July 9th
On This Date in History!
July 9, 1948: Browns Will Host All Star Game on July 13th; AL Will Win, 5-2!
Al Zarilla will be the Brown's only player in the 1948 All Star Game.
The 1948 All Star Game is only four days away!
Outfielder Al Zarilla will be their only field representative as the St. Louis Browns host the All Star Game for the first time. It will be the second All Star Game ever played in Sportsman's Park. The initial game in St. Louis was hosted by the Cardinals on July 9, 1940.
In the 1948 game, the American League will defeat the National League, 5-2, as Vic Raschi of the New York Yankees picks up the win and Johnny Schmitz of the Chicago Cubs takes the loss. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals will homer in the first inning for the NL and Hoot Evers of the Detroit Tigers will go yard for the AL in the second frame. - The 1948 win will be the third in a row for the AL - and the first error-free contest in All Star Game history.
Why do the Browns only have one player representing them in the 1948 Summer Classic? Today's regular season action provides a clue. On July 9, 1948, the Browns are busy getting whacked, 9-1, in a road game against the Cleveland Indians. By the time the Browns play two more games at Cleveland prior to the break, they will send Al Zarilla to "The Game" from a club that is 28-45 at All Star time.
Browns in The All Star Game, 1933-1953:
From 1st to Last All Star, Sam West to Satchel Paige.
Sam West was the first and only Brown to appear in the original 1933 All Star Game. Satchel Paige was the last Brown to enter an All Star Game when he came in to pitch the 8th inning of the 1953 contest. The following is a list of all Browns ever named to the American League All Star Team. Those who actually played in games are listed in bold type. The Rode-The-Pines-Only Stars are shown in ordinary light-shaded script:
1933: Sam West, Outfield.
1934: Sam West, Outfield.
1935: Rollie Hemsley, Catcher; Sam West, Outfield.
1936: Rollie Hemsley, Catcher.
1937: Sam West, Outfield Beau Bell, Outfield; Harlond Clift, 3rd Base.
1938: Bobo Newsom, Pitcher.
1939: Myril Hoag, Outfield; George McQuinn, 1st Base.
1940: George McQuinn, 1st Base.
1941: Roy Cullenbine, Outfield.
1942: George McQuinn, 1st Base.
1943: Chet Laabs, Outfield; Vern Stephens, Shortstop.
1944: George McQuinn, 1st Base; Vern Stephens, Shortstop; Bob Muncrief. Pitcher.
1945 Game Cancelled Due To Wartime Travel Restrictions, but George McQuinn, 1st Base,
and Vern Stephens, Shortstop, were All Star Picks.
1946: Vern Stephens, Shortstop; Jack Kramer, Pitcher.
1947: Jack Kramer, Pitcher.
1948: Al Zarilla, Outfield.
1949: Bob Dillinger, 3rd Base.
1950: Sherm Lollar, Catcher.
1951: Ned Garver, AL Starting Pitcher.
1952: Satchel Paige, Pitcher.
1953: Billy Hunter, Shortstop; Satchel Paige, Pitcher.
Births on July 9
John Joseph "Jack" or "Red" Powell
Jack Powell won 22 games for the 1st 1902 Browns club.
Jack Powell is born on July 9, 1874 in Bloomington, Illinois. The BR/TR pitcher will become the most prolific hurler in Browns history, setting and holding many club pitching records, including most franchise starts (264), most franchise complete games (210), most franchise career shutouts (27), and most franchise career strikeouts (884). Powell is a Brown for two tours of duty (1902-1903 and 1905-1912). For his total career (1897-1912), Jack Powell will win 245 games, lose 245 games, and he will register an ERA of 2.97. - The great Jack Powell will pass away on October 17, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 70.
R. Emmet "Snags" Heidrick born in Queenstown, PA on July 9, 1876. The BL/TR infielder/outfielder will pitch one inning for the 1902 first-season Browns club, but he will start at shortstop regularly and bat.289 in 110 games and 447 AB's. Overall, "Snags" Heidrick will play three straight years for the Browns as a starter from 1902 to 1904, moving from short to center field in the latter two seasons. After a three-year break from the big leagues, "Snags" will return to finish his career by playing in 25 games for the 1908 Browns. Over his total career (1898-1908), Heidrick will register a very respectable .300 BA in 3,047 total times AB. - "Snags" Heidrick will die on January 20, 1916 in Clarion, PA at the age of 39.
