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1939 St. Louis Browns Season
In the 1939 Major League Baseball season, the St. Louis Browns finished eighth in the American League with a record of 43 wins and 111 losses. Regular season The Browns lost a franchise record 111 games—not surpassed until the 2018 Baltimore Orioles (the team moved from St. Louis to Baltimore in )—and finished 64.5 games out of first place.''As Good As It Got, The 1944 St. Louis Browns'', David Alan Heller, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2003, The Browns played particularly poorly at home, posting an 18–59 record. The 59 home losses stood as the most in a modern-era major league season until it was matched by the 2019 Detroit Tigers, who went 22–59 at home. Because of the shorter season, the Browns home winning percentage in 1939 (.234) is still the worst in history. Browns pitching struggled tremendously. The pitchers allowed 739 walks, which was over 100 walks more than the next worse team. The team had an earned run average of 6.01. The next time ... [...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] |
Beau Bell
Roy Chester "Beau" Bell (August 20, 1907 – September 14, 1977) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1935 to 1941 for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, and Cleveland Indians. Bell was named to the 1937 American League All-Star Team. Bell finished 13th in voting for the 1936 American League MVP for playing in 155 games and having 616 at bats, 100 runs, 212 hits, 40 doubles, 12 triples, 11 home runs, 123 runs batted in, four stolen bases, 60 base on balls, a .344 batting average, .403 on-base percentage, .502 slugging percentage, 309 total bases and six sacrifice hits. He finished 17th in voting for the 1937 AL MVP for leading the league in hits (218) and doubles (51) and playing in 156 games and having 642 at bats, 82 runs, eight triples, 14 home runs, 117 runs batted in, two stolen bases, 53 base on balls, a .340 batting average, .391 on-base percentage, .509 slugging percentage, 327 total bases and three sacrifice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loy Hanning
Loy Vernon Hanning (October 18, 1917 – June 24, 1986) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, and , 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 .... Sources Major League Baseball pitchers St. Louis Browns players Fayetteville Angels players Cedar Rapids Raiders players Springfield Browns players San Antonio Missions players Toledo Mud Hens players Baseball players from Missouri 1917 births 1986 deaths People from Bunker, Missouri People from Washington, Missouri {{US-baseball-pitcher-1910s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cox (baseball)
William Donald Cox (June 23, 1913 – February 16, 1988) was an American politician and professional baseball pitcher. Baseball career Cox played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1936 until 1940, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns. He also officiated at high school and college basketball games and at the Illinois State High School Finals in Champaign, Illinois. Political career Cox served in the United States Army during World War II. He served on the Coles County, Illinois School Board Unit No. One from 1954 to 1958. He also served as sheriff of Coles County from 1958 to 1962 and as treasurer of Coles County from 1962 to 1966. Cox was a Republican. Cox served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973. Indictment, conviction, and resignation On September 26, 1973, Cox pleaded guilty in the United States District Court to mail fraud and filing a false income tax return. United States District Court judge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Cole (baseball)
Edward William Cole (born Edward William Kisleauskas, March 22, 1909 – July 28, 1999) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who 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 ... in and . External linksBaseball Reference.com 1909 births 1999 deaths St. Louis Browns players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania {{US-baseball-pitcher-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Mark Christman
Marquette Joseph "Mark" Christman (October 21, 1913 – October 9, 1976) was an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop who appeared in 911 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators in nine seasons between and . He is perhaps best known as the starting third baseman on the 1944 Browns, the only St. Louis-based team to win an American League pennant. Early life and career Born in the St. Louis suburb of Maplewood, Missouri, he was the elder brother of Paul Christman (1918–1970), who would become a quarterback in the National Football League during the 1940s and, later, one of the most accomplished color commentators on NFL and American Football League telecasts of the 1960s. Mark Christman threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed during his baseball career. After graduating from high school in Maplewood, he failed a tryout for the powerhouse St. Louis Cardinals in 1932, but he conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Laabs
Chester Peter Laabs (April 30, 1912 – January 26, 1983) was an American baseball right-handed outfielder. He played professional baseball from 1935 to 1950, including 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1937–1939), St. Louis Browns (1939–1946) and Philadelphia Athletics (1947). He ranked second in the American League with 27 home runs in 1942 and was named to the 1943 All-Star team. Laabs is often remembered for his role in two historic games. On October 2, 1938, he struck out five times, including the final strikeout, in the game in which Bob Feller set a new major league record with 18 strikeouts. Six years later to the day, on October 2, 1944, he helped the Browns clinch the only pennant in club history by hitting two home runs on the final day of the season against the New York Yankees. Early years Laabs was born in 1912 in Milwaukee. He was the fourth of six children of Herman Julius Laabs and Jennie (Szulczewski) Laabs. His father was a German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxie Lawson
Alfred Voyle "Roxie" Lawson (April 13, 1906 – April 9, 1977) was an American baseball player and manager. He was a right-handed pitcher in professional baseball for 13 years from 1929 to 1941, including nine years in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians (1930–1931), Detroit Tigers (1933, 1935–1939), and St. Louis Browns (1939–1940). During his major league career, he compiled a 47–39 win–loss record with a career earned run average (ERA) of 5.37. Lawson pitched with a right-handed side-arm delivery. After his playing career was over, Lawson managed at the minor league level, with the Meridian Peps (Meridian, Mississippi) in the Southeastern League in 1947 and with the Green Bay Bluejays of the Wisconsin State League in 1948. Early years Lawson was born in Donnellson, Iowa, in 1906. His father, William Lawson, was a blacksmith. The family moved to Stockport, Iowa, when Lawson was a child. He played baseball at Stockport High School and began pitching as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gill (pitcher)
George Lloyd Gill (February 13, 1909 – February 21, 1999) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Detroit Tigers from 1937 to 1939 and for the St. Louis Browns in 1939. Born in Catchings, Mississippi, Gill went to Mississippi College before making his debut with the Tigers at age 28 on May 4, 1937. On May 30, 1937, led by fellow Mississippian Gee Walker‚ the Tigers collected 20 hits in an 18–3 victory for Gill. In his rookie season, the right-handed throwing Gill went 11–4 in 31 games (10 as a starter). His 1937 record ranked 5th in the American League in winning percentage (.733). He was also 7th in the league in games finished with 18. Gill had another winning season for the Tigers in 1938, this time as a starter in 23 games. He had 13 complete games in 1938 and finished with a 12–9 record. Gill was traded to the Browns in May 1939 in an 11-player deal that brought Bobo Newsom to the Tigers. Newsom won 17 games for ... [...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] |
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] |
