St. Louis Browns LHP Ed Siever was born on April 2, 1877 in Goddard, Kansas. The "lefty" would enjoy a 12-year professional baseball career which would include eight seasons in the Major Leagues. Over the course of his career, Siever would accumulate 174 wins in 371 games played. He would appear in 2261 innings, averaging six innings per
St. Louis Browns LHP Ed Siever was born on April 2, 1877 in Goddard, Kansas. The "lefty" would enjoy a 12-year professional baseball career which would include eight seasons in the Major Leagues. Over the course of his career, Siever would accumulate 174 wins in 371 games played. He would appear in 2261 innings, averaging six innings per game, while recording a total of 658 strikeouts.
Siever began his professional career in the Canadian League, where he played for the London Cockneys in 1899. It is believed that he played semipro baseball in Colorado for a few years, because he was a 24-year old rookie with the Cockneys. After a 17-6 season, the Detroit Tigers signed Ed Siever before the 1900 season. He would spend the next three seasons with the Tigers (1900-1902) where he pitched to a 32-30 record. One of the oddities of Ed Siever's career came in 1902, when he led the American League with a 1.91 ERA while having a losing record (8-11).
The Browns acquired the contract of Ed Siever on January 8, 1903 from the Tigers. He would appear in 60 games with the Browns from 1903-04. Of those games, he would start 51 games and record 43 complete games. He would tally 167 strikeouts while allowing just 104 walks. The most interesting of Siever's statistics is that he would give up 214 runs while pitching for the Browns. However only 134 of those runs were earned runs, which does not shed good light on the fielding ability of the Browns at that time. After going 10-15 for St. Louis in 1904, the Browns sent his contract, along with catcher Mike Kahoe, to the Indianapolis Indians for $3,000.
Siever would be sent to the Minneapolis Millers before the start of the 1905 season. After a season in the minors, he made his return to the Detroit Tigers from 1906-08 where he continued to be a valuable member of the pitching staff. He closed out his playing career with the Indianapolis Indians (1908), Aberdeen Grays (1909), and the Chattanooga Lookouts (1910).
Ed Siever would return to Detroit after his retirement from baseball. He would work for the Board of Water Commissions, until his untimely passing on February 5, 1920.
TRANSACTIONS MADE ON THIS DAY
1946 - Browns trade St. Louis native Milt Byrnes to the New York Yankees for catcher/first baseman Ken Sears and cash. Milt Byrnes was one of those encouraging stories that took place during the World War II era in baseball. He earned a spot on the Browns roster after many of their veterans had been drafted in
TRANSACTIONS MADE ON THIS DAY
1946 - Browns trade St. Louis native Milt Byrnes to the New York Yankees for catcher/first baseman Ken Sears and cash. Milt Byrnes was one of those encouraging stories that took place during the World War II era in baseball. He earned a spot on the Browns roster after many of their veterans had been drafted into service. He made the most of his opportunity. He was a 3 year starter in the outfield, playing center field in 1943 and moving to left field in 1944-45. In 390 games, he hit 16 home runs, 154 RBIs, and batted .274. After the trade, "Skippy" Byrnes would be sent to the minors where he would play out the rest of his career. The Browns received Ken "Ziggy" Sears from the Yankees. He had played in 60 games with the Yankees in 1943, batted .278, and won a World Series ring. He would send the 1944-45 seasons serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was traded to the Browns just 4 months after being discharged from the service. The Browns started him with the San Antonio Missions where he hit .295 in 50 games. He would finish the 1946 season with the Browns, hitting .333 in just 7 games. He would return to the minor leagues in 1947, splitting time between San Antonio and Little Rock. for the 1947
The manager of the 1929 Browns was "Dapper Dan" Howley, also known as "Howling Dan" Howley. The 1929 season was the third and last season Howling led the Browns.
The Browns improved each year under Howley's leadership. The Browns went from winning 59 games in 1927, to 82 wins in 1928, to 79 games in 1929. In his three seasons as the manag
The manager of the 1929 Browns was "Dapper Dan" Howley, also known as "Howling Dan" Howley. The 1929 season was the third and last season Howling led the Browns.
The Browns improved each year under Howley's leadership. The Browns went from winning 59 games in 1927, to 82 wins in 1928, to 79 games in 1929. In his three seasons as the manager in St. Louis (1927-29), reaching a total record of 220-239. Only his first season with the Browns was a losing season.
The Browns discovered Dan Howley while he was managing the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League, where he had coached five of the previous six seasons. He would manage the Maple Leafs to a 475-305 (.608 winning percentage), including two league championships and two second place finishes. After his third season with the Browns, the Cincinnati Reds acquired Howley in hopes he could their team around. He did not have the same success with the Reds.