December 17th - 2nd Time Around
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On This Date in History!
December 17, 1934: Yankees Pluck Shocker from Browns!
Urban Shocker Was Another Cog in the '22 Browns Big Wheel.
The New York Yankees today acquired 4-time 20-game winner Urban Shocker from the St. Louis Browns for pitchers Milt Gaston, Joe Giard, and Joe Bush. Shocker led the Browns in wins in each of the past five seasons and he will go from here to be a mainstay on two pennant-winning staffs for New York. Bush had beaten the Browns 17 straight times after losing to them on June 12, 1922.
December 17, 1920: AL Spitballer Exemption Day.
Once Upon a Time, Baseball Had Players Known as Designated Spitters!
The American League today agreed to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it for as long as they are in the league. The National League will do the same. There will be 17 designated spitters in all, eight in the NL and nine in the AL. For the NL, the wet-guys are: Bill Doak, Phil Douglas, Dana Fillingim, Ray Fisher, Marvin Goodwin, Burleigh Grimes, Clarence Mitchell, and Dick Rudolph. For the American League, the wet-one are: A.W. Ayers, Slim Caldwell, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, H.B. Leonard, Jack Quinn, Allan Russell, Urban Shocker, and Allen Sothoron.
Among the AL group, only Shocker and Sothoron have earned their water wings as members of the St. Louis Browns.
Births on December 17
Going way back, no Browns were ever born on December 17.
Deaths on December 17
Walt DeVoy
Birth Name: Walter Joseph DeVoy
Nickname: None
Born On: 03-14-1886
Born In: St. Louis, Missouri
Zodiac: Pisces
Died On: 12-17-1953
Died In: St. Louis, Missouri
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
First Game: 09-13-1909 (Age 23)
Last Game: 10-03-1909
Draft: Not Applicable
Right fielder/1st baseman Walt DeVoy played 19 games for the 1909 Browns and was then gone for good from big league baseball. DeVoy batted .246 (16 for 79) with no dead ball era taters to his credit. - Walt DeVoy passed away in 1953 at the age of 67. - BCT/GB, Walt DeVoy!
Fritz Ostermueller
Birth Name: Frederick Raymond Ostermueller
Nickname: Fritz
Born On: 09-15-1907
Born In: Quincy, Illinois
Zodiac: Virgo
Died On: 12-17-1957
Died In: Quincy, Illinois
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
College: None Attended
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
First Game: 04-21-1934 (Age 26)
Last Game: 09-30-1948
Draft: Not Applicable
Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller had a 15-year MLB career (1934-1948) in which he won 114, lost 115, and registered an ERA of 3.99. - Frtiz was 3-6 in three years with the Browns (1941-1943). He was only 50 when he died in 1957.
Hank Severeid
Hank Severeid: Great Catcher of The '22 Browns.
Birth Name: Henry Levai Severeid
Nickname: None
Born On: 06-01-1891
Born In: Story City, Iowa
Zodiac: Gemini
Died On: 12-17-1968
Died In: San Antonio, Texas
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Texas
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6-00
Weight: 175
First Game: 05-15-1911 (Age 19)
Last Game: 07-27-1926
Draft: Not Applicable
Catcher Hank Severeid is regarded by most as the greatest receiver in franchise history. For 11 seasons as a Brown (1915-1925), Severeid hit for a consistently high average and did a yeoman's job behind the plate. In his two best years, he batted .324 in 1921 and .321 for the great 1922 club. Over the course of his entire career (1911-1913, 1915-1926), Hank hit .289, but without any power. He hit only 17 career homers. - Hank Severeid will passed in 1968 at the age of 77.
Jim Park
Birth Name: James Park
Nickname: None
Born On: 11-10-1892
Born In: Richmond, Kentucky
Zodiac: Scorpio
Died On: 12-17-1970
Died In: Lexington, Kentucky
Cemetery: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
College: Kentucky Agricultural & Mechanical College
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6-02
Weight: 175
First Game: 09-07-1915 (Age 23)
Last Game: 07-11-1917
Draft: Not Applicable
Pitcher Jim Park had a 3-season, all-Browns MLB career (1915-1917) in which he won 4, lost 5, and recorded an ERA of 3.02 in 42 games and 122 innings of work. - Jim Park was 79 when he died in 1970.
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14 Daily Posts To Go Til This History Thread is Completed! ...
