ON THIS DAY in Browns history - May

5/5/1917 - Ernie Koob pitches the first No-Hitter in the history of the St. Louis Browns, blanking the powerful Chicago White Sox, 1-0

5/6/1917 & 5/6/1953 - The Browns would record TWO no-hitters in the team's history, just 38 years apart. Boob Groom in 1917 and Bobo Holloman in 1953.

5/7/1925 - Browns Walkoff the Tigers with a 9th Inning Rally, 6-5.

5/9/1933 - During the middle of the Great Depression, the Browns are forced to move their biggest commodity - Future Hall of famer Rick Ferrell - in a trade with the Boston Red Sox

5/11/1906 - Browns first baseman, Tom Jones, would set an MLB Record for defense that still stands today.

5/14/1949 - On the way to winning the first ever Rookie of the Year in the American League, Roy Sievers hits his 1st MLB HR off Fred Hutchinson in 8-3 victory over Tigers.

5/16/1909 - Browns LHP Bill Graham out duels the great Walter Johnson as the Browns defeat the Washington Nationals, 4-2

5/17/1947 - Browns rookie RHP Ellis Kinder receives a gift from a seagull while pitching against the Boston Red Sox 

5/19/1936 - Jim Bottomley returns to St. Louis and is credited with 5 runs in a Browns victory over the Athletics

5/20/1919 - Baseball immortal, Babe Ruth belts his first career Grand Slam vs Browns RHP Dave Davenport, in the 2nd inning at Sportsman's Park 

5/22/1948 - Ned Garver introduces himself to Sportsman's Park by pitching a complete game in his debut in front of the St. Louis fans

5/23/1929 -  Oscar "Ski" Melillo hits for the cycle vs the Cleveland Indians

5/27/1935 - The Browns traded their beloved 2B Ski Melillo to the Red Sox for OF Moose Solters

5/30/1922 - With opposing starting pitchers both going 14.1 innings, Urbans Shocker and the Browns out duel the Tigers, 2-1, in 16 innings.

5/1/1929 - The first place Browns continue their torrid start to the 1929 season by beating the Cleveland Indians, 4-3. Pitcher General Crowder would command the entire Indians lineup.

5/2/1914 - Browns LHP Earl Hamilton would dominate the  Chicago White Sox, 2-1, in a 2 hit victory in just 1:25.

5/3/1931 - RHP Sam Gray would dominate the Chicago White Sox on the mound and at the plate, in the Browns 9-5 victory.

5/4/1903 - Browns RHP Jack Powell silences the mighty bats of the Cleveland Napoleons in a 6-1 victory.

5/5/1917 - Ernie Koob pitches a No-Hitter beating Chicago White Sox, 1-0. This would be the first no-hitter in the history of the St. Louis Browns franchise.

5/5/1917 - Bob Groom pitches a No-Hitter beating Chicago White Sox, 3-0. This was the second game of a double header, and one day after Ernie Koob pitched a no-hitter against the same White Sox lineup. Catcher Hank Severeid would call both games, and is the only catcher in MLB history to catch a no-hitter in back-to-back days. 

5/6/1953 - Bobo Holloman pitches a No-Hitter beating the Philadelphia A's, 6-0, his only Complete Game in his career. This would be Holloman's fifth MLB game, his first starting assignment, and entering the game he had never pitched over 2 innings. 

5/7/1925 - The Browns would come from behind an steal a 6-5 victory in the bottom of the 9th inning over the Detroit Tigers.

5/8/1948 - Browns drive 16 hits off Red Sox pitching to support a complete game from Fred Sanford to beat the Boston , 9-4

5/9/1920 - With 11 hits, the Browns use a complete team effort to defeat Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers, 7-4

5/10/1937 - In his 4 MLB game, rookie Julio Bonetti would record his first MLB win with a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals

5/11/1906 - Behind a record setting defense, Browns RHP Ed Smith hurls a complete game victory over the Boston Americans, 8-3.

5/12/1953 - Don Larsen will earn his first MLB win in relief as he pitches 7.2 innings and defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 7-3

5/13/1923 - The Browns Urban Shocker and Red Sox Bill Piercy would both pitch complete games in a Browns 3-0 victory.

