tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133309721088838032024-03-04T22:44:54.564-08:00St. Louis Browns FanclubThe St. Louis Browns are America's Defunct Team™Bill Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615251922927001013noreply@blogger.comBlogger585125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-13875629741275020992021-06-14T10:27:00.002-07:002021-06-14T10:27:50.512-07:00The Orioles have now broken the franchise record for most consecutive road losses set by the Browns<div class="sr_share_wrap" style="overflow:auto">
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-9180487317414340162021-01-18T22:38:00.001-08:002021-01-18T22:38:21.946-08:00January 17, 1954 Orioles Roster<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67998770/" style="text-decoration: none;display:block;" target="_parent"><img src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?clippingId=67998770&width=700&height=402&ts=1611038222" alt="" style="max-width:100%;"><span style="display:block;font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; color: #747474;padding: 4px 0;max-width: 700px;"><strong></strong> Sun, Jan 17, 1954 – 33 · <em>The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland)</em> · Newspapers.com</span></a>Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-29031375972197547432020-12-08T09:54:00.000-08:002020-12-08T09:54:40.327-08:00Browns opening day starters in the latter years<div class="sr_share_wrap" style="overflow:auto">
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<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1953">1953.</a> <a title="facing: Ned Garver" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA195304140.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 14</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1953">DET</a> W (10-0)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="truckvi01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/truckvi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Virgil Trucks">Trucks</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1952">1952.</a> <a title="facing: Dizzy Trout" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET195204150.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 15</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1952">DET</a> W (3-0)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="garvene01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Ned Garver">Garver</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1951">1951.</a> <a title="facing: Billy Pierce" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA195104170.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 17</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1951">CHW</a> L (3-17)#</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="garvene01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Ned Garver">Garver</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1950">1950.</a> <a title="facing: Bill Wight" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA195004180.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 18</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1950">CHW</a> W (5-3)#</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="garvene01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Ned Garver">Garver</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1949">1949.</a> <a title="facing: Bob Feller" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194904190.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 19</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1949">CLE</a> W (5-1)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="garvene01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Ned Garver">Garver</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1948">1948.</a> <a title="facing: Bob Feller" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE194804200.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 20</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1948">CLE</a> L (0-4)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="sanfofr01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanfofr01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Fred Sanford">Sanford</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1947">1947.</a> <a title="facing: Hal Newhouser" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194704150.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 15</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1947">DET</a> L (0-7)#</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="galehde01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/galehde01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Denny Galehouse">Galehouse</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1946">1946.</a> <a title="facing: Hal Newhouser" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194604160.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 16</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1946">DET</a> L (1-2)#</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="pottene01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pottene01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Nels Potter">Potter</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1945">1945.</a> <a title="facing: Hal Newhouser" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194504170.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 17</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1945">DET</a> W (7-1)#</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="jakucsi01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jakucsi01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Sig Jakucki">Jakucki</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1944">1944.</a> <a title="facing: Dizzy Trout" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194404180.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 18</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1944">DET</a> W (2-1)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="krameja01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/krameja01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Jack Kramer">Kramer</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1943">1943.</a> <a title="facing: Bill Dietrich" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194304210.