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Episode 296 of “The Sports Experience Podcast” is here & we're continuing our block of episodes on the greatest players in the history of the Negro Leagues.Arguably one of the greatest pitchers of all-time, Satchel Paige was an absolute legend on the mound.After he ran into legal trouble in his youth in Alabama, Paige focused on his love of baseball and learned to pitch in a reform school. Upon his release, the young right-handed Paige became a star in the Negro Leagues. Armed with a devastating fastball, an array of breaking pitches and multiple release points, Paige dominated the competition as a member of the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Kansas City Monarchs.Paige was a six-time All-Star, won a World Series in 1942 and even displayed his talents in the California Winter League against legends like Joe DiMaggio. Paige even found success outside the Negro Leagues in places like Puerto Rico, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.In 1947, Paige and Bob Feller went on a barnstorming tour of the country which played integrated exhibition games between some of the top talent in baseball.Though a past injury had limited his fastball, Paige became the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball in 1948 for the Cleveland Indians. What made that even sweeter was the fact that he pitched in and was part of Cleveland's World Series winning team that season.Paige then made two All-Star teams in 1952 and 1953 as a member of the St. Louis Browns in 1952 and 1953, and even pitched at age 59 for the Kansas City Athletics in 1965!Paige ultimately received the highest honor in the sport in 1971 when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.Connect with us on Instagram!Chris Quinn: @cquinncomedyDominic DiTolla: @ditolladominicProducer: @ty_englestudioInstagram: @thesportsexperiencepodcastIf you enjoy this podcast, please help support us @:https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-sports-experience-pod/support#sportspodcast#comedypodcast #satchelpaige#baseballplayer#baseball

Get ready to swing for the fences as we delve into the fascinating realm of St. Louis baseball with Ed Wheatley, an award-winning author and film producer deeply involved in St. Louis sports. Wheatley discusses his new book, From St. Louis to Cooperstown: Baseball Legends, Born and Made in the Gateway City, sharing fascinating stories and little-known facts about Hall of Fame inductees with ties to St. Louis. The book profiles not only the well-known Hall of Famers but also the many overlooked players from the Cardinals, Browns, and Negro Leagues. Who knew that the journey from the baseball diamond to Cooperstown is filled with such rich narratives? We discuss the importance of remembering those who might not have made the headlines but played pivotal roles in shaping the game in St. Louis. With a sprinkle of humor, Ed recounts the quirks of baseball history, including the trials and tribulations and heartfelt stories of players who faced adversity but still left their mark on the field. So, grab your glove, settle in, and join us as we celebrate the legends and the legacy of St. Louis baseball—because every player has a story, and every story deserves to be told![00:00] Honoring St. Louis Baseball Legends[00:46] Introduction to St. Louis in Tune[02:06] Meet Ed Wheatley: Baseball Historian and Author[03:19] The Rich History of St. Louis Baseball[04:26] The Importance of Broadcasters and Writers[06:16] Legendary Players and Their Stories[11:23] The Role of Managers in Baseball[16:02] St. Louis' Impact on Baseball History[23:45] Baseball Trivia and Guest Introduction[24:14] Better Rate Mortgage Advertisement[25:01] Dred Scott Heritage Foundation Announcement[26:16] Interview with Ed Wheatley: St. Louis Baseball Legends[32:23] The Legacy of the St. Louis Browns[37:39] Upcoming Book Launch Events[44:16] Final Thoughts and Fun FunniesTakeaways: The podcast dives deep into the rich history of St. Louis baseball, showcasing legends like Hornsby and Musial, and their impact on America's favorite pastime. Ed Wheatley shares fascinating stories about lesser-known players in the Hall of Fame, proving that not all heroes wear capes—or are household names. We learn about the significant contributions of the Negro Leagues in St. Louis, highlighting players who broke barriers in baseball history. The episode emphasizes the importance of storytelling in baseball, as Ed discusses how radio and television broadcasters shaped fans' love for the game. With over 20,000 players having graced the major leagues, the odds of making it are slim, and Ed provides surprising stats that reveal just how rare it is! Listeners are treated to witty banter and anecdotes, making the complex history of baseball feel relatable and engaging for both die-hard fans and casual listeners. From St. Louis to Cooperstown – Reedy PressEd Wheatley – Reedy PressEd Wheatley Facebook PageThe St. Louis Browns Historical Society & Fan Club Group Facebook PageThis is Season 8! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#stlouiscardinals #stlcardinals #stlbrowns #negroleagues #coopertown #halloffame #buschstadium #majorleaguebaseball

Ed Wheatley, president of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, joins us this week to discuss the Browns, an American League team from 1902 to 1953. Wheatley is the co-author of "St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team" (Reedy Press 2017), which was  selected best book published on baseball in 2017 by Sports Collectors Digest and nominated for the Larry Ritter Award as the best book on baseball published in 2017 by Society for American Baseball Research.Wheatley was also technical advisor for the award winning PBS documentary " The St. Louis Browns - The Team Baseball Forgot" (2018) and was executive producer of the award winning sequel  "A Baseball Legacy - Fans Remember the St. Louis Browns" (2019).Ed Wheatley on Facebook, at Reedy Presshttps://www.facebook.com/edward.wheatley.56/https://reedypress.com/author/wheatley/ed-wheatley/The St. Louis Browns Historical Society webpagehttps://www.thestlbrowns.com/Stream "The St. Louis Browns - The Team Baseball Forgot" https://tinyurl.com/baseballforgotStream "A Baseball Legacy - Fans Remember the St. Louis Browns"https://tinyurl.com/fansrememberHooks & Runs - https://hooksandruns.buzzsprout.com/ Email: hooksandruns@protonmail.com Craig on Bluesky (@craigest.bsky.social)Rex (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Hosts Emeriti:Andrew Eckhoff on Tik TokEric on FacebookMusic: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (via Premium Beat)     This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2025.  

With the 2025 Major League Baseball season kicking off this week Machinery Pete shares the very timely tale from 70+ years ago of a young farm boy from Ney, OH who went on to become a Major League Baseball star, winning 20 Games as a pitcher for the 1951 St. Louis Browns who lost 102 games that year. After his baseball career Garver returned to Ney, OH and lived a quiet yet very involved life in his hometown. Story told by Dean Jackson who became a lifelong friend of Garver Greg.

With the 2025 Major League Baseball season kicking off this week Machinery Pete shares the very timely tale from 70+ years ago of a young farm boy from Ney, OH who went on to become a Major League Baseball star, winning 20 Games as a pitcher for the 1951 St. Louis Browns who lost 102 games that year. After his baseball career Garver returned to Ney, OH and lived a quiet yet very involved life in his hometown. Story told by Dean Jackson who became a lifelong friend of Garver Greg.

In 1948, Dizzy Dean was firmly established in his second career as a baseball broadcaster, having retired from playing in 1947. This was Dean's third year calling games for the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals, a role he began in 1941 shortly after his playing days ended. Dean's unique style of broadcasting, characterized by his folksy humor and unorthodox grammar, had already made him a fan favorite behind the microphone.The Dizzy Dean Show was a regular feature on radio during this period, showcasing Dean's personality and baseball knowledge. 1948 was a significant year in baseball, with the Cleveland Indians winning the World Series and Babe Ruth passing away in August. Dean's show likely touched on these major events while providing his signature commentary on the current baseball season. His perspective as a former star pitcher, particularly his experiences with the St. Louis Cardinals' Gashouse Gang in the 1930s, added depth to his analysis of the game.#DizzyDean #BaseballBroadcasting #1948MLBSeason #RadioSportsShow #FormerPlayerAnalyst

On November 2, 1972 -- Leading the league in victories (27), ERA (1.97), starts (41), complete games (30), and strikeouts (310), Steve Carlton wins the 1972 National League Cy Young Award, the first of three he will win. 'Lefty's' 27 victories account for nearly half (45.8%) of the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 59 wins.November 2, 1999 Ken Griffey Jr., who wants to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team that is closer to Florida. The superstar outfielder will get his wish in February when Seattle trades him to the Reds for Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez, and Brett Tomko, and minor leaguer Jake Meyer.Pat Gillick signs on with the Phillies and will lead them to the 2008 World Series Title. Today's Birth boy Bob Feller A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, Feller was only 17 when he struck out eight members of the St. Louis Cardinals in three innings of an exhibition game. After this awesome display of pitching, Feller was advised to seek voluntary retirement from high school in order to sign a pro-baseball contract. In his first major league start, against the St. Louis Browns, Feller fanned 15 hitters and never looked back. For twenty years, all with the Indians, the teenage phenomena dominated AL batters with his blazing fastball and bending curve. He hurled three no-hitters, including the only opening day gem, notched 12 one-hitters, served in World War II, and won 19 games for Cleveland's 1948 World Championship team. Feller was the second big league star to enter the service for World War II (following Hank Greenberg). He lost almost four seasons to military duty but was still at the top of his game when he returned. His first year back from the war he set a new record for strikeouts in a season (348 in 1946). While in the U.S. Navy, Feller won eight battle stars.

On November 2, 1972 -- Leading the league in victories (27), ERA (1.97), starts (41), complete games (30), and strikeouts (310), Steve Carlton wins the 1972 National League Cy Young Award, the first of three he will win. 'Lefty's' 27 victories account for nearly half (45.8%) of the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 59 wins.November 2, 1999 Ken Griffey Jr., who wants to be nearer his family in Orlando, asks the Mariners to move him to a team that is closer to Florida. The superstar outfielder will get his wish in February when Seattle trades him to the Reds for Mike Cameron, Antonio Perez, and Brett Tomko, and minor leaguer Jake Meyer.Pat Gillick signs on with the Phillies and will lead them to the 2008 World Series Title. Today's Birth boy Bob Feller A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, Feller was only 17 when he struck out eight members of the St. Louis Cardinals in three innings of an exhibition game. After this awesome display of pitching, Feller was advised to seek voluntary retirement from high school in order to sign a pro-baseball contract. In his first major league start, against the St. Louis Browns, Feller fanned 15 hitters and never looked back. For twenty years, all with the Indians, the teenage phenomena dominated AL batters with his blazing fastball and bending curve. He hurled three no-hitters, including the only opening day gem, notched 12 one-hitters, served in World War II, and won 19 games for Cleveland's 1948 World Championship team. Feller was the second big league star to enter the service for World War II (following Hank Greenberg). He lost almost four seasons to military duty but was still at the top of his game when he returned. His first year back from the war he set a new record for strikeouts in a season (348 in 1946). While in the U.S. Navy, Feller won eight battle stars.

October 9, 1996 - Bernie Williams hit a home run in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5 - 4 victory over Baltimore in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Yankees were also aided by an assist from a young fan, which proved to be a game changer. The O's held a 4-3 lead when Derek Jeter hit a ball to deep right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco positioned himself to make the play when 12 year old Jeffrey Maier reached out and deflected the ball into the stands and Umpire Rich Garcia called the hit a home run. Garcia later admitted that there was spectator interference, though he maintained the ball was not catchable despite overwhelming visual evidence to the contrary.October 9, 1910 - Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with Ty Cobb, collected eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted; however, as St. Louis third baseman Red Corriden played back as Lajoie bunted safely six times. Regardless, Cobb was awarded the batting title by a fraction of a point.October 9, 1920 - Several hours before the start of Game 4 of the World Series, Brooklyn's Rube Marquard, a Cleveland native, is arrested when he tries to sell a ticket to an undercover cop for $350. He will be found guilty and fined one dollar and court costs ($3.80). For their first World Series game on the lakefront, 25,734 Indians fans watch their home team win the game 5 - 1.October 9, 2005 - The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 7 - 6 in a record setting NLDS Game 4 in extra innings. The game set several records, including longest post season game ever at 18 innings, longest post season game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first post season game with two grand slams.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says

October 9, 1996 - Bernie Williams hit a home run in the 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5 - 4 victory over Baltimore in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The Yankees were also aided by an assist from a young fan, which proved to be a game changer. The O's held a 4-3 lead when Derek Jeter hit a ball to deep right field. Right fielder Tony Tarasco positioned himself to make the play when 12 year old Jeffrey Maier reached out and deflected the ball into the stands and Umpire Rich Garcia called the hit a home run. Garcia later admitted that there was spectator interference, though he maintained the ball was not catchable despite overwhelming visual evidence to the contrary.October 9, 1910 - Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with Ty Cobb, collected eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader with the St. Louis Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted; however, as St. Louis third baseman Red Corriden played back as Lajoie bunted safely six times. Regardless, Cobb was awarded the batting title by a fraction of a point.October 9, 1920 - Several hours before the start of Game 4 of the World Series, Brooklyn's Rube Marquard, a Cleveland native, is arrested when he tries to sell a ticket to an undercover cop for $350. He will be found guilty and fined one dollar and court costs ($3.80). For their first World Series game on the lakefront, 25,734 Indians fans watch their home team win the game 5 - 1.October 9, 2005 - The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves 7 - 6 in a record setting NLDS Game 4 in extra innings. The game set several records, including longest post season game ever at 18 innings, longest post season game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first post season game with two grand slams.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says

August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from baseball permanently. Commissioner Bart Giamatti announces that the agreement does not contain either “an admission or a denial” that Rose bet on baseball games. The ruling will prevent Rose from seeking employment in the major leagues.August 24, 1971, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 512th and final career home run. Banks' homer helps the Cubs to a 5-4 victory.How many fans wish they had a owner like this? August 24, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck pulls off another one of his famous stunts. Veeck allows over 1,000 fans to act as “managers” during a game at Sportsman's Park. The fans use placards to vote on lineup and strategy decisions.August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. Bouton will become a celebrity one year later when his book, "Ball Four", is published and becomes a best-seller.Joe Glenn catches baseball's best hitters:Left fielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Williams allows three hits and one run but strikes out Tiger slugger Rudy York. Joe Glenn, who caught Babe Ruth's last pitching appearance in 1933, is Williams'catcher.1919 - Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats Philadelphia, 2-1.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from baseball permanently. Commissioner Bart Giamatti announces that the agreement does not contain either “an admission or a denial” that Rose bet on baseball games. The ruling will prevent Rose from seeking employment in the major leagues.August 24, 1971, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 512th and final career home run. Banks' homer helps the Cubs to a 5-4 victory.How many fans wish they had a owner like this? August 24, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck pulls off another one of his famous stunts. Veeck allows over 1,000 fans to act as “managers” during a game at Sportsman's Park. The fans use placards to vote on lineup and strategy decisions.August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. Bouton will become a celebrity one year later when his book, "Ball Four", is published and becomes a best-seller.Joe Glenn catches baseball's best hitters:Left fielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Williams allows three hits and one run but strikes out Tiger slugger Rudy York. Joe Glenn, who caught Babe Ruth's last pitching appearance in 1933, is Williams'catcher.1919 - Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats Philadelphia, 2-1.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

2007, Rick Ankiel made a dramatic return to the St. Louis Cardinals. In his first big league game in three years, Ankiel - a former pitcher - batted second and played right field. After going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts, Ankiel hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to propel the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Padres at Busch Stadium.1918, Cincinnati Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspends first baseman Hal Chase for what he calls “indifferent play.” Mathewson believes that Chase is “throwing” games because of gambling connections. It's not the first nor last time that Chase is accused of shady playMilestones:1988, Rich “Goose” Gossage of the Chicago Cubs earns his 300th career save. The veteran right-hander pitches the final inning of the Cubs' 6-4 win over the New York Mets, in what also happens to be the first completed night game at Wrigley Field. A crowd of 36,399 attends the evening affair.1975, Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers breaks the record for most consecutive stolen bases without being caught. Lopes steals his 32nd straight base, eclipsing the record held by Max Carey. Lopes will swipe six more bases, shattering the mark, before being caught stealing on August 24.1947, Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians and Hank Thompson of the St. Louis Browns make history by becoming the first African-American players to oppose each other in major league history. Doby's Indians earn a 5-2 win.1906, Jack “Brakeman” Taylor of the Chicago Cubs sets a major league record by hurling his 187th consecutive complete game. Taylor, whose streak began in 1901, earns the victory in a 5-3 decision over Brooklyn. I wonder what his pitch counts were?Cooperstown Calls:1976, two right-handed aces are among those inducted into the Hall of Fame. Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts, each of whom starred in the 1950s, are two of the six inductees. Also inducted are Negro leagues star Oscar Charleston, 19th century slugger Roger Connor, umpire Cal Hubbard, and third baseman Fred Lindstrom.1954, Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, and Bill Terry are inducted into the Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Cooperstown.

