St. Louis Browns RHP Bill Trotter was born on August 10, 1908 in Cisne, Illinois. Trotter would be the only MLB player to be from Cisne, which is about 120 miles east of St. Louis. He would enjoy a 17-year career in baseball, with a majority of it as a member of the Browns.
Bill Trotter began his career at the age of 20 when he signed in w
St. Louis Browns RHP Bill Trotter was born on August 10, 1908 in Cisne, Illinois. Trotter would be the only MLB player to be from Cisne, which is about 120 miles east of St. Louis. He would enjoy a 17-year career in baseball, with a majority of it as a member of the Browns.
Bill Trotter began his career at the age of 20 when he signed in with the Scottsdale Scotties of the MidAtlantic League in 1929. He would go on to play for the Waynesboro Red Birds (1929-30), and the Terre Haute Tots (1932). There were two years where he appears to have taken some time away from baseball (1931 and 1933) for undisclosed reasons.
The Pittsburgh Pirates organization signed him before the 1934 season and sent him to the Springfield Pirates (1934) and then the Portsmith Pirates (1935-36) before releasing him.
The Browns signed free agent Bill Trotter on April 21, 1937. From the moment he was signed, Trotter became a key figure on the Browns pitching staff. In four of his six years with the Browns, he would appear in more than 29 games. In 1938, he would only appear in one game with St. Louis, after going 22-9 with a 3.40 ERA over 249 innings in 39 games with the San Antonio Missions. From 1939-41, Bill Trotter would be used out of the bull pen, averaging 107 strikeouts in 101 innings in 35 appearances. In his time with the Browns, he would tally a 19-32 record with 30 games started, 69 games finished, in 436.2 innings. His best game could have been on April 23, 1940, when he entered the game in the second inning for starting pitcher Emil Bildilli, and shut down the New York Yankees. He would scatter nine hits and two runs over the final eight innings while gaining the win.
Because of his role on the staff, his pitching would rarely make many headline. Trotter did lead the American League in hit batters in 1937.
After a slow start to the 1942 season, he would be involved in a trade between the Browns and the Washington Nationals. The Browns would send Trotter and catcher Roy Cullenbine to Washington for RF Mike Chartak and RHP Steve Sundra. After a season in Washington, Trotter would return to St. Louis as a member of the Cardinals organization, where he split time between the Red Birds and the Rochester Red Wings (1943-45).
Bill Trotter would spend his final years in the minor leagues, playing for the Milwaukee Brewers (1946), Little Rock Travelers (1946), Annison Rams (1946) and the Beaumont Explorers (1947).
Bill Trotter would retire from baseball and settle down in Arlington, Massachusetts. He would work for the Caterpillar Tractor Company, and tell long stories of his time in baseball. It has been written that his favorite story was of the Yankees game in 1940.
HEADLINES
"GALEHOUSE LEAD A STAFF THAT TORCHES AMERICAN LEAGUE HITTERS IN A 21-8 RUN"
FEATURED GAME
1944 - Denny Galehouse blanks the Yankees, 3-0, extending Browns winning streak to 10 games. The Browns right-handed pitcher would pitch a complete game shutout, allowing only 6 singles the entire game without giving up an extra base hit or a
HEADLINES
"GALEHOUSE LEAD A STAFF THAT TORCHES AMERICAN LEAGUE HITTERS IN A 21-8 RUN"
FEATURED GAME
1944 - Denny Galehouse blanks the Yankees, 3-0, extending Browns winning streak to 10 games. The Browns right-handed pitcher would pitch a complete game shutout, allowing only 6 singles the entire game without giving up an extra base hit or a walk to the Yankees. The Browns would counter with 12 hits of New York pitchers Tiny Bonham and Jim Turner. RF Gene Moore would go 3-for-4 with a double and two run scored. LF Al Zarilla would add two hits, while scoring a run and driving another run in. In the bottom of the sixth inning, catcher Tom Turner and Denny Galehouse would have back-to-back RBI singles to close out the Browns scoring for the game. From July 16 through August 15, Galehouse would win five consecutive starts as the Browns won 21 games.
BROWNS RECORD ON THIS DAY
Overall Record on August 10
23 Wins, 25 Losses (.613)
1902-09: 4-1-2
1910-19: 7-4
1920-29: 4-4
1930-39: 2-3
1940-49: 8-2
1950-53: 2-1
DOUBLE HEADERS
Sweeps: 4
Splits: 2
Swept: 0
TRANSACTIONS
1912 - Browns traded RHP Elmer Brown and PH/1B Babe Danzig to the Montgomery Rebels for CF Johnny Johnston, catcher Bill McAllester, and 2B/SS Clyde Wares. Danzig was a Browns prospect who never played for St. Louis, but Brown pitched two seasons with the Browns combining a 6-9 record in 28 games with an ERA of 3.42. All three of the players the Browns received would not play until the 1913 season. Johnston would become the primary center fielder, hitting .224 with 27 RBIs in 116 games. McAllester would only see action in 49 games while batting .153, with four doubles and six RBIs. Johnston and McAllester would only spend a season in the Browns organization. Wares would spend two season with St. Louis (1913-14) appearing in 92 games, recording 55 hits, 12 stolen bases, and batting average of .224.
1932 - Browns release catcher Johnny Schulte. After acquiring him in April of 1932, he would only see action in 15 games where he would only drive five hits, including two doubles and three RBIs. (Exact date is uncertain)
DEBUTS
1915 - RF Pat Parker would start in right field and go 1-for-4 while driving in the game winning run in the Browns 3-2 wins over the Red Sox.
1932 - CF Deb Garms would be a defensive replacement for Fred Schulte in bottom of the fourth inning, recording a single in his first plate appearance and later stealing second base in the same inning.
BROWNS BIRTHDAYS ON AUGUST 10
1895 - 3B Joe Schepner (1919)
1908 - RHP Bill Trotter (1937-42)
The 1903 St. Louis Browns finished with a 65-74 record, finishing sixth in the American League. Where this season was a stap backwards from the 78 win season they had in 1902, the team was made up of the same players that had the earlier success. In almost every major batting category, the Browns would not be able to repeat their stats fr
The 1903 St. Louis Browns finished with a 65-74 record, finishing sixth in the American League. Where this season was a stap backwards from the 78 win season they had in 1902, the team was made up of the same players that had the earlier success. In almost every major batting category, the Browns would not be able to repeat their stats from the previous season. The pitching staff was made up just four pitchers that tallied more than ten starts, and three of those pitchers would be stretched out over 250 innings. The team finished near the bottom of the rankings in most categories, the Browns would have a winning record at home which gave the fans something to come out to cheer.
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