November 3rd - 2nd Time Around
On This Date in History!
November 3, 1926: Sisler Steps Down! Dan Howley Steps Up!
Sisler Ready To Just Play - and Leave the Managing to Howley.
George Sisler's tenure as playing manager of the St. Louis Browns ended today when the greatest Brown in history was replaced by Dan Howley. Sisler was on the job as Browns skipper from 1924 through 1926, finishing 4th, 3rd, & 7th. - Sisler will remain with the Browns as a player in 1927 and then move on briefly to Washington in 1928 and then to Boston of the National League that same season. Sisler will play with the Braves through 1930 and then retire.
Dan Howley will hold down the wheel for the Browns from 1927 through 1929, but will leave after finishing 7th, 3rd, & 4th - not a bad result for a Brownie mentor.
For the record, Dan Howley broke into baseball as a catcher with Indianapolis of the American Association in 1906. He appeared briefly with the Phillies in 1913. He managed at Montreal for four years, then moved to Toronto (International League), where he won a pennant in 1918. He was a coach for the Tigers in 1919 and 1921-22. He returned to Toronto, and in 1926 won a pennant to break Baltimore's streak of seven straight flags. A combative manager known for his ability to develop young pitchers, he managed the Browns and Reds for three seasons each.
A Browns Record Booker
Question: What Browns pitcher later ran for political office after his playing days and was elected mayor of his home town?
Hizzoner Ned!
Answer: It was none other than Ned Garver, the Browns pitcher who went 20-12 for the last place 1951 Browns who finished with a 52-102 record. Some years after his 1961 retirement from baseball, Garver successfully ran for Mayor of Ney, Ohio, his home town. - Garver served several terms as the chief officer of his rural village of a few hundred people, but he developed no ambitions for higher office up the political food chain. - Today Ned Garver seems perfectly happy to celebrate each day that dawns and his memories of the Browns - while letting the rest of the world go by.
Births on November 3
Ike Rockenfield
Birth Name: Isaac Broc Rockenfield
Nickname: None
Born On: 11-03-1876
Born In: Omaha, Nebraska
Zodiac: Scorpio
Died On: 02-21-1927
Died In: San Diego, California
Cemetery: Unknown
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5-07
Weight: 150
First Game: 05-05-1905
Last Game: 10-07-1906
Draft: Not Applicable
2nd baseman Ike Rockenfield hit .221 with 0 dead ball era homers in his 2-season big league career with the 1905-1906 Browns and was then gone-for-good. Ike Rockenfield was 50 when he died in 1927. - BCT/GB, Ike Rockenfield!
Clyde Southwick
Birth Name: Clyde Aubra Southwick Bats : Left
Born On: 11-03-1886 Throws : Right
Born In: Maxwell, Iowa Height : 6-00
Died On: 10-14-1961 Weight : 180
Died In: Freeport, Illinois First Game: 08-22-1911
College: Iowa State College of Agricultural & Mechanical Arts Last Game: 09-09-1911
Nickname: None Draft: Not Applicable
Catcher Clyde Southwick went 3 for 12 (.250) with no homers in 4 games for the 1911 Browns and then hit the trail for the Land of Gone for Good. - Clyde Southwick was 75 when he died in 1961. - BCT/GB, Clyde Southwick!
Deaths on November 3
Bobby Wallace
Birth Name: Rhoderick John Wallace
Nickname: Rhody
Born On: 11-04-1873
Born In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zodiac: Scorpio
Died On: 11-03-1960
Died In: Torrance, California
Cemetery: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5-08
Weight: 170
First Game: 09-15-1894
Last Game: 09-02-1918
Draft: Not Applicable
Bobby Wallace had a 4-season big league pitching career (1894-1896, 1902), compiling a career record of 24-22 with a 3.87 ERA. - Pitching was not where Bobby Wallace made his mark in big league baseball. - Wallace had a 25-year career in MLB (1894-1918) as a position player who excelled at shortstop - and mainly as a Brown (1902-1916). He is widely regarded as the greatest shortstop in Browns history. Wallace batted .268 with 34 dead ball era homers to his credit. - Bobby Wallace was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. - He was one day shy of his 87th birthday when he died in 1960.
Vern Stephens
Birth Name: Vernon Decatur Stephens Bats : Right
Born On: 10-23-1920 Throws : Right
Born In: McAlister, New Mexico Height : 5-10
Died On: 11-03-1968 Weight : 185
Died In: Long Beach, California First Game: 09-13-1941
College: None Attended Last Game: 06-30-1955
Nickname: Buster Draft: Not Applicable
Another great Browns shortstop died on November 3rd. Vern Stephens played 15 years (1941-1955) in the big leagues as a slugging shortstop with a .286 career batting average and 247 HR's. Vern played his first 7 seasons with the Browns, returning later to play 46 games for the 1953 final Browns club. - Vern Stephens was 48 when he died in 1968.
