St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Charles Willard Embree, was born on August 30, 1917 in El Monte, California. Known to the baseball world as "Red" Embree, he would put together a 13-year baseball career with eight seasons in the major leagues. He would play 222 games in the minors, with a .576 winning percentage(98-72), 453 strikeou
St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Charles Willard Embree, was born on August 30, 1917 in El Monte, California. Known to the baseball world as "Red" Embree, he would put together a 13-year baseball career with eight seasons in the major leagues. He would play 222 games in the minors, with a .576 winning percentage(98-72), 453 strikeouts, and a 3.46 ERA. He would be the first of 18 major league players to come out of Citrus College (Glendora CA).
Embree would begin his baseball career with the Springfield Indians of the Middle Atlantic League in 1939. He would progress within the Cleveland organization, playing for the Cedar Rapids Raiders (1940), Flint Gems (1940), and Wilkes-Barre Barons (1941). He would make his MLB debut with the Indians on September 10, 1941, and remain with the big league club through the 1942 season.
Embree would join the US Navy during World War II. After missing the 1943 season, he would return to baseball with the Baltimore Orioles (International League) and back to Cleveland in 1944.
After three more seasons with the Indians (1945-47) and a season with the New York Yankees (1948), he would be traded to the Browns on December 13, 1948. The Browns would send catcher Roy Partee and RHP Fred Sanford to the Yankees for Embree, catcher Sherm Lollar, RHP Dick Starr, and $100,000. This would be Embree's last season in the major leagues.
He would appear in 35 games with St. Louis in 1949. He would record four complete games of the 19 games he started. His best game came on June 7 against Boston, where he issued six hits and struck out three batters in a 7-2 win over the Red Sox. Although not his best season, Embree suffered through a 3-13 record and a 5.37 ERA.
The Browns would decline Embree's contract the following season, so he would go on to play with the San Diego Padres (1950-51) and Toledo Mud Hens (1952).
There is limited information on the life of Red Embree after baseball. He would eventually settle down in Eugene, Oregon, where he would have plenty of stories to share with his family and friends.
HEADLINES
"EARL HAMILTON MAKES BROWNS HISTORY IN HIS NO-HITTER OF THE TIGERS"
FEATURED GAME
1912 - LHP Earl Hamilton records the first no-hitter in St. Louis Browns history. This would be the first no-hitter without recording a strikeout in MLB history. The ironic portion of the score card is that the Browns would win the game 5-1 over the
HEADLINES
"EARL HAMILTON MAKES BROWNS HISTORY IN HIS NO-HITTER OF THE TIGERS"
FEATURED GAME
1912 - LHP Earl Hamilton records the first no-hitter in St. Louis Browns history. This would be the first no-hitter without recording a strikeout in MLB history. The ironic portion of the score card is that the Browns would win the game 5-1 over the Tigers. Hamilton would scatter two walks over the nine innings. In the bottom of the fourth inning, after two quick ground outs, Detroit's Ty Cobb would earn a walk. The next batter was RF Sam Crawford who hit a ground ball to 2B Del Pratt who committed an error that allowed Cobb to score. The run was unearned, which allowed Hamilton to place his name in the history books
BROWNS RECORD ON THIS DAY
Overall Record on August 30
23 Wins, 17 Losses (.575)
1902-09: 3-4
1910-19: 3-4
1920-29: 4-1
1930-39: 5-5
1940-49: 4-2
1950-53: 4-1
DOUBLE HEADERS
Sweeps: 3
Splits: 5
Swept: 3
TRANSACTIONS
1905 - Browns purchased the contract of INF Pete O'Brien from the St. Paul Saints. After hitting .281 with the Saints in 1905, O'Brien would not appear with the Browns until the following season. He would only hit .233 in his single season in St. Louis
DEBUTS
1936 -RHP Sig Jakucki would start the game and pitch six inning against the Washington Nationals. He would scatter five hits on four runs, and seven walks, the Browns 7-4 loss.
BROWNS BIRTHDAYS ON AUGUST 30
1929 - 1B/PH Gordon Goldsberry (1952)
1894 - OF Bing Miller (1926-27)
1878 - INF Charlie Starr (1905)
1917 - RHP Red Embree (1949)
The 1915 St. Louis Browns roster was filled with veteran, established players that had been with the club for several years. Most of the players were on the team from 1913 through 1915. Along with manager Branch Rickey, the team was stable and solid. Just not as successful as most had hoped. The Browns organization and lineup would chang
The 1915 St. Louis Browns roster was filled with veteran, established players that had been with the club for several years. Most of the players were on the team from 1913 through 1915. Along with manager Branch Rickey, the team was stable and solid. Just not as successful as most had hoped. The Browns organization and lineup would change drastically after 1915 with the additions of players from the dissolved St. Louis Terriers. May of the players on this lineup would not be around in 1916.
Starting Roster