41 losing seasons in 52 years. A whiff of a World Series. Misfits, a midget, and money problems. The Browns are baseball’s losingest and least remembered team. But beneath the tarnish is true baseball gold. Heroes of the greatest generation. Moments of grit, guts and glory. A roller coaster of ruin and redemption. The St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan Club is dedicated to preserving every stat and story, so the legend of baseball’s most colorful underdogs can endure forever.
Ed Wheatley, President
Ed grew up in and around the world of baseball, from his youth when his dad played professionally through his own baseball activities as he continues to play senior league games across the country. After a 36 year business career, Ed sought to make baseball his full time passion by working to preserve the legacy of this transplanted American League team co-authoring the award winning The St. Louis Browns: The Story of A Beloved Team and authoring Incredible Cardinals and Baseball in St. Louis – Little Leagues to Major Leagues. These works led to two films he helped produce shown on the PBS network in 2018 and 19 that received an EMMY nomination and selection into the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Annual Film Series in Cooperstown in 2018 and 19 where Ed had the honor of introducing the films and speaking on the Browns.
Emmett McAuliffe
Emmett is an attorney and partner with Riezman Berger, P.C., a law firm in Clayton, MO. His practice focuses on intellectual property, offering special services to the music, film, art and fashion communities. From 2008 to 2011, he served as a gubernatorial appointment to the Missouri Arts Council. A lifelong St. Louisan, Emmett became a Browns fan as a five-year-old in the mid-1960s when an older boy showed him a Browns baseball card.
Vicki Martin
Vicki Martin was a supervisor at the St. Louis Family Court – Juvenile Division for 38 years. As a director on the Browns Historical Society board, she is responsible for marketing the fan club services and products. Ms. Martin grew up in a baseball family and is the niece of former Browns player, Babe Martin. Babe played for six years, splitting time between the Browns and the Boston Red Sox.
Lewis Levey
For most of his business career, Lewis A. Levey was a real estate developer focused on office buildings and apartment communities in many different states. Currently, he serves as Chairman of Enhanced Value Strategies, Inc., a company providing strategic real estate consulting and advisory services to both private and institutional investors. Mr. Levey serves on the Board of Directors of two public companies, as well as several not-for-profit organizations in the St. Louis area, including Washington University Olin School of Business National Council and Alumni Board, the St. Louis Sports Commission, and others. A long-time sports enthusiast, he still has the baseball he caught at a Browns game in 1951.
Bill Borst
A native New Yorker, Bill founded the St. Louis Browns Historical Society in 1984. He was the club’s first president and launched many of its publications. Known as the “Baseball Professor,” Bill taught the first accredited baseball history course in the Midwest at Maryville College in 1973. He has previously hosted baseball call-in shows on WGNU radio and has written several non-fiction novels, including The Scorpion and the Frog: A Natural Conspiracy.
