March 28th
On This Date in History!
March 28, 1913: Browns Trade Player for Use of Ballpark.
The St. Louis Browns would've loved Ebay. Today the Browns saved some money on pre-season preparations by trading infielder Buzzy Wares to the Montgomery, Alabama club in exchange for their use of the minor league stadium for spring training. The fact that Wares led Pacific Coast League shortstops in errors in 1911-1912 with a total of 199 may have helped the deal along.
What next? ... How about ...
"Step right up and support the Browns!
Make a donation and do your part to keep the
Browns in St. Louis! - If you get tired of me
playing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," I can
always shift keys and play a few nice bars of
"Keep Us In St. Louis, Louie!"
Births on March 28
Harry Gilbert "Harry" Gleason is born on March 28, 1875 in Camden, New Jersey. The BR/TR utility infielder/outfielder will bat .218 and hit 3 HR's in his 5-year MLB career (1901-1905). Gleason will play his last two seasons (1904-1905) with the Browns, hitting .213 and .217 in 196 games. - Harry Gleason will pass away on October 21, 1961 in Camden, New Jersey at the age of 85.
John Thomas "Johnny" Johnston is born on March 28, 1890 in Longview, Texas. The BL/TR Texan will play one full season in the big leagues as the left fielder in 111 games for the 1913 Browns. He will hit .224 with 2 homers and then be gone-for-good. - Johnny Johnston will die on March 7, 1940 in San Diego, California at the age of 50.
BCT/GB, Johnny Johnston!
Leo Thomas "Dee" Walsh is born on March 28, 1890. in St. Louis. The BB/TR Missourian will play a utility role with the 1913-1915 Browns, sharing the same actual date of birth in 1913 with one-season teammate Johnny Johnston. Walsh will hit .195 with 0 homers in 89 games in his three seasons and then be gone-for-good. - Dee Walsh will pass away on July 14, 1951 in St. Louis at the age of 61.
Boris Michael Martinovich, aka "Babe Martin" is born on MArch 28, 1920 in Seattle, Washington. The BR/TR catcher-outifelder will play 69 big league games over the course of 6 disconnected seasons (1944-1946, 1948-1949, 1953.) His Browns career will follow a similar pattern (1944-1946, 1953). Babe is one of the last surviving members of the 1944 Browns American League championship club and he has been a regular attendee of the annual reunion banquets in St. Louis. - Martin's MLB career BA was .214 with 2 HR's. - Martin is still alive on this date. He lives in Missouri in the Greater St. Louis area.
Happy 85th Birthday, Babe Martin! - Hope to see you at the 2006 reunion of former Browns!
Deaths on March 28
Today's Reference Links ... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
March 28, 1913: Browns Trade Player for Use of Ballpark.

The St. Louis Browns would've loved Ebay. Today the Browns saved some money on pre-season preparations by trading infielder Buzzy Wares to the Montgomery, Alabama club in exchange for their use of the minor league stadium for spring training. The fact that Wares led Pacific Coast League shortstops in errors in 1911-1912 with a total of 199 may have helped the deal along.
What next? ... How about ...
"Step right up and support the Browns!
Make a donation and do your part to keep the
Browns in St. Louis! - If you get tired of me
playing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," I can
always shift keys and play a few nice bars of
"Keep Us In St. Louis, Louie!"
Births on March 28
Harry Gilbert "Harry" Gleason is born on March 28, 1875 in Camden, New Jersey. The BR/TR utility infielder/outfielder will bat .218 and hit 3 HR's in his 5-year MLB career (1901-1905). Gleason will play his last two seasons (1904-1905) with the Browns, hitting .213 and .217 in 196 games. - Harry Gleason will pass away on October 21, 1961 in Camden, New Jersey at the age of 85.
John Thomas "Johnny" Johnston is born on March 28, 1890 in Longview, Texas. The BL/TR Texan will play one full season in the big leagues as the left fielder in 111 games for the 1913 Browns. He will hit .224 with 2 homers and then be gone-for-good. - Johnny Johnston will die on March 7, 1940 in San Diego, California at the age of 50.
BCT/GB, Johnny Johnston!

Leo Thomas "Dee" Walsh is born on March 28, 1890. in St. Louis. The BB/TR Missourian will play a utility role with the 1913-1915 Browns, sharing the same actual date of birth in 1913 with one-season teammate Johnny Johnston. Walsh will hit .195 with 0 homers in 89 games in his three seasons and then be gone-for-good. - Dee Walsh will pass away on July 14, 1951 in St. Louis at the age of 61.
Boris Michael Martinovich, aka "Babe Martin" is born on MArch 28, 1920 in Seattle, Washington. The BR/TR catcher-outifelder will play 69 big league games over the course of 6 disconnected seasons (1944-1946, 1948-1949, 1953.) His Browns career will follow a similar pattern (1944-1946, 1953). Babe is one of the last surviving members of the 1944 Browns American League championship club and he has been a regular attendee of the annual reunion banquets in St. Louis. - Martin's MLB career BA was .214 with 2 HR's. - Martin is still alive on this date. He lives in Missouri in the Greater St. Louis area.
Happy 85th Birthday, Babe Martin! - Hope to see you at the 2006 reunion of former Browns!

Deaths on March 28

Today's Reference Links ... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
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