Happy Birthday J.W. Porter! The 'baby Brownie'.

This day in St. Louis Browns' history - January 17: a very special "Happy Birthday" to one of baseball's greatest characters and human beings - JW Porter. All fans who attended the Browns' dinners and luncheons over the years remember JW's remarkable wit and story telling. JW was a Brownie in 1952 before losing two prime years to military service before coming back and playing for Detroit, Cleveland, Washington, and the St. Louis Cardinals.

How Browns' GM Approached Winter Meetings: 'Trade Whole Team'

But trade Buck Newsom they did, after "Bobo" got off to an 0-6 start in 1935.  Jack Knott fared better, leading the league in saves, and stayed with the team the whole year. The Browns dropped from 6th to 7th place in the A.L.