St. Louis Browns Memorabilia – 3 Books, 1945 Program, Satchel Paige Photo, Etc.
Lot 224. St. Louis Browns Memorabilia – 3 Books, 1945 Program, Satchel Paige Photo, Etc. One recounts the Browns’ 1944 AL Championship season, and another covers their final season in St. Louis. All are softcovers. Here is the list: 1. “We Could Have Finished LAST Without You: The St. Louis Browns, 1902-53 (The All-Time St. Louis Browns Trivia, Statistics and History Book),” 1985, by Bill Borst, a leader of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, 52 pages, ex-m; autographed by Borst. 2. “One Championship Season: The Story of the 1944 St. Louis Browns” by Carson Van Lindt, 1994, 180 pages, ex-m. 3. “The Final Season” by Fred Nichols, 1991 from the Browns Historical Society, ex, 112 nm pages. The program is scored for the opening game of the 1945 season with Chicago on April 22. The White Sox won, 5-3. Ex gatefold program. Also, a Satchel Paige 11” x 14” sepia photo, nm in a 12.25” x 15.25” frame. Plus a pin of Brownie, the Browns’ 1952-53 elf logo, 1” tall, some discoloration around the nose. And a T-shirt, size large, with the 1936-51 Browns’ logo. Nm-m. Minimum Bid $40.
