The History of the St. Louis Browns 

You can hear the joy in Costas' voice and delivery as he recalls the history of the Browns. He's such a great broadcaster and especially baseball lover, and I'm so glad he made St. Louis his adopted home.

I have clear memory of walking from Natural Bridge Ave to Sportsman's Park on a clear day in summer of (probably) 1949. I asked my dad if our team was going to win. I never forgot his answer, ""No, we're going to a Browns Game".

I wear a Browns hat and jersey when I go to Cardinal games. I went to the throw back game between the Cards and Baltimore about 10 years ago, when the Orioles wore the Browns uniform and decided this will be the only time I will get to root for the Browns. Browns won 8-1.

The irony of 2 sports franchises called the Browns moved to Baltimore

used to wear my Brown's had to spring training games in Miami. Never went to a game they did not recognize the hat over the PA

Lesson to be learned: If you don't want to lose your team to Baltimore, don't name your teams the BROWNS! Just ask Cleveland and St. Louis!

There is a great book, written years ago called "Even The Browns" which chronicles their 1944 pennant winning season and world series against the Cardinals. I recommend it highly!

"Veeck as in Wreck!"

Bill Veeck: best owner ever. That "grandstand managers" idea can't be beat. Oh, and my second baseball hero, Roy Sievers, was rookie-of-the-year for the Browns. Tore his shoulder, so Veeck hit grounders to make Roy a 1B. The Orioles didn't want Sievers, so the Nats got him. In 1957, Roy Sievers became the first Washington player to lead the league in home runs...even though the "shortened" LF line at Griffith Stadium was about 350 feet. MLB wanted Veeck gone, so the Lords of Baseball refused to let Veeck move the Browns to Kansas City...where they might have carried some fans from outside St Louis.

Lefty Lightfield taught me the fork ball. Won 29 games for the 29 browns

I know Ned Garver. His daughter played fast pitch softball, for my father jn the early 70's. she could have played in the majors.

Even the Browns!

As a fan of baseball history, I love the Browns. Such an interesting team like no other. At least no other non Negro League team post 1900.

It's too bad the Browns didn't have Branch Rickey on their payroll.

You need to catch the Tommy Lasardo video from the Browns luncheon in 2010. A riot. Great.

I think the Browns also wanted to leave to California and be the first West Coast team. There were some concerns with air traveling, but that had taken care of itself. But then the plans stopped once the Pearl Harbor attacked happened and owners now didnt want to move near the coast.

Bill veeck was the original 'genetic jackhammer'

Wow, it just occurred to me that both Baltimore sports teams were once called the Browns. What are the odds of that?

Bob Costas, St. Louis homer.

What do the Baltimore Orioles and Baltimore Ravens have in common. They both the Browns.

2:22 I didn't think you could say "midget."

Shot of Ebbets Field at 6:30?

Great video!! Side not: The Orioles have distanced themselves from the Browns history, but the kept the Browns colors to this day.

Urban Shocker, Cooperstown 2025.St louis Browns 1919 to 1924

The Baltimore Browns? Nah, don't sound right.

So don't name your team the browns if you don't want them to be a losing team.

His father was known as Bill no-witt

"Victory boasts of a thousand fathers, defeat is an orphan"--JFK

Cleveland Browns become the Ravens & the St. Louis Browns become the Orioles.

First in shoes, first in booze, and last in the American League.

Look at his knees,he is bouncing why?????

First in shoes. First in booze... but last in the American League. *Bar Stools and Bus Stops

Why is Bob bouncing while he is talking??

If it's Brown,flush it.

They made the team leave

I think the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal League don't count because the Federal League doesn't count as a "big" major league, along with the National Association, Union Association, and Player's League from the late 1800's.

Franchise relocation blows!!!

great story but orioles are better

the best baseball town is chicago

Some of you... You know who you are... Should be ashamed of yourselves.

I'm sick of hearing Bob Costas voice and I'm sick of really hearing him right at the beginning of this video with a minute and 50 seconds into a St Louis the heart of baseball I'm so tired of people say that the St Louis is like knowledgeable in the heart and the best fans s*** it ain't the only town