"First in booze, first in shoes, and last in the American League" was a quote once used to describe what famed location that plays second fiddle to its state's biggest city?

The St. Louis Browns was the former name of the Cardinals, and during their more then 50-year run they were not very successful. At the same time, in the first part of the 20th century, St, Louis had the largest shoe manufacturer in the world.

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