FAMOUS QUOTES, AMAZING FACTS & INCREDIBLE MOMENTS

• Ethan Allen (OF, 1937-38) would spend his life promoting the game of baseball across the country. He was brought on by the Baseball Film Bureau as the Director of Motion Picture Activities to produce instructional films. He would write several books on instructional baseball techniques. He was responsible for the creation of the creation of the All Star Baseball Game, distributed by the Cadaco-Ellis Company. 
• Tommy Lasorda (RHP, 1953) won a spot on the Browns opening day roster, however the cash strapped organization could not afford his contract and he was returned to the Dodgers.
• Grover Lowdermilk (LHP 1915, 17-19)  struck out 458 batters in 1907, which is still a minor league record. 
• Bob Nieman (LF 1951-52) becomes the only player in MLB history to hit a home run in his first two plate appearances in the same game on September 14, 1951 vs. the Boston Red Sox

• Hobe Ferris (INF, 1908-09) “I have been in the game a long while, but I have never seen a man play such remarkable ball for a team as has Ferris for us. … You never see him that he is not hustling.”  ~ Manager Jimmy McAleer
• Jimmy Austin (INF 1911-23, 25-26, 29) "What an arm. Every fourth heave across the diamond went into the right field bleachers" ~ New York Times writer John Kieran, describing the strong and wild arm of Austin's strong and wild arm
• Fred Schulte (OF, 1927-32) “If Schulte had the disposition of a Cobb, he’d be one of the greatest outfielders of all time.” ~ Browns' Manager Dan Howley had told a reporter in 1928
• Oscar Melillo (2B, 1926-35) "They told me to eat nothing but spinach for the next few months if I wanted to live, I tried to talk them into letting me have a steak, spaghetti, ravioli, or goulash once in a while, but they said nothing doing. When I told them I couldn’t stand the monotony of spinach three times a day, they told me I could have some variety by boiling it for breakfast, making a salad of it for lunch, and baking it for dinner.” ~ Melillo describing his new "spinach" diet
• Bill Veeck (Legendary Owner, 1951-53) "I think the best way to make a living is to be a baseball owner. The Browns are a team that has never been afraid to lose. In St. Louis, we had a great time, even when we were losing." 
• Bob "Sugar" Cain (LHP, Detroit Tigers 1951, Browns 52-53) “It stays fresh on my mind. I can remember it just like it happened yesterday .... I didn’t know whether to throw the ball underhanded or overhanded to Gaedel. I just wanted to be careful not to hit him. Dizzy Trout told me later that if he’d been the pitcher, he’d have thrown the ball right between his eyes.” ~ Cain describing having to pitch to Eddie Gaedel
• Muddy Ruel (Catcher 1915, 1933 / Manager 1947) “This game of baseball is so beautiful, mainly because it’s so simple. The Good Lord every season supplies approximately 400 men and boys in this country with the physique and the mechanical ability to play in the major leagues. Given that good health and that skill, they’re sure to succeed—unless they make mistakes. So, that’s the basis of my operation. I try to keep them from making mistakes.”  

• September 28, 1947 - Dizzy Dean takes the mound for the Browns. While serving as the Browns radio broadcaster, Dean claimed he could pitch better than anyone on the roster. He would pitch four scoreless innings against the White Sox, and record a single in his only at bat. 
• October 2, 1949 - Browns introduced the first "Bullpen Game" in baseball history. Last game of the season. First game of a double header vs. the Chicago White Sox. The Browns used one pitcher per inning in a nine inning game. This set the MLB record for the number of pitchers used in one game. White Sox manager, Jack Onslow, attempted to protest the number of pitchers used to no successful
• December 14, 1921 - The Browns traded 13 players to the Columbus Senators for LHP Dave Danforth - One of the biggest, one-sided trades in MLB history

DONALD BARNES INTRODUCES NEW LOGO

In 1936, Browns owner, Donald Barnes was lookin for ways to bring more attention to his ball club. He decided "rebrand" his team's logo in order to spark the fanbase in St. Louis. The result was the iconic "Louis IX" logo that would become the classic symbol of this franchise. This design was the result of a huge fan contest throughout the St. Louis area, and developed by Browns Fan Helen Seevers. The emblem shows off one the cities most identified symbols of the city, the statue of King Louis IX which sits atop Art Hill in Forest Park. The statue sits atop a shield with nine stripes and eight stars. The stripes represent the nine players on the field, and the stars represent the eight teams in the American League. It would become the primary logo of the Browns until the introduction of "Louie" by Bill Veeck in 1952. 

PLAYERS WHO PLAYED FOR CARDINALS AND BROWNS

Between 1902-53, 66 players would play for both the Brown and their National League cousins, the St. Louis Cardinals. Some of these players had made their mark with one franchise, and then crossed the field before playing for the other. Some players became Hall of Famers, while others just continued their MLB careers. The most well known players to have time in both the Cardinals and Browns jerseys are listed below: 

• 1B Jim Bottomley (Cardinals: 1922-32 / Browns: 1936-37) 
• RHP Harry Brecheen (Cardinals: 1940, 43-52 / Browns: 1953) 
• OF Jesse Burkett (Cardinals: 1899-1901 / Browns: 1902-03) 
• OF Deb Garms (Cardinals: 1943-45 / Browns 1932-35) 
• INF Don Gutteridge (Cardinals: 1936-40 / Browns: 1942-45) 
• 2B Rogers Hornsby (Cardinals: 1915-26, 1933 / Browns: 1933-37) 
• INF Bobby Wallace (Cardinals 1899-01 / Browns: 1902-16) 

There was one player who would play for the Cardinals, Browns, and the St. Louis Terriers of the Federal Baseball League - 

• Doc Crandall (Cardinals: 1913 / Terriers: 1914-15 / Browns: 1916)