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1941 St. Louis Browns Season
The 1941 St. Louis Browns season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 70 wins and 84 losses. Offseason * November 16, 1940: George Caster was selected off waivers by the Browns from the Philadelphia Athletics. Regular season The 1941 season marked a change in management, as Luke Sewell was appointed the Browns new manager on June 5, 1941.As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 13, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, While the St. Louis Cardinals drew over 600,000 fans, the Browns barely drew 175,000.As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns, p. 12, David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, The consensus was that St. Louis could not support two teams. Potential move to Los Angeles The Browns ownership had reached an agreement to move the franchise to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce had guaranteed atte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportsman's Park
Sportsman's Park was the name of several former Major League Baseball ballpark structures in St. Louis, Missouri. All but one of these were located on the same piece of land, at the northwest corner of Grand Boulevard and Dodier Street, on the north side of the city. History Sportsman's Park was the home field of both the St. Louis Browns of the American League, and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League from 1920 to 1953, when the Browns relocated to Baltimore and were rebranded as the Orioles. The physical street address was 2911 North Grand Boulevard. The ballpark (by then known as Busch Stadium, but still commonly called Sportsman's Park) was also the home to professional football: in , it hosted St. Louis' first NFL team, the All-Stars, and later hosted the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League from 1960 (following the team's relocation from Chicago) until 1965, with Busch Memorial Stadium opening its doors in 1966. 1881 structure Baseball was pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rip Radcliff
Raymond Allen Radcliff (January 19, 1906 – May 23, 1962) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who appeared 1,081 games over ten seasons for the Chicago White Sox (–), St. Louis Browns (–) and Detroit Tigers (–). Born in Enid, Oklahoma, he threw and batted left-handed and was listed as tall and . Radcliff entered baseball in 1928 and joined the White Sox in September 1934 after seven prolific seasons in the minor leagues. He was known for his ability to make contact, striking out only once every 29 at bats. He batted .300 five times in his career and was a member of the American League squad for the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. On July 18, 1936, Radcliff went 6–for–7 with 4 runs and 4 RBI in a 21–14 win against the Philadelphia Athletics. He had 200+ hit seasons in and . His best season came in when he hit .342 and finished ninth in American League MVP voting. During his ten-year career, Radcliff compiled a .311 ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Niggeling
John Arnold Niggeling (July 10, 1903 – September 16, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 184 games in Major League Baseball over all or parts of nine seasons (–) with the Boston Bees / Braves, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators. He was a right-handed knuckleball specialist who was listed as tall and . Born in Remsen, Iowa, Niggeling entered pro baseball in 1928 and promptly won 51 games over his first three minor league seasons. But his major-league debut would have to wait until April 30, 1938, when he was 34 years old. He had two brief National League trials with the 1938 Bees and 1939 Reds, totaling 42 innings pitched, before he was acquired by the Browns in January 1940. In the American League over the next six seasons, Niggeling would exceed 150 innings pitched each year, win 56 games, and place in the Junior Circuit's top ten pitchers in earned run average three times (–), and strikeouts twice (1942 and 1944) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury Newlin
Maurice Milton "Maury" Newlin (June 22, 1914 – August 14, 1978) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in and . From 1942 to 1945 Newlin served in the military during World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin .... References External links 1914 births 1978 deaths St. Louis Browns players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Indiana American military personnel of World War II Bartlesville Chiefs players Beatrice Blues players Beaumont Exporters players Fairbury Jeffs players Little Rock Travelers players Montgomery Rebels players Pensacola Fliers players San Antonio Missions players Sioux City Cowboys players Toledo Mud Hens players Topeka Owls players Wichita Falls Spudders players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Muncrief
Robert Cleveland Muncrief (January 28, 1916 – February 6, 1996) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 288 games in Major League Baseball over 12 seasons between and with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees. Born in Madill, Oklahoma, he batted and threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . He is perhaps best known as a key starting pitcher for the 1944 Browns, the only American League team from St. Louis to win a pennant. The following season, in , Muncrief led all Junior Circuit hurlers in winning percentage, posting a .765 mark based on his 13–4 record. Baseball career St. Louis Browns Muncrief graduated from Ada High School and began his 22-year professional baseball career in 1934. He spent his maiden season in the Class C West Dixie League in the extensive minor-league system of St. Louis' dominant National League club, the Cardinals, but was acquired by the Browns in 1935; he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie McKain
