Mordecai Brown

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: October 19, 1876 in Nyesville, IN us

Died: February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute, IN

Buried: Roselawn Memorial Park, Terre Haute, IN

High School: Nyesville HS (Nyesville, IN)

Debut: April 19, 1903 (Age 26-182d, 2,503rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 5.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 4, 1916 (Age 39-321d)
vs. CIN 9.0 IP, 19 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 9 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1949. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1903 season

Full Name: Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown

Nicknames: Three Finger or Miner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

58.2

239

130

ERA

2.06

481

332

3172.1

1375

WHIP

1.066

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1914 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1914 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	14 (13)	May 2 (1)	SLM		BTT	L,3-4	GF	0	5.0	0	4	0	4	0
2	18 (3)	May 6	SLM		BAL	L,7-8	GS	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	22 (3)	May 10	SLM	@	CHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
4	27 (4)	May 19	SLM	@	BUF	L,3-11	GS	0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
5	32 (4)	May 24	SLM	@	IND	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
6	38 (5)	May 30 (2)	SLM		KCP	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	40 (1)	Jun 1	SLM		IND	L,4-5	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
8	42 (1)	Jun 3	SLM		IND	L,6-9		0	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	45 (2)	Jun 6	SLM	@	KCP	L,4-7	GF	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	51 (5)	Jun 12	SLM		BUF	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
11	56 (4)	Jun 16	SLM		BTT	W,13-12	GF	0	3.0	1	0	1	2	0
12	62 (5)	Jun 22	SLM		BAL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
13	67 (4)	Jun 28	SLM		CHI	L,3-7	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	71 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	SLM	@	KCP	W,1-0	CG	0	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	76 (4)	Jul 11	SLM		KCP	W,6-3	GS	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
16	81 (4)	Jul 15	SLM	@	CHI	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
17	85 (3)	Jul 20 (1)	SLM	@	CHI	W,5-2	GS	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
18	90 (4)	Jul 25	SLM	@	BAL	W,8-1	GS	0	6.0	0	1	0	1	0
19	92 (1)	Jul 29	SLM	@	BTT	L,3-4	GF	0	8.2	0	1	0	1	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	97 (4)	Aug 3	SLM	@	BUF	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
21	100 (2)	Aug 6	SLM	@	PBS	L,5-6	GF	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
22	102 (1)	Aug 8	SLM		PBS	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
23	105 (2)	Aug 11	SLM		PBS	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
24	108 (2)	Aug 14	SLM		BTT	L,3-5	GF	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
25	109	Aug 15	SLM		BTT	W,11-6	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
26	114 (4)	Aug 21	SLM		BAL	L,4-7	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Terriers to Brooklyn Tip-Tops
27	118	Sep 2 (2)	BTT	@	BUF	T,5-5	GF	0	5.0	0	1	0	1	0
28	125 (6)	Sep 7 (2)	BTT		PBS	W,12-11	GS	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
29	129 (3)	Sep 11	BTT		SLM	L,5-6	GS	0	7.0	0	2	0	2	0
30	135 (5)	Sep 18	BTT		IND	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
31	140 (4)	Sep 23	BTT		KCP	L,8-9	GS	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
32	142 (1)	Sep 25	BTT		CHI	L,1-4	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
33	149 (6)	Oct 2	BTT		BAL	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
34	153 (3)	Oct 7	BTT	@	BUF	W,10-4	CG	0	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
35	157 (3)	Oct 10 (2)	BTT	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
							35gm		233.0	6	56	3	65	1