On Aug. 24, 1951, owner Bill Veeck decided to let fans hold up "Yes" and "No" signs to make all the managerial decisions during a St. Louis Browns game. This is how the Post-Dispatch covered the game.
The only mistake the 1,100 Brownie "grandstand managers" made was choosing Ned Garver as their pitcher. After one action-filled inning that read like a chapter from a Sunday movie serial, the Browns' guest board of directors might just as well have pushed their hats back on their heads and relaxed like Zack Taylor last night, because Little Ned took over from there.