St. Louis Browns
American League (1902-1953)

Started as the Milwaukee Browns in the AL in 1901.
Became the Baltimore Orioles in the AL in 1954.

When the American League was formed in 1901, it included a team in Milwaukee. This team finished last in the AL's inagural season. It was prophetic start for the club which moved to St. Louis and became the St. Louis Browns before the 1902 season. While the Browns finished second, just 5 games behind Philadelphia in their first year in St. Louis, this was only one of three top-two finishes in their 52 years in St. Louis. In that same span, they finished in the second division 40 times. The Browns were arguably one of the worst franchises in baseball during their stay in St. Louis.

The high point of the Browns stay in St. Louis was the 1944 season. The Browns won the pennant on the final day of the season, edging the Detroit Tigers by one game. The NL title was won by the St. Louis Cardinals, setting up an all-St. Louis World Series. The 'Streetcar Series' was the only World Series played entirely in one park, as both the Browns and the Cardinals played their home games in Sportsman's Park. The Series was won by the Cardinals, 4-2.

The St. Louis Browns played their last game in St. Louis in 1953. Earlier that year, the St. Louis Cardinals had been purchased by August Busch Jr. of Anheiser-Busch. Bill Veeck, who had purchased the Browns in 1951, realized he couldn't compete with the brewery money. He sold the club to a group from Baltimore and Sportsman's Park to Busch and the Cardinals. The Browns moved to Baltimore and were renamed the Orioles for the 1954 season. After 50 years, St. Louis had only one major league ball club again.

The year-by-year record for the St. Louis Browns from 1902 to 1953.

This is the complete Browns roster, a listing of all players to play for or manage the Browns during their stay in St. Louis.

This is a listing of baseball cards issued of players for the St. Louis Browns. It is by no means complete, but I will continue to update it as I get sets processed.

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