1996 Event Baltimore Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14 1996 Event Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens 1996 Event NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Baltimore but he had to leave the Browns' name behind 1995 Event Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt 1995 Event Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore is signed 1995 Event Art Modell 1st meets (he claims) with Baltimore to move Browns 1995 Event Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles 1995 Event Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition) 1994 Event Cleveland Browns is 1st team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion 1993 Event Browns Najee Mustafaa sets club rec for longest interception (97 yards) 1992 Event Cleveland Browns suffer their worst preseason loss, 56-3, to Vikings 1991 Event Browns set club record for largest lead blown (led 23-0), Philadelphia 32-30 1991 Death Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), dies at 82 1990 Event Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14 1989 Event Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record of 16 cons pass completions 1989 Event Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record with a 97-yard TD pass 1989 Event Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, a team defensive record 1987 Event Browns set club record for most points scored in a quarter, 28 1986 Event Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21 1986 Event Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31 1986 Death Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning 1984 Event Browns set team records for most sacks (11) 1984 Event Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal 1984 Event Browns' Ozzie Newsome sets club records with 14 receptions for 191 yards 1984 Event Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 1983 Event Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0 1982 Event Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions 1981 Event Browns set team records for most fumbles (9) and most turnovers (10) 1981 Event Browns' quarterback Brian Sipe sets club record by being intercepted 6 times 1981 Event Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts 1980 Event Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24 1979 Event Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns 1977 Event Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27 1976 Event Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks 1975 Event Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft kicks club record 5 field goals 1972 Event Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal 1972 Birthday Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns 1972 Birthday Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1972 Birthday Antonio Langham, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns 1972 Birthday Michael Davis, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Ernest Hunter, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Craig Powell, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Derrick Alexander, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals 1971 Birthday Issac Booth, NFL cornerback and safety for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Rich McKenzie, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Wally Williams, NFL center/guard, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1971 Birthday Romeo Bandison, NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Quentin Neujahr, NFL center, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns 1971 Birthday Jed DeVries, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns 1970 Birthday Orlando Brown, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1970 Birthday Herman Arvie, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns 1970 Event "Monday Night Football" premieres on ABC - Browns 31, Jets 21 1970 Birthday Steve Everitt, NFL center, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles 1970 Birthday Harold Bishop, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns 1970 Birthday Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins 1970 Birthday Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Jaguars 1969 Birthday Michael Bates, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers 1969 Birthday Pio Sagapolutele, NFL defensive tackle, NO Saints, Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Eddie Sutter, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons 1969 Birthday Dana Hall, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Birthday Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1969 Birthday Louis Riddick, NFL safety born in Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons 1969 Birthday Tommy Vardell, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday [Touchdown] Tommy Vardell, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns 1969 Birthday Dan Footman, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts 1968 Event Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game 1968 Birthday Bob Dahl, NFL guard and tackle for the Cleveland Browns 1968 Birthday Eric Turner, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns 1968 Birthday Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings 1968 Birthday Anthony Pleasant, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Matt Stover, NFL kicker, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1967 Birthday Frank Hartley, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers 1967 Event Browns' Carl Ward sets club record with a 104-yd kickoff return 1967 Event Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7 1967 Birthday Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens 1967 Birthday Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Stevon Moore, NFL safety, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1966 Birthday Tony Jones, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Birthday Lorenzo White, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1966 Birthday Tim Goad, NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns 1966 Birthday Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots 1966 Event Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game 1965 Birthday Walter Reeves, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns 1965 Event Browns' Leroy Kelly sets club record for most punt return yards (109) 1965 Birthday Brian Kinchen, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1965 Birthday Eric Moore, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns 1964 Event Cleveland Browns beat Baltimore Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game 1964 Event Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes 1964 Birthday Johnny Thomas, NFL cornerback, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers 1964 Birthday Pepper Johnson, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns 1964 Birthday Don Griffin, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns 1963 Birthday Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns 1963 Birthday Vinny Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1963 Birthday Bennie Thompson, NFLer, Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens 1962 Birthday Earnest Byner, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns 1962 Birthday Carl Banks, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants 1961 Event Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record ($3,925,000) 1959 Event Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Washington 31-17 1959 Event Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt 1959 Event Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts 1957 Event Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game 1957 Event Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yards rushing 1957 Event Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh 24-0 1956 Birthday Ozzie Newsome, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns 1955 Event Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating LA 38-14 1955 Event Cleveland Browns win NFL championship 1954 Event Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10 1954 Event Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 80-yard punt 1954 Event Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3 1953 Event Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game 1953 Event Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns 1953 Event St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc 1953 Event A Baltimore group purchases St. Louis Browns 1953 Event Cleveland Browns' quarterback Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles 1953 Event Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply 1953 Event Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000 1953 Event St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game 1953 Event Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game 1953 Event AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles 1953 Event Browns end Yankees win streak at 18 and Browns 14-game losing streak 1953 Event Yankees and Browns use record 41 players in a game 1953 Event Bill Veeck says he will sell his 80% of St. Louis Browns for $2,475M 1953 Event AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore 1953 Event Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St. Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee 1953 Event New York, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues 1953 Event Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts) 1952 Event Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game 1952 Event St. Louis Browns fire manager Rogers Hornsby 1952 Event St. Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan 1952 Event Bob Cain of Browns and Bob Feller of Indians each pitch a one-hitter 1951 Event 1st coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000) Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game 1951 Event Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears 1951 Event Bill Veeck's "Fans Managers' Night," Browns defeat A's 5-3; Browns coaches hold up placards for fans to vote on 1951 Event Bill Veeck (Browns) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" midget, to pinch-hit 1951 Event Bill Veeck buys St. Louis Browns from Bill and Charlie DeWitt 1951 Event St. Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, 45 1950 Event Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game 1950 Event Cleveland Browns win NFL championship, beat LA 30-28 1950 Event Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7) 1950 Event Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts 1950 Event Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record 1950 Event Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7 1950 Event Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17 1950 Event Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 1950 Event Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) 1950 Event St. Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Washington Senators 1949 Event Cleveland Browns beat San Francisco '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game 1949 Event NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco '49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC 1949 Event St. Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3 1949 Event The Browns, owners of Sportsman's Park, move to evict the Cardinals 1948 Event Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game 1947 Event Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game 1946 Event Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game 1945 Event Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride 1944 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat St. Louis Browns, 4 games to 2 in 41st World Series 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win 1st World Series game in their only appearance 1944 Event St. Louis Browns win their only AL pennant 1944 Event Browns last in AL attendance,only 6,172 watch them sweep New York Yankees in DH 1944 Event Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs 1943 Event Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 1941 Event Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base 1941 Event After winning 20 straight at Fenway, Lefty Grove loses to Browns 1940 Event St. Louis Browns Johnny Lucadello is 2nd to home run from each side of plate 1940 Event 1st night game at St. Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2) 1939 Event In 1st night game at Comiskey Park, Sox beat Browns 5-2 1939 Event 1st night games at Comiskey Park (White Sox 5, Browns 2) 1938 Event Babe Ruth applies for job of St. Louis Browns' manager 1938 Event Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game 1938 Event Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns 1938 Event St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row 1937 Event Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns 1937 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1937 Event Chicago White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hits St. Louis Browns, 8-0 1936 Event St. Louis Browns sold to Donald L Barnes and William O DeWitt 1936 Event 17 year old Bob Feller's 1st game, he strikes out 15 St. Louis Browns 1936 Birthday Bonnie Brown, rocker, Browns 1936 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1936 Birthday Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL full back for the Cleveland Browns/actor, Dirty Dozen 1935 Birthday Bobby Mitchell, NFL running back/wide receiver, Browns, Redskins 1934 Birthday Willie Davis, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay 1932 Birthday Maxine Brown, rocker, Browns 1931 Event Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight 1931 Event Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run, off George Blaeholder of Browns 1931 Event Cleveland Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St. Louis Browns, 9-0 1930 Birthday Dante Lavelli, AAFC/NFL end for the Cleveland Browns 1930 Event White Sox 1st baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St. Louis Browns 1930 Event New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1930 Birthday Doug Atkins, Humbolt, Tennessee, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bears, Saints 1927 Event After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2 1926 Event Shortest double header, Yankees lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yankees had already clinched pennant 1926 Event Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant 1926 Birthday Len Ford, NFL end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers 1926 Event St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees 1925 Birthday Art Modell, owner, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Modells Stores 1925 Birthday Eddie Gaedel, 3'7" St. Louis Browns pinch-hitter, he walked 1924 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 innings 1924 Birthday Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker for the Cleveland Browns 1922 Event Browns George Sisler's 41-game hit streak is stopped by New York's Joe Bush 1921 Birthday Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns 1921 Birthday Bill Willis, AAFC, NFL guard for the Cleveland Browns 1920 Event Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season 1920 Birthday Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh 1919 Event Yankees 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play 1918 Event Ty Cobb pitches 2 innings against Browns 1917 Event Chicago White Sox Ed Cicotte no-hits St. Louis Browns, 11-0 1916 Event Boston's Dutch Leonard no-hits St. Louis Browns, 4-0 1916 Event Yankees turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6 1915 Birthday Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns 1913 Event St. Louis Browns manager George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League 1912 Event Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St. Louis Browns, 7-0 1911 Event New York Yankees steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning 1911 Event Boston Red Sox Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0 1911 Event Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St. Louis Browns, 5-0 1910 Event Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0 1910 Event Chicago's Comiskey Park opens - St. Louis Browns beat White Sox 2-0 1910 Event White Sox Park (Comiskey Park) opens with 2-0 loss to Browns 1908 Birthday Paul Brown, born in Norwalk, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bengals 1908 Event St. Louis Browns Rube Waddell strikes out 16 Philadelphia Athletics 1908 Event Connie Mack sells hurler Rube Waddell to St. Louis Browns for $5,000 1905 Event Philadelphia A's Rube Waddell no-hits St. Louis Browns, 2-0 in 5 innings 1905 Event Philadelphia Athletic's Weldon Henley no-hits St. Louis Browns, 6-0 1901 Event Milwaukee is dropped from the AL and replaced by St. Louis Browns 1886 Event St. Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10