August 9, 2007, Rick Ankiel made a dramatic return to the St. Louis Cardinals. In his first big league game in three years, Ankiel - a former pitcher - batted second and played right field. After going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts, Ankiel hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to propel the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Padres at Busch Stadium.August 9, 1918, Cincinnati Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspends first baseman Hal Chase for what he calls “indifferent play.” Mathewson believes that Chase is “throwing” games because of gambling connections. It's not the first nor last time that Chase is accused of shady playMilestones:August 9, 1988, Rich “Goose” Gossage of the Chicago Cubs earns his 300th career save. The veteran right-hander pitches the final inning of the Cubs' 6-4 win over the New York Mets, in what also happens to be the first completed night game at Wrigley Field. A crowd of 36,399 attends the evening affair.August 9, 1975, Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers breaks the record for most consecutive stolen bases without being caught. Lopes steals his 32nd straight base, eclipsing the record held by Max Carey. Lopes will swipe six more bases, shattering the mark, before being caught stealing on August 24.August 9, 1947, Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians and Hank Thompson of the St. Louis Browns make history by becoming the first African-American players to oppose each other in major league history. Doby's Indians earn a 5-2 win.August 9, 1906, Jack “Brakeman” Taylor of the Chicago Cubs sets a major league record by hurling his 187th consecutive complete game. Taylor, whose streak began in 1901, earns the victory in a 5-3 decision over Brooklyn. I wonder what his pitch counts were? Cooperstown Calls:August 9, 1976, two right-handed aces are among those inducted into the Hall of Fame. Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts, each of whom starred in the 1950s, are two of the six inductees. Also inducted are Negro leagues star Oscar Charleston, 19th century slugger Roger Connor, umpire Cal Hubbard, and third baseman Fred Lindstrom.August 9, 1954, Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, and Bill Terry are inducted into the Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Cooperstown.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

Saint Louis In Tune hosts Arnold Stricker and Mark Langston explore the historical Trolley Series (Streetcar Series) of 1944, which was a World Series entirely contested by St. Louis teams. Their guest, Ed Wheatley—a sports historian, author, and film producer—provides an in-depth perspective on the unique circumstances and vibrant history surrounding this legendary all-St. Louis showdown between the St. Louis Browns and the St. Louis Cardinals. The discussion touches on the cultural impact of baseball during wartime, the significance of the sport in American society, and treasured moments from one of baseball's most memorable series.[00:00] Introduction to the Trolley Series[00:23] Meet the Hosts and Special Guest[01:11] A Return to Civility[01:56] The 1944 World Series: Setting the Scene[03:34] The St. Louis Browns and Their Legacy[05:10] Upcoming Events and Celebrations[07:12] The Impact of World War II on Baseball[11:22] The Browns' Journey to the World Series[16:10] The 1944 World Series: Game Highlights[20:15] Historical Context and Fun Facts[26:53] The 1944 World Series Begins[28:19] Ricky's Clever Deal with the Browns[29:13] The Shared Apartment Dilemma[30:23] World War II's Impact on Baseball[31:33] Cardinals' World Series Comeback[39:11] The Unique Story of Pete Gray[45:02] St. Louis: America's Best Sports Town[50:18] The Unifying Power of Sports[52:54] Upcoming Events and Closing RemarksAugust 15-Retro Jersey & Bobblehead at Gateway Grizzlies BaseballSeptember 24-St. Louis Browns LuncheonSt. Louis Browns LuncheonRetro Jersey & Bobblehead at Gateway Grizzlies BaseballSt Louis Browns Historical Society Facebook PageSt. Louis Browns Historical SocietyThis is Season 7! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#stlcardinals #stlbrowns #worldseries #meetmeinstlouis #1944baseball #harrytruman #sportsmanspark #1944worldseries #ww2baseball

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Two-no hitters were thrown, hall of famers to be Walter Johnson and Bob feller both tossed no-hitters, Johnson fired a 1-0 gem in 1920 vs the Boston Red Sox, losing a perfect game on Bucky Harris error, and in 1951 Feller got his 3rd career no-hitter, tying the record of Cy Young and Larry Corcoran as Cleveland beat Detroit 2-1 . . . Two historic Parks opened on July 1st, in 1910 White Sox field opens, the White Sox played to a crowd of 24,000 and lost 2-0 to the St. Louis Browns. The field would be renamed Comiskey Park after its team owner, Charlie Comiskey, and in 1920, the St. Louis Cardinals move into Sportsman's Park, they bowed to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, but would go on to win 7 World Championships and house the fantastic career of Stan MusialHistorical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out. Trivia is provided by -Horseshide Trivia

Two-no hitters were thrown, hall of famers to be Walter Johnson and Bob feller both tossed no-hitters, Johnson fired a 1-0 gem in 1920 vs the Boston Red Sox, losing a perfect game on Bucky Harris error, and in 1951 Feller got his 3rd career no-hitter, tying the record of Cy Young and Larry Corcoran as Cleveland beat Detroit 2-1 . . . Two historic Parks opened on July 1st, in 1910 White Sox field opens, the White Sox played to a crowd of 24,000 and lost 2-0 to the St. Louis Browns. The field would be renamed Comiskey Park after its team owner, Charlie Comiskey, and in 1920, the St. Louis Cardinals move into Sportsman's Park, they bowed to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, but would go on to win 7 World Championships and house the fantastic career of Stan MusialHistorical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out. Trivia is provided by -Horseshide Trivia

In this episode of Saint Louis In Tune, hosts Arnold Stricker and Mark Langston dive into the rich history of baseball in St. Louis with sports historian Ed Wheatley. They discuss notable figures associated with the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals, including exclusive stories about Bob Gibson, Whitey Herzog, and Kenny Holtzman. Wheatley also shares fascinating anecdotes about the 1944 'Streetcar Series' between the Cardinals and the Browns, emphasizing St. Louis's enduring legacy as America's best baseball town. The episode concludes with reflections on the significance of past baseball traditions and their influence on today's game.[00:00] Welcome and Introduction[01:17] Return to Civility[02:28] Remembering Baseball Legends[03:22] The Legacy of the St. Louis Browns[08:14] Browns' Historical Highlights[19:25] Whitey Herzog and Kenny Holtzman[28:11] Whitey Herzog's Impact on Players[29:09] First Meeting with Whitey Herzog[30:05] Incredible Cardinals Children's Book[31:36] Whitey Herzog's Strategic Mind[32:30] St. Louis Baseball Legends[34:26] Kenny Holtzman's Career Highlights[37:17] Pitching Strategies and Stories[45:10] Golden Age of Baseball Memories[49:38] Streetcar Series and WWII Impact[51:41] Conclusion and ReflectionsThe Official Site of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan ClubThe St. Louis Browns Historical Society & Fan Club Group Facebook PageThis is Season 7! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#baseball #stlouisbrowns #streetcarseries #stlcardinals #whiteyherzog #kennyholtzman #baseballlegends #negroleagues #kenholtzman

Jim Bottomley played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1922 to 1933. During his 11 years with the Redbirds, Bottomley just might have been the best first baseman in the National League. If he wasn't you'd be hard-pressed to find another first baseman who was better. During that 11 year span, Bottomley hit .325, whacked 181 home runs and knocked in 1,105. In 1928, he won the National League MVP. Four times, he helped the Cardinals win the pennant and in 1926, he helped St. Louis to a magical World Series Championship over the juggernaut that was to become the New York Yankees. He again, helped the Cardinals to a World Series Championship in 1931 over the Philadelphia Athletics. Bottomley is one of the only players in Major League history to twice have 6 hits in a single game and he once had 12 RBI in a game. Yet, when baseball fans are asked about Jim Bottomley, most have never heard of him. That could be because Bottomley played with Rogers Hornsby who was winning triple crowns while Jim was just going about his business. On this episode of SFH, Kent Krause, the author of "Sunny Jim Bottomley" joins the show as we explore Jim's career and just how magnificent a baseball player he was during a career that also saw him play for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns.

On March 28, 1913, the St. Louis Browns make an unusual “trade,” sending infielder Clyde “Buzzy” Wares to the Montgomery Rebels a minor league team in exchange for the rental of a stadium. The Montgomery Rebels will allow the Browns to use their stadium during spring training-rent free. he Southern Association Class-A team will return the 26 year-old infielder to St. Louis later in the season. He will debut on September 15, 1913 vs. BOS and he goes 0-1. Wares will play part of the 1913 and 1914 season in St Louis and hang around in the minors until 1920.The Browns didn't tell Wares about the deal until the last minute. When the manager called Buzzy into his office on the last day of spring training, Wares thought it was to tell him he had made the team with his strong play. However, skipper, George Stovall informed Wares that he was staying in Montgomery, telling him “You're the payment for our grounds rental.” He played over 250 games of Montgomery. Wares will later rejoin the Cardinals as a coach for the Gas House Gang teams. https://thisdayinbaseball.com/st-louis-browns-make-an-unusual-trade-sending-infielder-clyde-buzzy-wares-to-a-minor-league-team-in-exchange-for-the-rental-of-a-stadium/Also on the Show - Dizzy Dean talking about Frankie Frisch and the Strat O Matic replay - Day 3

On March 28, 1913, the St. Louis Browns make an unusual “trade,” sending infielder Clyde “Buzzy” Wares to the Montgomery Rebels a minor league team in exchange for the rental of a stadium. The Montgomery Rebels will allow the Browns to use their stadium during spring training-rent free. he Southern Association Class-A team will return the 26 year-old infielder to St. Louis later in the season. He will debut on September 15, 1913 vs. BOS and he goes 0-1. Wares will play part of the 1913 and 1914 season in St Louis and hang around in the minors until 1920.The Browns didn't tell Wares about the deal until the last minute. When the manager called Buzzy into his office on the last day of spring training, Wares thought it was to tell him he had made the team with his strong play. However, skipper, George Stovall informed Wares that he was staying in Montgomery, telling him “You're the payment for our grounds rental.” He played over 250 games of Montgomery. Wares will later rejoin the Cardinals as a coach for the Gas House Gang teams. https://thisdayinbaseball.com/st-louis-browns-make-an-unusual-trade-sending-infielder-clyde-buzzy-wares-to-a-minor-league-team-in-exchange-for-the-rental-of-a-stadium/Also on the Show - Dizzy Dean talking about Frankie Frisch and the Strat O Matic replay - Day 3

George Sisler never played on a pennant winner and he wasn't a slugger, but in spite of that he earned a reputation as the best first baseman in the first 30 years of the 20th century. The greatest player in St. Louis Browns' history, he twice batted over .400, and his 257 hits in 1920 remain a modern major league record. That same year, the lefty-swinging Sisler hit in 41 consecutive games, an American League record that stood until surpassed by Joe DiMaggio. Sisler, who attended the University of Michigan, where he played for Branch Rickey, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.Listen to him talk about Babe Ruth. Learn more about Sisler - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/george-sisler-page/Events on March 24 - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-march-24/

George Sisler never played on a pennant winner and he wasn't a slugger, but in spite of that he earned a reputation as the best first baseman in the first 30 years of the 20th century. The greatest player in St. Louis Browns' history, he twice batted over .400, and his 257 hits in 1920 remain a modern major league record. That same year, the lefty-swinging Sisler hit in 41 consecutive games, an American League record that stood until surpassed by Joe DiMaggio. Sisler, who attended the University of Michigan, where he played for Branch Rickey, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1939.Listen to him talk about Babe Ruth. Learn more about Sisler - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/george-sisler-page/Events on March 24 - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/this-day-in-baseball-march-24/

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On January 24, 1939, the baseball writersselect EddieCollins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler to the Hall of Fame. George Sisler never played on a pennant winner and he wasn't a slugger, but in spiteof that he earned a reputation as the best first baseman in the first 30 yearsof the 20th century. The greatest player in St. Louis Browns' history, he twicebatted over .400, and his 257 hits in 1920, hitting 420 for the season, his hitrecord remained a modern major league record. later broken by Ichiro SuzukiThat same year, the lefty-swinging Sisler hit in 41 consecutive games, an American League record that stood until surpassed by Joe DiMaggio. Sisler, who attended the University of Michigan, where he played for Branch Rickey, FactoidOn September 1, 1918, Sisler hit a double off TyCobb. Cobb was making his first major league appearance on the mound. Sisleralso pitched in the game for St. Louis, pitching a scorless 9th inthe Browns win. He made 24 apperances over his career with a 2.35 ERA and has ashutout to his credit in 1916. Collins batted an even .333 for his career,collected 3,315 hits and stole 744 bases as. A member of four World Championshipteams, Eddie Collins was a winner with a confident and aggressive style ofplay. He played 25 years in the major leagues and was considered the finestsecond baseman of his time. He led his league in fielding nine times, and heaccepted more chances, had more assists, and made more putouts than any otherpivot man in history. He was one of the best performers in World Series play,hitting .328 with 42 hits and 14 stolen bases in 34 games.Eddie Collins buried his bats during theoff-season in shallow holes in his backyard that he called "graves"in order to keep them "lively."Keeler, who “hit 'em where they ain't”,batted .341 and collected 2,932 hits. A master with a bat, Willie Keeler was a demonat the top of the lineup for Ned Hanlon's Orioles in the 1890s. Keeler led histeam to four pennants, two each in Baltimore and Brooklyn, winning two battingtitles. As a member of the 1890s Orioles' teams that revolutionized the waybaseball was played, Keeler was adroit at laying down a bunt, chopping the ballinto the ground to beat it out for an infield hit, performing the suicidesqueeze, and parlaying the double steal. Keeler's 44-game hitting streak in 1897was a record until surpassed by Joe DiMaggio in 1941.He is highlighted on the January 1 podcast –the Brooklyn Millionaire

