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Title: St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team
Author: Bill Borst, Bill Rogers, and Ed Wheatley
Size: 11.5 x 9
Binding:Â Hardcover
Pages: 184
ISBN:Â 9781681061214
Price: $36.00
At the core of the St. Louis Browns’ story is the ever-present competition on and off the baseball field with the St. Louis Cardinals—a team with whom they not only shared a city and fans, but also a stadium. It was a battle for more than pennants. It was a battle for survival and baseball loyalty. Could they run the Cardinals out of town and become St. Louis’s sole baseball team?
There were the good times when the Browns fielded some of the greatest players in major league history, regularly challenging the mighty Yankees for the American League Pennant in the 1920s. But there were also bad times. The team’s lack of success was often impacted by poor financing, bad business decisions, and the need to trade good players to stay afloat. The Browns’ story was always a story of what could have been.
Filled with unique and colorful stories and illustrated by exquisite photographs, St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team is destined to become the definitive source for the team’s splendid history: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Roaming St. Louis: New Browns exhibit transports baseball fans back in time – KMOX
In this week's Roaming St. Louis segment, KMOX weekend host Scott Jagow gets a sneak preview of a new exhibit. It opens -- along with the Cardinals season -- March 30 at the Field House Museum near Busch Stadium. But
Tim’s Travels: Baseball history on Opening Day Eve – Fox2Now
On this Opening Day Eve, Tim Ezell is talking baseball.
St. Louis Browns – Scoops with Danny Mac TV
A great look into the St. Louis Browns with historical society and fan club president, Ed Wheatley. His book and the subsequent PBS specials on the team are a must-see for baseball fans. We talk about Ed’s incredible artifacts and
Services set for 102-yo baseball superfan who starred in documentary – KAKE
The film Slama starred in was spurred by the book, "The St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team," by Bill Borst, Bill Rogers and Ed Wheatley, president of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society.
STL has strong showing on list of ‘best baseball books’ – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A tip of the pen cap to St. Louis Browns pennant-waver Ed Wheatley, who has managed to get two of his books placed on a "best of" list.
St. Louis has strong showing on list of ‘best baseball books’ – Quad-City Times
A tip of the pen cap to St. Louis Browns pennant-waver Ed Wheatley, who has managed to get two of his books placed on a "best of" list.
How The St. Louis Browns Integrated Major League Baseball In The Region – St. Louis on the Air
Jackie Robinson famously integrated Major League Baseball, taking the field for the National League’s Brooklyn Dodgers in April 1947. And the American League followed a few months later, when the Cleveland Indians put Larry Doby into the lineup.
St. Louis Browns Luncheon – St. Louis Cardinals
Over 200 members of the Browns fan club come and celebrate the St. Louis Browns.
The 50 best baseball books from 2017 – Sports Collectors Digest
Sports Collectors Digest freelance writer Dan Schlossberg shares his list of the best 50 baseball books that were published in 2017.
Jon Hamm narrates St. Louis Browns documentary for Channel 9 – St. Louis Magazine
"The team that baseball forgot" gets its due.
Big On The St. Louis Browns – South County Times
For 52 years, St. Louis had two baseball teams. While the Browns moved after the 1953 season, they have not been forgotten in St. Louis.
Ed Wheatley Book Signing – Call Newspapers
Ed Wheatley, author of St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team will sign copies of his book from 7 p.m. to midnight at Alpha Brewing Co., 4210 Fyler Ave., 63116.
Breaking baseball color barrier focus of Thursday talk – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Often lost in the halcyon history of the St. Louis Browns is the fact that the club was on the cutting edge of integrating baseball.
Hochman: Browns broke the barrier in St. Louis with 2 black players – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Just 93 days after Jackie Robinson, St. Louis had a Jackie Robinson.
Breaking baseball color barrier focus of STL Browns fan meet – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Baseball fans and history buffs may find interest in the upcoming meeting of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society.
St. Louis Browns film showing Sunday at Ballpark Village – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
On the off chance you've missed the St. Louis Browns documentary The Team That Baseball Forgot, another chance rolls around later this month.
Film about St. Louis Browns nominated for regional Emmy – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Logging more important victories than they ever did while actually playing, the St. Louis Browns are on a roll in the awards campaign.
