This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
All you rooters pick sour pitchers and steelers
A feature styled tribute to baseball and boxing era heroes and comedians. It spotlights Artie Lathem Wee Willie Keeler Dode Criss and Old Hoss Hostetter with anecdotes on their bunting power pitching feats and comic onfield pranks. It also notes wrestlers and surveyor Sam Agnew illustrating tough eras and characters in St Louis Browns lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Hill
Duke Schaefer
Arlie Lathem
St. Louis Browns
Wee Willie” Keeler
Baltimores
Brooklyns
Dode Criss
Texas
Artie
Lathant
Keeler
Express
Griss
Browns
Latham
Pilcher
Dode
Nlain
Steve Invans
Brooklyn Federals
Green Diamond
Evans
Herman Shafer
Detroits
Nick Altrock
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Anna Hostetter
Milwaukees
Hogs
Conny Mack
Milwaukee
Hostetter
Wil
Hossy
St. Louis
Jawn McClokkey
Teager
Bresnahan
Helen Nathaway Britton
Cardinals
Roger
Billy, Muldoon
Evan
Lewis the Strangler
the Jap
George Baptiste
Hoss
New York
Hully Gee
Hoelsbetter
Jim Holly
Ed Holly
Holly Gee
Holly
Ciler
Hollenbacher
Lee Magee
Leopold Hornschmeier
Sam
Agnew
Brown
Kansas
Burlington
Sugh