St. Louis Browns

St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Browns
Information
League	American League (1902–1953)
Ballpark	Sportsman's Park (1902–1953)
Established	1902 (moved from Milwaukee, where they played as the Brewers)
Relocated	1954 (to Baltimore; became the Baltimore Orioles)
Nickname	The Brownies
World Series championships	None
American League pennant	1 (1944)
Colors	Brown, orange, white;
Mascot	Brownie the Elf (1951–1953)
Retired numbers	None
Ownership	List of owners Robert Hedges (1902–1915) ; Philip De Catesby Ball (1916–1933) ; Ball estate (1933–1936) ; Donald Lee Barnes (1936–1945) ; Richard Muckerman (1945–1948) ; Bill DeWitt (1948–1950) ; Bill Veeck (1951–1953) ;
Manager	List of managers Jimmy McAleer (1902–1909) ; Jack O'Connor(1910) ; Bobby Wallace (1911–1912) ; George Stovall(1912–1913) ; Jimmy Austin (1913) ; Branch Rickey(1913–1915) ; Fielder Jones (1916–1918) ; Jimmy Austin (1918) ; Jimmy Burke (1918–1920) ; Lee Fohl (1921–1923) ; Jimmy Austin (1923) ; George Sisler (1924–1926) ; Dan Howley (1927–1929) ; Bill Killefer (1930–1933) ; Allen Sothoron (1933) ; Rogers Hornsby (1933–1937) ; Jim Bottomley (1937) ; Gabby Street (1938) ; Oscar Melillo (1938) ; Fred Haney (1939–1941) ; Luke Sewell (1941–1946) ; Zack Taylor (1946) ; Muddy Ruel (1947) ; Zack Taylor (1948–1951) ; Rogers Hornsby (1952) ; Marty Marion (1952–1953) ;

The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they played for 52 years as the St. Louis Browns.

After the 1953 season, the team moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where it became the Baltimore Orioles. The last two surviving former St. Louis Brown players, Ed Mickelson and Billy Hunter, died only six days apart on June 27 and July 3, 2025 respectively.

The St. Louis Browns had an overall win–loss record of 3,414–4,465–96 (.434) during their 52 years in St. Louis. They were the least successful of the eight charter members of the American League, winning only one pennant and finishing fifth or worse 40 times.

The St. Louis Browns are represented by two players in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Bobby Wallace and George Sisler.