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Wed, Apr 21</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1943">CHW</a> W (3-0)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="hollial01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hollial01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Al Hollingsworth">Hollingsworth</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1942">1942.</a> <a title="facing: Johnny Rigney" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA194204140.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 14</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1942">CHW</a> W (3-0)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="muncrbo01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/muncrbo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Bob Muncrief">Muncrief</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1941">1941.</a> <a title="facing: Bobo Newsom" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194104160.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Wed, Apr 16</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1941">DET</a> W (8-1)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="aukerel01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/aukerel01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Elden Auker">Auker</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1940">1940.</a> <a title="facing: Bobo Newsom" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/DET/DET194004160.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 16</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/DET/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1940">DET</a> W (5-1)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="coffmsl01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coffmsl01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Slick Coffman">Coffman</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1939">1939.</a> <a title="facing: Ted Lyons" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA193904220.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Sat, Apr 22</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1939">CHW</a> W (5-1)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="newsobo01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newsobo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Bobo Newsom">Newsom</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1938">1938.</a> <a title="facing: Johnny Allen" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE193804190.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 19</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLE/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1938">CLE</a> W (6-2)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="newsobo01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/newsobo01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Bobo Newsom">Newsom</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1937">1937.</a> <a title="facing: Vern Kennedy" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA193704210.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Wed, Apr 21</a> vs <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1937">CHW</a> W (15-10)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="hildeor01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hildeor01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Oral Hildebrand">Hildebrand</a></td></tr>
<tr><th scope="row" style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a name="1936">1936.</a> <a title="facing: John Whitehead" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA193604140.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool">Tue, Apr 14</a> at <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/opening.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool#1936">CHW</a> L (6-7)</th><td style="border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 3px 2px 2px; white-space: nowrap; "><a data-entry-id="andreiv01" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/andreiv01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=Share&utm_campaign=ShareTool" title="Ivy Andrews">Andrews</a></td></tr>
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</div>Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-24304354682177251852018-08-20T17:06:00.001-07:002018-08-20T17:10:46.500-07:00Notice of first A.A. Browns Game to be Played<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22993596/" style="text-decoration: none;display:block;" target="_parent"><img src="https://img.newspapers.com/img/img?id=137653826&width=700&height=1092&crop=3826_3126_888_1645&rotation=0&brightness=0&contrast=0&invert=0&ts=1534809848&h=7f2f573563e3b72bcc5e98f12adf6831" alt="" style="max-width:100%;"><span style="display:block;font: 13px helvetica, sans-serif; color: #747474;padding: 4px 0;max-width: 700px;"><strong></strong> Tue, May 2, 1882 – Page 8 · <em>St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri)</em> · Newspapers.com</span></a><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rogers Hornsby is significant because of a story Tom told me. It was spring training with the White Sox in 1946. The coaches were <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haasmu01.shtml" target="_blank">Mule Hass</a> and Rogers Hornsby. Tom’s roommate was <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lodigda01.shtml" target="_blank">Dario Lodigiani</a>. Dario told Tom that he overheard the two coaches talking. Hass told Hornsby, “I think I’m going to work with Jordan on his stance today. Hornsby told Hass, “There’s nothing wrong with that boy’s stance. Leave it alone!”.<br />
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[Jordan had hit .350 his previous season splitting time between the White Sox, Milwaukee and Kansas City].<br />
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-86833693956382133122018-03-16T11:20:00.003-07:002018-03-16T11:33:08.312-07:00The greatest pitcher in 'Orioles' history ... was a Brownie!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In 1954, having moved the St. Louis Browns to Baltimore, the new owners ditched, effectively, their Browns history, saying that the team and the city already have a proud history from the International (minor) League, the National League of the 1890s, and the American Association of the 1880s all named “Baltimore Orioles” (the ill-fated American League team that played two yeas and became the New York Highlanders… not so much ... that's truly the "Team Baseball Forgot").<br />