On January 24, 1939, the baseball writersselect EddieCollins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler to the Hall of Fame. George Sisler never played on a pennant winner and he wasn't a slugger, but in spiteof that he earned a reputation as the best first baseman in the first 30 yearsof the 20th century. The greatest player in St. Louis Browns' history, he twicebatted over .400, and his 257 hits in 1920, hitting 420 for the season, his hitrecord remained a modern major league record. later broken by Ichiro SuzukiThat same year, the lefty-swinging Sisler hit in 41 consecutive games, an American League record that stood until surpassed by Joe DiMaggio. Sisler, who attended the University of Michigan, where he played for Branch Rickey, FactoidOn September 1, 1918, Sisler hit a double off TyCobb. Cobb was making his first major league appearance on the mound. Sisleralso pitched in the game for St. Louis, pitching a scorless 9th inthe Browns win. He made 24 apperances over his career with a 2.35 ERA and has ashutout to his credit in 1916. Collins batted an even .333 for his career,collected 3,315 hits and stole 744 bases as. A member of four World Championshipteams, Eddie Collins was a winner with a confident and aggressive style ofplay. He played 25 years in the major leagues and was considered the finestsecond baseman of his time. He led his league in fielding nine times, and heaccepted more chances, had more assists, and made more putouts than any otherpivot man in history. He was one of the best performers in World Series play,hitting .328 with 42 hits and 14 stolen bases in 34 games.Eddie Collins buried his bats during theoff-season in shallow holes in his backyard that he called "graves"in order to keep them "lively."Keeler, who “hit 'em where they ain't”,batted .341 and collected 2,932 hits. A master with a bat, Willie Keeler was a demonat the top of the lineup for Ned Hanlon's Orioles in the 1890s. Keeler led histeam to four pennants, two each in Baltimore and Brooklyn, winning two battingtitles. As a member of the 1890s Orioles' teams that revolutionized the waybaseball was played, Keeler was adroit at laying down a bunt, chopping the ballinto the ground to beat it out for an infield hit, performing the suicidesqueeze, and parlaying the double steal. Keeler's 44-game hitting streak in 1897was a record until surpassed by Joe DiMaggio in 1941.He is highlighted on the January 1 podcast –the Brooklyn Millionaire

On January 18, 1950, star right-handerBob Feller tells the Cleveland Indians that he should receive a cut in payafter a subpar 15-14 season in 1949. The Indians agree to the suggestion,cutting the future Hall of Famer's pay by $20,000. Feller will receive a salaryof $45,000 in 1950.A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, in 1936 Feller was only 17when he struck out eight members of the St. Louis Cardinals in three innings ofan exhibition game. After this awesome display of pitching, Feller was advisedto seek voluntary retirement from high school in order to sign a pro-baseballcontract. In his first major league start, against the St. Louis Browns, Fellerfanned 15 hitters and never looked back. For twenty years, all with theIndians, the teenage phenomena dominated AL batters with his blazing fastballand bending curve. He hurled three no-hitters, including the only opening daygem on April 16, 1940, he will also win the triple crown in 40. His second camein 1946 when he set the AL record with 348 strikeouts. He also notched 12 one-hitters, and won 19 games forCleveland's lasy world series winner in 1948. You can listen to all 6 games onour Classic Radio Broadcasts. Feller career was put on hold when he became the second bigleague star to enter the service for World War II (following Hank Greenberg).He lost almost four seasons to military duty While in the U.S. Navy, Feller woneight battle stars.I am going to play him recalling his first game back fromthe War . . . it is one of dozens of audio gems we have on Vintage BaseballReflections

On January 18, 1950, star right-handerBob Feller tells the Cleveland Indians that he should receive a cut in payafter a subpar 15-14 season in 1949. The Indians agree to the suggestion,cutting the future Hall of Famer's pay by $20,000. Feller will receive a salaryof $45,000 in 1950.A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, in 1936 Feller was only 17when he struck out eight members of the St. Louis Cardinals in three innings ofan exhibition game. After this awesome display of pitching, Feller was advisedto seek voluntary retirement from high school in order to sign a pro-baseballcontract. In his first major league start, against the St. Louis Browns, Fellerfanned 15 hitters and never looked back. For twenty years, all with theIndians, the teenage phenomena dominated AL batters with his blazing fastballand bending curve. He hurled three no-hitters, including the only opening daygem on April 16, 1940, he will also win the triple crown in 40. His second camein 1946 when he set the AL record with 348 strikeouts. He also notched 12 one-hitters, and won 19 games forCleveland's lasy world series winner in 1948. You can listen to all 6 games onour Classic Radio Broadcasts. Feller career was put on hold when he became the second bigleague star to enter the service for World War II (following Hank Greenberg).He lost almost four seasons to military duty While in the U.S. Navy, Feller woneight battle stars.I am going to play him recalling his first game back fromthe War . . . it is one of dozens of audio gems we have on Vintage BaseballReflections

On January 18, 1950, star right-handerBob Feller tells the Cleveland Indians that he should receive a cut in payafter a subpar 15-14 season in 1949. The Indians agree to the suggestion,cutting the future Hall of Famer's pay by $20,000. Feller will receive a salaryof $45,000 in 1950.A farmboy from Van Meter, Iowa, in 1936 Feller was only 17when he struck out eight members of the St. Louis Cardinals in three innings ofan exhibition game. After this awesome display of pitching, Feller was advisedto seek voluntary retirement from high school in order to sign a pro-baseballcontract. In his first major league start, against the St. Louis Browns, Fellerfanned 15 hitters and never looked back. For twenty years, all with theIndians, the teenage phenomena dominated AL batters with his blazing fastballand bending curve. He hurled three no-hitters, including the only opening daygem on April 16, 1940, he will also win the triple crown in 40. His second camein 1946 when he set the AL record with 348 strikeouts. He also notched 12 one-hitters, and won 19 games forCleveland's lasy world series winner in 1948. You can listen to all 6 games onour Classic Radio Broadcasts. Feller career was put on hold when he became the second bigleague star to enter the service for World War II (following Hank Greenberg).He lost almost four seasons to military duty While in the U.S. Navy, Feller woneight battle stars.I am going to play him recalling his first game back fromthe War . . . it is one of dozens of audio gems we have on Vintage BaseballReflections

fWotD Episode 2449: Mark Baldwin (baseball) Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Thursday, 18 January 2024 is Mark Baldwin (baseball).Marcus Elmore Baldwin (October 29, 1863 – November 10, 1929), nicknamed "Fido" and "Baldy", was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 346 career games, he pitched to a 154–165 win–loss record with 295 complete games. Baldwin set the single-season MLB wild pitches record with 83 that still stands today.Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Baldwin made his professional debut for a Cumberland, Maryland team in 1883. Though signed by Chicago White Stockings president Albert Spalding to pitch against the St. Louis Browns in the 1886 World Series, Baldwin did not play after Browns objected. He made his MLB debut for the White Stockings in 1887, when a writer for the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern called him the "swiftest pitcher in the National League" (NL). Released by Chicago player–manager Cap Anson, he signed with the Columbus Solons of the American Association (AA) in 1889, where he led the league in innings pitched (513+2⁄3), losses (34), strikeouts (368), and walks (274).In 1889, Baldwin, described as "intelligent and outspoken," recruited players for the Chicago Pirates of the Players' League (PL). Baldwin played for Chicago and finished the year as the PL leader in games played as a pitcher (58), innings pitched (492), wins (33), strikeouts (206), complete games (53), and walks (249), as the Pirates finished fourth in the league, ten games behind the first-place Boston Reds. A PL historian has described him as a star of the league. Back in the NL, he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he played from 1891 to 1893. Baldwin was arrested after the Homestead strike in 1892 and charged with aggravated riot, but never received a trial. He finished his MLB career with the New York Giants in 1893, and played several seasons for independent teams afterwards.During his career, he batted and threw right-handed, weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and stood 6 feet (180 cm) tall. After baseball, Baldwin became a physician and practiced at Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh. He died of cardiorenal disease on November 10, 1929, and is interred at Allegheny Cemetery.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:01 UTC on Thursday, 18 January 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Mark Baldwin (baseball) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Arthur Neural.

The Orioles were born the Milwaukee Brewers as an original AL franchise in 1901. They left for St. Louis after one year and became the St. Louis Browns for the next 52 years before finally decamping for Baltimore in 1954.  They never won a World Series in in St. Louis although they did reach the Fall Classic in 1944 losing the 'Streetcar' or 'Trolley' Series to their archrivals the Cardinals. But once the Orioles got started they became a force and won three WS between 1966 and 1983.  We talk about the HOF players that populated the Oriole infield, the HOF pitchers and of course Frank Robinson in the outfield.  Who were the best players in franchise history?  And yes Roberto Alomar was not only a HOFer but like Eddie Murray he was also a switch hitter.  Correction: Milt Pappas never was a 20-game winner.  Earl Weaver won 1 WS as manager.   Again thanks to all of our listeners and followers. We appreciate that you listen and like our podcast!Listen or watch as  we've added a YouTube Channel -   https://youtu.be/uhcVOeLjKH0Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on Twitter/X @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  If you can please give the podcast 4 or 5 star rating!www.almostcooperstown.com

October 9, 1996 - Bernie Williams hit a home run in the11th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5 - 4 victory over Baltimore in Game1 of the American League Championship Series. The Yankees were also aided by anassist from a young fan, which proved to be a game changer. The O's held a 4-3lead when Derek Jeter hit a ball to deep right field. Right fielder TonyTarasco positioned himself to make the play when 12 year old Jeffrey Maierreached out and deflected the ball into the stands and Umpire Rich Garciacalled the hit a home run. Garcia lateradmitted that there was spectator interference, though he maintained the ballwas not catchable despite overwhelming visual evidence to the contrary. October 9, 1910 - Nap Lajoie, in a batting race with TyCobb, collected eight hits for Cleveland in a season-ending doubleheader withthe St. Louis Browns. The hits were somewhat tainted; however, as St. Louisthird baseman Red Corriden played back as Lajoie bunted safely six times.Regardless, Cobb was awarded the batting title by a fraction of a point. October 9, 1920 - Several hours before the start of Game4 of the World Series, Brooklyn's Rube Marquard, a Cleveland native, isarrested when he tries to sell a ticket to an undercover cop for $350. He willbe found guilty and fined one dollar and court costs ($3.80). For their first WorldSeries game on the lakefront, 25,734 Indians fans watch their home team win thegame 5 - 1. October 9, 2005 - The Houston Astros defeated the AtlantaBraves 7 - 6 in a record setting NLDS Game 4 in extra innings. The game setseveral records, including longest post season game ever at 18 innings, longestpost season game by time (5 hours, 50 minutes), and first post season game withtwo grand slams. Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says

He was Ese Hombre. He was Sunny. He was Home Run Brown. He was Special Services for the US Army at the invasion of Normandy. And he was the Negro Leagues' greatest power hitter of the 1940's.Meet Willard Brown, through the stories of Bob Kendrick and the archived voice of Brown himself. Hear how the late Hall of Famer planned to be a Kansas City Monarch from an early age, and ended up rewriting their record books. Hear about his legendary tape-measure shots, and game-winning heroics, his larger-than-life persona in his career in Latin America, and the joy he brought to European troops hitting home runs for the Army in World War II. And don't miss the story of Willard Brown's historic, yet ill-fated, stint as the first Black player (alongside Hank Thompson) in St. Louis Browns history, and why it paled in comparison the competitive levels of the Negro Leagues. Interviews with Willard Brown recorded June 22, 1982, and appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.comSee and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future

On August 24, 1989, Pete Rose signs an agreement that bans him from baseball permanently. Commissioner Bart Giamatti announces that the agreement does not contain either “an admission or a denial” that Rose bet on baseball games. The ruling will prevent Rose from seeking employment in the major leagues.On August 24, 1971, Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hits his 512th and final career home run. Banks' homer helps the Cubs to a 5-4 victory.How many fans wish they had a owner like this? August 24, 1951, St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck pulls off another one of his famous stunts. Veeck allows over 1,000 fans to act as “managers” during a game at Sportsman's Park. The fans use placards to vote on lineup and strategy decisions.August 24, 1969, the expansion Seattle Pilots trade knuckleballing pitcher Jim Bouton to the Houston Astros for pitchers Dooley Womack and Roric Harrison. Bouton will become a celebrity one year later when his book, "Ball Four", is published and becomes a best-seller.Joe Glenn catches baseball's best hitters:Left fielder Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox pitches the last two innings in a 12-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. Williams allows three hits and one run but strikes out Tiger slugger Rudy York. Joe Glenn, who caught Babe Ruth's last pitching appearance in 1933, is Williams'catcher.1919 - Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning in his debut with the team. He recovers to get the final out of the game, and defeats Philadelphia, 2-1.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

August 9, 2007, Rick Ankiel made a dramatic return to the St. Louis Cardinals. In his first big league game in three years, Ankiel - a former pitcher - batted second and played right field. After going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts, Ankiel hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to propel the Cardinals to a 5-0 victory over the Padres at Busch Stadium.August 9, 1918, Cincinnati Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspends first baseman Hal Chase for what he calls “indifferent play.” Mathewson believes that Chase is “throwing” games because of gambling connections. It's not the first nor last time that Chase is accused of shady playMilestones:August 9, 1988, Rich “Goose” Gossage of the Chicago Cubs earns his 300th career save. The veteran right-hander pitches the final inning of the Cubs' 6-4 win over the New York Mets, in what also happens to be the first completed night game at Wrigley Field. A crowd of 36,399 attends the evening affair.August 9, 1975, Davey Lopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers breaks the record for most consecutive stolen bases without being caught. Lopes steals his 32nd straight base, eclipsing the record held by Max Carey. Lopes will swipe six more bases, shattering the mark, before being caught stealing on August 24.August 9, 1947, Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians and Hank Thompson of the St. Louis Browns make history by becoming the first African-American players to oppose each other in major league history. Doby's Indians earn a 5-2 win.August 9, 1906, Jack “Brakeman” Taylor of the Chicago Cubs sets a major league record by hurling his 187th consecutive complete game. Taylor, whose streak began in 1901, earns the victory in a 5-3 decision over Brooklyn. I wonder what his pitch counts were? Cooperstown Calls:August 9, 1976, two right-handed aces are among those inducted into the Hall of Fame. Bob Lemon and Robin Roberts, each of whom starred in the 1950s, are two of the six inductees. Also inducted are Negro leagues star Oscar Charleston, 19th century slugger Roger Connor, umpire Cal Hubbard, and third baseman Fred Lindstrom.August 9, 1954, Bill Dickey, Rabbit Maranville, and Bill Terry are inducted into the Hall of Fame during ceremonies in Cooperstown.Historical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn SaysThis Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out.

Happy Birthday - Mike WittTodays debut - Jim BunningJuly 20, 1976, future Hall of Famer Hank Aaron blasts the final home run of his legendary career. The Milwaukee Brewers' designated hitter connects for No. 755 against Dick Drago of the California Angels. Aaron's home run helps the Brewers to a 6-2 victory.July 20, 1944, Nelson Potter of the St. Louis Browns becomes the first major league pitcher to be suspended for throwing a spitball. Potter is forced to the sidelines for 10 days, but will still win 19 games on the season.1916: The Reds acquire three future Hall of Famers when Christy Mathewson is traded to Cincinnati with Giants CF Edd Roush and 3B Bill McKechnie for former Giants Buck Herzog and Red Killefer. McKechnie will make it to Cooperstown as a manager, not as a player, but the 23-year-old Roush is a steal for the Reds. A longtime nemesis of the Reds, Mathewson will pitch one game and then manage, and a new team nickname will be coined: "Matties." The Reds lose today, managing just two hits off Pete Alexander, who contributes two doubles himself to the Phils offense. 1859 - At a racetrack on Long Island, about 1,500 fans become the first ever to pay to see a baseball game. The spectators spend fifty cents to watch New York defeat Brooklyn, 22 - 18. Born on this day: 1901 - Hall of Famer - Heinie Manush, the Alabama-native was a dead-ball era hitter who came to the big leagues as the home run was gaining favor in the 1920s. Despite his unfortunate timing, he was very successful – posting a .330 career batting average. He won a batting title on the final day of the season, and lost a batting title on the final day of the season. Manush's line-drive swing benefited from the teachings of Ty Cobb, who was his first manager in the big leagues.

