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1932 St. Louis Browns Season
The 1932 St. Louis Browns season involved the Browns finishing 6th in the American League with a record of 63 wins and 91 losses. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Notable transactions * April 27, 1932: Red Kress was traded by the Browns to the Chicago White Sox for Bruce Campbell (baseball), Bruce Campbell and Bump Hadley. * September 9, 1932: Chad Kimsey was purchased from the Browns by the Chicago White Sox. Roster Player stats Batting Starters by position ''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Other batters ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' Pitching Starting pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts'' Other pitchers ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; ... [...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] |
Lou Polli
Louis Americo Polli (July 9, 1901 – December 19, 2000), nicknamed "Crip", was a professional baseball relief pitcher. Polli first played in the majors with the St. Louis Browns in 1932, pitching 6 innings with a 5.40 earned run average. Polli would not play again in the major leagues until 1944, a period of 12 seasons, when he pitched 35 innings for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ..., with a 4.54 earned run average. Polli's MLB career ERA was 4.68. One of the greatest pitchers in minor-league history, the lanky righthander was the first major league player born in Italy, being one of only seven Italian-born players in MLB as of 2017. Polli compiled a career minor league lifetime mark of 236–226 through 22 seasons. At the time of his dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showboat Fisher
George Aloys "Showboat" Fisher (January 16, 1899 – May 15, 1994) was a baseball player who played in the 1930 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. He had a .335 lifetime batting average (114-for-340) in Major League Baseball with 8 home runs and 71 RBI in 138 games. He played several games for the racially integrated Jamestown Red Sox in 1934 under the management of Ted Radcliffe Theodore Roosevelt "Double Duty" Radcliffe (July 7, 1902 – August 11, 2005) was a professional baseball player in the Negro leagues. An accomplished two-way player, he played as a pitcher and a catcher, became a manager, and in his old age .... He was the last surviving member of the 1924 Washington Senators, the last DC team to win the World Series, until the Nationals won in 2019. References'1934 Jamestown Red Sox', ''Pitch Black Baseball'' (2005)Retrieved August 28, 2005. External links 1899 births 1994 deaths Major League Baseball right fielders St. Louis Browns playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Bettencourt
Lawrence Joseph Bettencourt (September 22, 1905 – September 15, 1978) was an American football and baseball player. He played professionally in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns and in the National Football League (NFL) as a center for the Green Bay Packers. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Bettencourt helped lift Saint Mary's College of California, a small college located in Moraga, California to national prominence. On the defensive side of the ball, Bettencourt became an expert at rushing the punter. During his four-year varsity career, he scored 12 touchdowns, most of them on blocked kicks. As a senior in 1927, he blocked punts in six consecutive games. His offensive play helped gain him All-American honors. During his four years St. Mary's, the school posted a 33–5–2 record. After graduation, he signed a baseball contract with the St. Louis Browns for $6,000, which was then the largest bonus ever paid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Storti
Lindo Ivan Storti (December 5, 1906 – July 24, 1982) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 216 games as a third baseman, second baseman and pinch hitter in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Browns from to . Born in Santa Monica, California, Storti was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed; he was listed as tall and . Storti batted only .227 with 160 hits during a lively-ball era in the majors, amassing 34 doubles, 11 triples, nine home runs, and 75 career runs batted in. He was a career backup infielder, whose personal best in games played came in , with 86. However, Storti had a 19-year professional career (1927–1945), including 12 seasons in the top-level American Association and lengthy service with Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Toledo. He died in Ontario, California Ontario is a city in southwestern San Bernardino County in the U.S. state of California, east of downtown Los Angeles and west of downtown San Bernardino, the county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Scharein
Arthur Otto "Scoop" Scharein (June 30, 1905 – July 2, 1969) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the 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 ...."Art Scharein Statistics and History" ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-01-31. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Scharein, Art 1905 births 1969 deaths[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Melillo