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The Oriole team yearbooks and media guides from the 1950s reflect this. But let's have fun with that, shall we fam? This means that the most successful Orioles pitcher in history is not HofF <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmeji01.shtml" target="_blank">Jim Palmer</a>, but <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/o/ogdenja01.shtml" target="_blank">Jack Ogden.</a> Who was also a Brown!<br />
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Ogden's other accolades include:<br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Pitcher with the most victories in International League history</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The Baltimore Orioles won six of its seven consecutive International League pennants during Ogden’s tenure. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Four of those Orioles teams were ranked among the minor leagues’ <a href="http://www.milb.com/milb/history/top100.jsp" target="_blank">19 best ever in the twentieth century.</a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Ogden won more than 20-games six times for the Orioles, with seasons of 31, 28, and 27 victories. (Season totals never approached by Palmer, who averaged 14-wins per year).</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">If he were included in the Orioles stats, he would be #2 in most innings pitched, between Palmer and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcnalda01.shtml" target="_blank">Dave McNally</a>.</li>
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You see why he is arguably "the greatest 'Oriole' pitcher ever" and certainly the most-successful in terms of winning percentage. And the Orioles of the IL were a minor league club in rank only. Their roster regularly included 85% players who had - or were about to have - major league experience.<br />
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Oh .. and Ogden was 15-16 for one of the better Browns teams in history: the 1928 team that finished in third-place and was 10 games over .500. The next year he fell off to 4-8. In 1930 he was claimed off waivers by the Reds.<br />
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Ogden stayed in pro baseball until the 1970s with great success wearing several hats. His life story is fascinating and tragic. A recommended <a href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/67804277" target="_blank">good read at SABR.</a><br />
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-44273847419158374392018-01-26T11:49:00.002-08:002018-01-26T12:38:48.147-08:00Nevers Say Never<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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who played his entire career with the St. Louis Browns, and just caught the tail end
of the George Sisler-Ken Williams-Baby Doll Jacobson era, is the only major
league baseball player to have a football team named after him. Read all about
it in <a href="http://www.startribune.com/forgotten-stars-minnesota-s-first-nfl-team-wasn-t-the-vikings/471198833/">today’s</a>
<i>Minneapolis Star Tribune</i>. The team
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when you see Vikings fans swooning over Case Keenum or Sam Bradford, realize that
Minnesotans four generations ago were rooting for</span> <span style="color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 11.5pt; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; line-height: 107%;">Ernest Alonzo Nevers, the pride of Willow
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right out of Stanford by <i>manager</i>
George Sisler. The Sporting News of Thursday,
January 7, 1926 speculates it was a one elite college man to another thing”
which enabled Sisler to outbid the New Giants who had already announced in late
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-68315945760352859212018-01-19T10:12:00.001-08:002018-01-19T10:12:15.982-08:00Happy Birthday J.W. Porter! The 'baby Brownie'.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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.<br />
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-22352456864970014022018-01-14T21:26:00.001-08:002018-01-14T21:34:22.513-08:00How Browns' GM Approached Winter Meetings: 'Trade Whole Team'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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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.</div>
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-26677849033515822342018-01-02T14:05:00.002-08:002018-01-02T14:07:59.481-08:00By invitation of the St. Louis Cardinals, The St. Louis Browns Fan Club will be presenting a reminiscence of the team and their authored book: <i>The St. Louis Browns - The Story Of A Beloved Team</i> all three days at this year's Winter Warm Up: January 13 - 14 & 15. If you are going to the Winter Warm Up, put this on your schedule and attend. We will also have books available for sale. Times of the Browns session will be posted later this week. See you at the Winter Warm Up.Bill Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615251922927001013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-89590109142114976522017-12-18T11:34:00.002-08:002017-12-18T11:40:13.237-08:00CONFIRMED for '18 Reunion in St. Louis: 1948 Brownie Tom Jordan. 98 Years Old!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-29959691060459415822017-12-15T05:31:00.001-08:002017-12-15T05:31:35.649-08:00Browns documentary underway
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overwhelming success of the book: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">St.
Louis Browns - The Story of a Beloved Team</i> has triggered the development of
a film on the Browns baseball team's history that will be televised in the
spring. Ed Wheatley of the Browns Fan Club has been working with the film's
production team to turn the Gateway Grizzlies' stadium into 1930's and 1940's
Sportsman's Park for scenes within the film. The scenes will include actual
