St. Louis Browns Managers

This is a comprehensive list of managers for the St. Louis Browns organization. Win / loss statistics, winning percentage, position in division, and games behind the leader are also shown for each manager. Links include a year; which leads to the American League season in review; the manager(s) name, which leads to his career statistics; and a roster, which leads to a list of every player on the team during the year.

"The utter injustice of it always was in my mind - in St. Louis a negro was not permitted to buy his way into the Grandstand, you know that, and it has only been in recent years that he has been permitted to go into the Grandstand and of course there was no negro player in baseball." - St. Louis Browns Manager (1913-1915) Branch Rickey
St. Louis Browns Managers
1902 - 1953

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St. Louis Browns Managers & Finishes In Chronological Order

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB

Roster

1902

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

78 58 .574 2nd 5

1902

1903

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

65 74 .468 6th 26½

1903

1904

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

65 87 .428 6th 29

1904

1905

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

54 99 .354 8th 40½

1905

1906

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

76 73 .510 5th 16

1906

1907

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

69 83 .454 6th 24

1907

1908

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

83 69 .546 4th

1908

1909

n/a

Jimmy McAleer

61 89 .407 7th 36

1909

1910

n/a

Johnny O'Connor

47 107 .305 8th 57

1910

1911

n/a

Bobby Wallace

45 107 .296 8th 56½

1911

1912

n/a

Bobby Wallace

12 27 .308 7th 53

1912

n/a

George Stovall

41 74 .357
1913

n/a

George Stovall

50 84 .373 8th 39

1913

n/a

Jimmy Austin

2 6 .250

n/a

Branch Rickey

5 6 .455
1914

n/a

Branch Rickey

71 82 .464 5th 28½

1914

1915

n/a

Branch Rickey

63 91 .409 6th 39½

1915

1916

n/a

Fielder Jones

79 75 .513 5th 12

1916

1917

n/a

Fielder Jones

57 97 .370 7th 43

1917

1918

n/a

Fielder Jones

22 24 .478 5th 15

1918

n/a

Jimmy Austin

7 9 .438

n/a

Jimmy Burke

29 31 .483
1919

n/a

Jimmy Burke

67 72 .482 5th 20½

1919

1920

n/a

Jimmy Burke

76 77 .497 4th 21½

1920

1921

n/a

Lee Fohl

81 73 .526 3rd 17½

1921

1922

n/a

Lee Fohl

93 61 .604 2nd 1

1922

1923

n/a

Lee Fohl

52 49 .515 5th 24

1923

n/a

Jimmy Austin

22 29 .431
1924

n/a

George Sisler

74 78 .487 4th 17

1924

1925

n/a

George Sisler

82 71 .536 3rd 15

1925

1926

n/a

George Sisler

62 92 .403 7th 29

1926

1927

n/a

Dan Howley

59 94 .336 7th 50½

1927

1928

n/a

Dan Howley

82 72 .532 3rd 19

1928

1929

n/a

Dan Howley

79 73 .520 4th 26

1929

1930

n/a

Bill Killefer

64 90 .416 6th 38

1930

1931

33

Bill Killefer

63 91 .409 5th 45

1931

1932

33

Bill Killefer

63 91 .409 6th 44

1932

1933

33

Bill Killefer

34 57 .374 8th 43½

1933

29

Allen Sothoron

2 6 .250

16

Rogers Hornsby

19 33 .365
1934

11

Rogers Hornsby

67 85 .441 6th 33

1934

1935

11

Rogers Hornsby

65 87 .428 7th 28½

1935

1936

4

Rogers Hornsby

57 95 .375 7th 44½

1936

1937

4

Rogers Hornsby

25 52 .325 8th 56

1937

2

Jim Bottomley

21 56 .273
1938

13

Gabby Street

55 97 .362 7th 44

1938

1939

32, 26

Fred Haney

43 111 .279 8th 64½

1939

1940

34

Fred Haney

67 87 .435 6th 23

1940

1941

34

Fred Haney

15 29 .341 6th 31

1941

32

Luke Sewell

55 55 .500
1942

32

Luke Sewell

82 69 .543 3rd 19½

1942

1943

32

Luke Sewell

72 80 .474 6th 25

1943

1944

32

Luke Sewell

89 65 .578 1st +1

1944

1945

32

Luke Sewell

81 70 .536 3rd 6

1945

1946

32

Luke Sewell

53 71 .427 7th 38

1946

34

Zack Taylor

13 17 .433
1947

51

Muddy Ruel

59 95 .383 8th 38

1947

1948

38

Zack Taylor

59 94 .386 6th 37

1948

1949

38

Zack Taylor

53 101 .344 7th 44

1949

1950

38

Zack Taylor

58 96 .377 7th 40

1950

1951

38

Zack Taylor

52 102 .338 8th 46

1951

1952

42

Rogers Hornsby

22 29 .431 7th 31

1952

4

Marty Marion

42 61 .408
1953

4

Marty Marion

54 100 .351 8th 46½

1953

Year Uniform # Manager(s) Wins Losses WP Finish GB

Roster

St. Louis Browns Managers & Finishes


Did you know that the St. Louis Browns were originally called the Milwaukee Brewers (click here for their managers) in 1901 and became the modern day Baltimore Orioles (click here for their managers) in 1954?

During the 1922 season the St. Louis Browns, who had a ninety-three & sixty-one record (93-61), had their largest attendance when 712,918 fans attended home games.

On April 18, 1923, the St. Louis Browns had a team record attendance for an Opening Day game with 19,561 fans watched the festivities.

     

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