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Legend: The St. Louis Browns were always near the bottom of the pack every year of their existence; they were somewhat of a failed franchise, however, in 1944, the Browns had a memorable season. During that campaign, they won 89 games on their way to charging up the ladder in the American League to a pennant. This unexpected talent of a team played in the historical Sportsman Park III; a variation of the park that was eventually named Busch Stadium. Due to a lot of superstars being out to volunteer in the war, many average players became all-stars; the Browns Continue reading Week of 5-4-15→

Fun Fact of the Day: Today the Say Hey Kid, Willie Mays, turned 84-years-old. It is hard to believe that it was almost 43 years ago that Mays finished up his Hall of Fame career; including leading the league in walks at 40 years-old; his last season with the Giants. There are many legends that are celebrated on their b-days; their careers looked back on, but when discussing Willie, terms such as “god” or “best player of all-time” are acceptable. They called him the “Say Hey Kid” for a reason, he had all five tools: hit for average (.302 career Continue reading Happy 84th B-day!→

Fun Fact of the Day: Most of the time runs scored are in result of the batter batting the guy in, so it is not entirely up to the runner. However, if the runner is fast and had stolen a beast before hand, being a smart runner and all, it definitely increases his chances of scoring. There have been many tremendous scorers throughout the history of the game, including many 100+ run seasons, but who had the most during one campaign? Billy Hamilton back in 1894 scored a total of 198 times in just 132 games. It was due to Continue reading Most Runs in a Season→