July 14, 1916 - Ernie Koob of the St. Louis Browns went the distance in a 17-inning 0-0 tie with the Boston Red Sox. Carl Mays went the first fifteen innings for the Red Sox and Dutch Leonard finished.1956 - Mel Parnell of the Boston Red Sox pitched a no-hitter against the Chicago White Sox for a 4-0 victory at Fenway Park. This would be the first no hitter for the Sox since 1923 when Howard Ehmke would blank the Philadelphia A's.1967 - Eddie Mathews of the Astros hit his 500th home run off San Francisco's Juan Marichal at Candlestick Park. Houston beat the Giants 8-6. Matthews would become only the 7th member of the 500 Club.Hammerin' Hank Aaron collected his 500th home run off Mike McCormick on July 14th 1968 as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-2. As Curt Simmons would say "Trying to throw a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster".On July 14th 1970 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds scored on Jim Hickman's 12th-inning single after bowling over Cleveland's Ray Fosse at home plate to give the National League a 5-4 victory over the American League at Riverfront Stadium. The collision is often blamed for Fosse's shortened career, but the following year Fosse was again an All Star Catcher and also won a Gold Glove.

Happy anniversary to Tommy Pham, who eight years ago went deep for the first time as a major leaguer, a two-run shot at Busch Stadium that gave the Cardinals the lead after a Matt Kemp RBI single for the Padres in the top of the third inning. Scoring ahead of Pham on that first homer was an appreciative Lance Lynn, who'd given up the run to San Diego in the top of the frame, and led off the bottom with a single.Two innings later, Lynn and Pham hit back-to-back doubles, and the Cardinals went on to a 3-1 victory — Lynn the winner, he and the just called up Pham (he was in his third game that season after a cup of coffee the previous September) responsible for all the runs.* Tommy Pham hit his first home run off Ian Kennedy, 7/5/15* Ian Kennedy gave up his first home run to B.J. Upton, 9/1/07* B.J. Upton hit his first home run off Kelvim Escobar, 8/17/04* Kelvim Escobar gave up his first home run to Rey Ordóñez, 9/2/97* Rey Ordóñez hit his first home run off Rich Hunter, 9/19/96* Rich Hunter gave up his first home run to Reggie Sanders, 4/6/96* Reggie Sanders hit his first home run off Armando Reynoso, 9/26/91* Armando Reynoso gave up his first home run to Fred McGriff, 8/16/91* Fred McGriff hit his first home run off Bob Stanley, 4/17/87* Bob Stanley gave up his first home run to Ruppert Jones, 5/14/77* Ruppert Jones hit his first home run off Rick Wise, 8/29/76* Rick Wise gave up his first home run to Willie Mays, 5/21/64* Willie Mays hit his first home run off Warren Spahn, 5/28/51* Warren Spahn gave up his first home run to Frankie Gustine, 7/14/46* Frankie Gustine hit his first home run off George Barnicle, 5/6/40* George Barnicle gave up his first home run to Ival Goodman, 9/18/39* Ival Goodman hit his first home run off Charlie Root, 4/21/35* Charlie Root gave up his first home run to Elmer Smith, 7/9/23* Elmer Smith hit his first home run off Parson Perryman, 5/31/15That was the first home run allowed by Parson Perryman, who pitched 24 games for the 1915 St. Louis Browns and gave up one other home run that season, to White Sox first baseman Jack Fournier, who went on to lead the National League with 27 home runs in 1924, and also is part of Francisco Lindor's home run chain, which we haven't yet gotten to here. Maybe tomorrow? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

We love Mark Canha around here for Mark Canha Summer and for wearing our Pride Month shirt, but now it's Wrath Month, and Canha went deep last night to help give the Mets consecutive wins for the first time since June 14 and 16, and on consecutive days for the first time since May 30, 31, and June 1. We haven't gotten to check out his home run chain yet, so here we go!* Mark Canha hit his first home run off Taijuan Walker, 4/10/05* Taijuan Walker gave up his first home run to George Springer, 6/30/14* George Springer hit his first home run off Drew Smyly, 5/8/14* Drew Smyly gave up his first home run to Carlos Peña, 4/12/12* Carlos Peña hit his first home run off Gil Heredia, 9/19/01* Gil Heredia gave up his first home run to Ray Lankford, 9/1/91* Ray Lankford hit his first home run off Mark Gardner, 9/6/90* Mark Gardner gave up his first home run to Pedro Guerrero, 9/19/89* Pedro Guerrero hit his first home run off Bob Owchinko, 9/22/79* Bob Owchinko gave up his first home run to Ellis Valentine, 5/21/77* Ellis Valentine hit his first home run off Jim Rooker, 9/5/75* Jim Rooker gave up his first home run to Carlos May, 5/1/69* Carlos May hit his first home run off Jim Nash, 4/9/69* Jim Nash gave up his first home run to Al Kaline, 7/3/66* Al Kaline hit his first home run off Dave Hoskins, 9/26/53* Dave Hoskins gave up his first home run to Vic Wertz, 5/28/53* Vic Wertz hit his first home run off Bob Muncrief, 8/13/47* Bob Muncrief gave up his first home run to Ray Hayworth, 9/30/37* Ray Hayworth hit his first home run off Bob Cooney, 5/30/32* Bob Cooney gave up his first home run to Bruce Campbell, 9/26/31That was the first home run for Bruce Campbell, who is not that Bruce Campbell, obviously. This Bruce Campbell may or may not have been evil, but he's been dead since 1995, having lived to the age of 85. In 1932, Campbell started the season with the White Sox, but was traded to the St. Louis Browns at the end of April, along with Bump Hadley, for Red Kress.Campbell went on to lead the American League that year in both strikeouts and getting hit by pitches. After hitting a career-high 16 homers in 1933, Campbell remained a regular in American League outfields for the next decade, with Cleveland from 1935-39, Detroit in 1940-41, and Washington in 1942. He was 9-for-25 with a homer in the 1940 World Series for the Tigers, but it wasn't enough to beat the Reds that year, with Paul Derringer tossing a complete game in Game 7 and Campbell going 0-for-3 with a walk. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Two-no hitters were thrown, hall of famers to be Walter Johnson and Bob feller both tossed no-hitters, Johnson fired a 1-0 gem in 1920 vs the Boston Red Sox, losing a perfect game on Bucky Harris error, and in 1951 Feller got his 3rd career no-hitter, tying the record of Cy Young and Larry Corcoran as Cleveland beat Detroit 2-1 . . . Two historic Parks opened on July 1st, in 1910 White Sox field opens, the White Sox played to a crowd of 24,000 and lost 2-0 to the St. Louis Browns. The field would be renamed Comiskey Park after its team owner, Charlie Comiskey, and in 1920, the St. Louis Cardinals move into Sportsman's Park, they bowed to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2, but would go on to win 7 World Championships and house the fantastic career of Stan MusialHistorical Recap performed by:Robyn Newton from - Robyn Says This Day In Baseball is Sponsored by - www.vintagebaseballreflections.com - Join the membership today and listen to 50 years of baseball history told to you by the folks who were there! As a special offer, all our listeners can use the term - thisdayinbaseball at the membership check out. Trivia is provided by -Horseshide Trivia

Fun thing about the home run chains is that they cut both ways. Take any pitcher who pitched long enough, and they gave up home runs. Like, say, an unrepentant domestic abuser and cheater who happened to get 27 straight outs last night against the 21st century Cleveland Spiders, the team you may remember from yesterday's post about the 1899 Washington Senators finishing 35 games ahead of them, in next-to-last, also-went-out-of-business-after-the-season place. Congratulations or something. Baseball immortality.* Domingo Germán gave up his first home run to Yuli Gurriel, 7/2/17* Yuli Gurriel hit his first home run off Andrew Miller, 9/7/16* Andrew Miller gave up his first home run to David Wright, 6/10/17* David Wright hit his first home run off John Patterson, 7/26/04* John Patterson gave up his first home run to Tom Lampkin, 7/20/02* Tom Lampkin hit his first home run off Mike Scott, 7/28/90* Mike Scott gave up his first home run to Bill Fahey, 5/13/79* Bill Fahey hit his first home run off Roger Nelson, 9/4/72* Roger Nelson gave up his first home run to Tony Horton, 9/22/67* Tony Horton hit his first home run off Fred Talbot, 8/8/64* Fred Talbot gave up his first home run to Luis Aparicio, 6/11/64* Luis Aparicio hit his first home run off Tommy Lasorda, 5/28/56* Tommy Lasorda gave up his first home run to Bill Sarni, 8/5/54* Bill Sarni hit his first home run off Bob Miller, 6/6/54* Bob Miller gave up his first home run to Hank Thompson, 5/14/50* Hank Thompson hit his first home run off Tiny Bonham, 7/16/49* Tiny Bonham gave up his first home run to Jimmie Foxx, 8/5/40Foxx connects us to the Francisco Álvarez home run chain, running all the way back to one of baseball's all-time scoundrels, in a different way, Charlie Comiskey. Probably also not great with misogyny or racism, being a 19th century baseball player and 20th century baseball owner.It could be worse. Gurriel hit his second home run one day later in Cleveland off some dude who's currently in Japan. Pity, because Germán, Gurriel, and that guy all are worthy riders of the baseball submersible to be launched later.Miller “saved” it from being a total rogues' gallery, so how cool is it that David Wright's home run chain goes to Mike Scott… who gave up his second and third home runs (while pitching for the Mets) to Keith Hernandez (in his MVP season with the Cardinals)?Also, it should be noted, Hank Thompson hit home runs for the Kansas City Monarchs before he smashed 129 in eight seasons with the New York Giants. These home run chains rely on the Baseball-Reference home run logs, which are powered by a SABR database. Maybe the day will come when more information is added to that database — maybe there's an account of the home run that Thompson hit for the 1943 Monarchs as a 17-year-old. He was the third Black player in MLB, debuting for the St. Louis Browns just 12 days after Larry Doby integrated the American League. Thompson was also the first Black player for the Giants, debuting for New York on the same day as Monte Irvin, July 8, 1949 — a week later, he got on the board with the first of those 129 National League dingers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Alan and David, discussed the last seasons of the Boston Braves, the St. Louis Browns, and the Philadelphia Athletics.

The Mets are on one right now, in a way that they haven't been for almost 40 years, and in a way that's pressing history.The last five games have all been Mets wins, all by exactly one run. That ties the team record, set from July 20-24, 1984. Then, the Mets won three games in Cincinnati — 3-2 (11 innings), 2-1, and 7-6 — before coming home to beat the Cardinals on a Wally Backman single in the 12th inning of the series opener and a Keith Hernandez single in the 10th the next night. The Mets did win their next game, finishing a sweep of St. Louis, but it was 9-3 in the finale.Only three times in major league history have there been longer streaks of one-run games that a team won all of: the 1916 St. Louis Browns had a six-game streak, as did the 1989 California Angels, while the record is seven, set by the 1927 Cubs.All seven of those games in the Cubs' streak were at Wrigley Field, five against the Dodgers, two against the Giants. And where are the Mets going now, with three one-run wins standing behind them and history? That's right, Wrigley Field. Maybe Gabby Hartnett's grandkids can be there like Roger Maris Jr. or something. We'll see. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

7:00 - Cardinals-7 Angels-11NHL PlayoffsNBA Playoffs7:15 - Sick of It7:30 - Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing on the struggles on his father's St. Louis Browns clubs7:45 - TIOLI8:00 - MLS Season Pass match analyst Ross Smith on CITY's need to figure out the attack with the current run of injuries8:15 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals are garnering more reaction from the fans.. 8:30 – The Fight8:45 - BIRD WATCH9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET9:15 - Former Cardinal and Falcon, BSS analyst Brian Jordan talks about the HBCU combine in STL & the struggles of the Cardinals9:30 - Polo Ascencio in studio talk Cinco de Mayo, Cardinals struggles and a potential podcast9:45 - Kentucky Derby name game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jay joins the show to talk about growing up with his dad on a terrible St. Louis Browns teams, the upcoming LIV & PGA events, takes a couple of our golf questions & Rory McIlroy getting fined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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7:00 - Cardinals-7 Angels-11 NHL Playoffs NBA Playoffs 7:15 - Sick of It 7:30 - Former PGA Pro Jay Delsing on the struggles on his father's St. Louis Browns clubs 7:45 - TIOLI 8:00 - MLS Season Pass match analyst Ross Smith on CITY's need to figure out the attack with the current run of injuries 8:15 - Fresh Take: The Cardinals are garnering more reaction from the fans..   8:30 – The Fight 8:45 - BIRD WATCH 9:00 - RUSH HOUR RESET 9:15 - Former Cardinal and Falcon, BSS analyst Brian Jordan talks about the HBCU combine in STL & the struggles of the Cardinals 9:30 - Polo Ascencio in studio talk Cinco de Mayo, Cardinals struggles and a potential podcast 9:45 - Kentucky Derby name game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back, true believers!! Episode 3, Season 1 is upon us and we're finally dipping our toes into the wild-world of professional baseball. Eddie Gaedel's single MLB at-bat is one of the most memorable moments in baseball history. Gaedel, who stood just 3 feet 7 inches tall, was signed to a one-day contract by the St. Louis Browns in 1951 thanks to the efforts of legendary baseball promoter, Bill Veeck. In his only at-bat, Gaedel came to the plate wearing a jersey with the number "1/8" on it and a miniature baseball bat. He took a strike and then walked on four straight pitches, much to the amusement of the crowd. Gaedel was immediately replaced by a pinch runner and was never allowed to play in another MLB game due to concerns about the integrity of the sport. His at-bat has since become a beloved and iconic moment in baseball history, so we travel that long and winding road to how it all came to be. Plus, Famo and Randal dig into some bonus TOPICAL sports content at the end, as they debate Aaron Rodgers to the Jets and Heat-Knicks in the 90's throwbacks series!!

