The St. Louis Browns Fan Club is a great group that I recommend to anyone who is interested in preserving St. Louis' past. They have a great Old Timers dinner each year. For info: St. Louis Browns Fan Club 443 Fieldcrest Dr. St. Louis, Mo. 63119-4541 R. Emmett McAuliffe > -----Original Message----- > From: Jims505@aol.com [mailto:Jims505@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 11:48 PM > To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [StL-Metro] The Browns > > > It is obvious to me that our list member Christian Mentrup is > a fine and > loyal St Louis Brownie "Fan." A well rounded and > knowledgeable baseball buff who > must have been at Sportsman Park on many of the very same > days I was as a young > man. > > I thank him for reminding me that I forgot to give the > answers to the five > questions on Pete Gray. Here they are: > > 1. Do you remember which arm Pete Gray was missing? > 2. Which side of the plate did he bat from? > 3. What did his stance look like? > 4. What did he do with his glove when he threw the ball? > 5. Did he ever walk from right field? > > 1. His right arm. > 2. He batted from the left side.(The catchers right.) > 3. Heels together, knees bent, bat straight up. > 4. When in a hurry, tossed ball up, shoved glove under stump, > caught ball > bare handed and whistled ball to play. > 5. Not once did I ever see Pete Gray walk on or off the > field, he hustled. > > And there you have the info on my all time favorite baseball > player.----Jim > > PS > Can anyone remember if Pete choked up on the bat, for the > life of me I can't > remember, but I don't think he did. > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > Climbing my family tree was fun until the nuts appeared. >