Browns uniforms, bats and other memorabilia. Stay in touch with this site as
more information on the documentary's launch will be detailed. It is shaping up
to be an excellent piece of baseball lore.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0000ee;">Here I thought the Orioles were in a resurgence under <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/showabu99.shtml" target="_blank">Buck Showalter</a>. Then I look up and see that the O's actually finished in last place. Hmmmn. Well, for the record, that's the 18th last place finish for the franchise: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px;">Although there have been scores of sons who have followed their fathers in <i>playing </i>major-league baseball, there are surprisingly few who have followed their fathers as <i>managers</i>. A</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">ccording to Elias Sports Bureau, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/booneaa01.shtml" target="_blank">Aaron</a> [new Yankees skipper] and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/boonebo01.shtml" target="_blank">Bob Boone</a> will be just the third father-son duo to both manage big-league teams. The others were <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/sislege01.shtml" target="_blank">George</a> (St. Louis Browns) and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/sisledi01.shtml" target="_blank">Dick Sisler</a> (Cincinnati Reds), and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/skinnbo01.shtml" target="_blank">Bob</a> (Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres) and <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/skinnjo01.shtml" target="_blank">Joel Skinner</a> (Cleveland Indians). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "lato" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">Nerd Note: Dick Sisler coached Bob Skinner while on the Cardinals in 1966.</span><br />
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<u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;">Wow
- what a gift!</span></u><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> That's what people keep telling us about the St. Louis
Browns' Historical Society's recently published book: The St. Louis Browns -
The Story Of A Beloved Team. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It is
becoming a great Christmas present for people of all ages</b>: it takes parents
and grandparents back in time to the memories of Browns baseball as well as
stories the Browns' rich history for new generations. The book can be attained
online, at local books stores, big box stores like Costco, or through the
Browns Fan Club. You can even get a copy signed by the authors. Relive baseball
with the Browns with this tremendous Christmas gift.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And remember all proceeds from this book go to the Browns
Fan Club and preserving the legacy and memorabilia of the Browns.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; margin: 0px;"></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span>Bill Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615251922927001013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-66555525800614253772017-12-03T01:21:00.001-08:002018-01-15T06:43:28.134-08:00Who dey? Maybe Mr. Hedges spent his money foolishly, after all<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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FILE - In this May 6, 1953, file photo, Manuel "Jungle Jim" Rivera, of the Chicago White Sox 1953, poses in a batting stance. Rivera, an outfielder on the 1959 "Go-Go" White Sox pennant-winning team, has died Monday night in Fort Wayne, Ind. the team said Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017. He was 96. (AP Photo/File)</div>
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<span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Jungle Jim”</span> Rivera, an outfielder on the 1959 <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Go-Go”</span> White Sox pennant-winning team, died Monday in Fort Wayne. He was 96. The AL leader in triples in 1953 and steals two years later, Rivera played for the White Sox from 1952 to 1961. He was part of the 1959 team that — led by Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio and Early Wynn — captured the franchise’s first pennant since 1919. Rivera batted .256 in a career that included short stints with the St. Louis Browns and Kansas City Athletics.</div>
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The following is a 2012 interiew with Rivera, who went on to own Captain’s Cabin Restaurant at Crooked Lake in Angola after retiring from baseball.</div>
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He once chided President John F. Kennedy for an illegible autograph on a souvenir baseball, telling him, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“You certainly have to do better than this, John.”</span> Another time, he boasted to former first lady Bess Truman, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“I’m sure sorry my home run beat your club, but it was a helluva wallop, eh Bess?”</span></div>
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For 10 seasons, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Jungle Jim”</span> Rivera played major league baseball, with most of his career spent playing outfield with the Chicago White Sox. The irrepressible Rivera, known for his speed, huge cigars, headfirst slides, and humor was often fodder for sports writers who delighted in his genial unpredictability.</div>
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Retirement from baseball saw him take up the reins at Angola’s venerable Captain’s Cabin — a role he relished for 26 years. Now, at age 90, he reflects on a life well-lived.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Your parents moved to New York from Puerto Rico. Describe your childhood.</span></div>
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When I was about three years old, my mother died, and my sister Mary and I were put in an orphanage. When we came out, I was 15, going on 16.</div>