There was one World Series that was played entirely in St. Louis, with the Cardinals playing the Browns for the title. This created many firsts, and many odd stories, including one about two apartment mates. Just press play to hear the whole story. ------——— Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content: Adam Kloppe, Baseball, Pastimes and Leisure, Sports, Competition, Housing, ——— Podcast Transcript: I'm Adam Kloppe, public historian with the Missouri Historical Society, and Here's History on eighty-eight one, KDHX. ——— The 1944 World Series holds a special place in the hearts of St. Louis baseball lovers. It's special not just because it's one of the Cardinals eleven World Series titles, but because the Cardinals opponent in that Fall Classic was the St. Louis Browns. Meaning, in 1944, every game of the World Series was played in St. Louis. Because of this, there are all sorts of unique facts about the 1944 World Series. ——— For example, 1944 was the first World Series played entirely west of the Mississippi River, which makes sense, as St. Louis was the westernmost city in Major League Baseball until the 1950s. It was also the third World Series where every game was played at one stadium. In this case, that stadium was Sportsman's Park, home to both the Cardinals and the Browns. It was the last World Series played all at one ballpark until 2020, when covid restrictions necessitated that every World Series game be played in one stadium. ——— But perhaps the oddest fact surrounding the all-St. Louis World Series is a story involving the managers of the Cardinals and the Browns. You see, for the 1944 season, Browns manager Luke Sewell and Cardinals manager Billy Southworth split an apartment at the Lindell Towers. There was a housing shortage, and since the Browns and Cardinals were never in St. Louis at the same time, the two managers figured they could just split the apartment with no difficulties. When one man was at home, the other would be on the road. They rarely even saw one another.  ——— As the season wound down, and the likelihood of an all-St. Louis World Series grew, Sewell, who was in St. Louis with the Browns, eventually sent a telegram to Southworth asking what should be done if the Browns should clinch the American League pennant. Southworth, who was on the road with the National League leading Cardinals, sent a telegram back to Sewell in St. Louis saying, “The Browns are going to win the pennant, so you go right ahead [and stay in the apartment]. I have rooms available at a hotel, and I'll just move in there when we return home.” ——— Apparently, though, the hotel room brought some extra luck to Southworth. The Cardinals ended up winning the World Series in six games, clinching their second championship of the 1940s. ——— Here's History is a joint production of KDHX and the Missouri Historical Society. I'm Adam Kloppe, and this is eighty-eight one, KDHX St. Louis. ———

In 1954, it took a historic season to dethrone the Yankees who were five-time defending world champions. Although they won one-hundred three games, the Cleveland Indians won a then-American League record one-hundred eleven. The Indians were led by Center Fielder Larry Doby, the first African-American player in the AL, Third Basemen Al Rosen, and slugger Vic Wertz. Their pitching staff was anchored by Early Wynn, Bob Lemon and Bob Feller. In the National League, the pennant winners were the underdog New York Giants, who won ninety-seven games, once again beating out the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Giants drew 1.15 million fans to the Polo Grounds, second in the National League. Built in a hollow overlooking Coogan's Bluff near the western shore of the Harlem River in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, a Polo Grounds ballpark had been on this site since 1890. The quirky park was shaped like a bathtub. It was only two-hundred-eighty feet from home plate down the left field line, and only two-hundred-sixty feet down the right. Center field however was over four-hundred-eighty feet away. But, the surrounding neighborhood was changing and Giants owner Horace Stonham began to wonder if he could draw more fans elsewhere. In the eighth inning of game one, the score was tied at two. Cleveland's Al Rosen and Larry Doby had both reached base on Giants pitcher Sal Maglie. Vic Wertz came up to bat. Wertz hit a ball to deep center field, where Giants superstar Willy Mays was playing. Mays ran straight backwards and caught the ball over his shoulder with his back to the field. Later nicknamed “the catch,” it changed the entire complexion of the series. The Giants would go on to sweep the Indians to claim the 1954 World Series title. It would be their last World Championship in New York. Baseball's economic model was changing. As great as the Yankees were, their dominance over the game created a league problem. The G.I. Bill was bringing families to the suburbs in the 1950s — and most of these families were white — radio and TV were embedding deeper into local markets. Major League cities were struggling to support two teams. After the 1952 season, the National League's Boston Braves, unable to compete with the Red Sox, moved to Milwaukee and won the World Series in five years. The AL St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1953 season and became the Orioles, where they won 6 American League pennants in their first thirty years. The next year the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City, where they would remain until moving again, to Oakland, in 1968. Oakland won three consecutive championships in the 1970s. Although fans of every other team loved to hate the Yankees, the franchise was a lightning rod for celebrities and other heroes. Throughout the years Mel Allen had many interesting guests in the booth, like noted Pirates fan Bing Crosby. The team the Yankees often defeated in the World Series? The Brooklyn Dodgers, who lost to the Yankees in 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1953. In 1955 the tide finally turned and the Bums from Brooklyn became World Champions. Later, retired Hall of Fame player and then broadcaster Frankie Frisch was inside the Brooklyn Dodgers clubhouse speaking to the victorious team. Two years later, owner Walter O'Malley was in a dispute with New York City Park's Commissioner Robert Moses. Ebbets Field, open since 1913 was falling apart. The success of the Dodgers, and the population explosion in Brooklyn had made Ebbets Field too small. The 1957 seating capacity was a tiny thirty-two thousand. Yankee Stadium could seat nearly double. O'Malley wanted to build a stadium at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues in Brooklyn. Robert Moses wanted the team moved to Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens.

Johnny Rabbitt is At Your Service! After today's Cardinals game, Johnny began the first half of At Your Service by bringing on two guests. The first being Ed Wheatley to discuss the St. Louis Browns and his new book. The second being Juliet Simone of Oasis, to talk about their latest events.

Scott Jagow brings you one of the most rare stories in baseball history, the story of St. Louis Browns 3'7" Tall baseball player..

In this week's Roaming St. Louis segment, KMOX weekend host Scott Jagow gets a sneak preview of a new exhibit. It opens -- along with the Cardinals season -- March 30 at the Field House Museum near Busch Stadium. But the exhibit isn't about the Cardinals. It's about the St. Louis Browns, who played in the city between 1902 and 1953. Scott chats with the exhibits curator Ed Wheatley, president of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan Club. The Browns have a colorful history so their sit-down is full of good stories. 

This week in Roaming St. Louis Scott Jagow tells us about the St. Louis Browns exhibit at The Field House Museum, part of the conversation is about Eddie Gaedel.

Welcome to the party, Sickos of Summer.So long as you're here, go check out The Sickos Sentinel. If you've already done that and have come here because you're a fellow Sicko, hello (it's specmotors from the Discord) and welcome to you, too! And check out our Discord, because, can you ever really have enough places to post?Anyway, you were promised a sports rabbit hole yesterday, and it is time to deliver on that promise.Since we're not going to see Edwin Díaz pitch again for quite some time (sigh), here's the list of the most strikeouts in a season, by a pitcher with 3.0 walks per nine innings or fewer, a 2.00 ERA or lower, and an FIP of 1.00 or lower. A list of 3-2-1… K, if you will.Eric Gagne, 2003 Dodgers, 137Díaz, last season, 118Craig Kimbrel, 2012 Atlanta, 116Sergio Romo, 2011 Giants, 70Devin Williams, 2020 Brewers, 53Ed Cushman, 1884 Brewers (Union Association), 47The 1884 Brewers played 12 games. Cushman pitched four of them, won all four, and gave up a total of four runs, two against the Boston Reds and two against the Baltimore Monumentals (do not get any ideas from this, Ted Leonsis).Cushman, in his career, pitched for the 1883 Buffalo Bisons in the National League, then had those four starts for Milwaukee the next year, and moved on to the American Association in 1885, pitching for both the Philadelphia A's and the New York Metropolitans – at the original Polo Grounds, the place that had actually been built for polo in 1876. It was those Metropolitans who converted the field, across the street from the northeast corner of Central Park, into a baseball park.In 1886, the Mets moved to the St. George Cricket Grounds on Staten Island, and Cushman won a career-high 17 games… while losing 21, those Mets weren't so good. Cushman was fourth in American Association pitching WAR that season, and ranked seventh in the league at 4.62 strikeouts per nine innings.Here are the Mets pitchers who had fewer than 4.62 strikeouts per nine innings last season: Nate Fisher (one strikeout in three innings, 3.0 K/9) and Darin Ruf (zero strikeouts in two innings, 0.0). Among regularly-appearing pitchers, Adonis Medina checked in at 6.5 K/9, Taijuan Walker at 7.6, and Chris Bassitt at 8.3. In 1886, the American Association leader was Matt Kilroy of the Baltimore Orioles at 7.9 (513 strikeouts in 583 innings).Kilroy completed 66 of his 68 starts, just shy of half the Orioles' 139 games – shoutout to their other two main starters, Jumbo McGinnis and Hardie Henderson. The Orioles were the only team the Mets finished ahead of that year – the St. Louis Browns won the league, then beat the National League champion Chicago White Stockings in the 1880s version of the World Series.Chicago outhomered St. Louis, 3-2, getting dingers along the way from George Gore, King Kelly, and Fred Pfeffer, but only managed a .195/.254/.300 line against St. Louis pitching in the series. The Browns, led by Canadian legend Tip O'Neill (who really went off the next season) going 8-for-20 with two triples, two homers, and four walks.Cap Anson was 5-for-21 in the series. He's the son of a bitch that Shoeless Joe and the rest of the ghosts in Field of Dreams should've told to stick it.Cushman, meanwhile, spent 1888 and 1889 out of Baseball Reference's data set, but according to Wikipedia playing in Des Moines. When the manager there, Charlie Morton, took the job managing the Toledo Maumees, Cushman returned to the American Association with him.And no, of course not that Charlie Morton, but the manager of a previous Toledo team, the Blue Stockings, that had Moses Fleetwood Walker and Weldy Walker — and whose presence on that team gave Morton a chance to be someone other than a footnote in the history of racism, as both the manager of the Walker brothers' team, and the first guy to get steamrolled by Anson's racism. Morton declined the hero role, although his Wikipedia page (this is already a tangent on a tangent, at least, but important)  makes it very clear both that he had the chance and that his motivation was not racism but something even more American, dollars.On August 10, 1883 before a scheduled exhibition game, Cap Anson and his Chicago White Stockings had told Morton that his team would not play on the same field as the Walker brothers. Even though he had initially given Walker the day off due to injuries, Morton then re-inserted Moses in the game. He did this to force Anson to either play or lose his portion of the gate receipts. Anson decided to play that day, but when Chicago came to town the following year, they had already signed an agreement that the Walker brothers would not play.To be clear, Morton isn't exactly a villain here, either. Some 19th century racist comes to town with his National League team, and Morton and Toledo are in the minor league Union Association in 1883, so he bamboozles Anson — great! But he's still basically an NPC (well, not really, he was a player-manager) handing a brief L to this main character of baseball racism. In 1884, the Blue Stockings played their only year in the American Association (it wasn't promotion/relegation, just more free-flowing alignments in baseball's early days, Addy can tell you more after all that Ken Burns). Weldy — who is listed as Welday Walker in some places, but we'll go with SABR here — was fresh out of college at Michigan and a reserve for Toledo. No sweat benching him, he's already there. And Fleet was a catcher, the one position where a 19th century team would have depth, because of the necessity as they got hurt all the time. Morton could've made a stand, but it only would've hurt himself and the rest of his team — his teammates — including the Walker brothers, what with the team being run on such a shoestring that they were calling players' brothers out of college to play for them — that they were the only team even willing to play Black players — defunct by 1886.It was in 1887 that Anson really enshrined racism in baseball by refusing to play agianst Fleet Walker's team in Newark, the Little Giants, who featured a Black battery of Walker and pitcher George Stovey. The big Giants, back in New York, had an eye on Stovey, and maybe he could have been the first of MLB's Black Aces, but not in a league where the game's most influential figure was racist even by 19th century standards. Let's go to John R. Husman from SABR:Cap Anson was not entirely responsible for baseball's more than half-century of segregation, but he had a lot to do with it. The incident of August 10, 1883, in Toledo certainly brought the issue to the forefront and began an open, blatant, and successful effort to bar black players from Organized Baseball.One of the obvious effects of institutional racism is all the greatness that never gets to emerge, because it's held back. Cap Anson was a generational talent who helped set the game back about three-quarters of a century, from the Walker brothers to Pumpsie Green.(That would've been a clever little ending had I gotten it together to post this episode on St. Patrick's Day, which I did not, rather obviously. Sorry.)And now, some Midjourney art that did not become the title of this episode:And now, the actual cover art for this episode… not made with Midjourney! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

The subject for today's fun fact couldn't have presented itself more easily.John Anderson is, by a long shot over Arndt Jorgens and Jimmy Wiggs, the best major league player born in Norway, with wood that powered 50 home runs and a .290/.329/.405 line from 1894-1908 with the Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Washington Senators (National League — on what seems like a most-of-the-season kind of loan in 1898), Milwaukee Brewers (original American League), St. Louis Browns, New York Highlanders, Washington Senators (first American League version), and Chicago White Sox. Anderson led the National League in triples with 22 in 1898 (he was really good for Washington!) and the American League with 39 stolen bases in 1906.Lest the speedy Norwegian become some kind of trope, Anderson is responsible for 338 of the 341 all-time stolen bases by Norwegian players. Jorgens swiped three bags in 307 games from 1929-39 with the Yankees. All with the Yankees. Jorgens was part of five World Series winners and did not play a single inning of postseason baseball, because he was the backup catcher all those years for Hall of Famer Bill Dickey. Wiggs didn't steal any bases in his major league career, with the 1903 Reds and 1905-06 Tigers. In 56.2 career innings, Wiggs only gave up one home run, on May 16, 1906, to Socks Seybold of the A's, part of a Philadelphia lineup that day that included Harry Armbruster, Bris Lord, Monte Cross, and Ossee Schrecongost. It was a different time. That bird has flown. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

The history of the different professional ballparks in St. Louis over the years is fascinating and dramatic. This is the story of one of the lesser know ballparks, which involves a horse racing track and fires. Just press play to hear the whole story.-----  Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content: Adam Kloppe, Baseball, Sports, Business,----- Podcast Transcript: I'm Adam Kloppe, public historian with the Missouri Historical Society, and Here's History on eighty-eight one, KDHX. ——— For many folks in St. Louis, the stadiums that the Cardinals have called home are special places. The names Sportsman's Park and Busch Stadium recall the feats of players like Dizzy Dean, Stan Musial, Bob Gibson, and Albert Pujols. But as important as these stadiums are to baseball fans, there is one park where the Cardinals played from 1893 until 1920 that receives a lot less fanfare in Cardinals' history. You can't visit this park today—it is long since torn down—but it's troubled history would change the fortune of the Cardinals. ——— Before the 1893 season, St. Louis team owner Chris von der Ahe decided that his team needed a new park to call home—the old Sportsman's Park at Grand and Dodier was becoming quite dilapidated. So, he opened a park that he called “New” Sportsman's Park, at the corner of Vandeventer and Natural Bridge, just south of Fairground Park. Situated to take advantage of new trolley lines, the new park opened with a lot of fanfare, including parades and promises of exciting, championship baseball. ——— But, within a few years, opinions on the new ballpark had begun to sour. Desperate for profits, and unable to field a winning team, von der Ahe installed a horse racing track and an amusement park ride in an effort to attract guests—a move decried by baseball purists. After a fire decimated the park in 1898, von der Ahe was forced to sell the team. The new owners repaired the stadium and changed its name to League Park. They eventually also changed the team name to the Cardinals. But the stadium continued to have problems—it suffered a fire again in 1901 and saw several more ownership and name changes. But the Cardinals just couldn't seem to get a winning team on the field. Fans stayed away. ——— In 1920, the Cardinals had finally had enough of League Park. That June, they moved back to the old Sportsman's Park, leasing the stadium from the American League St. Louis Browns, who had done extensive renovations after moving in in 1902.  The Cardinals used the money they saved on stadium upkeep to develop talent in their minor league system. The move paid off in 1926 when the Cardinals won their first World Series title, mostly behind players developed on their minor league teams. Since then, they've won ten more titles, and become one of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball. ——— Here's History is a joint production of KDHX and the Missouri Historical Society. I'm Adam Kloppe, and this is eighty-eight one, KDHX St. Louis. ———

The only crosstown series in the history of the Gateway City. Music: Last Stand - Purple Planet Music