5/14/1949 - Behind 14 hits off Tigers pitching, the Browns support a complete game victory from Al Papai defeating Detroit, 8-3.

5/15/1937 - Browns batters crush 6 doubles off Detroit pitching leading to an 11-5 stomping of the Tigers.

5/16/1909 - Browns LHP Bill Graham out duels the great Walter Johnson as the Browns defeat the Washington Nationals, 4-2. Both pitchers would give up 4 hits while recording a complete games.

5/17/1947 - Ellis Kinder would face man and nature in his complete game victory over the Boston Red Sox, 4-2

5/18/1905 - RHP Willie Sudhoff pitched his finest game of the season in a 3-1 victory over the New York Highlanders.

5/19/1936 - The Browns crush the Philadelphia Athletics pitching staff with 14 hits in a 8-4 Browns victory.

5/20/1917 - After trailing early, the Browns would score in back-to-back innings to defeat the Washington Nationals, 4-3. 

5/21/1933 - St. Louis defeats the Cleveland Indians, 8-7, as the Browns score 4 runs as 6 consecutive hitters reach base in the top of the 9th inning.

5/22/1948 - Ned Garver wins his debut at Sportsman's Park, over the Washington Nationals, 4-2. He would record a complete game spreading out 8 hits, 5 walks, and 4 strikeouts.

5/23/1929 - Browns "giant" Oscar Melillo would hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, in a 7-5 win over the Cleveland Indians.

5/24/1918 - In a complete game victory in every aspect of baseball, the Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics at Shibe Park, 9-3

5/25/1945 - Behind a complete game shut out by Nels Potter, the Browns would defeat the Boston Red Sox, 5-0.

5/26/1951 - In a great a great pitching duel, the Browns would defeat the Detroit Tigers, 3-2, in Detroit's Briggs Stadium.

5/27/1908 - Harry Howell would pitch a complete game, as well as drive in a run in the Browns 7-2 victory over the New York Highlanders

5/28/1940 - In front of a Sportsman's Park crowd of just 1,800 fans, the Browns would take both ends of a double header against the Chicago White Sox.

5/29/1926 -  The Browns offense would erupt for 14 hits, where every player would get a hit, as the Browns edge the Cleveland Indians, 5-4. 

5/30/1922- An amazing pitching duel takes place at Sportsman's Park, with the Browns edging the Tigers in 16 innings, 2-1.

5/31/1909 - In the second game of a double header, Browns RHP Dode Criss hurls his best game of the season in a Browns 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

• MAY 1
• 1926 - LHP Brad Springer

MAY 2

• 1909 - UTIL Art Griggs
• 1913 - Catcher Bill McAlester 
• 1935 - PH/OF Hal Warnock 
• 1952 - RHP Pete Taylor

MAY 3

• 1911- LHP Joe Willis 
• 1914 - UTIL Ernie Manning 
• 1942 - RHP Frank Biscan 

MAY 4

• 1910 - C/1B Sled  Allen
• 1914 - William Rumler
• 1943 - Sid Peterson, SS Floyd Baker 

MAY 5

• 1905 - 2B Ike Rockenfield 
• 1943 - RHP Fred Sanford

MAY 6

• 1917 - PR Ivan Bigler 
• 1920 - 2B/3B Frank Thompson 

MAY 9

• 1903 - 3B Hunter Hill

MAY 10

• 1909 - Ham Patterson
• 1948 - Andy Anderson

MAY 13

• 1911 - 2B Ed Hallinan 
• 1915 - RHP Scott Perry 
• 1944 - LHP Sam Zoldak

MAY 14

• 1913 - PH/3B Fred Graf

MAY 16

• 1947 - RHP Walter Brown

MAY 17

• 1949 - RHP Jim Bilbrey

MAY 23

• 1912 - Catcher Phil Ketter

MAY 25

• 1910 - 1B Pat Newman

MAY 27

• 1911 - 1B Dave Rowan

MAY 29

• 1915 - Catcher Muddy Ruel

MAY 30

• 1922 - RF Dedric Durst 

MAY 31

• 1909 - Wib Smith