St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Adrian Lynch, was born on February 9, 1887 in Laurens Iowa. After attending Laurens High School, he would be the only baseball player to reach the Major Leagues from the small town in northwest Pocahontas county. He would go on to play 11 seasons in professional baseball, including five games in Majo
St. Louis Browns right-handed pitcher, Adrian Lynch, was born on February 9, 1887 in Laurens Iowa. After attending Laurens High School, he would be the only baseball player to reach the Major Leagues from the small town in northwest Pocahontas county. He would go on to play 11 seasons in professional baseball, including five games in Major League Baseball. His entire major league was spent with the St. Louis Browns.
Adrian Lynch played two seasons at Notre Dame University (1915-16) before signing with the Waterloo Lions in 1917. He would spend the 1918 season between the Jersey City Skeeters, Atlanta Crackers, and Des Moines Boosters. Lynch would win 25 games in his first two seasons, and then record 18 wins in 1919 with the Wichita Jobbers. Lynch returned to Des Moines to start the 1920 season, going 8-13 with a 4.88 ERA, when St. Louis signed him in August of 1920 (there is no transaction record of how he joined the Browns).
Lynch would make his MLB debut on August 4, 1920, in relief of Carl Weilman against the Philadelphia Athletics. Over 2.2 innings, Lynch would shutout Philly while only giving up one hit. He would start three of the five games he pitched for the Browns, recording one complete game and two victories. His complete game came against the Boston Red Sox on August 10, when he allowed four runs on eight hits, seven walks, and striking out four. He was a versatile pitcher who closed out the two games he did not start with St. Louis. His final stats over five games included eight strikeouts, 17 walks, one wild pitch, one hit batter, and a 5.24 ERA over 22.1 innings.
He returned to the minors in 1921 and spent the next three seasons with the Des Moines Boosters (1921-23). He would go on to play for the Minneapolis Millers (1924), Denver Bears (1925-26), and Lincoln Links (1927).
Adrian Lynch retired from baseball after the 1927 season, and returned to his home state of Iowa. He settled down in Davenport where he raised a family and worked for the Certaineed Products Insurance Company. On March 16, 1937, he was involved in a car accident where his automobile crashed into a ditch. He would not be able to survive his injuries. Adrian Lynch tallied three seasons of 18 win or more, and six seasons of 190 or more innings pitched. Most pitchers would love stats like those.
Today's Browns Quote
“Well, why don’t we let the public own it. That’s the way to build up interest.”
~ Browns owner Donald Barnes, when he decided to allow the fans to help design the Browns new logo (see story below)
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1904 - RHP "Popeye" Mahaffey (1936)
1925 - RF Vic Wertz (1952-53)
1887 - RHP Adrian Lynch (192
Today's Browns Quote
“Well, why don’t we let the public own it. That’s the way to build up interest.”
~ Browns owner Donald Barnes, when he decided to allow the fans to help design the Browns new logo (see story below)
BROWNS' BIRTHDAYS ON THIS DAY
1904 - RHP "Popeye" Mahaffey (1936)
1925 - RF Vic Wertz (1952-53)
1887 - RHP Adrian Lynch (1920)
DID YOU KNOW?
The owner of the Browns in 1936 was local businessman Donald Barnes. He was lookin for ways to bring more attention to his ball club, so he decided "rebrand" his team's logo in order to spark the fanbase in St. Louis. The result was the iconic "Louis IX" logo that would become the classic symbol of this franchise. This design was the result of a huge fan contest throughout the St. Louis area, and developed by Browns Fan Helen Seevers. The emblem shows off one the cities most identified symbols of the city, the statue of King Louis IX which sits atop Art Hill in Forest Park. The statue sits atop a shield with nine stripes and eight stars. The stripes represent the nine players on the field, and the stars represent the eight teams in the American League. It would become the primary logo of the Browns until the introduction of "Louie" by Bill Veeck in 1952. Many Browns fans still hold the Henry IX logo as the true symbol of the St. Louis Browns.
The 1953 St. Louis Browns would record a 64-100 record and finish in 8th place in the American League, 46.5 games behind the New York Yankees. The team that was made up of young players, and aged veterans was not able to show much competition to the rest of the league.
The season breakdown looked like this:
The 1953 St. Louis Browns would record a 64-100 record and finish in 8th place in the American League, 46.5 games behind the New York Yankees. The team that was made up of young players, and aged veterans was not able to show much competition to the rest of the league.
The season breakdown looked like this: