St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Ed Baecht, was born on May 15, 1907 in Paden, Oklahoma. In the history of Major League Baseball, 310 players have come from the state of Oklahoma. Ed Baecht is the only one from the rural city of Paden, approximately one hour east of Oklahoma City.
Baecht would put together a ten-year baseball career
St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Ed Baecht, was born on May 15, 1907 in Paden, Oklahoma. In the history of Major League Baseball, 310 players have come from the state of Oklahoma. Ed Baecht is the only one from the rural city of Paden, approximately one hour east of Oklahoma City.
Baecht would put together a ten-year baseball career, spending seven seasons in the minor leagues and six seasons in the Major Leagues. His time with the Browns included the last three games of his 211 professional baseball appearances.
Ed Beacht signed his first MLB contract with the Philadelphia Athletics at the age of 19. From 1926-28, he would see action in 38 games with Philly, while bouncing between the major and minor leagues. He would also pitch 32 games for the Pittsfield Hillies (1927), nine games for the Portland Beavers (1928), and two games with the Rochester Red Wings (1928). After time with the Toledo Mud Hens (1929) and the Los Angeles Angels (1929-30), Baecht would reach a 3.76 ERA over 23 games with the Chicago Cubs (193-32).
Unfortunately, this production would not keep him in the Majors. He returned to the minors where he appeared with the Minneapolis Millers (1933), Tulsa Oilers (1933), and Milwaukee Brewers (1934).
There is little record on the life of Ed Baecht after his season with the Brewers, but it can be assumed that he continued to play baseball in local semipro leagues. During the last years of the Depression, the Browns were eager to sign any pitcher who could help out the team. The Browns signed Ed Beaecht to a free agent contract on August 11, 1937. His first game with the Browns would come in the second game of a double header against the Detroit Tigers on August 14. He would give up six runs in under three innings in relief of Bill Trotter. He would appear in a total 6.1 innings over three games. He would distribute 15 runs on 13 hits, six walks, and two hit batters. He would strikeout three batters over these three games.
Ed Baecht would remain in the St. Louis area after his retirement from baseball. He would eventually settle down in Grafton, Illinois, which is about 40 miles north of St. Louis, just across the Mississippi River. He would live a peaceful life raising his family and telling stories of baseball career and his time with the Browns.
HEADLINE
"EXTRA-BAE HITS POUND THE TIGERS, AS THE BROWNS PITCHING EXCELS"
FEATURED GAMES
1937 - Browns batters crush six doubles off Detroit pitching leading to an 11-5 stomping of the Tigers. Meanwhile, Oral Hildebrand pitched a complete game where he gave up eight hits and three walks, leading to the five runs. The Browns offense had plent
HEADLINE
"EXTRA-BAE HITS POUND THE TIGERS, AS THE BROWNS PITCHING EXCELS"
FEATURED GAMES
1937 - Browns batters crush six doubles off Detroit pitching leading to an 11-5 stomping of the Tigers. Meanwhile, Oral Hildebrand pitched a complete game where he gave up eight hits and three walks, leading to the five runs. The Browns offense had plenty of stars in this game, but the "doubles" headliners were 3B Harlond Clift who would go 2-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored, and C Ben Huffman who would add three more runs (two driven in while scoring a third). The other Browns who hits doubles in the game were 1B Henry Davis (2-for-5, two runs), LF Joe Vosmik (2-for-5, run, RBI), RF Beau Bell (3-for-4, two runs), and 2B Rogers Hornsby (1-for-3, two runs, RBI). This win would pull the Browns into third place in the American League standings.
BROWNS' ALL-TIME RECORD ON THIS DAY
19 WINS, 18 LOSSES
WINS BY DECADE
1902-09: 2-4
1910-19: 5-4
1920-29: 3-5
1930-39: 3-2
1940-49: 4-2
1950-53: 2-1
DOUBLE-HEADERS:
Split series in 1949 (DET)
TRANSACTIONS
1941 - Browns traded RHP Vern Kennedy to Washington for C Rick Ferrell. Kennedy had spent two-plus seasons with the Browns (1939-41) appearing in 73 games with a 23-38 record, with a 5.53 ERA and striking out 131 batters. This would be the second round with the Browns for Rick Ferrell. He broke into the Majors with the Browns from 1929-33. After spending nine season between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals, he would enjoy the next three seasons back in St. Louis (1941-43). He would be the primary catcher for St. Louis appearing in 273 games, while recording 192 hits, 69 RBIs, and a .239 average.
THERE WERE NO DEBUTS ON THIS DAY
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1895 - OF/3B Joe Evans (1924-25)
1905 - LHP Chet Falk (1925-27)
1907 - RHP Ed Baecht (1937)
The St. Louis Browns of 1924 were enjoying the same basic lineup they set up for almost a decade. The core of the team included a Most Valuable Player, the best outfield in baseball and the best pitcher in franchise history. They had seven position starters hitting over .299, and four starting pitchers who won over ten games.
This was a t
The St. Louis Browns of 1924 were enjoying the same basic lineup they set up for almost a decade. The core of the team included a Most Valuable Player, the best outfield in baseball and the best pitcher in franchise history. They had seven position starters hitting over .299, and four starting pitchers who won over ten games.
This was a team built primarily on home grown players, who would stay within the Browns organization for six to ten years. They would have a winning record every month from May through August .
This team was unfortunately in the same league as some of the best teams in the first half of the 20th century. The Walter Johnson led Washington Nationals would win the World Series. Babe Ruth, and a young Lou Gehrig, were building championships in New York. Ty Cobb was still leading the Tigers in Detroit.
This Browns team was one of the most talented teams in franchise history. This team would stay together for the next few years. their record would improve in 1925 and 28. But as the players showed their age, the Browns were losing their window for a championship in the 1920s. Sisler, Williams, Jacobson, Tobin, Sevreid, McManus, Robertson, Gerber, Blaeholder, Shocker, Davis, Vangilder, and Danforth, would all be names of great Browns players from this team that appear in the Top 100 Browns list found on this site. These are players should never be forgotten.