July 24th
On This Date in History!
July 24, 1953: Red Sox Fry Browns in Double Goose Egg Omelet, 6-0, 8-0!
Cooked Again!
The Boston Red Sox sweep the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park as both Beantown pitchers, Mickey McDermott and Bill Henry, hurl 6-0 and 8-0 shutouts. The double-lump loss leaves the Browns at 33-63 on the year.
July 24, 1934: Browns Down NY, 4-2! Yankees Lose Combs!
Earl Combs Suffers Head Injury in Yankee Loss!
The St. Louis Browns take the New York Yankees, 4-2, at Sportsman's Park today, but the Bronx Boys also suffer a longer term setback when center fielder Earle Combs crashes into the outfield wall and suffers a fractured skull. New York calls up George Selkirk to replace Combs, but learns that he also was injured today when he broke his arm playing for the Yankee farm club, the Newark Bears. (Remember, there are no outfield warning tracks in 1934.) Amidst the Yankee gloom, the Browns raise their sights on .500 ball. With the win today, the Browns' record climbs to 40-43.
July 24, 1922: Yankee Player Acquisitions Angers Pennant-Rival Browns!
"I didn't invent the unfair New York advantage. Buying what you want, when you need it - is simply a Yankee tradition." - Boss George.
In the middle of a pennant fight with the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees obtain 3rd baseman Joe Dugan and outfielder Elmer Smith from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielders Chuck Fewster and Elmer Miller, and shortstop John Mitchell. This latest Red Sox-Yankees deal engenders such outrage in St. Louis because of the tight pennant race that Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis recommends passage of the rule that no deals, except for waiver transactions, will be allowed after June 15.
A Browns Record Booker
Question: What is the franchise record for most Browns hits in a single game?
Answer: 24! The Browns first turned the 24-hits feat in a 17-8 win over the Philadelphia Athletics at Sportsman's Park on September 17, 1920. They later tied their record, also at home, by getting 24 hits in a 17-3 bashing of the Washington Senators on June 14, 1932.
Births on July 24
Duane Pillette

Birth Name: Duane Xavier Pillette Bats : Right
Born On: 07-24-1922 Throws : Right
Born In: Detroit, Michigan Height : 6-03
Died On: Still Living Weight : 205
Died In: Still Living First Game: 07-19-1949
College: University of Santa Clara Last Game: 09-16-1956
Nickname: Dee Draft: Not Applicable
Pitcher Duane Pillette had an 8-year MLB career (1949-1956) record of 38 wins, 66 losses, and an ERA of 4.40. As a Brown from 1950 to 1953, Pillette won 26 and lost 45 - and also had the distinction of making the last start in Browns history on the last day of the 1953 season against the Chicago White Sox, also losing the last Browns game ever played by a score of 2-1. Today Duane celebrates his 83rd birthday. - Happy Birthday, Dee!
Deaths on July 24
Lin Storti
Birth Name: Lindo Ivan Storti Bats : Both
Born On: 12-05-1906 Throws : Right
Born In: Santa Monica, California Height : 5-11
Died On: 07-24-1982 Weight : 165
Died In: Ontario, California First Game: 09-18-1930
College: None Attended Last Game: 09-30-1933
Nickname: None Draft: Not Applicable
Infielder Lin Storti had a 4-season (1930-1933) all Browns MLB career, hitting .227 with 9 home runs. He was 75 at the time of his 1982 death.
Today's Reference Links ... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/team...p?y=1953&t=SLA
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
July 24, 1953: Red Sox Fry Browns in Double Goose Egg Omelet, 6-0, 8-0!
The Boston Red Sox sweep the St. Louis Browns at Sportsman's Park as both Beantown pitchers, Mickey McDermott and Bill Henry, hurl 6-0 and 8-0 shutouts. The double-lump loss leaves the Browns at 33-63 on the year.
July 24, 1934: Browns Down NY, 4-2! Yankees Lose Combs!
The St. Louis Browns take the New York Yankees, 4-2, at Sportsman's Park today, but the Bronx Boys also suffer a longer term setback when center fielder Earle Combs crashes into the outfield wall and suffers a fractured skull. New York calls up George Selkirk to replace Combs, but learns that he also was injured today when he broke his arm playing for the Yankee farm club, the Newark Bears. (Remember, there are no outfield warning tracks in 1934.) Amidst the Yankee gloom, the Browns raise their sights on .500 ball. With the win today, the Browns' record climbs to 40-43.
July 24, 1922: Yankee Player Acquisitions Angers Pennant-Rival Browns!
In the middle of a pennant fight with the St. Louis Browns, the New York Yankees obtain 3rd baseman Joe Dugan and outfielder Elmer Smith from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielders Chuck Fewster and Elmer Miller, and shortstop John Mitchell. This latest Red Sox-Yankees deal engenders such outrage in St. Louis because of the tight pennant race that Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis recommends passage of the rule that no deals, except for waiver transactions, will be allowed after June 15.
A Browns Record Booker
Question: What is the franchise record for most Browns hits in a single game?
Answer: 24! The Browns first turned the 24-hits feat in a 17-8 win over the Philadelphia Athletics at Sportsman's Park on September 17, 1920. They later tied their record, also at home, by getting 24 hits in a 17-3 bashing of the Washington Senators on June 14, 1932.
Births on July 24
Duane Pillette
Birth Name: Duane Xavier Pillette Bats : Right
Born On: 07-24-1922 Throws : Right
Born In: Detroit, Michigan Height : 6-03
Died On: Still Living Weight : 205
Died In: Still Living First Game: 07-19-1949
College: University of Santa Clara Last Game: 09-16-1956
Nickname: Dee Draft: Not Applicable
Pitcher Duane Pillette had an 8-year MLB career (1949-1956) record of 38 wins, 66 losses, and an ERA of 4.40. As a Brown from 1950 to 1953, Pillette won 26 and lost 45 - and also had the distinction of making the last start in Browns history on the last day of the 1953 season against the Chicago White Sox, also losing the last Browns game ever played by a score of 2-1. Today Duane celebrates his 83rd birthday. - Happy Birthday, Dee!
Deaths on July 24
Lin Storti
Birth Name: Lindo Ivan Storti Bats : Both
Born On: 12-05-1906 Throws : Right
Born In: Santa Monica, California Height : 5-11
Died On: 07-24-1982 Weight : 165
Died In: Ontario, California First Game: 09-18-1930
College: None Attended Last Game: 09-30-1933
Nickname: None Draft: Not Applicable
Infielder Lin Storti had a 4-season (1930-1933) all Browns MLB career, hitting .227 with 9 home runs. He was 75 at the time of his 1982 death.
Today's Reference Links ... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/team...p?y=1953&t=SLA
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
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