Springfield Browns
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Previous classes | Class B (1931, 1938–1942, 1946–1949) |
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Previous names | Springfield Browns (1931) Springfield Senators (1932–1933, 1935) Springfield Browns (1938–1942, 1946–1949) |
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The Springfield Browns were a Class B minor league baseball team based in Springfield, Illinois. The Springfield Browns were members of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League in 1931, 1938–1942 and 1946–1949.[1][2]
Springfield played as the Springfield Senators in 1932–1933 and 1935.[1]
The Springfield Browns were an affiliate of the St. Louis Browns.[3]
The ballparks
The Springfield Browns played at Reservoir Park in 1931.[4]
Beginning in 1936, the Springfield Browns played at Lanphier Park. [5]
Lanphier Park was built in 1925 at a cost of $49,000. Lanphier Park had a capacity of 4,500 and dimensions (Left, Center, Right): 320–400–320 (1939). Still in use today, Lanpnier Park is located at the intersection of Converse and Grand Avenues and 15th Street, Springfield, Illinois.[6]
The ballpark is known today as Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park and is home to the Springfield Sliders, a collegiate summer league baseball team that plays as a member of the Prospect League.[6][7]
Notable alumni
- Jimmy Adair (1942)
- Andy Anderson (1942)
- Floyd Baker (1941)
- Red Barkley (1938)
- Emil Bildilli (1938)
- Ray Coleman (1940)
- Perry Currin (1947–1948)
- Owen Friend (1947)
- Joe Grace (1940)
- Irv Hall (1948)
- Loy Hanning (1939)
- Don Lenhardt (1948)
- Joe Lutz (1946)
- Babe Martin (1942)
- Bob Neighbors (1939)
- Ed Redys (1946–1947)
- Frank Sacka (1947-1948)
- Len Schulte (1940)
- Ray Shore (1946)
- Roy Sievers (1948) 5x MLB All-Star; 1949 AL Rookie of the Year
- Woody Smith (1948)
- Vern Stephens (1938) 7x MLB All-Star; 3x AL RBI Leader (1944, 1949-1950)
- Marlin Stuart (1942)
- Ken Wood (1941)
- Al Zarilla (1941) MLB All-Star
References
- ^ a b "Springfield Browns Statistics and Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1931 Springfield Browns Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "1938 Springfield Browns Statistics -- Register - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Reservoir Park in Springfield, IL history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Lanphier Park (I) Minor League History - Baseball-Reference.com". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Robin Roberts Stadium at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "Springfield Sliders: Home". www.springfieldsliders.com.
- Professional baseball teams in Illinois
- Defunct baseball teams in Illinois
- Sports teams in Springfield, Illinois
- Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League teams
- Baseball teams established in 1938
- Baseball teams disestablished in 1949
- 1938 establishments in Illinois
- 1949 disestablishments in Illinois
- St. Louis Browns minor league affiliates