SPORTS FRANCHISE

MLB team founded 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers (not to be confused with present-day team of that name), a founding member of the American League. Moved to St Louis in 1902-53, and won just one league pennant, in 1944. Franchise renamed and relocated as the Baltimore Orioles in 1954.

Location:
St. Louis, MO

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Red Badgro	Football	1-Dec-1902	13-Jul-1998	NFL Hall of Famer
Jim Bottomley	Baseball	23-Apr-1900	11-Dec-1959	St. Louis Cardinal, Hall-of-Famer
Jesse Burkett	Baseball	4-Dec-1868	27-May-1953	The Crab, MLB Hall of Famer
Tommy Byrne	Baseball	31-Dec-1919	20-Dec-2007	MLB pitcher, Mayor of Wake Forest
Earle Combs	Baseball	14-May-1899	21-Jul-1976	The Kentucky Colonel, MLB Hall of Famer
Dizzy Dean	Baseball	16-Jan-1910	17-Jul-1974	MVP in 1934, won two World Series
Eddie Gaedel	Baseball	8-Jun-1925	18-Jun-1961	Dwarf MLB player
Goose Goslin	Baseball	16-Oct-1900	15-May-1971	MLB Hall of Famer
Rogers Hornsby	Baseball	27-Apr-1896	5-Jan-1963	The Raj
Darrell Johnson	Baseball	25-Aug-1928	3-May-2004	Red Sox, Mariners manager
Don Larsen	Baseball	7-Aug-1929		Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series
Heinie Manush	Baseball	20-Jul-1901	12-May-1971	MLB Hall of Famer
Satchel Paige	Baseball	7-Jul-1906	8-Jun-1982	Negro Leagues, Cleveland Indians pitcher
Branch Rickey	Baseball	20-Dec-1881	9-Dec-1965	Longtime Baseball GM
George Sisler	Baseball	24-Mar-1893	26-Mar-1973	Batted .420 in 1921
Bill Veeck	Baseball	9-Feb-1914	2-Jan-1986	Chicago White Sox owner

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