Oscar Donald "Ski" Melillo (August 4, 1899 – November 14, 1963) was an American second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball. He briefly served as manager of the St. Louis Browns in and was also a member of the coaching staff for the Cleveland Indians' 1948 World Series championship team. In a 12-season career, Melillo was a .260 hitter (1,316-for-5,063) with 22 home runs and 548 RBI in 1,377 games, including 590 runs, 210 doubles, 64 triples, and 69 stolen bases. Career A native of Chicago, Melillo reached the majors in 1926 with the Browns, spending nine and a half years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1935–37). Basically a line-drive hitter, he enjoyed a good year in 1929 ending with a .296 batting average in 141 games, hitting for the cycle on May 23. His most productive season came in 1931, when he hit .306 with five home runs, 88 runs, 189 hits, 34 doubles and 11 triples, all career numbers, while adding 75 runs batted in, a significant offens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McLaughlin (third Baseman)
James Robert McLaughlin (January 3, 1902 – December 15, 1968) was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played one game for the St. Louis Browns in . In his lone plate appearance, he drove in a run while making an out against Whit Wyatt John Whitlow Wyatt (September 27, 1907 – July 16, 1999) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of sixteen seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1929–33), Chicago White Sox (1933–36), Clevela .... Prior to his brief major league career, McLaughlin played eight seasons with the Sacramento Senators of the Pacific Coast League from until . He batted .296 with 28 home runs during that time. He did not play professionally after 1932. References External links 1902 births 1968 deaths Major League Baseball third basemen St. Louis Browns players Sacramento Senators players Baseball players from Missouri {{baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Levey
James Julius Levey (September 13, 1906 – March 14, 1970) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played from 1930 to 1933 for the St. Louis Browns. His professional career began in 1927. He also was a halfback for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Football League from 1934 to 1936. He died from cancer at the age of 63 and is interred at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Baseball career He played for the Salisbury Indians in 1927, hitting .252 in 143 at-bats. He served in the United States Marine Corps in 1928. In 1929, he played for the Tulsa Oilers, hitting .287 in 334 at-bats. For the Wichita Falls Spudders in 1930, he hit .289 with 16 home runs in 662 at-bats. He made his big league debut that season, on September 17, and with the Browns he hit .243 in 37 at-bats. Levey was the Browns' starting shortstop from 1931 to 1933. In 1931, he hit .209 with 13 stolen bases (10th in the American League) in 139 games. He had perhaps his best offensive season in 1932, hitting . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Grimes
Edward Adelbert Grimes (September 8, 1905 – October 6, 1974) was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played with the 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 ... in and . External links 1905 births 1974 deaths Major League Baseball third basemen St. Louis Browns players Baseball players from Chicago {{US-baseball-third-baseman-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Burns (first Baseman)
John Irving Burns (August 31, 1907 – April 18, 1975), nicknamed "Slug", was an American first baseman, coach and scout in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers from 1930 to 1936. A native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Burns stood tall and weighed in his playing days and batted and threw left-handed. Playing career Known as "Slug", or "Slugger" on the Cambridge sandlots, Burns initially pursued factory work after high school, and played for his employer's baseball team. In 1927, he played for the Chatham-Harwich club in the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was described as "the hardest hitting first baseman in the league." Burns' professional playing career began in 1928 for the Brockton Shoemakers of the New England League. After leading the Class A Western League in home runs with 36 in 1929, his contract was purchased by the St. Louis Browns of the American League. After a brief MLB trial in 1930, Burns became the starting first ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Schulte
John Clement Schulte (September 8, 1896 – June 28, 1978) was an American catcher and longtime coach (baseball), coach in professional baseball. A native of Fredericktown, Missouri, Schulte batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as tall and . Schulte's professional playing career began in 1915. It lasted for 15 seasons and was interrupted by two years (1917–18) in military service during World War I. He played for five Major League Baseball teams over all or parts of five seasons: the St. Louis Browns ( and ), St. Louis Cardinals (), Philadelphia Phillies (), Chicago Cubs () and Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves (1932). Altogether, he appeared in 192 games played, games, batting average (baseball), hitting .262 with 98 hit (baseball), hits, including 15 double (baseball), doubles, four triple (baseball), triples and 14 home runs. His best year, as a second-string catcher for the Cardinals, saw him set personal bests in most offensive categories. In Chicag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
