How WWII Indirectly Caused the St. Louis Browns to Win the Pennant

Join us as we explore the intricacies of the Pennant victory for the St. Louis Browns in 1944. Through circumstances involving WWII, the Browns had a uniquely opportune moment in history to come through and potentially win the 1944 World Series- something that has never happened in the browns history.
Recruiting players who out-aged the armed forces joining in 1944, along with some unruly players known for excessive drinking or starting fights with teammates, the Browns climbed their way up to the top of the league, having to face off the New York Yankees to win the Pennant, and face their eventual opponent in the World Series, the Cardinals.
Learn details as to how this rare, real underdog story came to be and why its significance still brings disbelief to this day as an event that may likely never happen again. The events that lead to the St. Louis Browns victory of the Pennant will be forever be written in sports history. ‪@fpclassroom‬
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Quick Ideas for Using the Video with Students:
Activity Ideas:
1. Use the video as part of a unit on World War II as students discuss and investigate the home front in World War II.

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My father was a Cardinals fan, and his brother was a Browns fan. My father's brother married my mother's sister 2 years before my parents were married.