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It was a Catholic home for boys and girls. My father would come up and visit once in a while. We had a place in the middle of the convent where you could sit and eat fruit, candy — whatever the parents would bring. They would visit for a couple hours and then go home. Every other year he would show up. I was glad… glad to see him.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">After you returned home, you began boxing and continued in the Army.</span></div>
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I loved boxing. I was in the Golden Gloves in New York City. I got the h— beat out of me, but I loved it. I went to the finals one time.</div>
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In the Army if you won [the match] on Friday nights, you either got cigarettes, tickets to a movie, or you didn’t get KP. And I didn’t want KP!</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">You were also a judo instructor and played baseball in the Army before signing a contract to play major league baseball in 1949. Where did you play?</span></div>
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I was signed by the Atlanta Braves, and they sent me to Gainesville, Florida, Class D. I played there, and we won everything — play-offs, batting champ… Then I went to Pensacola, Class A, and won everything there. Next was Seattle, AAA, under Rogers Hornsby.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hornsby signed you to the St. Louis Browns in 1952, where you played before joining the Chicago White Sox. How did that transpire?</span></div>
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Rogers Hornsby liked anyone who would hustle, and he said one day that he would pay $2 to see me play. I was with the Browns about a month and a half, and then the White Sox bought me.</div>
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I started in center field, but when we got Jim Landis, I went to right. Minnie Minoso was in left.</div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">You set several records with the Sox. What were they?</span></div>
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Every time I stole a base, I had to deal with Frank Lane, the General Manager. When I stole a base, I got $100, and when I got thrown out, he’d take $100 off. That was good incentive! I had 25 that year (1955). My 16 triples held up for a long, long time.</div>
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We were playing the Dodgers in an exhibition game in Florida, and Don Newcombe was pitching. I got a single off Newcombe — right through the box. When I got on first base, instead of leaning, I was [demonstrates a chimpanzee-like stance]. The announcer says to the newsman, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Look at him! He looks like he’s in the jungle!”</span></div>
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So, I took off for second base, dove headfirst, and they threw me out. It was in the Chicago Sun-Times the next day: <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Jungle Jim”</span>. Ah, well, it was better than some of the things I’ve been called.</div>
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I just did that automatically. If you dive headfirst you can see where the ball is coming from. It doesn’t hurt to slide like that if you do it right. I would rather have a broken finger than a broken ankle.</div>
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One night I had a home run to beat Kansas City. Bess and Harry Truman always sat between first and home in the upper deck. You could see the Secret Service guys all around them.</div>
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After the game we saw a big crowd at the front of the stadium. Harry Truman was in the middle. I walked up and said, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Hi, Harry. Jim Rivera and George Kell… Where’s Bess?”</span></div>
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There was this big black Cadillac, and Bess was in the back seat. I went over and said, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“Hi, Bess. I’m the one who hit the home run and beatcha.”</span></div>
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I knew that every year on opening day, the president would throw the ball out, and I knew from watching films of him playing touch football with the family that he had a pretty good arm. Everybody was on the pitcher’s mound, but I went back further.</div>
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So here comes the ball… and I caught it.</div>
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Something like, <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“what’s this? Is that your signature? It’s just a scribble!”</span></div>
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My first wife lived in Angola, and her brother Bill and I bought the restaurant. It was a new role for me.</div>
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On weekends a combo played for dancing. I had a box full of <span class="quotations" style="color: #0d0d0d; font-style: italic;">“instruments”</span> I passed out, and everyone played along. Spoons was my specialty. Every year on a Sunday before Christmas, I fixed a chicken dinner for the residents of the County Home. New Year’s Eve was a big event, starting with a decorating party and ending with breakfast.</div>
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Customers from Indiana, Michigan and Ohio… euchre games… relaxing on Doc Nesbitt’s pontoon on Lake James… I loved my time at the Cabin, and I loved the people there. I wish I could do it all over again.</div>
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I’ve met so many people, from Presidents to ballplayers to fans and little leaguers, and the good things in life outweigh any hardships along the way. I have the two most important things in life — a wonderful wife and great friends — and, I might add, great memories.</div>
