Mordecai Brown
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Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown (Three Finger or Miner)
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut April 19, 1903
- Final Game September 4, 1916
- Born October 19, 1876 in Nyesville, IN USA
- Died February 14, 1948 in Terre Haute, IN USA
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1949
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[edit] Biographical Information
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown lost part of several fingers in a childhood farming accident. The accident apparently helped him to throw pitches that had unusual properties.
Brown was the top pitcher on the Chicago Cubs staff during their greatest years, in the deadball era. It was not easy to be the best on a team that had a full rotation of excellent pitchers, but Brown was in the top five in the league in ERA each year from 1904 to 1910.
From 1919-1920, Brown managed the Terre Haute Browns.
He was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- NL ERA Leader (1906)
- NL Wins Leader (1909)
- 2-time NL Games Pitched Leader (1909 & 1911)
- 4-time NL Saves Leader (1908-1911)
- NL Innings Pitched Leader (1909)
- 2-time NL Complete Games Leader (1909 & 1910)
- 2-time NL Shutouts Leader (1906 & 1910)
- 15 Wins Seasons: 9 (1904-1911 & 1915)
- 20 Wins Seasons: 6 (1906-1911)
- 25 Wins Seasons: 4 (1906, 1908, 1909 & 1910)
- 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 11 (1903-1911, 1914 & 1915)
- 300 Innings Pitched Seasons: 2 (1908 & 1909)
- Won two World Series with the Chicago Cubs (1907 & 1908)
- Baseball Hall of Fame: Class of 1949
[edit] Records Held
- Lowest ERA, right-hander, season (since 1893), 1.04, 1906
[edit] Further Reading
- Cindy Thomson and Scott Brown: Three Finger: The Mordecai Brown Story, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2006.
[edit] Related Sites
Video: Brown and other Indiana Hall of Famers honored by the Indianapolis Indians