December 22nd Show Notes Born on December 22, 1862 in East Brookfield, MA, Player, manager, scout, general manager, owner — Cornelius MacGillicuddy (Connie Mack) — did it all. For more than half a century, he owned and managed the Philadelphia A's — nearly their entire existence. He built two dynasties that won a total of five World Series titles. Mack was often described as the “grand old gentleman of the game,” but he wasn't above stretching the rules to gain a competitive advantage. He was rumored to have kept frozen baseballs handy to insert into the game when his pitchers were on the mound. He also employed a special coach who stationed himself in center field at Shibe Park to steal signs from opposing teams. Connie Mack pieced together a tremendous baseball team in the first decade of the 20th century, built in large part, around his famous “$100,000 Infield.” At the time, Mack claimed that even that lofty dollar-amount would not pry the four star players away from him. In 1911, John “Stuffy” McInnis was switched to first base to replace the aging Harry Davis, a fine player. McInnis, who earned his nickname because he had the “right stuff” as a young ballplayer in Boston, joined Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, and Frank Baker to form the greatest infield of the era. His A's from 1929-1931, had a team second to none, which featured Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Cochrane, Al Simmons, Lefty Grove, George Earnshaw, Rube Walberg, and Jack Quinn. Mack holds the all-time record for most games managed (7,755), most games won (3,731), and most games lost (3,814). His record of 50 years managing one team, and 53 years overall will most likely never be broken. Tom December 22, 1944 – Future Hall of Famer Steve Carlton is born in Miami, Florida. Rivaling Tom Seaver as the finest pitcher of the 1970s, Steve Carlton won the National League Cy Young Award in 1972 and 1977 before capturing another two trophies during the early portion of the ensuing decade. One of the greatest left-handed hurlers in the history of the game, Carlton trails only Warren Spahn in victories for a southpaw, with 329.   He also ranks fourth on the all-time strikeout list with a total of 4,136. The first pitcher to win four Cy Young Awards, Lefty, as he came to be known, surpassed 20 victories on six separate occasions, winning at least 16 games another four times. Over an 18-year stretch beginning in 1967, he failed to post at least 13 victories just once. During that same period, he also finished with an earned run average under 3.00 eight times, struck out more than 200 batters eight times, and threw at least 250 innings 13 times. Carlton remains the last National League pitcher to compile as many as 25 victories in a season, as well as the last pitcher from any team to throw more than 300 innings in a season.   December 22, 1980 — The Boston Red Sox mail Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk their new contracts two days after the Basic Agreement's December 20 deadline. Boston's blunder makes their All-Stars eligible for free agency. Fisk will land in Chicago after a legal battle and complete a Hall of Fame career over the next decade plus. Lynn will end up traded to California with Rick Burleson, and play 11 more seasons. However, he will never have the impact he did in Boston.   This was a dark era in Boston, similar to recent times as they let a Hall of Fame player slip away, as well as trading away the soul of the team. It took several years for them to become competitive again, when Roger Clemens would arrive in the summer of 1984.     December 22, 1999 — In an interview in Sports Illustrated magazine, Atlanta Braves P John Rocker offends virtually every race and ethnic group in a hateful outburst. Community leaders, media, management, coaches, and teammates alike call for action to be taken against the lefthander, who had 38 saves for Atlanta this past season.   In a story published in the December 27, 1999 issue of Sports Illustrated, Rocker made a number of allegations stemming from his experiences in New York City and answered a question about whether he would ever play for the New York Yankees or the New York Mets.   I'd retire first. It's the most hectic, nerve-wracking city. Imagine having to take the 7 Train to the ballpark looking like you're riding through Beirut-next to some kid with purple hair, next to some queer with AIDS, right next to some dude who just got out of jail for the fourth time, right next to some 20-year-old mom with four kids. It's depressing… The biggest thing I don't like about New York are the foreigners. You can walk an entire block in Times Square and not hear anybody speaking English. Asians and Koreans and Vietnamese and Indians and Russians and Spanish people and everything up there. How the hell did they get in this country?   During the interview, he also spoke of his opinion of the New York Mets and their fans:   Nowhere else in the country do people spit at you, throw bottles at you, throw quarters at you, throw batteries at you and say, “Hey, I did your mother last night—she's a whore.” I talked about what degenerates they were and they proved me right.   The interview was conducted while driving to a speaking engagement in Atlanta. The reporter, Jeff Pearlman, wrote that during the interview session, Rocker spat on a Georgia State Route 400 toll machine and mocked Asian women. Also, Rocker referred to Curaçaoan teammate Randall Simon as a “fat monkey”.   Although Rocker later apologized after speaking with Braves legend and Hall of Famer Hank Aaron and former Atlanta mayor and congressman Andrew Young, he continued to make controversial remarks. For his comments, Commissioner Bud Selig suspended Rocker without pay for the remainder of spring training and the first 28 games of the 2000 season, which on appeal was reduced to 14 games (without a spring-training suspension).   December 22, 1953 –Jack Dunn III officially turns over the name “Orioles” to the St. Louis Browns, who recently were acquired in November 1953 by a syndicate of Baltimore business and civic interests led by attorney and civic activist Clarence Miles and Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Jr.   His family had successfully operated the International League Orioles franchise for years in Baltimore, Maryland. The original Orioles, an AL charter member franchise eventually moved to New York in 1903 to eventually become the Highlanders, and then the Yankees.    The move to Baltimore was ushered in with the arrival of Brooks Robinson in 1955. They experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them (1966, 1970, 1983). This era of the club featured many future Hall of Famers who would later be inducted representing the Orioles, such as third baseman Brooks Robinson, outfielder Frank Robinson, starting pitcher Jim Palmer, first baseman Eddie Murray, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and manager Earl Weaver. 

MIKE FERGUSON IN THE MORNING As part of our series highlighting nonprofits in St. Louis this week, we'll discuss the St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan Club with Ed Wheatley. https://www.thestlbrowns.com/fallback/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and Tom Discuss - Bob Feller, Pitching Machines, December 15th, Free Agency, Bill Hamilton and Tommie Agee December 15th Show Notes December 15, 1896 – THE PITCHING CANNON AT WORK In 1896, Princeton University mathematics instructor Charles Hinton designed a gunpowder-powered baseball pitching machine for the Princeton University baseball team's batting practice. According to one source it caused several injuries and may have been partly responsible for Hinton's dismissal from Princeton that year. A demonstration was given in the school's gymnasium on December 15, 1896. Hinton died unexpectedly in 1907 from a cerebral hemorrhage and while he is mostly remembered for his work on the fourth dimension, in stark contrast, he is also credited with designing the first playground jungle gym. December 15, 1967 — The Mets obtain Tommy Agee, the 1966 Rookie of the Year, and utility infielder Al Weis from the White Sox in exchange for Buddy Booker, Tommy Davis, Jack Fisher, and Billy Wynne. New York's newest additions will both play a pivotal role in the team's 1969 World Championship season. December 15, 1974 — Oakland A's pitching star and Cy Young Award winner Catfish Hunter is declared a free agent. Arbitrator Peter Seitz rules that A's owner Charlie Finley committed a breach of contract by failing to make a payment to Hunter's life insurance fund. The four-time 20-game winner, who helped Oakland to World Championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974, will sign a five-year contract worth a record $3.75 million with the New York Yankees. The decision will usher in a new era in the owners' relationship with their players. Died: December 15, 2010 in Cleveland, OH. Blessed with a resilient arm and an overpowering fastball that frequently approached 100 miles per hour, Bob Feller was the most dominant pitcher of his era. Despite missing four full seasons during the peak of his career to join the war effort, Feller compiled 266 victories over the course of 18 big-league seasons, including three no-hitters and a record 12 one-hitters. Many people still feel that no one has ever thrown a baseball harder than the Cleveland Indian Hall of Famer. Robert William Andrew Feller was born on November 3, 1918 in the small midwestern town of Van Meter, Iowa. Growing up an Iowa farm boy during the 1920s, much of Feller's childhood consisted of performing household chores and playing baseball. Feller later credited milking cows, picking corn, and baling hay with strengthening his arms and giving him the capacity to throw as hard as he did. After pitching for the Van Meter High School baseball team, Feller signed with the Cleveland Indians for $1 and an autographed baseball. He made his major league debut with the team on July 19, 1936, more than three months shy of his 18th birthday. Without having spent a single day in the minors, the 17-year-old phenom struck out 15 St. Louis Browns in his first start. Feller finished the season 5-3 with a 3.34 ERA and 76 strikeouts in only 62 innings of work. December 15, 1940 – Hall of Fame outfielder “Sliding Billy” Hamilton dies at the age of 74. Hamilton stole 912 bases and batted .344 over his 14-year career, placing him in the top 10 on the all-time batting list. Hamilton revolutionized the game of baseball, making the head-first slide, the first-to-third advance on a base hit, and the drag bunt staples of the game in the 1890s. He won two batting titles, and his .344 career average is sixth-best all-time. In 1894 he set a record that may never be topped, scoring 192 runs for the Phillies. With Philadelphia, he teamed with Sam Thompson and Ed Delahanty to form one of the greatest outfields of all-time. Despite his record-setting career, Hamilton did not earn entry to the Hall of Fame until 1961 — 21 years after his death and 60 years after he played his final game.

By Jesse SpectorI'm doing some research that doesn't directly involve — at least not yet — Pro Football Hall of Famer Jimmy Conzelman, the last man to coach the Cardinals to an NFL championship, back when they were the Chicago Cardinals, in 1947. and player/coach (he missed the second half of the season as a player after hurting his knee in a win over the New York Yankees) for the 1928 champion Providence Steam Roller.The Steam Roller was Conzelman's last team as a player — he'd also been with the Detroit Panthers, Milwaukee Badgers, Rock Island Independents, and Decatur Staleys… after a college career in which he'd been part of the 1919 Rose Bowl champion Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets, 17-0 winners over the previously undefeated Mare Island Marines.George Halas was the star of that Rose Bowl for Great Lakes, and brought Conzelman with him to Decatur to join the NFL's first team. Conzelman ran for the only touchdown of the Staleys' game against Rock Island that inaugural season, and also threw two touchdown passes to Halas himself in a November game against the Hammond Pros.All of that is fantastically interesting on its own and a reminder of how much football has changed in a century, but it's a diversion from the tangent that I was already on, which is finding out how Conzelman's coaching career ended.Conzelman went 8-22-3 with the Cardinals from 1940-42, and resigned to go to St. Louis — little knowing that the football team would eventually do the same — to work as the public relations director for the St. Louis Browns, the baseball team.Here's how the Chicago Tribune described Conzelman when he headed southwest in 1943:Conzelman attended Washington university, St. Louis, where he later coached, and during World War I, he was a member of the famous Great Lakes eleven. Conzelman is one of the most versatile personalities in the field of sports. In addition to his football activities he has been a boxer, newspaper publisher, writer, salesman, composer, actor, and radio commentator. He is an accomplished orator.Conzelman worked for the Browns for two years, and those two years included their only American League pennant before heading to Baltimore and becoming the Orioles. And then he went back to coach the Cardinals again, won the 1947 NFL title, got to the 1948 NFL championship game… and quit to work in advertising.And also act alongside Gretchen Wyler in a St. Louis production of Damn Yankees, before Wyler had the role on Broadway (she succeeded Gwen Verdon).That picture ran in Sports Illustrated's 1961 football issue, itself a trove worth diving back into another day. Gerald Holland's piece on Conzelman is as interesting as the subject himself, and then there's this succinct preview of University of Idaho football:The Vandals went 2-7, led to an improvement over the previous season's 1-8 by tight end Reggie Carolan, a future all-star with the Chargers and AFL champion with San Diego and Kansas City (on the team that lost Super Bowl I). Reggie's son, Brett Carolan, played at Washington State and won Super Bowl XXIX as a rookie on the 49ers.The aggregate score of those seven Idaho losses (to Oregon, Oregon State, Washington State, Army, Utah State, Pacific, and Arizona) was 319-22. But they got a 27-18 home win over San Jose State, and finished the season in style with a 16-14 win over Montana to take the Little Brown Stein… which, this year, Idaho recaptured for the first time since 1999.This kind of journey down a rabbit hole might seem like hardcore fandom, but I find it to be quite different, and in fact one of the paths that has brought me to easier accept being a casual fan (for the most part, but very much for football) — all of the teams out there have their own stories, with their own people, their own traditions, and their own fanbases. There's always going to be a winner and a loser (or a tie, in our more refined sports), and the sports experience is richer if we take it all in. The casual experience is about not letting it get you so down when your favorite team loses.Is it perfect? Definitely not. We still haven't recorded a mainline Willets Pod episode since Addy and I took in the Emma Stone Game, and while part of that is about adults having a hard time scheduling things, part of it is definitely about us having needed some time to recover as fans. (We'll be back soon, promise.)I'm glad, though, to see what I feel is a healthier approach to sports, starting to come around… or at least to welcome Bomani Jones to the party.For the record, I'm still not off the Knicks “narcotic,” as Bomani terms his former Falcons fandom. I can keep it under control most of the time, but I don't think I'm ever shaking it, not when writing this very sentence sent me looking for Zion Williamson's contract status once again (poison pill on any trades until July 1, 2023 when… sign and trade???) and, well, yeah.I enjoy year-end music lists because it's a great way to come across stuff that isn't in my wheelhouse, but I might enjoy… and thanks to the Internet, I can find out really quickly (unlike when I bought a Pavement CD in 1997 based on a magazine review).So, here's our friend Michele Catalano's year in music, which unlike Pavement and Rolling Stone, I will not hold against anyone for decades to come if any of it isn't my bag……and here's an opportunity to revisit Pavement.Rolling Stone wrote…Take “Stereo,” the first track on Corners and perhaps the most accessible song Pavement have made since their (modest) hit, 1994's “Cut Your Hair.” “Stereo” is a dynamic, almost AOR statement, and it builds to the band's loudest, cleanest crescendo ever.To me, it sounds like a mashup of Talking Heads and Weezer that manages to capture nothing of what I like about either, so I guess some things don't change in 25 years. Although we also have the Knicks for that. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willetspen.substack.com/subscribe

Moments of the week including the another HR in a players 1st MLB at bat, Aaron Judge continuing his historic season, and Termarr Johnson securing the bag.The details are laid out on the Padres trading for Juan Soto AND Josh Bell in one of the biggest talent swaps in MLB history.David talks about the 75th Anniversary of Hank Thompson breaking the color barrier for the St. Louis Browns (today's Orioles) and Willard Brown who joined him 3 days later.

St. Louis was once home to two Major League Baseball teams. The St. Louis Browns signed Hank Thompson and Willard Brown in July 1947 making them the third and fourth Black American baseball players to cross the color barrier. This also made the St. Louis Browns the first MLB team to field two Black athletes. Historian and author Ed Wheatley joins St. Louis on the Air to share what this moment means to baseball history and the efforts to keep the history alive.

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The Baltimore Orioles are coming to St. Louis for the first time since 2003 President of the St. Louis Browns fan club joins Brian Kelly talking about what will happen during Thursday's afternoon game and history of the Browns franchise.

Take me out to the ballgame... Take me out to the ball... Rex and Greg return to the podcast to discuss America's pastime, and its returning Boys of Summer--We're talking BASEBALL. Topics include Hank Aaron, the St. Louis Browns, and the Designated Hitter. Plus, fun games like I See What You Did There and FMK! Oh, and you're right. It's Bartolo Colon and we said the wrong first name a few times.Check out Zimmie and Rex's flower shop: https://allhailasphodel.com/. They do AMAZING WORK!And read Rethinking Fandom: https://beltpublishing.com/products/rethinking-fandom-how-to-beat-the-sports-industrial-complex-at-its-own-game (I know I will!)

