J.W. Porter Visits Astros Camp

J.W. Porter once had a major hand in Bob Gibson's first Major League win. He also hit a pinch-hit home run as a substitute for Roger Maris.

Houston Chronicle

Remembering That St. Louis Used To Be A Two-Team Town

A few weeks ago, I spent an afternoon in the company of some elderly former major league ballplayers. They, at one time, wore the uniform of the St. Louis Browns.

The Southern

Make Your Reservations For 25th Anniversary Dinner For Browns Fan Club

Guest speaker is Mike Veeck, son of Bill Veeck. Veeck is the part owner of six baseball teams and is a consultant for one other. In 2005, he was recognized by Baseball America as one of the 25 most influential people in baseball over the last 25 years. read more about Mike at: http://www.funisgood.net/.

St. Louis Browns Fan Club

Backstopping & Roaming Wide (Part Two: 1935-70)

In this series we identify and profile those rare major league ballplayers who've performed both as catchers and as shortstops, second basemen or center fielders. Last time, we tracked them from the 1890s to the 1930s. This time we'll go through the middle decades of the 20th century.

The Hardball Times