On This Date in History!
December 17, 1934: Yankees Pluck Shocker from Browns!
Urban Shocker Was Another Cog in the '22 Browns Big Wheel.
The New York Yankees today acquired 4-time 20-game winner Urban Shocker from the St. Louis Browns for pitchers Milt Gaston, Joe Giard, and Joe Bush. Shocker led the Browns in wins in each of the past five seasons and he will go from here to be a mainstay on two pennant-winning staffs for New York. Bush had beaten the Browns 17 straight times after losing to them on June 12, 1922.
December 17, 1920: AL Spitballer Exemption Day.
Once Upon a Time, Baseball Had Players Known as Designated Spitters!
The American League today agreed to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it for as long as they are in the league. The National League will do the same. There will be 17 designated spitters in all, eight in the NL and nine in the AL. For the NL, the wet-guys are: Bill Doak, Phil Douglas, Dana Fillingim, Ray Fisher, Marvin Goodwin, Burleigh Grimes, Clarence Mitchell, and Dick Rudolph. For the American League, the wet-one are: A.W. Ayers, Slim Caldwell, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, H.B. Leonard, Jack Quinn, Allan Russell, Urban Shocker, and Allen Sothoron.
Among the AL group, only Shocker and Sothoron have earned their water wings as members of the St. Louis Browns.
Births on December 17
Going way back, no Browns were ever born on December 17.
Deaths on December 17
Walt DeVoy
Birth Name: Walter Joseph DeVoy
Nickname: None
Born On: 03-14-1886
Born In: St. Louis, Missouri
Zodiac: Pisces
Died On: 12-17-1953
Died In: St. Louis, Missouri
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
First Game: 09-13-1909 (Age 23)
Last Game: 10-03-1909
Draft: Not Applicable
Right fielder/1st baseman Walt DeVoy played 19 games for the 1909 Browns and was then gone for good from big league baseball. DeVoy batted .246 (16 for 79) with no dead ball era taters to his credit. - Walt DeVoy passed away in 1953 at the age of 67. - BCT/GB, Walt DeVoy!
Fritz Ostermueller
Birth Name: Frederick Raymond Ostermueller
Nickname: Fritz
Born On: 09-15-1907
Born In: Quincy, Illinois
Zodiac: Virgo
Died On: 12-17-1957
Died In: Quincy, Illinois
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois
College: None Attended
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
First Game: 04-21-1934 (Age 26)
Last Game: 09-30-1948
Draft: Not Applicable
Pitcher Fritz Ostermueller had a 15-year MLB career (1934-1948) in which he won 114, lost 115, and registered an ERA of 3.99. - Frtiz was 3-6 in three years with the Browns (1941-1943). He was only 50 when he died in 1957.
Hank Severeid
Hank Severeid: Great Catcher of The '22 Browns.
Birth Name: Henry Levai Severeid
Nickname: None
Born On: 06-01-1891
Born In: Story City, Iowa
Zodiac: Gemini
Died On: 12-17-1968
Died In: San Antonio, Texas
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, Texas
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6-00
Weight: 175
First Game: 05-15-1911 (Age 19)
Last Game: 07-27-1926
Draft: Not Applicable
Catcher Hank Severeid is regarded by most as the greatest receiver in franchise history. For 11 seasons as a Brown (1915-1925), Severeid hit for a consistently high average and did a yeoman's job behind the plate. In his two best years, he batted .324 in 1921 and .321 for the great 1922 club. Over the course of his entire career (1911-1913, 1915-1926), Hank hit .289, but without any power. He hit only 17 career homers. - Hank Severeid will passed in 1968 at the age of 77.
Jim Park
Birth Name: James Park
Nickname: None
Born On: 11-10-1892
Born In: Richmond, Kentucky
Zodiac: Scorpio
Died On: 12-17-1970
Died In: Lexington, Kentucky
Cemetery: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky
College: Kentucky Agricultural & Mechanical College
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6-02
Weight: 175
First Game: 09-07-1915 (Age 23)
Last Game: 07-11-1917
Draft: Not Applicable
Pitcher Jim Park had a 3-season, all-Browns MLB career (1915-1917) in which he won 4, lost 5, and recorded an ERA of 3.02 in 42 games and 122 innings of work. - Jim Park was 79 when he died in 1970.
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