St. Louis Browns
1952 - 1953
Change of logo to Brownie the Elf in orange, black and brown.
Browns Alternate Logo
The St. Louis Browns were a professional baseball team that played in the American League from 1902 to 1953. Throughout their long history, they had many different logos and alternate logos that represented the city of St. Louis and its culture during various eras of time.
One of their most iconic alternate logo designs was created in 1945 when the team changed its name to “StL” for one season only after World War II ended and soldiers returned home from overseas deployments. The logo featured an eagle with wings spread wide as if it was soaring through the sky above Busch Stadium, which is where all home games were played at that time period for this particular franchisee's tenure in Major League Baseball (MLB). It also included two red stripes on either side representing both America's flag colors as well as those found on uniforms worn by soldiers who served during WWII—a subtle nod towards honoring our nation’s heroes while celebrating victory over Nazi Germany in 1945-46 season specifically!
In addition to this patriotic design element, there are other interesting details about this alternate logo such as how it includes three stars symbolizing each member state within MLB: Illinois (Chicago Cubs), Missouri (StL Browns/Cardinals) & Ohio (Cleveland Indians). Furthermore, some historians have noted similarities between certain aspects like font style or color scheme used here compared against what might be seen elsewhere throughout sports branding today; making them believe perhaps these ideas inspired modern-day designs too! All things considered though—the originality behind the ‘45 StL Eagles Logo will always remain timelessly classic no matter what era we live through now or later down line...it stands out among others even still today!
St. Louis Browns
1945 - 1953
Orange Fluer de Lis outlined in brown.
St. Louis Browns
1909 - 1910
A brown wordmark "STL" inside a brown and white diamond. The letters "STL" stand for the city of St. Louis.