Denny Galehouse--1940
On This Date in Major League
History, October 4, 1944…
In their 51-year history, the St. Louis
Browns won just two World Series
games. It was on this date, October 4,
1944, the 42nd year of their existence
when the Browns won their first-ever
World Series game... and Denny
Galehouse was the winning pitcher.
The ’44 Series was an all-St. Louis affair
and the Cardinals took on the surprising
Browns in the wartime Fall Classic.
Galehouse, who would compile a 109-
118 record over 15 big league seasons,
drew the Series Opener. The rangy right-
hander scattered seven Cardinal hits as
the Browns won, 2-1, on the strength of
George McQuinn’s home run. Galehouse
tossed eight shutout innings before
yielding a run in the bottom of the ninth
in going the distance.
The Cardinals would rebound in Game 2,
while the Browns countered with their last
World Series victory in Game 3.
Ultimately, the Cardinals would win the
Series four games to two.
The victory would be a career highlight
for Galehouse, whose path I would cross
during the 1990’s when he was a scout
for the San Diego Padres in Ohio.
Galehouse was a wonderful man to be
around. Sitting in his folding chair close
behind the backstop, wearing a non-
baseball team ball cap and cowboy
boots, he would recount how pitching to
Lou Gehrig was tough, but pitching to
Ted Williams was even tougher. He
handled Joe D. with ease as Galehouse
was a Yankee killer, accounting for 22 of
his victories. And he was proud of his
World Series victory.
Editor's Note: Galehouse's last sign to
make it to the big leagues was A.J.
Sager. The right-hander would pitch for
the Padres and Rockies, but spend most
of his big league career with the Detroit
Tigers. The University of Toledo product,
Sager was the Toledo Mud Hens
pitching coach in 2010.
(10/4/10)
History, October 4, 1944…
In their 51-year history, the St. Louis
Browns won just two World Series
games. It was on this date, October 4,
1944, the 42nd year of their existence
when the Browns won their first-ever
World Series game... and Denny
Galehouse was the winning pitcher.
The ’44 Series was an all-St. Louis affair
and the Cardinals took on the surprising
Browns in the wartime Fall Classic.
Galehouse, who would compile a 109-
118 record over 15 big league seasons,
drew the Series Opener. The rangy right-
hander scattered seven Cardinal hits as
the Browns won, 2-1, on the strength of
George McQuinn’s home run. Galehouse
tossed eight shutout innings before
yielding a run in the bottom of the ninth
in going the distance.
The Cardinals would rebound in Game 2,
while the Browns countered with their last
World Series victory in Game 3.
Ultimately, the Cardinals would win the
Series four games to two.
The victory would be a career highlight
for Galehouse, whose path I would cross
during the 1990’s when he was a scout
for the San Diego Padres in Ohio.
Galehouse was a wonderful man to be
around. Sitting in his folding chair close
behind the backstop, wearing a non-
baseball team ball cap and cowboy
boots, he would recount how pitching to
Lou Gehrig was tough, but pitching to
Ted Williams was even tougher. He
handled Joe D. with ease as Galehouse
was a Yankee killer, accounting for 22 of
his victories. And he was proud of his
World Series victory.
Editor's Note: Galehouse's last sign to
make it to the big leagues was A.J.
Sager. The right-hander would pitch for
the Padres and Rockies, but spend most
of his big league career with the Detroit
Tigers. The University of Toledo product,
Sager was the Toledo Mud Hens
pitching coach in 2010.
(10/4/10)
