St, Louis Browns RHP Jim Buchanan was born on July 1, 1876, in Chatham Hill, Virginia. He would establish a nine-season professional baseball career where only the 1905 season was spent in the Major Leagues.
Like many ball players of the era, the background information on Jim Buchanan is unclear and unwritten. He started his baseball care
St, Louis Browns RHP Jim Buchanan was born on July 1, 1876, in Chatham Hill, Virginia. He would establish a nine-season professional baseball career where only the 1905 season was spent in the Major Leagues.
Like many ball players of the era, the background information on Jim Buchanan is unclear and unwritten. He started his baseball career with the LeMars Blackbirds of the Idaho-South Dakota League in 1902. In 35 games with the Ft. Worth Panthers in 1903, he would record a 15-20 mark. The following year he would go 33-20 with a 1.95 ERA with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League.
The Browns acquired Buchanan on September 1, 1904, in the Rule 5 draft from Oakland. His role with the Browns was interesting. He would appear in 22 games for St. Louis, registering 12 complete games of the 15 he started. He would appear in 141.1 innings, recording 54 strikeouts, 27 walks, issuing 149 hits, reaching ERA of 3.50.
Buchanan did lead the league with TWO saves. He was the only player in the league to have two saves in 1905. The an example of how the game has evolved, only seven pitchers in American League would even recorded a single save.
There is no written account of why Buchanan did not return to the Browns in 1906. He would split time between the St. Paul Saints and Nashville Volunteers in 1906, before spending three seasons with the Little Rock Travelers.
There is little written about his life after baseball, except that he passed while living in Norfolk, Nebraska.
HEADLINE
"BRUCE CAMPBELL LEADS BROWNS PAST PHILLY IN SHOOTOUT"
FEATURED GAME
1933 - In a game that had 33 total hits and 29 runs scored in the first six innings, the Browns were able to sneak past the Philadelphia Athletics, 15-14. Each team had to use four pitchers to survive the game. The Browns starting pitcher, RHP Dick Coffman, would o
HEADLINE
"BRUCE CAMPBELL LEADS BROWNS PAST PHILLY IN SHOOTOUT"
FEATURED GAME
1933 - In a game that had 33 total hits and 29 runs scored in the first six innings, the Browns were able to sneak past the Philadelphia Athletics, 15-14. Each team had to use four pitchers to survive the game. The Browns starting pitcher, RHP Dick Coffman, would only
last 1.2 innings after giving up seven runs. RHP Hank McDonald would come in fail to retire a batter, but gave up two runs. LHP Wally Herbert would stay on for four innings and give up five runs. Finally LHP Ed Wells would halt the A's batters by entering the game in the sixth inning and only give up two hits the rest of the game.
Offensively, the Browns would score all their runs in three big innings. In the first inning they would score four runs, led by RF Bruce Campbell's RBI double. In the Browns fourth inning, they would score seven runs highlighted by Campbell's three-run triple and 3B Art Scharein's RBI double.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Browns would score four more runs, behind Campbell's second RBI triple and 1B Jack Burns' RBI double. Bruce Campbell game stats included going 3-for-4, with a double, two triples, five RBIS, and three runs scored. 1B Jack Burns would go 2-for-5, including a double, three RBIs, and a runs scored. CF Sam West would go 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a runs scored. LF Deb Garms, 3B Scharein, and LHP Wally Herbert would all score two runs each.
BROWNS RECORD ON THIS DAY
Overall Record on July 1
23 Wins, 25 Losses, One Tie (.469)
1902-09: 1-7
1910-19: 5-4
1920-29: 6-5
1930-39: 4-3-1
1940-49: 6-4
1950-53: 1-2
DOUBLE HEADERS
Sweeps: 1
Splits: 6
Swept: 2
TRANSACTIONS
Transactions that took place in the month of July, but have no exact date
1905 - Browns traded Cy Morgan and Art Weaver to Indianapolis for Frank Roth. Roth would bat .234 in 35 games with the Browns.
1910 - Browns purchased the contract of Jim Murray from St Paul. Murray would see action in 31 games in right field, but was only able to reach a .186 average.
1919 - Browns signed amateur Free Agent Gene Robertson. The St. Louis native would be the Browns primary third baseman from 1922-26
DEBUTS
There were no debuts on this day
BROWNS BIRTHDAYS
1879 - RHP Jim Buchanan (1904-05)
1920 - OF/1B Paul Lehner (1946-49, 51)
1924 - OF Ken Wood (1948-51)
1924 - LHP Jack Bruner (1950)
The 1930 St. Louis Browns offense was missing desired power and timely hitting they had experienced with earlier teams. The best hitter over the previous seasons, Heinie Manush, was traded midway through the season, for future Hall of Famer Goose Goslin. Even though Goslin only played half the season, the would lead the team in home runs,
The 1930 St. Louis Browns offense was missing desired power and timely hitting they had experienced with earlier teams. The best hitter over the previous seasons, Heinie Manush, was traded midway through the season, for future Hall of Famer Goose Goslin. Even though Goslin only played half the season, the would lead the team in home runs, batting average, and offensive WAR. Red Kress, Ski Melillo, and Lu Blue would all lead the Browns in various categories.
Batting Leaders
with A.L. rankings in (#)
Team Statistics:
Player Statistics