St. Louis Browns Manager is Abducted, Jailed: February 7, 1898
The manager of the former St. Louis Browns, Chris von der Ahe, was essentially kidnapped and taken by train to Pittsburgh on this date in 1898, according to an archival report in the New York Times.
March 20, 1944
Spring Training began for the St. Louis Browns. And yes, they did go south for the training—to Cape Girardeau.