Credit Unions Supporting St. Louis Browns Baseball
The Browns were the predominant professional baseball team in St. Louis from 1902 through the late 1920s.
Saint Louis, MO, January 01, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Unless you’re a senior credit union official or a fan of old time baseball, one might not remember the St. Louis Browns. The Browns were the predominant professional baseball team in St. Louis from 1902 through the late 1920s. The St. Louis Cardinals were the team that struggled for years but eventually became the predominant team which it is today. The Browns and Cardinals shared the same ballpark in St. Louis for over 50 years.
The Browns left St. Louis after the 1953 season and became the Baltimore Orioles. It wasn’t until 1984 that local sports fans organized the St. Louis Browns Historical Society also referred to as the Browns Fan Club. The organization will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009. According to Bill Rogers, a veteran credit union consultant in St. Louis, “The mission of the Historical Society is to preserve the history and memory of the St. Louis Browns. The Browns are an important part of St. Louis sports history. Other cities, such as Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Brooklyn, New York and others, have lost teams through transfers and have similar organizations.”
This past summer, Rogers took over as Editor of the Browns Fan Club newsletter called “Pop Flies.” At a recent meeting of the fan club board, one member suggested soliciting advertising from the banking community. It was then Rogers’ credit union ears perked up and he thought “Why not credit unions?”
Bill talked to officials of American Eagle Credit Union, a division of Anheuser-Busch Employees Credit Union, about advertising through the clubs outlets. American Eagle CU stepped up to the plate (no pun intended) to help the organization. Their ad now shows on the club’s web and blog sites and in their newsletter. (http://www.thestlbrowns.com and http://thestlbrowns.blogspot.com). Other St. Louis area credit unions are considering support of this important part of St. Louis sports history. According to Rogers, there are thousands of historical societies around, but probably few are supported by credit unions.
The Browns have an interesting history. Over a dozen former players are in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Browns won the American League pennant in 1944 and played against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis’ “trolley series.” Over the years, the club had a one-arm outfielder and also featured a midget as a pinch hitter. The following day, midgets were prohibited from playing major league baseball. Many achievements are still listed in record books today.
A search of Google turns up over 500,000 pages on the Internet. Rogers says he receives alerts from Google several times a week in which the St. Louis Browns are mentioned. “While the Browns are long gone from St. Louis, they are well remembered. Currently there are 43 former Browns players still around and many attend the organizations reunion lunches and dinners,” according to Rogers.
The club’s newsletter can be downloaded from http://tiny.cc/Browns2008. The current issue features Babe Ruth’s playing days against the Browns. Rogers says, “It makes for interesting reading as Babe Ruth continues to be the #1 player in baseball history. There are some great stories here.”
Bill Rogers can be contacted at billrogers@swbell.net or by phone at 800-745-2455.
About William Rogers & Associates
Bill Rogers is a veteran credit union consultant operating since 1988 as William Rogers & Associates, Inc. He was previously a CEO of an international credit union data processing company. Prior to this he was a regional manager and Vice President of CUNADATA and EDS (now IntegraSys, a division of Fiserv) for 8 years. He was with the Missouri Credit Union Association (formerly Missouri Credit Union League) for 19 years and set up and managed the League’s data processing division for 14 years. He also served as a regional manager and credit union representative with the League. He was previously employed in St. Louis area credit unions before joining the state association.
Bill was the founding publisher and editor of “Credit Union tech-talk”, a newsletter reporting on technology of interest to credit unions and the “Biometric Digest” reporting on biometric identification technology using fingerprint, iris scan, hand geometry, face, etc. He also moderated an internet talk radio program on biometric identification and security. Rogers is available as a speaker about the St. Louis Browns in addition to his credit union programs on biometrics and technology.
He currently manages and moderates conferences for the Firefighter’s National Credit Union Summit, CU Security and CU Tech conferences. In addition he maintains some community blog sites in addition to his work with the St. Louis Browns.
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The Browns left St. Louis after the 1953 season and became the Baltimore Orioles. It wasn’t until 1984 that local sports fans organized the St. Louis Browns Historical Society also referred to as the Browns Fan Club. The organization will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2009. According to Bill Rogers, a veteran credit union consultant in St. Louis, “The mission of the Historical Society is to preserve the history and memory of the St. Louis Browns. The Browns are an important part of St. Louis sports history. Other cities, such as Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Brooklyn, New York and others, have lost teams through transfers and have similar organizations.”
This past summer, Rogers took over as Editor of the Browns Fan Club newsletter called “Pop Flies.” At a recent meeting of the fan club board, one member suggested soliciting advertising from the banking community. It was then Rogers’ credit union ears perked up and he thought “Why not credit unions?”
Bill talked to officials of American Eagle Credit Union, a division of Anheuser-Busch Employees Credit Union, about advertising through the clubs outlets. American Eagle CU stepped up to the plate (no pun intended) to help the organization. Their ad now shows on the club’s web and blog sites and in their newsletter. (http://www.thestlbrowns.com and http://thestlbrowns.blogspot.com). Other St. Louis area credit unions are considering support of this important part of St. Louis sports history. According to Rogers, there are thousands of historical societies around, but probably few are supported by credit unions.
The Browns have an interesting history. Over a dozen former players are in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Browns won the American League pennant in 1944 and played against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis’ “trolley series.” Over the years, the club had a one-arm outfielder and also featured a midget as a pinch hitter. The following day, midgets were prohibited from playing major league baseball. Many achievements are still listed in record books today.
A search of Google turns up over 500,000 pages on the Internet. Rogers says he receives alerts from Google several times a week in which the St. Louis Browns are mentioned. “While the Browns are long gone from St. Louis, they are well remembered. Currently there are 43 former Browns players still around and many attend the organizations reunion lunches and dinners,” according to Rogers.
The club’s newsletter can be downloaded from http://tiny.cc/Browns2008. The current issue features Babe Ruth’s playing days against the Browns. Rogers says, “It makes for interesting reading as Babe Ruth continues to be the #1 player in baseball history. There are some great stories here.”
Bill Rogers can be contacted at billrogers@swbell.net or by phone at 800-745-2455.
About William Rogers & Associates
Bill Rogers is a veteran credit union consultant operating since 1988 as William Rogers & Associates, Inc. He was previously a CEO of an international credit union data processing company. Prior to this he was a regional manager and Vice President of CUNADATA and EDS (now IntegraSys, a division of Fiserv) for 8 years. He was with the Missouri Credit Union Association (formerly Missouri Credit Union League) for 19 years and set up and managed the League’s data processing division for 14 years. He also served as a regional manager and credit union representative with the League. He was previously employed in St. Louis area credit unions before joining the state association.
Bill was the founding publisher and editor of “Credit Union tech-talk”, a newsletter reporting on technology of interest to credit unions and the “Biometric Digest” reporting on biometric identification technology using fingerprint, iris scan, hand geometry, face, etc. He also moderated an internet talk radio program on biometric identification and security. Rogers is available as a speaker about the St. Louis Browns in addition to his credit union programs on biometrics and technology.
He currently manages and moderates conferences for the Firefighter’s National Credit Union Summit, CU Security and CU Tech conferences. In addition he maintains some community blog sites in addition to his work with the St. Louis Browns.
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St. Louis Browns Historical Society
Bill Rogers
314-892-8632
www.thestlbrowns.com
www.thestlbrowns.blogspot.com
Bill Rogers
314-892-8632
www.thestlbrowns.com
www.thestlbrowns.blogspot.com
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