The first African American player to suit up for a St. Louis baseball team was second baseman and outfielder Hank Thompson.  Hot on the heals if Jackie Robinson breaking the color line, Hank Thompson would have several firsts himself.  Just press play to hear the whole story. ------  Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content: Adam Kloppe, Baseball, Civil Rights, Black History, Pastimes and Leisure, Sports, People of Note, Podcast Transcript: I'm Adam Kloppe, public historian with the Missouri Historical Society, and Here's History on eighty-eight one, KDHX. —— Today, Jackie Robinson is a name that is recognized by millions, and for good reason. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson officially became the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball, a sport that had been segregated for decades. For his actions both on and off the field, Robinson is recognized as a hero by millions. He is the subject of documentaries and films, and Major League Baseball has retired his number 42 league-wide. ——— After Robinson broke baseball's color line, more Black players began signing with Major League Baseball teams. These players all followed in Robinson's footsteps, but they also trod on new ground as the first Black players for their respective franchises. ——— The first African American player to suit up for a St. Louis baseball team was second baseman and outfielder Hank Thompson, who began his Major League Baseball career with a start for the St. Louis Browns on July 17, 1947. But that wasn't the only barrier the 21 year old Thompson would smash through that summer. On July 20, 1947, he started a game for the Browns with future Hall of Famer Willard “Home Run” Brown—marking the first time two Black players had ever played in a Major League baseball game together. Later that same season, when the Browns played Cleveland, Thompson played in the first game to ever feature two teams with a Black player. ——— However, Thompson's tenure in St. Louis wasn't easy. Reports claim that many of his white teammates shunned both Thompson and Brown, leaving them to warm up together. Thompson got limited chances with the Browns, leading to inconsistent production on the field. After only 27 games, he was released. ——— Thompson's pioneering career was not over, though. He later broke another color line when he became the first Black player to suit up for the New York Giants in 1949. With more consistent playing time, Thompson thrived with the Giants, and he played eight seasons with them. Thompson also kept breaking barriers. In 1951, he became a part of baseball's first all African-American outfield with future Hall of Famers Monte Irvin and Willie Mays. In 1954, he helped power the Giants to a World Series victory over Cleveland. Thompson retired from baseball in 1956, an unsung titan in the history of desegregating America's pastime. ——— Here's History is a joint production of KDHX and the Missouri Historical Society. I'm Adam Kloppe, and this is eighty-eight one, KDHX, St. Louis. ———  

President of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan Club, Ed Wheatley, joins us to talk about the history of a team that doesn't get enough recognition but still has deep ties to the city. What do you want to know about the Browns? Let us know. We also pick his brain about the famous Wrestling at the Chase and the influence St. Louis has had on the wrestling scene. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/toasted-st-louis/support

A great look into the St. Louis Browns with historical society and fan club president, Ed Wheatley. His book and the subsequent PBS specials on the team are a must-see for baseball fans. We talk about Ed's incredible artifacts and stories on some of the most famous Browns players like, George Sisler, Rogers Hornsby, Jim Delsing and more. Also, the team's history with thee St. Louis Cardinals. Scoops with Danny Mac airs Sunday nights on Fox 2.  

Baseball is back. Ben Frederickson talks about the process to get here, the animosity built up in the bargaining and how the sport can win fans back. We talk about Mozeliak's zoom call with media last night and what the free agency deals could look like for the Cardinals. Ben brings up Ryan Fagan's pitch for "The year of the fan". Could bringing in a big name save some fans in St. Louis? We talk about the Opening Day crowd in St. Louis this year? Is it less than normal and who is the starter? We also visit about SLU in the A-10 and the future of Cuonzo Martin at Mizzou. Could a different direction be announced in the coming days? Blues with a dominant win last night against the Rangers. Where do they go from here at this month's trade deadline? Ben sticks to the need for a left-handed defenseman. A look at the great St. Louis Browns show on Scoops TV this Sunday too. Listen here:

“For the country at large the eagle may remain the national bird, but for the National Capital the greatest bird that flies is the Goose,” sportswriter W.O. McGeehan once wrote. While he was a gifted slugger, Leon Allen Goslin's outfield play included a penchant for flapping his arms as he tracked down fly balls, a task he had no small amount of difficulty with, as well as a general awkwardness about his mannerisms that earned him the title of “Goose.” The story of Goose Goslin begins many years before he would acquire that nickname, however. Goslin's early playing career would take him to the Sally League in South Carolina. A move to the outfield in 1921 and a high batting average attracted the attention of bigger clubs. Two owners, the Baltimore Orioles' Jack Dunn (whose minor league team was one of the strongest in the country) and the Washington Senators' Clark Griffith both tendered offers to Goslin, but the latter rushed to deliver the offer. The move would pay off, as Goslin would go on to become one of the best position players in Senators history. Goslin's second full season in the majors, 1923, would see him lead the league in triples, while driving in 99 runs and batting .300. In 1924, Goslin led the American League in RBI (129) and helped the Senators to their first and only World Series title. He would go on to capture an American League batting title in 1928, hitting .379 and beating out the St. Louis Browns' Heinie Manush by a single point. On June 13, 1930, the Senators traded Goose to the St. Louis Browns for General Crowder and Manush. Goslin responded by clubbing 30 home runs for the Browns, setting a career-high of 37 in his games for both teams. Goslin would spend the next couple years on the move, as the Senators would re-acquire him in 1933, then turn around and send him to Detroit the following season. Goose's lone All-Star selection would come with the Tigers in 1936, when at age 35 he hit .315 with 24 home runs. The 1938 season would be Goslin's last in the majors. Goslin would go on to become manager for the Trenton Senators from 1939 to 1941; he would officially retire from baseball after the '41 season. Goslin was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1968. He passed away on May 15, 1971. (baseballhall.org) Join local conversations with the "beacons' of Bridgeton, New Jersey at https://bridgetonbeacon.com YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VBp2FMg5KKl5irPJc02YzacOkzURgnK Podcast clips on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/NichePodcastClipstagram Podcast clips on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8VBp2FMg5KKBobI3Thlvw2XVWUHciiOM Produced by the Niche Podcast Network: https://nichepodcastnetwork.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/bridgetonbeacon Music credits: Licensor: http://pixabay.com/users/gvidon-25326719/ Licensee: Legal Podcasting Audio File Title: On The Way Home Date of download: 2022-03-25 22:22:04 UTC

During the 1944 season, St. Louis had two professional baseball teams, the powerhouse St. Louis Cardinals and the usually hapless St. Louis Browns. Both teams were destined to meet in the World Series that year. Just press play to hear the whole story. ------ Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content:  Adam Kloppe, Competition, Baseball, Business, Sports, Pastimes and Leisure, Military, ------  Podcast Transcript: I'm Adam Kloppe, public historian with the Missouri Historical Society, and Here's History on eighty-eight one, KDHX. ——— “First in shoes, first in booze, and last in the American League.” For the first half of the twentieth century, this phrase was used to describe St. Louis. First in shoes because the city was a hub of footwear manufacturing; first in booze because several popular beers were brewed in St. Louis. And last in the American League because the city was home to two professional baseball teams—the powerhouse St. Louis Cardinals, of the National League, and the hapless St. Louis Browns, who perennially finished near the bottom of the American League standings. ——— But things almost changed in 1944. That year, with many All-Star players having been drafted into military service, the Browns put together a team of wily veteran players, many of whom had bounced around baseball for years. The ragtag Browns fought hard all season, surprising many experts. As the season was winding to a close, the Browns were in the hunt for the American League pennant. They just need to win the last four games of the season. The only problem was that their opponent in those games was the mighty New York Yankees. ——— Those four games were full of heroics for the Browns, and they won the first three games in dramatic fashion. But the most rapturous moment came in the season's final game when part-time outfielder Chet Laabs smoked TWO home runs. The 37,000 plus fans in Sportman's Park went nuts. The Browns had won the pennant and were going to the World Series. ——— They wouldn't have to travel far for the World Series, either. The celebrated St. Louis Cardinals led by Stan Musial were the Browns opponent, meaning the whole series would be played at Sportsman's Park. Most experts picked the vaunted Cardinals to win handily. In the beginning of the Series, the Browns made those experts look silly—the Browns won two of the first three games, and mostly kept the Cardinals offense in check. But the Cardinals came alive in Game 4 and went on to win the Series in six games.  ——— Even though the Browns lost, some fans had hopes that this World Series appearance would turn the Browns fortunes around. But the Browns never repeated their success. They never won another pennant, and most of the city's baseball fans remained loyal to the Cardinals. The Browns moved to Baltimore after the 1953 season.  ——— Here's History is a joint production of KDHX and the Missouri Historical Society. I'm Adam Kloppe, and this is eighty-eight one, KDHX, St. Louis. ———

Bill's back again with a classic from the archives. Original description: On February 7, 1898, St. Louis Browns owner Chris von der Ahe left to dine at a local hotel. He never arrived, instead spirited away to Pittsburgh. Mike looks at von der Ahe's strange and inspiring life from his early days as a German immigrant to his kidnapping/arrest to his ultimate downfall. It's a story of inspiration and hubris that wound up shaping the early history of the professional game. Also, happy birthday to Mookie Wilson and Dan Quisenberry!

After hiding in plain sight for the better part of five years, we finally take an initial swing at the deeply fascinating story of baseball's original "lovable losers" - the St. Louis Browns.   St. Louis native and keeper of the flame Ed Wheatley ("St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team" & "Baseball in St. Louis: From Little Leagues to Major Leagues") knows a thing or two about this most forlorn, but curiously beloved American League franchise of yore (1902-53); as the President of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, it is his passion and duty to burnish the memory and celebrate the contributions of the Brownies - despite its half-century of mostly forgettable on-field performance.   Before organized baseball forced then-owner Bill Veeck to sell the club to a Baltimore syndicate in 1953 to ultimately become today's similarly lamentable Orioles, the Browns battled the cross-town Cardinals for St. Louis' baseball attention - often at the city's venerable Sportsman's Park, which they both claimed as home for the better part of 30 years, including an all-St. Louis World Series in 1944 (won, of course, by the Redbirds).   Despite only one playoff appearance in 52 seasons ("First in shoes, first in booze, and last in the American League"), the Browns still had their share of fans, as well as some of baseball's most memorable characters - like Branch Rickey (as a player, manager and even GM), Hall of Famers "Gorgeous George" Sisler and Rogers Hornsby, one-armed utility outfielder Pete Gray, and, of course, the one-at-bat wonder of 3-foot, 7-inch Eddie Gaedel.

Episode 89 Notes and Links to Luke Epplin's Work            On Episode 89 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Luke Epplin, writer of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball. The two talk about, among other things, Luke's early relationship with language, his admiration for certain writers who have shaped his sensibility and philosophy of writing, and his purpose in writing nonfiction that has the best qualities of fiction. They also discuss his dazzling book about four intriguing members of The Cleveland Indians and their 1948 World Series victory and rollercoaster season.        Luke Epplin, whose writing has appeared in The Atlantic, the New Yorker Page-Turner, The Washington Post, GQ, Slate, Salon, The Daily Beast, among others, and he has appeared in such places as NPR's “Weekend Edition,“  The New York Times, the MLB Network, and ESPN. He is the author of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball about Bob Feller, Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Satchel Paige, and the Cleveland Indians of the 1940s. Buy Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball   “How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series” from NPR, March 2021   Luke Epplin's MacMillan Page   “Virtual Author Series” with Bruce Markusen-Video from National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum-Luke talks about the book on the Anniversary of Larry Doby's MLB Debut At about 2:00, Luke talks about growing up in a small town outside of St. Louis, including how he was a voracious reader and was exposed to great baseball writing, including David Halberstram and his October 1964 book as an influence for Our Team, his own novel   At about 5:00, Luke talks about his fandom for the St. Louis Cardinals, and how the team's fortune has made the fanbase different than the fans of the hard-luck   At about 7:20, Luke cites David Halberstram's Summer of ‘49 as an inspiration for his book's narrative   At about 9:00, Luke talks about chill-inducing literature, including William Saroyan, Alice Munro, and Deborah Eisenberg, and William Trevor   At about 10:10, Luke describes being into “lyrical realism” and how he would read aloud short stories and/or copy short stories word for word to help him “locate a voice that [was] wholly [his] own”   At about 12:25, Luke talks about Gay Talese, David Halberstram, and others whose nonfiction read like fiction in the best possible ways and inspired Luke's own aesthetic    At about 13:30, Luke talks about his appreciation of John Cheever and spiritual ancestors and descendants   At about 15:30, Luke details great phrasing from Gay Talese's famous piece on Joe DiMaggio, and how he used “the rhythm” of the diction as inspiration fro his own book   At about 18:00-Luke references Mark Harris' Pictures at a Revolution as a big source of inspiration and thrill and Erik Larson as well   At about 20:05-Luke points out the lack of stats and numbers used in his Our Team book, and his rationale for this   At about 21:40, Pete and Luke join the Laura Hillenbrand Mutual Admiration Society   At about 24:00, Luke discusses the ways in which he balanced archive footage and interviews in “piecing together” his storyline for Our Team   At about 25:20, Luke talks about the challenges of telling Larry Doby's story, as he was a reticent person for the most part   At about 26:55, Pete asks Luke for his “ ‘Eureka' moments” and Luke shares an interesting anecdote about his grandfather, the St. Louis Browns, and Bill Veeck that were seeds for his book   At about 30:50, Pete references Luke as part of a group of writers in recent years like Bradford Pearson and Eric Nusbaum, among many others, who have written a certain type of “sports book” that is not wholly a sports book; Pete's joke about the epically long titles so popular these days leads to Luke   At about 33:15, Luke gives background on Bill Veeck, one of the four main characters of Luke's book   At about 36:10, Luke gives background on Larry Doby, one of the four main characters of Luke's book   At about 38:20, Pete and Luke discuss the unfair expectations for Larry Doby as a “pioneer,” and Eric juxtaposes Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby's experiences   At about 43:00, Luke talks about the book's Epilogue that details the blatant racism that Larry Doby experienced, including after his heroic 1948 World Series, and some of the ways in which white writers didn't fully take into account the hardships he faced    At about 46:00, Luke discusses the intriguing and singular Satchel Paige, one of the “Big Four” from the book   At about 49:50, Pete and Luke discuss Larry Doby and Satchel Paige's relationship, as well as the latter's persona and its connection to the ugly history of racism, minstrel shows, etc.   At about 52:10, Luke traces the modern frowning upon “showy baseball” in contemporary times   At about 53:30, Pete and Luke discuss the brainstorming tours undertaken by Bob Feller, Satchel Paige described in great detail in the book    At about 53:25, Pete proudly shares stories involving his grandfather, Joe Albanese, and how he got two hits off Satchel Paige in a barnstorming exhibition   At about 56:25, Luke details Satchel Paige in juxtaposition to Bob Feller and to Jackie Robinson, as well as how Paige's legendary confidence and independence-he is, Luke says, “fully himself”   At about 1:00:00, Luke talks of the absolute legend that Satchel Paige was and how his pitching was an absolute scene for spectators   At about 1:00:40, Pete asks Luke to dispel (hehe) rumors that Pope Francis recently cited Luke's book while talking to Joe Biden, and Luke continues in talking about Satchel's LONG and illustrious career   At about 1:03:10, Luke discusses the phenom Luke discusses the intriguing and singular Satchel Paige, one of the “Big Four” from the book, one of the “Big Four” from the book; Luke cites Feller's bona fides as someone who built himself up by himself, the “ ‘American Dream' writ large” post-Depression and Roaring 20s   At about 1:08:55, Pete and Luke discuss the book's ending-the glorious victory in the 1948 World Series-including the letdown experienced by various characters in the book; Luke cites “loneliness” as a central theme of the book   At about 1:11:00, Pete and Luke discuss Luke's meaningful focus on a certain pivotal August   At about 1:12:35, Luke talks about future projects, including an exciting and intriguing basketball story he will be telling, and possibly writing in Spanish (pues, tal vez…)   At about 1:14:17, Pete and Luke talk about the glorious “sic” and Luke's experience with the “colorful” sportswriting that he used to build his book   At about 1:15:20, Effa Manley is discussed and why she needs her story to be written   At about 1:15:55, Luke reads an excerpt from the book that deals with the legendarily energetic Bill Veeck   At about 1:21:00, Luke gives out his contact information and shouts out his local favorite, The Astoria Bookshop      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.       This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.      The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.      Please tune in for the next episode, a conversation with Bill Esparza. Esparza is a professional musician, writer, and blogger whose travels throughout Latin America have made him a leading expert on Latin American cuisines. He fell in love with Mexican cooking at his grandmother's table and on childhood trips to his family's hometown of Aguascalientes, Mexico, where he was introduced to street food. His original style of writing and passion for culture have made Esparza a go-to source for magazines, newspapers, and food travel shows. His knowledge has been acquired the old-fashioned way, from firsthand experience on the streets and at the stands and markets of Los Angeles, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The episode will air starting November 9.