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-56626744429845906252017-11-14T13:44:00.001-08:002017-11-15T05:44:13.798-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Bill Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615251922927001013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-77793533218968418022017-10-30T16:16:00.001-07:002017-10-30T16:16:18.262-07:00Great Coverage Of the St. Louis Browns Annual Reunion Luncheon by the St. Louis Cardinals for their program The Cardinals Insider.Great segment from the St. Louis Browns Annual Luncheon captured by the St. Louis Cardinals for their TV show: The Cardinals Insider. Really shows what a great time had by all and a great turnout. Bottomline, it shows the tremendous vitality and commitment of Brownie Fans and how they turn out even 64 years after the team left St. Louis. The Fan Club welcomes all to attend. Here is the clip introduced by Ozzie Smith on the show: <a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="origin" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DLLcyQUkdjV0&h=ATPlY3TQre8ASUWQyKpmDFMo8fBofGpy-ncR5I63OoR04bTlK9w1tmiEsymNk9RR7IdR9BY_xRQeBciCGyU7DHheu2U4z8Ztp2enRp9fZ89l6x8VDUkk_Eshm4RK_6kKCBbWvE8LRxndo2lR2urNc0jKckPvzxK4W2Txest1VoxAexGi2qo6qZOc7dHQKLs-Ii_fA_JfVDNdTCWpBZX4lAFuacs-U4Mk7WNmf0lTimdWgJm5MnM23yNKfzSiYzwVR_MVL8eeNAHVPsntJSViMJHlsNOU_uDbhNPCW6NUyPx92bbiraFCf28T" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLcyQUkdjV0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLcyQUkdjV0</a>.<br />
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<span data-offset-key="bp1e5-0-0"><span data-text="true">Big News! <b><u>Save the date for the very first St. Louis Browns Fan Club Quarterly Roundtable</u></b> to be held Saturday January 20, 2018 from 1:30PM to 3:30PM at the Carondelet Historical Society building. <u>The topic will be George Sisler and the great Browns teams of the 1920s</u>. Members of George Sisler family will be attending as well as the Browns Fan Club. It will be an open discussion and all are invited to participate and bring items to show and discuss as part of the presentation led by the Browns Historical Society. Admission is free to all current Fan Club members and $15 for non-members. Full details of the event will posted around December 1, 2017.</span></span></div>
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<i>(UPDATE 12/12/18: Buddy did not make the Hall this time around bit good friend of the BFC, Bob Costas did make it. Congrats, Little Bobby Costas!) </i>There are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles#Baseball_Hall_of_Famers" target="_blank">14 players</a> who played for the St. Louis Browns who are in the National Baseball Hall Of Fame. In addition, there are another <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles#Baseball_Hall_of_Famers" target="_blank">eight inductees</a> who had a connection to the Browns either by being on the Browns roster as a player, or coach, or by being the everyday broadcaster of Browns games.<br />
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Frankly, we at the St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan Club were not expecting ever to have another inductee. But one has arisen on the horizon: <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blattbu01.shtml" target="_blank">Buddy Blattner.</a><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp60Mo6L1WKMjNX-DLjYgxZbvaMuBR8NqgG4lRY1C3_46hAxl4RHk5r94xrEkp5OvBCDXr8whspww6s3udcmFoCWKN7gS7FveilmoO8qhosZdwTplDZ7gVB1Ow2wguEhxOCFsFHVJBI1W/s1600/dribbble_browns-website_shot.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp60Mo6L1WKMjNX-DLjYgxZbvaMuBR8NqgG4lRY1C3_46hAxl4RHk5r94xrEkp5OvBCDXr8whspww6s3udcmFoCWKN7gS7FveilmoO8qhosZdwTplDZ7gVB1Ow2wguEhxOCFsFHVJBI1W/s200/dribbble_browns-website_shot.gif" width="200" /></a>Blattner is one of the nominees this year for the broadcaster wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Broadcasters who are "inducted" receive the Ford C. Frick Award.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp60Mo6L1WKMjNX-DLjYgxZbvaMuBR8NqgG4lRY1C3_46hAxl4RHk5r94xrEkp5OvBCDXr8whspww6s3udcmFoCWKN7gS7FveilmoO8qhosZdwTplDZ7gVB1Ow2wguEhxOCFsFHVJBI1W/s1600/dribbble_browns-website_shot.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp60Mo6L1WKMjNX-DLjYgxZbvaMuBR8NqgG4lRY1C3_46hAxl4RHk5r94xrEkp5OvBCDXr8whspww6s3udcmFoCWKN7gS7FveilmoO8qhosZdwTplDZ7gVB1Ow2wguEhxOCFsFHVJBI1W/s200/dribbble_browns-website_shot.gif" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a>Blattner was the Browns radio broadcaster for four full seasons (from 1950 through 1953). He was also the Browns television broadcaster in 1953 on KSD-TV and by mid-August, on "the Home of the Browns", WTVI (present day KTVI or "Fox 2"). On both radio and TV, Blattner's job was to handle play-by-play while a sidekick did "color" commentary (in 1952 and '53 the color man was <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/deandi01.shtml" target="_blank">Dizzy Dean</a>).<br />
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Blattner was a fine broadcaster who later went on to greater fame in the broadcasting world than calling the lowly Browns. But being required to make Browns games exciting on radio gave Blattner the "chops" he would need to rise to the level of being considered for the Hall Of Fame.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp60Mo6L1WKMjNX-DLjYgxZbvaMuBR8NqgG4lRY1C3_46hAxl4RHk5r94xrEkp5OvBCDXr8whspww6s3udcmFoCWKN7gS7FveilmoO8qhosZdwTplDZ7gVB1Ow2wguEhxOCFsFHVJBI1W/s1600/dribbble_browns-website_shot.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp60Mo6L1WKMjNX-DLjYgxZbvaMuBR8NqgG4lRY1C3_46hAxl4RHk5r94xrEkp5OvBCDXr8whspww6s3udcmFoCWKN7gS7FveilmoO8qhosZdwTplDZ7gVB1Ow2wguEhxOCFsFHVJBI1W/s200/dribbble_browns-website_shot.gif" width="200" /></a>The Browns also gave Blattner the chance to get into TV sports reporting. TV viewers wrote letters to the Post-Dispatch in protest when Blattner's and sidekick Howie Williams' hot stove league program recapping the week's Browns' escapades interrupted the center portion of <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Show_of_Shows" target="_blank">Your Show of Shows,</a></i> a Saturday evening staple and the fourth-ranked program in the ratings for 1951. The Browns and Blattner were scheduled to broadcast every game in 1953 on WTVI. Broadcasting games <i>every day was </i>a practice that was only found in the big markets of New York and Chicago. Unfortunately, the new station, on Ultra High Frequency, couldn't get its signal together until early August. Nonetheless, Blattner hosted a program previewing the Browns 1953 season on the only TV station on the air at the time, KSD-TV*.<br />
