St. Louis Browns LHP Frank "Stubby" Overmire was born on May 16, 1919 in Moline, Michigan. He baseball career would stretch from the Muskegon Reds in 1941, to 15 years as a minor league manager, to a scout for the Detroit Tigers in 1976. After attending Western Michigan University, "Stubby" would play for the United States team that won t
St. Louis Browns LHP Frank "Stubby" Overmire was born on May 16, 1919 in Moline, Michigan. He baseball career would stretch from the Muskegon Reds in 1941, to 15 years as a minor league manager, to a scout for the Detroit Tigers in 1976. After attending Western Michigan University, "Stubby" would play for the United States team that won the 1940 Amateur World Series.
Overmire would begin his MLB career in 1943 when he debuted for his favorite team, the Detroit Tigers. He would play seven years for the Tigers (1943-49) where he would record a 47-45 record with a 3.92 ERA. He would then play most of three seasons with the St. Louis Browns, where he was involved in four separate transactions.
On December 15, 1949, the Browns selected him off waivers from the Tigers. He would spend the next year and a half in St. Louis until he would be traded to the Yankees on June 15, 1951, for LHP Tommy Byrne and $25,000. The Browns had an opportunity the following season to pick him off the waiver wire from the Yankees on May 12, 1952. He would spend the rest of the 1952 season pitching for the Browns, until he was traded on December 5 to the Toronto Maple Leafs with RHP Bobby Hogue for $17,000.
Overmire would appear in a total of 56 games for the Browns, of which he started 30 games and completed 11 games. He would finish with a 10-21 record with an ERA of 3.98 and 62 total strikeouts.
After his playing days, he would return to the Tigers organization where he would manage in the farm system from 1954 to 1975. He would compile an 840-863 record throughout all levels of the Detroit organization.
HEADLINE
"GRAHAM/JOHNSON DUEL RESULTS IN BORNW VICTORY"
FEATURED GAMES
1909 - Browns LHP Bill Graham out duels the great Walter Johnson as the Browns defeat the Washington Nationals, 4-2. Both pitchers would give up four hits while recording a complete game. Graham would strikeout eight Washington batters while walking five. Johnson would st
HEADLINE
"GRAHAM/JOHNSON DUEL RESULTS IN BORNW VICTORY"
FEATURED GAMES
1909 - Browns LHP Bill Graham out duels the great Walter Johnson as the Browns defeat the Washington Nationals, 4-2. Both pitchers would give up four hits while recording a complete game. Graham would strikeout eight Washington batters while walking five. Johnson would strikeout three while walking two Browns. The Browns offense would be carried by 3B Hobie Ferris would go 1-for-3 with three RBIs. CF Danny Hoffman and 1B Tom Jones would both record a 2-3 game, but Hoffman would drive in a run with his triple and steal a base. The victory would give Bill Graham his second win of the season (2-3), and Walter Johnson would lose his fifth game of the young season (0-5)
BROWNS' ALL-TIME RECORD ON THIS DAY
17 WINS, 24 LOSSES
WINS BY DECADE
1902-09: 3-5
1910-19: 2-5
1920-29: 4-3
1930-39: 2-4
1940-49: 4-5
1950-53: 2-2
DOUBLE-HEADERS:
Split series in 1943
(NYY, Game Two was a walk-off Browns win)
TRANSACTIONS
NO TRADES WERE MADE ON THIS DAY
DEBUTS
1947 - RHP Walter Brown makes his MLB debut in relief of Jack Kramer, in the five inning closing out a loss to the Boston Red Sox, 12-7. He would distribute two hits, six walks, three Ks and five earned runs
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1919 - LHP Stubby Overmire (1950,51,52)
The 1947 St. Louis Browns were a team that was facing incredible challenges both on and off the field. The team was not performing well on the way to a 59-95 record.
After the 1946 season, where they won only 66 games, Browns owner seemed to be at the end of his tenure of running the team. After dealing with many players who were holding
The 1947 St. Louis Browns were a team that was facing incredible challenges both on and off the field. The team was not performing well on the way to a 59-95 record.
After the 1946 season, where they won only 66 games, Browns owner seemed to be at the end of his tenure of running the team. After dealing with many players who were holding out for more money. In these post World War II years, the Browns were financially strapped and Muckerman began instructing his to tighten down on the financial books of the Browns. At the same time, the players on the field were not producing as they had earlier in the decade. Where some players like Jeff Heath and Bob Dillenger were putting up strong statistical numbers, most of the Browns offense was unimpressive at best. The pitching staff was also underperforming. Six pitchers on the staff recorded double digit losses, and most crumbled under the pressure of facing Major League batters.
This team welcomed a new established manager, Muddy Ruel, who was from St. Louis but could do little to improve the product on the field. This 1947 team reflected the same fate as the 1939 team, with the consequences being a bit more dramatic. This team would have young players on the horizon, but their years in St. Louis would be numbered.