TODAY IN BROWNS HISTORY - JUNE

6/1/1917 -  Browns score 2 in the 9th and 2 in the 10th innings, to beat Walter Johnson and the Washington Nationals. 

6/2/1934 - Oscar "Ski" Melillo would give best "Popeye" impression while bashing a walk off homer to defeat the Indians

6/3/1919 - George Sisler hits both a HR and 2B in the 5th inning in a 14-6 win over Cleveland 

6/8/1926 - Browns benefit from sloppy BoSox play, hold off rally in 9th, win 6-5

6/11/1908 - Browns capitalize on Washington errors and score 2 late runs in 4-2 victory

6/15/1924 - Sisler drives in Kolp in the bottom of the 10th inning, clinching victory over Philadelphia

6/18/1914 - George Baumgardner out duels Hall of Famer Eddie Plank, as the Browns win a close one

6/19/1904 - Rookie Fred Glade strikes out 10 NY Highlanders in a 1-0 complete game victory

6/20/1934 - Rollie Hemsley brushes off a knockout to collect 5 RBIs vs Philadelphia A's

6/21/1931 - The Browns survive home runs from Ruth and Gehrig, and sweep a double header against the Yankees

6/25/1913 - Walt Leverenz pitches a 14 inning Complete Game vs the Tigers in 7-5 win

6/26/1943 - St. Louis native, Milt Byrnes, hits his first HR off Hal White in Game 2 of a double header vs. the Tigers

6/30/1921 - Marty McManus hits his first HR off Dickie Kerr, a 3-run HR in the 2nd inning, leading to Browns 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox

6/1/1917 - In a 10 inning duel with Washington's legendary pitcher, Walter Johnson, Browns come back and steal a 4-2 victory.

6/2/1934 - In the second walk-off win of the season, Browns score 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning to defeat the Cleveland Indians, 3-2

6/3/1919 - The legend of George Sisler and his amazing skills was on display in the Browns 14-6 pounding of the Cleveland Indians

6/4/1941 - Browns SS Johnny Berardino drives in 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning, to lead St. Louis over the Washington Nationals, 7-4

6/5/1902 - The Browns would hold off a late charge by the 'original' Baltimore Orioles, while Jiggs Donahue homers in the Browns 7-6 win.

6/6/1952 - While the Browns pitching staff was keeping the Yankees quiet, the Browns played "long ball" to defeat New York, 9-3, in Yankee Stadium. 

6/7/1942 - The Browns sweep the Athletics in a double header in front of over 15,000 fans in Philadelphia.

6/8/1926 - Browns LHP Tom Zachary would go pitch a complete game, while surviving a game of 7 errors in the Browns 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

6/9/1935 - In a classic pitching duel that lasted only 1:39, Browns' RHP Fay Thomas out pitches the future Brown Oral Hildebrand, in a 2-1 St. Louis victory over the Cleveland Indians

6/10/1908 - Browns match the Senators 2 runs in the 8th inning, and save a 4-2 victory in front of 4,300 fans in Sportsman's Park

6/11/1928 - Browns ace RHP General Crowder would keep the Boston bats quiet in the Browns 2-1 victory

6/12/1922 - The powerful Browns outfield smashes Yankees pitching in Browns 7-1 rout of New York.

6/13/1949 - The Browns explode for 4 runs in the first inning, which is all Joe Ostrowski would need in a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals

6/14/1949 - The Browns explode for 4 runs in the first inning, which is all Joe Ostrowski would need in a 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals.

6/15/1924 - The entire Browns lineup contributes to the 9-8 win over the Athletics

6/16/1918 - The Browns and Boston Red Sox engage in a classic pitchers duel with winning run crossing the plate in the bottom of the 9th inning, 2-1. 

6/17/1944 - Browns RHP Sig Jakucki shuts down the Detroit offense as the St. Louis bats take care of the Tigers, 5-0.

6/18/1914 - The Browns would survive a late inning scare as St. Louis defeats the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-5.

6/19/1904 - Rookie Fred Glade outduels Barney Wolfe as the Browns run past the Highlanders, 1-0. Glade would pick up his 5 victory of the year with the complete game victory

6/20/1934 - Browns catcher knocks in 5 runs while getting knocked out during the Browns win over the Athletics, 11-3.

6/21/1931 - Browns out hit the Yankees 22-15 while taking both games of a double header.

6/22/1920 - Browns RHP Dixie Davis tames the mighty New York Yankees lineup, while the Browns outfield leads the offense in a 9-3 win

6/23/1932 The Browns and Yankees combine for 28 total hits in an offensive explosion with the Browns winning 14-10. 

6/24/1944 - Browns RHP Sig Jakucki pitches a complete game shut out of the Detroit Tigers, 5-0. Jakucki dominated the Tiger hitters, by only allowing 5 hits and one free pass.

6/25/1916 The Browns take both ends of a double header vs the Detroit Tigers.

6/26/1913 - In a feat that would baffle modern pitchers, Browns LHP Walt Leverenz would pitch a 14 inning, complete game vs the Detroit Tigers.

6/27/1943 - The Browns would jump out to a 3 run opening inning, on their way to a win in Game 1 of the double header against the Detroit Tigers, 6-3

6/28/1924 - In a baseball game that had everything, the Browns would defeat the Chicago White Sox 13-12 in 14 innings.

6/29/1910-  In a game that last lasted under 2 hours, the Browns and Naps would combine for 24 hits in the St. Louis 4-3 victory over Cleveland.

6/30/1921 - The Browns took both ends of a double header from the Chicago White Sox at Sportsman's Park.

JUNE 1

• 1928 - 3B Larry Bettencourt

JUNE 5

• 1949 - PH Frankie Pack 

JUNE 10

• 1911  - Bill Harper
• 1934 - Howard Mills
• 1942 - Stan Feren

JUNE 13

• 1910 - 3B Tommy Mee
• 1913 - RHP Jack Powell

JUNE 16

• 1905 - C Branch Rickey
• 1938 - LF Glenn McQuillen

JUNE 19

• 1930 - RHP Rollie Stiles
• 1948 - Jerry McCarthy

JUNE 20

• 1911 - Al Clancy
• 1929 - Red Badgro

JUNE 21

• 1924 - Tony Rego
•  1917 - William "Scrappy" Moore

JUNE 22

• 1913 - SS Doc Lavan
• 1917 - RHP Rasty Wright

JUNE 23

• 1915 - Ernie Koob

JUNE 24

• 1915 - 1B Ray Schmandt, PH Chauncey Burkam
• 1917 - SS Ed Murray

JUNE 25

• 1945 - SS Al Naples

JUNE 28

• 1915 - George Sisler

JUNE 29

• 1911 - 1B Jim Duggan
• 1912 - PH George Anton, RF Walter Jantzen
• 1947 - PH Perry Currin

JUNE 30

• 1943 - RF Al Zarilla