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Since Blattner was rehearsed for the nuances of TV description in 1953, but with no regular station, he was tapped to televise the Major League opening day game in Washington D.C. for the Game of the Week (Yankees vs. Senators). But the game was washed out. Blattner's first known Browns play-by-play telecast was Saturday, June 13, a contest against the Philadelphia Athletics on KSD.<br />
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Blattner was slated to be part of a Bill Veeck stunt that, if it had come off, might have made his name come up for consideration in the Hall of Fame a whole lot sooner, simply because the notoriety gained from the stunt would have made him something of a journalistic pioneer (and his name a <i>household word</i> almost on par with Eddie Gaedel's.)<br />
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Here's that scoop: In 1951, Veeck was planning to activate Blattner on the Browns' roster, send him onto the field with a walkie-talkie strapped to his back, and have him broadcast a game while playing. (Much like the annoying little league right-fielder who gets bored and starts pretending he is a baseball announcer!). Blattner had appeared in 272 major league games before retiring, and was only 31-years old, so the gimmick even had competitive plausibility.<br />
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But the experiment died when the Phillies, who still owned Blattner’s contract even though he was retired, demanded $10,000. Veeck couldn’t afford it.<br />
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After the Browns moved, Blattner became the play-by-play man for another pro sports franchise that moved from Milwaukee to St. Louis when the NBA’s Hawks moved from Milwaukee to St. Louis in 1955. (The Hawks didn't last nearly as long as the Browns, though: just 14 years.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* That season-opening TV appearance was April 10, 1953 on KSD-TV with "a studio program featuring Marty Marion, manager of the Browns, other Browns players" and Blattner as "m.c.".</span><br />
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Former Royals announcer Robert “Bud” Blattner is one of eight finalists for the <a href="https://baseballhall.org/awards/ford-c-frick">Ford C. Frick Award</a>, given annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame to recognize longstanding excellence in broadcasting. The other candidates are Joe Buck, Bob Costas, Dizzy Dean, Don Drysdale, Al Michaels, Joe Morgan, and Pee Wee Reese. Denny Matthews won the award in 2007. Blattner was paired with Matthews for the original broadcasting team in Royals history back in 1969. </div>
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Blattner grew up in St. Louis and played for his hometown Cardinals for a season before serving his country in World War II in the Navy. The second baseman returned for a few years with the Giants and Phillies before turning to broadcasting, working with the St. Louis Browns. He was teamed with Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean, known for his folksy sayings and mangling of the English language (he would frequently say runners “slud” into the base.) Blattner was the straight man to Dean’s mania, <a href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-buddy-blattner-2009sep09-story.html">commenting</a>, “People liked (Dean) giving everything but the score, but wanted me to restore sanity.”</div>
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Blattner and Dean were picked up nationally and eventually did TV broadcasts for ABC. They were the first team <a href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/87727128">ever to do a weekly national broadcast</a>. <a href="http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/87727128">Blattner was known for</a> “a sunshiny voice and his Rotarian of the Year personality.” Eventually, Blattner and Dean split up acrimoniously and Blattner returned to St. Louis to do Cardinals games. </div>
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After two seasons in St. Louis, Blattner moved on to the expansion Los Angeles Angels, where he served as their broadcaster from 1962 to 1968. In 1969, he again joined an expansion team, becoming the first broadcaster in Royals history, along with a young, fresh-faced Denny Matthews. </div>
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Despite being 23 years his senior, Blattner meshed well with the 26-year old rookie broadcaster from Peoria. Blattner became enormously popular, broadcasting games on 980 KMBZ, with games occasionally simulcast on KMBC Channel 9 in Kansas City. Blattner worked for the Royals until 1975, when he decided to retire and hand things over to Fred White, who paired with Matthews for the next two decades.</div>
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Blattner was also a very accomplished table tennis player, winning a national championship, and being inducted in to the U.S. Table Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 1979. He passed away from lung cancer in 2009. </div>
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The winner of the Ford C. Frick Award will be announced December 13, with a ceremony for the honoree at next year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony next July. </div>
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-45225053231144670072017-10-23T14:47:00.001-07:002017-10-23T14:47:35.381-07:00
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"><b>Really great feedback and reviews about the Fan Club's
new book</b>, <i>The St. Louis Browns - The Story Of A Beloved Team</i>. <u>Here are a couple of posts by people who
bought the book</u>: </span></div>
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<ul>
<li><div style="background: white; margin: 0px;">
<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">"There are books available that have been written
about the St. Louis Browns but this latest effort is unique due to the wealth
of photographs that are included." </span></div>
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<li><div style="background: white; margin: 0px;">
<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">"This is a coffee table book that is sure to enrich
any baseball fan's library. It brought back a lot of memories to me of players
I remember from the Browns' last couple of years in St. Louis. Buy the book.
You'll be glad you did." </span></div>
</li>
<div style="background: white; margin: 0px;">
<li><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"></span><span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;">"What a wonderful book about the St. Louis Browns.
There is a wealth of information about the history of this team. You will want
to display it with it's timeless photographs and illustrations. Beautifully
done!.</span></li>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"></span></ul>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; margin: 0px;"><b>The book will make a great holiday gift and remember 100%
of the proceeds goes to the Browns Historical Society to maintain the legacy
and memorabilia of this beloved team.</b></span></div>
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><b></b>Bill Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17615251922927001013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-58228703135506756822017-10-18T15:26:00.001-07:002017-12-26T11:03:52.533-08:00Not Many Can Say: 'I Played for Two A.L. Missouri Teams'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At the recent (9/26) St. Louis Browns Historical Society luncheon, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/herzowh01.shtml" target="_blank">Whitey Herzog</a>, in his keynote speech, gave a memorial tribute to his former teammate with the Kansas City Athletics, <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garvene01.shtml" target="_blank">Ned Garver</a> (who was also a great Brownie, of course). <br />
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It is seldom noted that the state of Missouri had an American League representative continuously from 1902 until 1967, with the exception of one year: 1954. This is because the year after the Browns moved to Baltimore, the Athletics moved from Philadelphia to Kansas City, Mo. For all but seven of those 65 years, the state of Missouri was as far west as any American League team had to travel.<br />
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And die-hard American League fans in Eastern Missouri could at least road-trip to Western Missouri (a four-hour drive) to get their fix of Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Ted Williams... Plus watch their beloved Brownies, now the Baltimore Orioles, take on the Athletics (we at the Browns fan club have met a good number of Browns fans who stayed Orioles/American League fans and never switched to the Cardinals.).<br />
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And it is also curious that there was something of a pipeline between the Browns (more properly, <i>ex</i>-Browns) and the Athletics team. Fully 14 players were eventually traded to Kansas City after the Browns left town. That's even half the number of Browns who also played for Baltimore (see chart). And the Orioles inherited <i>all</i> the ex-Browns. Baltimore obviously did a good job of trying to rid itself of ex-Browns as quickly as possible (they were all gone by 1955, although a few, like <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/courtcl01.shtml" target="_blank">Clint Courtney</a> were reacquired later). Kansas City however, was not Browns-shy, and had six ex-Browns playing in Kansas City as late as the 1960s. By contrast, only three ex-Browns made appearances in an Orioles uniform in the 1960s.<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>The last ex-Brown to wear an Orioles uniform? <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/larsedo01.shtml" target="_blank">Don Larsen</a> September 10, 1965 (Don also gave a speech at the 9/26 luncheon.) Don was released by the Orioles the day before the season opened in 1966. If he lasted one more day he would've had a "Browns" World Series ring. What a kick to have a WS ring for the team he started his career with that had only been in one WS prior to 1966.</li>
<li>The last ex-Brown to wear a uniform of an American League Missouri team? <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paigesa01.shtml" target="_blank">Satchel Paige</a>, September 25, 1965.</li>
<li>Ex-Browns who were Kansas City A's coaches are: Don Heffner and Babe Dahlgren.</li>
</ul>
No Brownie quite made it all the way to 1969, which was the advent of another A.L. Missouri team, the Kansas City Royals. Although <a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francti01.shtml" target="_blank">Tito Francona</a> did make it to the expansion A.L. Milwaukee Brewers. And Tito was signed by the Browns and played in the Browns minor league system in 52-53.<br />
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Here's the skinny of who played for both:<br />
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p.s. The followibg also played for two Missouri A.L. teans .. via playing for both the A's and the Royals: Moe Drabowsky, Aurelio Monteagudo, Ken Sanders.<br />
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Trivia: the three other states which have had two American League teams are: California, Washington and Wisconsin. Can you name the teams?<br />
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-73351599763206609662017-09-28T08:17:00.000-07:002017-09-28T08:22:51.395-07:00Photos from Browns' last game: "Goodbye? or "So Long 'Til '54?"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Emmett McAuliffehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00633965498558235645noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-913330972108883803.post-71102183222881025922017-09-16T08:12:00.001-07:002017-09-16T08:12:54.427-07:00Join the St. Louis Browns Historical Society at the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame this Tuesday at 6:30PM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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