Archie Richard "Happy" or "Hap" McKain (May 12, 1911 – May 21, 1985) was a left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Browns between 1937 and 1943. McKain was born in Delphos, Kansas, in 1911. He began playing professional baseball in 1930 with the Pueblo Braves in the Western League. In his second season, he compiled an 18-12 record for the Braves with a 3.86 earned run average (ERA). He advanced to AA baseball with the Louisville Colonels of the American Association. His performance dropped in 1931 as he compiled a 9-19 record. He remained with Louisville until 1935 when he joined the Minneapolis Millers. McKain made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 1937. In two seasons with Boston, he compiled a 13-12 record and a 4.60 ERA. McKain was traded to the Tigers with Pinky Higgins on December 15, 1938, in exchange for Elden Auker, Chet Morgan and Jake Wade. He spent two-and-a-half seasons with the Tigers, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kramer (baseball)
John Henry Kramer (January 5, 1918 – May 18, 1995) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played with four different teams between 1939 and 1951. Listed at , , Kramer batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Kramer pitched 16 seasons from 1936 to 1959, twelve in the major leagues and six in the minors. He entered the majors in 1939 with the St. Louis Browns, playing for them three years before joining the U.S. Navy Seabees during World War II. Following his service discharge, he rejoined the Browns in the 1943 midseason and later was demoted to the Toledo Mud Hens of the American Association. On September 11, he pitched a 5–0 no-hitter against the Louisville Colonels. He struggled with his control in his first four years (201 walks in 345.0 IP), but received a fifth chance in part to the World War II player shortage. He responded with a heroic effort that culminated in the Browns only World Series appearance. In 1944, Kramer led the Browns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vern Kennedy
Lloyd Vernon Kennedy (March 20, 1907 – January 28, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. Kennedy batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. Kennedy attended college at what is now known as the University of Central Missouri, where the football field bears his name. While pitching for the Chicago White Sox, Kennedy threw the first no-hitter in Comiskey Park, a 5–0 shutout over Cleveland on August 31, 1935. His most productive season came in 1936, when he posted career-highs in wins (21), innings pitched () and complete games (20). A competent hitting-pitcher, he compiled a .244 average (181-for-743) with 36 extra base hits, including four home runs and 61 RBI. He also made the American League All-Star team in 1936 and 1938. In a 12-season career, Kennedy posted a 104–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooks Iott
Clarence Eugene "Hooks" Iott (December 3, 1919 – April 17, 1980) was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher, a native of Mountain Grove, Missouri, worked in 26 games and 81 innings pitched in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns (1941, 1947) and the New York Giants (1947). He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Although Iott pitched only briefly in the Major Leagues, Iott spent 16 seasons playing for 20 different teams in minor league baseball (1938–42; 1946; 1948–57), where he won 175 career games. At Paragould, in the Northeast Arkansas League The Northeast Arkansas League was the name used by a pair of American minor league baseball leagues. The first of these started operations in 1909 and continued through 1911. The second version began operations for the 1936 season. It continu ..., he struck out 25 batters in a nine-inning game, and 30 batters in a 15-inning game in 1941. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Harris (baseball)
Robert Arthur Harris (May 1, 1915 – August 8, 1989) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1938 to 1942 for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they p ..., and Philadelphia Athletics. He was the first Wyoming-born player in Major League history. He finished in the top ten in losses three seasons in a row. References Major League Baseball pitchers Detroit Tigers players St. Louis Browns players Philadelphia Athletics players Baseball players from Wyoming 1915 births 1989 deaths People from Gillette, Wyoming {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Galehouse
Dennis Ward Galehouse (December 7, 1911 – December 12, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Browns between 1934 and 1949. Galehouse batted and threw right-handed. Early life Galehouse was born in Marshallville, Ohio, and grew up in nearby Doylestown. Retrieved June 13, 2018. He played semipro baseball in Doylestown. He was 18 years old in 1930 when he entered professional baseball with the Johnstown Johnnies of the |
Emil Bildilli
Emil "Hill Billy" Bildilli (September 16, 1912 – September 16, 1946) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 41 games in Major League Baseball over all or part of five seasons for the St. Louis Browns (1937–41). A left-hander born in Diamond, Indiana, he was listed as tall and . Playing career Minor leagues Bildilli grew up in Shepardsville in Vigo County, Indiana, and attended Clinton High School. As a young man, he moved to Terre Haute, where he played semiprofessional baseball. In 1937, Terre Haute's Class B Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League team, the Tots, a St. Louis Browns' farm club, signed Bildilli, then 24, to his first pro contract. He appeared in 15 games and posted a 7–7 won–lost record before the Tots folded on July 3. Bildilli then spent the rest of the 1937 minor-league campaign with the Class C Johnstown Johnnies of the Middle Atlantic League. Major leagues In late August, he was recalled all the way to St. Louis, getting into fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