Today's Reference Links ... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
November 3, 1926: Sisler Steps Down! Dan Howley Steps Up!
George Sisler's tenure as playing manager of the St. Louis Browns ended today when the greatest Brown in history was replaced by Dan Howley. Sisler was on the job as Browns skipper from 1924 through 1926, finishing 4th, 3rd, & 7th. - Sisler will remain with the Browns as a player in 1927 and then move on briefly to Washington in 1928 and then to Boston of the National League that same season. Sisler will play with the Braves through 1930 and then retire.
Dan Howley will hold down the wheel for the Browns from 1927 through 1929, but will leave after finishing 7th, 3rd, & 4th - not a bad result for a Brownie mentor.
For the record, Dan Howley broke into baseball as a catcher with Indianapolis of the American Association in 1906. He appeared briefly with the Phillies in 1913. He managed at Montreal for four years, then moved to Toronto (International League), where he won a pennant in 1918. He was a coach for the Tigers in 1919 and 1921-22. He returned to Toronto, and in 1926 won a pennant to break Baltimore's streak of seven straight flags. A combative manager known for his ability to develop young pitchers, he managed the Browns and Reds for three seasons each.
A Browns Record Booker
Question: What Browns pitcher later ran for political office after his playing days and was elected mayor of his home town?
Answer: It was none other than Ned Garver, the Browns pitcher who went 20-12 for the last place 1951 Browns who finished with a 52-102 record. Some years after his 1961 retirement from baseball, Garver successfully ran for Mayor of Ney, Ohio, his home town. - Garver served several terms as the chief officer of his rural village of a few hundred people, but he developed no ambitions for higher office up the political food chain. - Today Ned Garver seems perfectly happy to celebrate each day that dawns and his memories of the Browns - while letting the rest of the world go by.
Births on November 3
Ike Rockenfield
Birth Name: Isaac Broc Rockenfield
Nickname: None
Born On: 11-03-1876
Born In: Omaha, Nebraska
Zodiac: Scorpio
Died On: 02-21-1927
Died In: San Diego, California
Cemetery: Unknown
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5-07
Weight: 150
First Game: 05-05-1905
Last Game: 10-07-1906
Draft: Not Applicable
2nd baseman Ike Rockenfield hit .221 with 0 dead ball era homers in his 2-season big league career with the 1905-1906 Browns and was then gone-for-good. Ike Rockenfield was 50 when he died in 1927. - BCT/GB, Ike Rockenfield!

Clyde Southwick
Birth Name: Clyde Aubra Southwick Bats : Left
Born On: 11-03-1886 Throws : Right
Born In: Maxwell, Iowa Height : 6-00
Died On: 10-14-1961 Weight : 180
Died In: Freeport, Illinois First Game: 08-22-1911
College: Iowa State College of Agricultural & Mechanical Arts Last Game: 09-09-1911
Nickname: None Draft: Not Applicable
Catcher Clyde Southwick went 3 for 12 (.250) with no homers in 4 games for the 1911 Browns and then hit the trail for the Land of Gone for Good. - Clyde Southwick was 75 when he died in 1961. - BCT/GB, Clyde Southwick!

Deaths on November 3
Bobby Wallace
Birth Name: Rhoderick John Wallace
Nickname: Rhody
Born On: 11-04-1873
Born In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zodiac: Scorpio
Died On: 11-03-1960
Died In: Torrance, California
Cemetery: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California
College: None Attended
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5-08
Weight: 170
First Game: 09-15-1894
Last Game: 09-02-1918
Draft: Not Applicable
Bobby Wallace had a 4-season big league pitching career (1894-1896, 1902), compiling a career record of 24-22 with a 3.87 ERA. - Pitching was not where Bobby Wallace made his mark in big league baseball. - Wallace had a 25-year career in MLB (1894-1918) as a position player who excelled at shortstop - and mainly as a Brown (1902-1916). He is widely regarded as the greatest shortstop in Browns history. Wallace batted .268 with 34 dead ball era homers to his credit. - Bobby Wallace was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. - He was one day shy of his 87th birthday when he died in 1960.
Vern Stephens
Birth Name: Vernon Decatur Stephens Bats : Right
Born On: 10-23-1920 Throws : Right
Born In: McAlister, New Mexico Height : 5-10
Died On: 11-03-1968 Weight : 185
Died In: Long Beach, California First Game: 09-13-1941
College: None Attended Last Game: 06-30-1955
Nickname: Buster Draft: Not Applicable
Another great Browns shortstop died on November 3rd. Vern Stephens played 15 years (1941-1955) in the big leagues as a slugging shortstop with a .286 career batting average and 247 HR's. Vern played his first 7 seasons with the Browns, returning later to play 46 games for the 1953 final Browns club. - Vern Stephens was 48 when he died in 1968.
Today's Reference Links ... http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseb...logy/today.stm
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/
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