We welcome back Vince Jankoski today with another interesting essay on coaches. This time he highlights the evolution of the modern pitching coach. As I’ve said before, there’s no group in baseball more neglected than coaches. Fortunately for us, Vince is attempting to right this obvious wrong…
Ty Cobb Pitches in a Game…Against George Sisler!
I think we can safely file this one into the category of “Useless Baseball Trivia!” But we’re baseball fans…so useless trivia is right up our alley!…
Harry “The Cat” Brecheen: Pitching Coach Par Excellence!
Boy…If there’s one category of major leaguers overlooked for a spot in the Hall of Fame, it’s coaches. There’s a wing for executives, umpires, and sportswriters…but for coaches, a big fat zero. Mike Janacek returns today with an interesting essay about Harry “the Cat” Brecheen, showing why this blatant oversight should be rectified. I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read Mike’s interesting essay…
A Sad Baseball Milestone: Last Two Surviving Members of the St. Louis Browns Pass Away
The last two surviving members of the St. Louis Browns have recently passed away: Ed Mickelson, on June 27, 2025, age 98; and Billy Hunter, on July 3, 2025, age 97. This brings down a sad final curtain on one of the original American League franchises…
Let’s File This One Under: “My, How The Game of Baseball Has Changed!”
One hundred years ago yesterday, on September 6, 1924, something very unusual occurred. St. Louis Browns right-hander Urban Shocker started and completed both ends of a doubleheader against the White Sox at Comiskey Park…
The St. Louis Browns Last Game: September 27, 1953 Part Three
Today Matt Kastel concludes his three-part series on the St. Louis Browns with an interesting account of the Brown’s last game. In a fitting conclusion to their 51-year run in St. Louis and their well-earned reputation for ineptitude, they ran out of balls in the last game!…
“The St. Louis Browns’ Last Game,” Part Two: Enter Bill Veeck
Today we continue with Part Two of Matt Kastel’s three-part series on the St. Louis Browns. Today’s essay is titled: “Enter Bill Veeck”…
The St. Louis Browns’ Last Game
Today we welcome back Matt Kastel with the first of a three-part series on the not-so-successful history of the St. Louis Browns, certainly the most overlooked franchises in baseball history…
Another Edition of Lopsided Trades: Yankees Deal Urban Shocker To the Browns!
As I continue my series on lopsided trades, today I’ll be featuring one that was consummated near the end of the Dead Ball Era (1918) and had ramifications well into the 1920s…
Were the 1953 St. Louis Browns Almost the Milwaukee Brewers??
In March 1953, only weeks before the season’s opening, Boston Braves owner Lou Perini revealed that the team would be transferred to Milwaukee…
Another In the Series: Baseball’s Forgotten Stars! St. Louis Browns’ Ken Williams
Many thanks to one of our loyal readers, Victoria Martin, for sending me the great book, St. Louis Browns, the Story of a Beloved Team, published by the St. Louis Brown’s Historical Society. Vicki is a devoted member of this venerable group and ably serves as it’s “societal secretary.”
Another Editon of Lopsided Trades: Urban Shocker Stars For the Browns After Trade From Yankees!
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