Mayor Tommy D'Alesandro Jr.

A jubilant Mayor Tommy D'Alesandro Jr. raises his arms in victory after getting the news with, from left, lawyer Clarence Miles, American League president Will Harridge and former St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck.

( Sun file photo / September 30, 1953 )

A jubilant Mayor Tommy D'Alesandro Jr. raises his arms in victory after getting the news with, from left, lawyer Clarence Miles, American League president Will Harridge and former St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck.

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