William Charles "Bill" McCorry is born on July 9, 1887 in Saranac Lake, New York. McCorry will become a BR/TR pitcher whose total MLB career consists of two losing starts for the 1909 Browns and an ERA of 9.00 for his 15 inning MLB career. After 1909, McCorry will be ....... oh well, ... nuf sed. - Bill McCorry will pass away on March 22, 1973 in Augusta, Georgia at the age of 85.
BCT/GB, Bill McCorry!
Louis Americo "Lou" or "Crip" Polli is born on July 9, 1901 in Barre, Vermont. The BR/TR will pitch 6.2 innings for the 1932 Browns and record no W/L mark to go with his 5.41 ERA. He looks like a sure-fire Gone-for-Gooder when he he then disappears for years, but the labor demands of wartime baseball proves that conclusion wrong when Poli returns in 1944 at age 43 to lose 2 games for the New York Giants in 35.2 innings of big league work. With a career record of 0-2, and and an ERA of 4.68, Lou Poli really is gone-for-good after 1944. - Lou Poli will pass away on December 19, 2000 in Berlin, Vermont at (WOW!) age 99.
Anthony Paul "Tony" or "Dego" Criscola is born on July 9, 1915 in Walla Walla, Washington. The BL/TR part-time outfielder will play for 3 years in the big leagues (1942-1944), with the first 2 seasons in service to the Browns. After a brief spin with the 1944 Reds, Criscola will finish with an MLB career BA of .248 and 1 HR in a total of 367 at bats. - Tony Criscola will pass away on July 10, 2001 in La Jolla, California at the age of 86.
Deaths on July 9
Stanley Andrew "Stan" or "Happy Rabbit" Rojek
Stan Rojek passes away on July 9, 1997 in North Tonawanda, New York at the age of 78. The BR/TR "Happy Rabbit" made the 1952 Browns his last short hop on the way to retirement early that season. The middle infielder went 1 for 7 (.143) in 9 games as a Brown, hanging it all up for good on May 13, 1952. Rojek played most of his career in the National League with the Dodgers (1942, 1946-1947), Pirates (1948-1951), and Cardinals (1951). His career BA was .266 with 4 HR's in 522 games. - Stan Rojek was born on April 21, 1919 in North Tonawanda, New York.
Today's Reference Links: http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1948as.shtml
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
Have an All Star Weekend, Everybody! :atthepc
July 9, 1948: Browns Will Host All Star Game on July 13th; AL Will Win, 5-2!
The 1948 All Star Game is only four days away!
Outfielder Al Zarilla will be their only field representative as the St. Louis Browns host the All Star Game for the first time. It will be the second All Star Game ever played in Sportsman's Park. The initial game in St. Louis was hosted by the Cardinals on July 9, 1940.
In the 1948 game, the American League will defeat the National League, 5-2, as Vic Raschi of the New York Yankees picks up the win and Johnny Schmitz of the Chicago Cubs takes the loss. Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals will homer in the first inning for the NL and Hoot Evers of the Detroit Tigers will go yard for the AL in the second frame. - The 1948 win will be the third in a row for the AL - and the first error-free contest in All Star Game history.
Why do the Browns only have one player representing them in the 1948 Summer Classic? Today's regular season action provides a clue. On July 9, 1948, the Browns are busy getting whacked, 9-1, in a road game against the Cleveland Indians. By the time the Browns play two more games at Cleveland prior to the break, they will send Al Zarilla to "The Game" from a club that is 28-45 at All Star time.
Browns in The All Star Game, 1933-1953:
Sam West was the first and only Brown to appear in the original 1933 All Star Game. Satchel Paige was the last Brown to enter an All Star Game when he came in to pitch the 8th inning of the 1953 contest. The following is a list of all Browns ever named to the American League All Star Team. Those who actually played in games are listed in bold type. The Rode-The-Pines-Only Stars are shown in ordinary light-shaded script:
1933: Sam West, Outfield.
1934: Sam West, Outfield.
1935: Rollie Hemsley, Catcher; Sam West, Outfield.
1936: Rollie Hemsley, Catcher.
1937: Sam West, Outfield Beau Bell, Outfield; Harlond Clift, 3rd Base.
1938: Bobo Newsom, Pitcher.
1939: Myril Hoag, Outfield; George McQuinn, 1st Base.
1940: George McQuinn, 1st Base.
1941: Roy Cullenbine, Outfield.
1942: George McQuinn, 1st Base.
1943: Chet Laabs, Outfield; Vern Stephens, Shortstop.
