St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher Hal White, was born on Marsh 18, 1919 in Utica, New York. Over his 16-season professional baseball career, he would appear in 1925 innings in 520 games, while earning 115 wins, 112 game starts, 87 complete games, 25 saves, and 801 strikeouts. Unfortunately, just a fraction of these numbers were while
St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher Hal White, was born on Marsh 18, 1919 in Utica, New York. Over his 16-season professional baseball career, he would appear in 1925 innings in 520 games, while earning 115 wins, 112 game starts, 87 complete games, 25 saves, and 801 strikeouts. Unfortunately, just a fraction of these numbers were while he was wearing a St. Louis Browns uniform.
Hal White began his career with the Rome Colonels of the Canadian-American League at the age of 19. He would then sign with the Cleveland Indians organization and spend the next few seasons with the Wilkes-Barr Barons (1939), and Buffalo Bison (1939-41). Prior the 1941 season, he was acquired by the Detroit Tigers and would split time between the Tigers and Bison.
White would become a solid member of the Tigers pitching staff from 1942-52. He would step away from baseball in 1943, when he enlisted in the US Navy. He would serve his nation until 1945, when he was discharged to continue his baseball career.
The Browns acquired Hal White in a six-player deal between St. Louis and Detroit. The Tigers sent White, CF Johnny Groth, and RHP Virgil Trucks to the Browns for INF Owen Friend, LF Bob Nieman, and C/OF JW Porter. White's Browns career would last just 10.1 innings over 10 games. Six of his ten appearances would last less than one full inning. His longest outing was on April 28 against the New York Yankees, when he pitched 3.1 innings in relief of Bob Cain. His stats with the Browns included two strikeouts, three walks, three earned runs, while giving up eight hits. His 2.61 ERA was not what the Browns were expecting, and was not able to save him from being released on May 28, 1953.
White would be picked up by the St. Louis Cardinals, where would play into the 1954 season. He closed out his career with the Oakland Oaks (1954), Louisville Colonels (1956) and Syracuse Chiefs (1956). He would miss the 1955 seasons for undisclosed reasons.
Hal White retired from baseball and quietly joined the community around Venice, Florida. He seems to have lived a quiet life, but probably bragged about his brief time with the Browns (there is no documentation for this claim)
Today's Browns Quote
"Who was Ned Garver?"
~ See article below, please
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1884 - RF Bobby Messenger (1914)
1874 - RHP Roy Evans (1903)
ONE DAY AT A CARD SHOW.......
One of the best reasons to visit any Baseball Card show is to look for the hidden gems that people set out to sell. Whether it’s the vintage Bowman card of
Today's Browns Quote
"Who was Ned Garver?"
~ See article below, please
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1884 - RF Bobby Messenger (1914)
1874 - RHP Roy Evans (1903)
ONE DAY AT A CARD SHOW.......
One of the best reasons to visit any Baseball Card show is to look for the hidden gems that people set out to sell. Whether it’s the vintage Bowman card of the 1950s, or one of the Jordan Walker rookie cards, or one of the thousands of Shohei Ohtani cards on the market, the fun is in the hunt to find that one single card that makes you excited to collect.
While visiting a large Card and Comic Show this weekend, I came across a card that made the day. It is a Ned Garver Diamond Signature "Historic Season" card. The best part is that is has a true Ned Garver signature across the front. After I showed my excitement for the card, the vendor asked "Who was Ned Garver?" Then he commented that he thought it was an error card, because he thought the Browns were from Cleveland. After a brief chuckle and head shake, I did my best to describe the career of St. Louis Browns pitcher, Ned Garver. I did my best to educate him of the 1951 season where he won 20 games on a team that lost 100 games. That Ned Garver was second to Yogi Berra in the MVP voting that season. After about 15 minutes of fun discussion, the vendor claimed he appreciated the information and said he was "happy to be the wiser". The reason for this website is for moments like that. To help keep the names and careers of all 764 players that played for the St. Louis Browns. It doesnt matter if they reached stardom like Ned Garver, or just had a "cup of coffee" with the Browns like Gene DeMontreville - every Browns player needs to be remembered.
The 1913 St. Louis Browns pitching staff was one of the unheralded staffs in the American League. They featured young pitchers who were all under the age of 28, with seven pitchers under the age of 23. There was no true leader on the staff, with seven different players leading the pitching categories. Many of these pitchers would remain o
The 1913 St. Louis Browns pitching staff was one of the unheralded staffs in the American League. They featured young pitchers who were all under the age of 28, with seven pitchers under the age of 23. There was no true leader on the staff, with seven different players leading the pitching categories. Many of these pitchers would remain on the Browns teams for years, and four would appear on the "Top 100 Browns" list that is on this website.
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