Mike Kelley |
| 1911 | 4 | 79 | 85 | 482 | 19.5 | 153,240 | Mike Kelley |
| 1912 | 6 | 77 | 90 | 461 | 29 | 106,149 | Mike Kelley |
| 1913 | 5 | 77 | 90 | 461 | 23 | 123,568 | Bill Friel |
| 1914 | 8 | 56 | 111 | 331 | 42.5 | 75,621 | Bill Friel |
| 1915 | 2 | 90 | 63 | 588 | 1.5 | 137,295 | Mike Kelley |
| 1916 | 4 | 86 | 79 | 521 | 14 | 126,372 | Mike Kelley |
| 1917 | 2 * | 88 | 66 | 571 | 2.5 | 99,254 | Mike Kelley |
| 1918 | 6 | 39 | 38 | 506 | 6 | Mike Kelley | |
| 1919 | 1 | 94 | 60 | 610 | -- | 139,915 | Mike Kelley |
| 1920 | 1 | 115 | 49 | 701 | -- | 229,285 | Mike Kelley |
| 1921 | 6 | 80 | 87 | 479 | 17.5 | 179,527 | Mike Kelley |
| 1922 | 1 | 107 | 60 | 641 | -- | 213,029 | Mike Kelley |
| 1923 | 2 | 111 | 57 | 661 | 2 | 219,979 | Mike Kelley |
| 1924 | 1 | 96 | 70 | 578 | -- | 242,268 | Nick Allen |
| 1925 | 3 | 91 | 78 | 548 | 14.5 | 195,236 | Nick Allen |
| 1926 | 6 | 82 | 81 | 503 | 21 | 166,197 | Nick Allen |
| 1927 | 4 | 90 | 78 | 536 | 11 | 163,423 | Nick Allen |
| 1928 | 4 * | 88 | 80 | 524 | 11.5 | 175,638 | Nick Allen |
| 1929 | 2 | 102 | 64 | 614 | 8.5 | 197,099 | Bubbles Hargrave |
| 1930 | 2 | 91 | 63 | 591 | 2.5 | 180,685 | Lefty Leifeld |
| 1931 | 1 | 104 | 63 | 623 | -- | 176,512 | Lefty Leifeld |
| 1932 | 7 | 70 | 97 | 419 | 29.5 | 85,487 | Lefty Leifeld |
| 1933 | 4 | 78 | 75 | 510 | 8 | 89,562 | Emmett McCann/Phil Todt |
| 1934 | 7 | 67 | 84 | 444 | 19 | 74,801 | Bob Coleman |
| 1935 | 5 | 75 | 78 | 490 | 15.5 | 120,954 | Marty McManus |
| 1936 | 2 | 84 | 68 | 553 | 5 | 168,734 | Gabby Street |
| 1937 | 7 | 67 | 87 | 435 | 23 | 144,395 | Gabby Street/Phil Todt |
| 1938 | 1 | 90 | 61 | 596 | -- | 251,308 | Babe Ganzel |
| 1939 | 5 | 73 | 81 | 474 | 34 | 169,168 | Babe Ganzel |
| 1940 | 5 | 69 | 79 | 466 | 24 | 112,278 | Babe Ganzel |
| 1941 | 7 | 61 | 92 | 399 | 34 | 75,178 | Red Kress |
| 1942 | 8 | 57 | 97 | 370 | 27.5 | 73,990 | Truck Hannah |
| 1943 | 7 | 67 | 85 | 441 | 23.5 | 82,116 | Salty Parker |
| 1944 | 4 | 85 | 66 | 563 | 16 | 116,315 | Ray Blades |
| 1945 | 4 | 75 | 76 | 497 | 16.5 | 187,780 | Ray Blades |
| 1946 | 3 | 80 | 71 | 530 | 11 | 289,544 | Ray Blades |
| 1947 | 7 | 69 | 83 | 454 | 24.5 | 222,331 | Herman Franks/Curt Davis |
| 1948 | 3 | 86 | 68 | 558 | 14 | 320,483 | Walt Alston |
| 1949 | 1 | 93 | 60 | 608 | -- | 352,911 | Walt Alston |
| 1950 | 4 | 83 | 69 | 546 | 6 | 200,149 | Clay Hopper |
| 1951 | 2 | 85 | 66 | 563 | 9 | 171,999 | Clay Hopper |
| 1952 | 3 | 80 | 74 | 519 | 21 | 125,769 | Clay Bryant |
| 1953 | 6 | 72 | 82 | 468 | 18 | 139,348 | Clay Bryant |
| 1954 | 5 | 75 | 78 | 490 | 20.5 | 134,006 | Clay Bryant |
| 1955 | 6 | 75 | 78 | 490 | 16.5 | 118,318 | Max Macon |
| 1956 | 5 | 75 | 78 | 490 | 16.5 | 102,004 | Max Macon |
| 1957 | 5 | 82 | 72 | 532 | 11 | 202,260 | Max Macon |
| 1958 | 7 | 70 | 84 | 455 | 20.5 | 132,120 | Max Macon |
| 1959 | 5 * | 81 | 81 | 500 | 16 | 116,574 | Max Macon |
| 1960 | 3 | 83 | 71 | 539 | 5 | 119,926 | Danny Ozark |
Sources:
"The Record Maker of the American Association" (1946 Edition) compiled and edited by Halsey Hall
"American Association 1993 Sketches and Records"
"Total Baseball" - 6th edition edited by Thorn, Palmer et al; pub by Total Sports (1999)