1944: George McQuinn, 1st Base; Vern Stephens, Shortstop; Bob Muncrief. Pitcher.
1945 Game Cancelled Due To Wartime Travel Restrictions, but George McQuinn, 1st Base,
and Vern Stephens, Shortstop, were All Star Picks.
1946: Vern Stephens, Shortstop; Jack Kramer, Pitcher.
1947: Jack Kramer, Pitcher.
1948: Al Zarilla, Outfield.
1949: Bob Dillinger, 3rd Base.
1950: Sherm Lollar, Catcher.
1951: Ned Garver, AL Starting Pitcher.
1952: Satchel Paige, Pitcher.
1953: Billy Hunter, Shortstop; Satchel Paige, Pitcher.
Births on July 9
John Joseph "Jack" or "Red" Powell
Jack Powell is born on July 9, 1874 in Bloomington, Illinois. The BR/TR pitcher will become the most prolific hurler in Browns history, setting and holding many club pitching records, including most franchise starts (264), most franchise complete games (210), most franchise career shutouts (27), and most franchise career strikeouts (884). Powell is a Brown for two tours of duty (1902-1903 and 1905-1912). For his total career (1897-1912), Jack Powell will win 245 games, lose 245 games, and he will register an ERA of 2.97. - The great Jack Powell will pass away on October 17, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois at the age of 70.
R. Emmet "Snags" Heidrick born in Queenstown, PA on July 9, 1876. The BL/TR infielder/outfielder will pitch one inning for the 1902 first-season Browns club, but he will start at shortstop regularly and bat.289 in 110 games and 447 AB's. Overall, "Snags" Heidrick will play three straight years for the Browns as a starter from 1902 to 1904, moving from short to center field in the latter two seasons. After a three-year break from the big leagues, "Snags" will return to finish his career by playing in 25 games for the 1908 Browns. Over his total career (1898-1908), Heidrick will register a very respectable .300 BA in 3,047 total times AB. - "Snags" Heidrick will die on January 20, 1916 in Clarion, PA at the age of 39.
William Charles "Bill" McCorry is born on July 9, 1887 in Saranac Lake, New York. McCorry will become a BR/TR pitcher whose total MLB career consists of two losing starts for the 1909 Browns and an ERA of 9.00 for his 15 inning MLB career. After 1909, McCorry will be ....... oh well, ... nuf sed. - Bill McCorry will pass away on March 22, 1973 in Augusta, Georgia at the age of 85.
BCT/GB, Bill McCorry!

Louis Americo "Lou" or "Crip" Polli is born on July 9, 1901 in Barre, Vermont. The BR/TR will pitch 6.2 innings for the 1932 Browns and record no W/L mark to go with his 5.41 ERA. He looks like a sure-fire Gone-for-Gooder when he he then disappears for years, but the labor demands of wartime baseball proves that conclusion wrong when Poli returns in 1944 at age 43 to lose 2 games for the New York Giants in 35.2 innings of big league work. With a career record of 0-2, and and an ERA of 4.68, Lou Poli really is gone-for-good after 1944. - Lou Poli will pass away on December 19, 2000 in Berlin, Vermont at (WOW!) age 99.
Anthony Paul "Tony" or "Dego" Criscola is born on July 9, 1915 in Walla Walla, Washington. The BL/TR part-time outfielder will play for 3 years in the big leagues (1942-1944), with the first 2 seasons in service to the Browns. After a brief spin with the 1944 Reds, Criscola will finish with an MLB career BA of .248 and 1 HR in a total of 367 at bats. - Tony Criscola will pass away on July 10, 2001 in La Jolla, California at the age of 86.
Deaths on July 9
Stanley Andrew "Stan" or "Happy Rabbit" Rojek

Stan Rojek passes away on July 9, 1997 in North Tonawanda, New York at the age of 78. The BR/TR "Happy Rabbit" made the 1952 Browns his last short hop on the way to retirement early that season. The middle infielder went 1 for 7 (.143) in 9 games as a Brown, hanging it all up for good on May 13, 1952. Rojek played most of his career in the National League with the Dodgers (1942, 1946-1947), Pirates (1948-1951), and Cardinals (1951). His career BA was .266 with 4 HR's in 522 games. - Stan Rojek was born on April 21, 1919 in North Tonawanda, New York.
Today's Reference Links: http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1948as.shtml
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
Have an All Star Weekend, Everybody! :atthepc
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