St. Louis Browns left-handed pitcher Brad Springer was born on May 9, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. He would have a brief professional baseball career that would extend over the 1925-26 seasons. In this time he would see action in 42 games between the minor and major leagues.
In 1925, Springer would split time between the Browns and the Marsh
St. Louis Browns left-handed pitcher Brad Springer was born on May 9, 1904 in Detroit, Michigan. He would have a brief professional baseball career that would extend over the 1925-26 seasons. In this time he would see action in 42 games between the minor and major leagues.
In 1925, Springer would split time between the Browns and the Marshalltown Ansons of the Mississippi Valley League. He would appear in 10 games with the Ansons, reaching a 4-5 record. There are no transaction records of Springer and the Browns, but he did join the St. Louis staff in May of 1925. Springer would be a 20-year old rookie when he made his MLB debut on May 1, 1925. He would pitch the seventh and eighth innings in relief against the Chicago White Sox, and not allow a single hit. However he would give up a run on five walks in the Browns 9-5 loss to the White Sox. Springer would appear in a second game on May 5, closing out the Browns 14-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers. He pitched the nineth inning giving up a run on a hit and two walks. These would be the only games that Brad Springer would play for the Browns.
His complete statistics include 3 innings over two games, giving up two runs on a hit and seven walks while facing just 15 batters.
There is very little written of how the Browns signed Springer, where he came from, or where he went after his baseball career was over.
In 1926, Springer started the season with the Cincinnati Reds. His single appearance for the Reds came in an 18-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. He would see every outcome a pitcher could facing ten batters in 1.1 innings. He gave up three runs, on two hits, two walks, a hit batter, and a strike out. He would return to Marshalltown for the rest of the season, where he appeared in 29 games and reached a 4-15 record.
Brad Springer is another example of a player who had a chance to live out his dream of pitching in the Major Leagues. Lets hope that he was able to live a peaceful life after baseball, surrounded by his loved ones and friends
HEADLINE
"COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT CONQUERS THE TIGERS IN BLOWOUT WIN"
FEATURED GAMES
1920 - With 11 hits, the Browns use a complete team effort to defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers, 7-4. The Browns lineup crushed 11 hits with eight of the nine hitters recorded at least one hit. Led by 2B Joe Gideon who went 3-for-5, with a double and three
HEADLINE
"COMPLETE TEAM EFFORT CONQUERS THE TIGERS IN BLOWOUT WIN"
FEATURED GAMES
1920 - With 11 hits, the Browns use a complete team effort to defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers, 7-4. The Browns lineup crushed 11 hits with eight of the nine hitters recorded at least one hit. Led by 2B Joe Gideon who went 3-for-5, with a double and three RBIs. Leadoff man 3B Jimmy Auston was on base four times, going 2-for-4 with two walks. CF Ken Williams, RF Baby Doll Jacobson, and C Hanke Severeid each drove in a run, while scoring themselves. Even Carl Weilman scored a run while walking twice. He was primarily busy in keeping the Tigers bats silent. He pitched a complete game, scattering 9 hits and four runs across the nine innings
BROWNS' ALL-TIME RECORD ON THIS DAY
13 WINS, 24 LOSSES
1902-09: 3-3
1910-19: 2-3
1920-29: 3-2-1
1930-39: 2-7
1940-49: 4-4
1950-53: 0-3
DOUBLE-HEADERS:
Split series in 1908 and 1943
TRANSACTIONS
1933 - Browns trade catcher Rick Ferrell and LHP Lloyd Brown to the Boston Red Sox for catcher Merv Shea and cash. This trade came during the middle of the Great Depression, and the Browns were forced to trade off some of their more valuable players for cash in order to stay in business. Rick Ferrell had played four season for the Browns, and was batting .250 in 22 games at the time of this trade. He would go on to play in the 1933 All-Star Game later that summer. Lloyd Brown had just joined the Browns prior to the season, and had a record of 1-6 in eight games in St. Louis. Catcher Merv Shea would play just season in St. Louis. As the primary catcher he would play in 94 games, batting .262, with 73 hits, driving in 27 runs, while scoring 26 runs
DEBUTS
1903 - 3B Hunter Hill would earn the start in his first MLB game. He would go hitless in four plate appearances in the 5-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Hill would continue to be the primary third baseman for the Browns for the remainder of the season
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1904 - LHP Brad Springer (1925)
The 1924 St. Louis Browns was one of the franchise's best teams. They had the best outfield in the history of the game. They had their MVP hitter return from missing the entire 1923 season. They had a solid lineup, that would include 13 players that appear on this site's Top 100 All Time Browns. This would include every starting position
The 1924 St. Louis Browns was one of the franchise's best teams. They had the best outfield in the history of the game. They had their MVP hitter return from missing the entire 1923 season. They had a solid lineup, that would include 13 players that appear on this site's Top 100 All Time Browns. This would include every starting position player on the field, and 5 pitchers.
The outfield was made up of Ken Williams, Baby Doll Jacobson, and Jack Tobin that failed for the first time in 5 season to all record a .300 batting average (Tobin could only reach .299). The infield saw the return of George Sisler, the 1922 American League MVP, who missed the entire 1923 season with a sinus infections that hampered his vision. They had the "Dean of Catchers" returning as Hank Severeid led a very confident pitching staff.
This team would finish the season with a disappointing 74-78 record. Injuries really hurt this team. Starting 2B Marty McManus broke his ankle. Rookie sensation, Herschel Bennett, broke his leg while hitting .330. Ken Williams' season was cut short after missing a significant amount of time after getting plunked by Byron Spreece.
The pitching staff would suffer when their ace, Urban Shocker, came down with Tonsillitis.
George Sisler would be given the title of player/manager for the first time in his career. It was a role Sisler did not welcome, but was a common practice among teams in the 1920s and 30s to have their best players lead the teams.
Overall the 1924 Browns team would finish in fourth place, 17 games behind the Washington Nationals.