ST. LOUIS BROWNS BASEBALL TEAM.


Document Signed of L.B. Van Weise and Philip DeCatesby Ball, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, 1 p, folio (215 x 240 mm), St Louis, MO, December 27, 1922, being stock certificate #23 issuing 112 shares of the St. Louis American League Base Ball Co to H.F. SINCLAIR, with gold seal and two cancellation stamps, mild toning overall.The St. Louis American League team was the original Milwaukee Braves which moved in 1902 to St. Louis and joined the original 8 American League teams. After the move it was renamed the St. Louis Browns, which it remained until 1954 when it moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles. Harry Sinclair (1876-1956) was the founder and owner of Sinclair Oil and an avid sportsman, involved in horse racing and baseball throughout the early 20th century. His reputation was tarnished by his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s.