Mordecai Brown

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Mordecai Brown
Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown.jpg
Pitcher
Born: October 19, 1876
Nyesville , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Died on: February 14, 1948
Terre Haute , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Suggested: Switch Threw: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 19,  1903  with the  St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB assignment
September 4,  1916  with the  Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(until end of career)
Win-loss    239-130
Earned Run Average    2.06
Strikeouts    1,375
Shutouts    55
Teams

As a player

As a manager

  • St. Louis Terriers (1914)
Awards

  • World Series winner ( 1907 , 1908)
  • Best pitcher with more than 20 wins in one season (1906–1911)
  • Pitcher with the most saves in a season (1908–1911)
  • He pitched 55 shutouts in his career
member of
☆☆☆Baseball Hall of Fame☆☆☆
Recorded     1949
Special selection    Veterans Committee

Mordecai Peter Centennial "Three Finger" Brown (born October 19, 1876 in Nyesville , Indiana , † February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute , Indiana) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball . He played the position of pitcher and was considered one of the greatest throwers of his generation: He won at least 20 games for six years in a row, led the league four times in saves and had 55 shutouts . With the Chicago Cubs he won the World Series in 1907 and 1908 . He achieved this despite having two fingers on his throwing hand crushed in an accident. "Three Finger" Brown was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949.

Throwing hand

Brown's throwing hand

Brown was known for his mutilated throwing hand throughout his life. As a child, he wanted to throw animal feed into a shredder on the local farm , but then his right hand got caught in the blades. His index finger was severed and the other fingers were broken several times. The middle finger only grew crooked, which is why Brown could practically only throw with his thumb, ring finger and little finger. He made a unique advantage of his handicap: Because his hand now had a "hole", he could throw with more topspin than with a healthy hand. That's why he was able to develop one of the most feared curveballs of his generation.

Clubs

  • St. Louis Cardinals (1903)
  • Chicago Cubs (1904-1912, 1916)
  • Cincinnati Reds (1913)
  • St. Louis Terriers (1914)
  • Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914)
  • Chicago Whales (1915)
As a trainer
  • St. Louis Terriers (1914)

Web links

Commons : Mordecai Brown  - Collection of images, videos and audio files


personal data
SURNAME Brown, Mordecai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brown, Mordecai Peter Centennial (full name); Brown, Three Finger (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American baseball player
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Nyesville , Indiana, United States
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1948
Place of death Terre Haute , Indiana, United States