Ernie Gust

Who was Ernie Gust?

Ernest Herman Frank Gust, nicknamed "Red", was a Major League Baseball player. Gust played for the St. Louis Browns in the 1911 season. In three career games, each against the Washington Senators Gust had no hits in 12 at-bats, playing First Base. He batted and threw right-handed.

Gust received his opportunity to play for St Louis after batting .354 with 17 triples and a Slugging Average of .498 for the Harrisburg/Jackson Merchants in the Class D Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League. Gust led the league in each of these categories among eligible batters. From 1913-1915 Gust played for Savannah in the Class C South Atlantic League, batting .302 in 1914.

In his first game for St. Louis, the Browns lost as Walter Johnson pitched a 5-0 shutout for Washington.

His second game was much closer, but the Browns lost again 3-2. His final game was an 8-7 loss.

After his brief stint with St. Louis in 1911, Gust never played Major League Baseball again.

The Browns finished the 1911 season with the worst record in the American League, only 1/2 a game better than the Boston Rustlers of the National League.

Gust was born in Bay City, Michigan, and died in Maupin, Oregon.