So, baseball is over (booooo), but the Atlanta Braves are World Series Champions. Patrick opens today's show by going over games 5 & 6 to dissect how we got there. Patrick breaks down key moments and defensive plays in these games that lead to the Braves becoming World Series Champions. The Braves won their first World Series since 1995. Patrick goes over the updated list of the longest World Series droughts in the MLB, as we get ready for the upcoming season. Following those segments, Patrick breaks down an interesting alternative timeline that would have sent the, then, St. Louis Browns to Los Angeles. Patrick explains what happened and why it happened, but he also gives some theories to what could have happened. Patrick ends today's show by going over how and why the National League does not have a DH (Hint it involves a fishing trip). If you enjoyed this episode, follow us and subscribe to the show: you can find us on iTunes or on any app that carries podcasts as well as on YouTube. Please remember to subscribe and give us a nice review. That way you will always be among the first to get the latest GSMC Baseball Podcasts. We would like to thank our Sponsor: GSMC Podcast Network Advertise with US: https://gsmcpodcast.com/advertise-with-us Website: https://gsmcpodcast.com/gsmc-baseball-podcast Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gsmc-baseball-podcast/id1122796551 GSMC YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF8Qial15ufp9uS_1- 4F6auhV_JDoMt-Y Twitter: https://twitter.com/GSMC_baseball Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gsmcbaseball/ Disclaimer: The views expressed on the GSMC baseball Podcast are for entertainment purposes only. Reproduction, copying or redistribution of The GSMC Baseball Podcast without the express written consent of Golden State Media Concepts LLC is prohibited.

Back in the 1880s, one super-fan of baseball named Henry Lucas decided there should be more sporting options in St. Louis, and so he started his own team. In fact, he started his own baseball league to compete with the National League and the American Association. Thus was born the Union Association League and The St. Louis Maroons, prompting the St. Louis Browns owner to declare "war." Just press play to hear the whole story. ------ Click on search links to see if there are episodes with related content:  Darby Ratliff, Baseball, Sports, Competition, Business, Pastimes and Leisure, -------   Podcast Transcript: I'm Darby Ratliff, a researcher with the Missouri Historical Society, and Here's History on eighty eight one, KDHX. ------ St. Louis is a city of baseball super-fans, and the 1880s were no different. At that time, fans ran to Sportsman's Park to watch the St. Louis Browns. ------ But for a few years in the 1880s, St. Louis had more than one baseball team, all because one St. Louis super fan started his own team. ------ Henry Lucas came from the wealthy Lucas family. In 1884, he started the Union Association, an alternative to the two existing major leagues, the American Association and the National League. He then funded the St. Louis Maroons to play in it. ------ The Maroons finished first with a twenty-one game lead in the 1884 Union Association season and technically giving St. Louis its first championship in baseball. Chris Von der Ahe, owner of the St. Louis Browns furiously launched what is known as the “Union Baseball War” to compete with the new team's popularity. ------ But the Union Association folded after just one season, and the Maroons were given special permission to enter the National League. An agreement existed between the National League and the American Association—in which the Browns played— stating that no city could have two teams. Because of this, it's more than likely that Henry Lucas had to pay a pretty penny to Chris Von der Ahe to get around this regulation and have his team admitted to the National League.  ------ The Maroons did not live up to their Union Association hype, finishing last in both the 1885 and 1886 National League seasons and going from an 83% win rate in 1884 to under 40% in both of their seasons. As a result, Henry Lucas was devastated financially, lost much of his property, and ended up working for the city's Street Department. ------ The Browns would continue to gain fans, winning the American Association championship in 1885. While the World Series didn't exist until 1903, an earlier version of it saw the American Association champions go head to head with the National League champions. In the 1886 matchup, the St. Louis Browns brought home the win against the Chicago White Stockings. ------ By the start of the 1900s, those championship Browns would officially be known as the St. Louis Cardinals.  ------ Here's History is a joint production of KDHX and the Missouri Historical Society. I'm Darby Ratliff, and this is eighty-eight one, KDHX St. Louis. 

Michael Tow grew up in Jackson County. While in high school he received a prestigious Horatio Alger scholarship that allowed him to attend John A. Logan College before transferring to SIUC. His studies lead him to a career as a high school teacher at Carbondale High School followed by a teaching career in Washington State. Michael is currently writing a biography of Joe Grace a baseball player from Gorham, IL. Joe played for the St. Louis Browns in the years before and after World War II.

St. Louis is the home of many baseball legends, players like Stan Musial, Dizzy Dean and Bob Gibson. But there's one legendary pitcher who had a long and storied history with the city of St. Louis, even though he never played for the Cardinals. That Hall of Famer was Satchel Paige, who spent most of his career playing in the Negro Leagues. ------ Click on search links to explore episodes with related content: Adam Kloppe, Sports, Baseball, Black History, People of Note, Pastimes and Leisure, Competition, Civil Rights,  ------   Podcast Transcript: I'm Adam Kloppe, Public Historian at the Missouri History Museum, and Here's History on 88.1 KDHX. ------ St. Louis is the home of many baseball legends, players like Stan Musial, Dizzy Dean, and Bob Gibson. But there's one legendary pitcher who had a long and storied history with the city of St. Louis, even though he never played for the Cardinals. In fact, he didn't even play in Sportsman's Park until he had already been a pro for almost 15 years. He's a Hall of Famer and considered one of the 20 greatest baseball players of all time. He is Leroy “Satchel” Paige. ------ The first time St. Louisans got a look at Paige they could have been forgiven for thinking that he wasn't that special. The year was 1927 and Paige was pitching in one of his first games for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro National League, who were in St. Louis visiting the fabled St. Louis Stars. In the game Paige started, he didn't even make it out of the first inning. In fact, he hit the first three batters he faced. The third batter, Stars catcher Mitchell Murray was so sure that Paige was targeting him that he chased Paige around the field with his bat, starting a massive brawl between the clubs. ------ Though Paige's career got off to a rocky start in St. Louis, he soon became one of the most recognizable names in Negro League baseball. By 1941, Paige was such a star that two promoters organized a July 4th game at Sportsman's Park to be played between Paige's Kansas City Monarchs and the Chicago American Giants, another Negro League team. But Paige was the star. He featured in nearly every advertisement for the game that ran in the city's newspapers. The game was a massive success. Over 19,000 Black and white baseball fans in St. Louis came out that day to watch Paige, and in subsequent years, several more Negro League games featuring Paige were scheduled at Sportsman's Park. ------ But Paige's ties to St. Louis don't stop there. In 1951, only four years after Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color line, the 45-year-old Satchel Paige signed with the St. Louis Browns. Over the next three seasons, Paige would pitch over 300 innings for the Browns, and he was so good that he became the first Black pitcher selected to the American League All Star Team in 1952. He left the Browns after the 1953 season, but returned to the major leagues for one game with the Kansas City Athletics in 1963. In that game, he pitched three innings and even struck out a batter. Not bad for a 59-year-old. ------ Here's History is a joint production of KDHX and the Missouri History Museum. I'm Adam Kloppe and this is 88.1 KDHX St. Louis.

What's better than having a beer at a ballpark on a beautiful Sunday afternoon? Check out this episode with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Edward Achorn, as he explains the life of Chris von Der Ahe, the baseball owner who made that feeling possible. Achorn's book, "The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America's Game," explains how the summer of 1883 became the pivotal one in baseball history. Beforehand, he says baseball was a highbrow, humble and subdued affair. But after Chris von Der Ahe bought the St. Louis Browns, and he decided to sell beer and play on Sundays, baseball became acceptable to legions of baseball fans yearning to party while they watched America's Pastime. He also explains how von Der Ahe transformed Sportsman's Park into the model for how stadiums would be built. 1883 was also a time of social change, as Jim Crow took hold and baseball became further segregated. The Browns were truly on the cusp of a new era, led by a micromanaging but perceptive owner who paved the way for them to become the team we know as the Cardinals today.Check out Ed Achorn's website at edachorn.comHe can be found on Twitter at twitter.com/ed_achornSupport our show at patreon.com/axelbankhistory**A portion of every contribution will be given to a charity for children's literacy**"Axelbank Reports History and Today" can be found on social media at twitter.com/axelbankhistoryinstagram.com/axelbankhistoryfacebook.com/axelbankhistory

In this episode we talk about the transient nature of sports starting with the Oakland Athletics potential relocation. We also take a deep dive in the sports team history of the city of Baltimore who has seen more teams come and go than any other city.  Yes, Rich got the year wrong of the St. Louis Browns move to Baltimore to become the Orioles but he rectified it before the end and Seth keeps calling Memorial Stadium in Baltimore Memorial Colosseum (Guess it's his West Coast Bias). ESPN article about the potential relocation of the A's that Seth mentions Nashville Sounds Scoreboard Howard Terminal Project for A's Diner Movie on IMDB Baltimore Colts Band ESPN 30 for 30 Show on the USFL YouTube Video about the MNF game in Baltimore where the field had to be moved 30 yards north because of an issue between the Colts and the Orioles.  Baltimore Skipjacks Link to episode of Peyton's Places on ESPN+ about the Super Bowl V trophy. (You will need a subscription to ESPN+ to watch this). YouTube Video about journalist Dick Beddoes  Join us on Twitter @athleticobscura  Send us an email- athleteticobscura@gmail.com  Buy us a coffee (Or some Pizza): www.buymeacoffee.com/AthleticObscura Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The local author, who has kept the St. Louis Browns relevant in town, talks about his new project about what was the premiere STL Saturday night entertainment. Check out Ed's site: https://stlwrestlingbook.com/about-the-book/

'Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series that Changed Baseball', by author Luke Epplin, is a captivating read that weaves the origins, backgrounds, motivations, and legends of Larry Doby, Satchel Paige, Bob Feller, and Bill Veeck together just as they unify to carry Cleveland to the 1948 World Series title. It's the last World Series championship Cleveland has won. It's also one that captivated the country and signaled a history shift for Major League Baseball. Epplin grew up in Illinois, about an hour outside of St. Louis, on tales of the St. Louis Browns, and he became a "die-hard Cardinals fan," his words, watching Ozzie Smith & Co. flip through the league in the 1980s. Epplin joins BPIB host and Post-Dispatch baseball writer Derrick Goold to discuss his book, the route that took him from St. Louis fan to Cleveland chronicler, and how the story of the '48 team reconnected him with baseball and resonates with the situation the game is in today. The Best Podcast in Baseball, sponsored by Closets by Design of St. Louis, is a production of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, StlToday.com, and Derrick Goold. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a continuation of the story of Ernie Nevers AKA the Big Dog. He played for Stanford University from 1921-1925. He became a 5 time All pro fullback for the Chicago Cardinals from 1929-1931. He also played for the Duluth Eskimos from 1926-1927. In addition, He played professional Baseball for the St. Louis Browns from 1926-1928. He also played with the Mission Bells, a semi-pro baseball team in California for 2 seasons. This part focuses on his time with the Chicago Cardinals and his record breaking game against the Bears. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ross-a-blilie/support

Atlanta Braves or St. Louis Browns? NOT a damn no-hitter, owe Harvey Haddix an apology, the honorable Henry Aaron, AL West spells out "asshat", Bravos drop in power rankings, Oscar rant, Sir Charles Barkley vs UGA coeds, Bama draft wannabe may be last guy waiting in green room, CFB QB shot, Atl Utd soccer cliches, Hawks 5 and 2 w/out Trae, Mike Shannon stayed a year too long, Trevor Bauer vs Fernando Tatis Jr, Dodgers-Padres the new Yankees-Red Sox, Hokies player kicked off team for refusing to kneel, E-Racing E-Sucks, Gronk vs Copter, Raiders great dies, Cowboys kinda great retires, Bitcoin NFL millionaire, petedavis.buzzsprout.com, Pete's Tweets, This Day in Sports History, birthdays. As we answer the musical question: Was Godzilla overlooked as Best Actor because he's Japanese? 

For the first episode of the ABP pod, the fellas discuss the life and career of Rip Collins. He was a former RHP for the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, and St. Louis Browns, but that's where his story just begins! Listen to hear about his upbringing in Texas, legendary punting career at Texas A&M, secret wife, drinking escapades which began at the age of 6, and much more.

The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Fox's Joe Buck, former Royals broadcaster Buddy Blattner and Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean as three of the eight finalists for the 2021 Ford C. Frick Award presented annually for baseball broadcasting excellence. Buck has been Fox's lead baseball play by play guy for 25 seasons after working 11 seasons on Cardinals broadcasts. Dizzy Dean broadcast for the Cardinals and St. Louis Browns and Blattner teamed with 2007 Frick Award winner Denny Matthews as the Royals' original broadcast crew, working in KC from 1969-through-1975. Blattner teamed up with Dizzy Dean for the first Baseball Game of the Week telecast on ABC and CBS. He was also voice of the NBA's St. Louis Hawks.

Eddie Gaedel, a little person known for a string of celebrity gigs, became a participant in one of the most outlandish publicity stunts in baseball history, when in 1951, he came to bat for the hapless St. Louis Browns. Although Eddie gained a great deal of notoriety for the stunt, a few years later, he was the victim of a  murder that remains unsolved to this day.   #Veeck #Gaedel #StLouis #MLB #Baseball #Orioles #ChiSox #Chicago The Dead Ball Podcast is created by Tim Scott. This week's episode was written by Nina Innsted and Tim Scott. Chuck Walters is our technical consultant and audio editor. To learn more, or talk with likeminded baseball fans, join the Dead Ball Discussion Group on Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did you know that Burbank was once the spring training home of a major league baseball team? That's right, from 1949 to 1952, the St. Louis Browns called home a ball park that was only a long home run from downtown Burbank. Listen to the show to find out more!

Grab the book and read all the history and stories for yourself! "The St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team"

Stand and Craig hosted Rich Dubroff from pressboxonline.com, followed by Mike Shalin from New Hampshire Union Leader, next up is Ed Wheatley, co-author of the "St. Louis Browns", and lastly Mike Bordick from MASN sports.

September 23, 2017: Stan and Craig Talk To Ed Wheatley About The St. Louis Browns Historical Society by The Bat Around